How important are prayer and intimacy with God to our dreams?
This solo episode is all about the importance of establishing a firm foundation of prayer and intimacy with God as (or before!) you step into your unique calling from Him.
IF YOU’VE EVER WANTED A MORE ACTIVE PRAYER LIFE, THIS IS THE EPISODE FOR YOU.
Even the most faithful woman can get distracted by the flood of ideas that often accompanies a God-shaped dream. As the dream enters our awareness, we begin to feel excited—a little trepidation is normal too. Then, when we entertain the possibilities, suddenly there are so many ideas vying for our attention that it’s easy to forget that we are the clay and He is the potter.
God is so gracious to call us back into an intimate and connected relationship with Him because He knows this relationship has to be the foundation for pursuing our God-shaped dreams.
This mini episode is all about the undeniable necessity of prayer and intimacy with the Lord in the pursuit of your God-shaped dream. In it, we explore:
Prayer as a foundational practice that is essential for every devoted dreamer,
The significance of developing a close relationship with God,
and how prayer can transform your approach to achieving your dreams.
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Scripture:
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ. For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love he predestined us for adoption to sonship through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will—to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given us in the One he loves. In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace that he lavished on us. With all wisdom and understanding, he made known to us the mystery of his will according to his good pleasure, which he purposed in Christ, to be put into effect when the times reach their fulfillment—to bring unity to all things in heaven and on earth under Christ.
In him we were also chosen, having been predestined according to the plan of him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose of his will, in order that we, who were the first to put our hope in Christ, might be for the praise of his glory. And you also were included in Christ when you heard the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation. When you believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession—to the praise of his glory.
~ Ephesians 1:3-14 (NIV)
For the Lord your God is living among you.
He is a mighty savior.
He will take delight in you with gladness.
With his love, he will calm all your fears.
He will rejoice over you with joyful songs.
~ Zephaniah 3:17 (NLT)
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