Have you ever experienced a spirit of heaviness come over you during the day? What if I told you that one of the enemy’s greatest tactics is to create this sort of atmosphere just so you’ll be more willing to receive his lies? In an environment where you’re overwhelmed with these emotions, lies that couldn’t work on you when you were at your best, now have the opportunity to be made manifest. 

Surface-level work is ineffective. Real transformation happens at the root. 

Humility is the ability to come before God and say “this is what I think, this is what I believe, but I don’t know. You are God. You see all. You know all. Your ways are perfect. Your perspective is the only truth. Teach me. Show me the way.” Humility brings you to a place where you are willing to get it wrong by the world’s standards if that means more intimacy in your relationship with God. 

Anxiety can be broken off completely through prayer. Fear can be broken off completely through prayer. Joy can be gained through prayer. Hope can be gained through prayer. Revelation concerning your future can be gained through prayer. Peace can be gained through dedicated and intentional prayer. God transforms us through prayer.

Seeking God’s face is your dedication to the process He takes you through. When God answers a question on your heart by giving you wisdom He is revealing a piece of himself to you. When God calls you to higher and empowers you to step out on a different path He is revealing His nature to you. When God prepares you for His promises by pruning away dead branches in your life He is revealing His character to you. You know you have seen God when you receive revelations causing you to know him more.

If you find yourself in a place where you want a relationship with God but you don’t really know what that means except that you should have one, this is for you. One of the most meaningful manifestations of love is consideration. We consider those we love in the things we do.