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Mavis:
This year was a good year for her. At the start of the year she couldn't catch up with school work. She couldn't afford tuition, and did not have many people to help her. Therefore, she had to do a lot of work on her own. But she didn't procrastinate and did something about it. She started to partner with God when she studied and learnt to give thanks in everything from this. From an F9 for A Math in the mid-year exam, she managed to pass in the end-of-year exam. For her good results, she wants to give all the glory to God.

Jonathan:
He had his PSLE this year, and God has helped him in this examination. When he prayed for wisdom, God answered his prayer and gave him wisdom to answer the questions on his maths paper.

Kelvin:
In his preparation for the O level exam he will be sitting for soon, he often gets tired during studying. But he meditates on Isaiah 40:31
"But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint."
And indeed, God takes away his weariness and renews him with His strength.

BIBLE READING PLAN FOR OCT 1, 2, 3

1 Chronicles 4:9-10 Jabez was more honorable than his brothers. His mother had named him Jabez, saying, "I gave birth to him in pain". Jabez cried out to the God of Israel, "Oh that you would bless me and enlarge my territory. "Let you hand be with me, and keep me from harm so that I will be free from pain." And God granted his request.

Parents want to give their children a good name. They usually give their children names that embodies the hopes they pin on their children. Jabez's mother though, named him "pain". Now, "pain" isn't a very good name, but Jabez lived an honorable life still, more honorable than his brother in fact.

Let's look at how he prayed.

1)He prayed for blessing.
He prayed with an open heart and did not limit God in His blessing.
God can answer your prayers and bless you through many ways. It doesn't necessarily need to be the way you imagine it to be. For example, God can heal through medicine, help you through the people around you.

2)Always thank God for everything.
Yes, even the littlest things.
James 1:16-17 Don't be deceived, my dear brothers. Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.
A good way to remember God's goodness is to record down all of your prayer requests somewhere.

3)Believe and enjoy God's blessings.
Many people would stop and start to think if they are good enough for God to answer their prayers. Many people think that they aren't as good as someone else and therefore God would not grant them their requests. Do not have this mentality.
^{Matthew 7:7-8}
Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.
Nope, none of us actually deserve anything, but that is why whatever we receive is a gift from God.

4)Share your blessings with others.
1 Timothy 6:18 Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share.

Only God can cause changes to happen. It is neither:
God is responsible for the results, I am not NOR
I am responsible for the results, God is not.

When you pray, "enlarge my territory" as Jabez did, huge and seemingly impossible tasks will come your way. God will enable you to do something different, new, and larger!
He will sharpen your skills, enabling you to do what you do better. He will also improve your strategy, enabling you to do something more effectively.

5)Pray a prayer of protection.
Jabez prayed, "Let you hand be with me, and keep me from harm so that I will be free from pain." He prayed this prayer because he did not want his name to become a prophecy.

Pray for deliverance from temptation.
1 Corinthians 10:13 No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it.

Pray against Satan.
Ephesians 6:12-13 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand.

We must not fall into the trap of 2 misconceptions:
1) I am invincible to temptation because I already prayed.
2)I do not need to pray for God's protection when I am serving him.
On the contrary, the more, you serve, the more protection you need.

We have to pray even more when we are
1)Just about to serve God.
2)Physically and spiritually weak after serving God.

That's all. Remember to fast!
And oh, this is the verse we are going to meditate on for the rest of the week:
Philippians 4:6-7
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

333 Part II

Jesus's prayer was dynamic and powerful. When Jesus comes out of prayer, He walks out with authority, glowing with the presence of God. How does He do it?

Matthew 6:9-13
This, then, is how you should pray:
Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come,
your will be done
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our debts,
as we also have forgiven our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from the evil one.

The Lord's prayer isn't a chant. We don't babble when we pray. The Lord's prayer is a guideline, a model for our prayer, headings for the things we have to pray about.
It corrects our priorities and independence of God.

1)Set the tone of prayer.
"Our Father in heaven"
God is our Father, the perfect father you could ever dream of. By addressing our God as our heavenly father, we set the tone as an intimate and loving one. Also, the term "father" connotes respect. That's why when we go to God, we go also with an attitude of reverence.

2)Priority of prayer.
"your kingdom come,your will be done on earth as it is in heaven."
We have to honour God first, even in our prayer.
When pray this prayer, you are telling God that you want to see Him magnified in every aspect of your life. When you honour God above all things, you will want to do the will of God. You will have the attitude of submission, obeying the moment you hear God speak.
1 Samuel 2:30
Those who honor me I will honor, but those who despise me will be disdained.

3)Dependence on God in prayer.
"Give us today our daily bread."
We need to depend on God for many things. Other than food, we have to rely on God for wisdom, knowledge, strength, love and forgiveness.

There are two kinds of forgiveness: The first is the forgiveness you receive when you first received Christ. This is the type of forgiveness mentioned in Romans 8:1.
Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus

The second is daily forgiveness from God. It is similar to the forgiveness of a child from a parent. When a child does something wrong, E.g he broke an expensive Ming vase, there is tension in the relationship between the parent and the child. The parent would not, however, disown the child no matter how big the vase is, or how many pieces it shatters into. The reason of seeking daily forgiveness from God is the same as why a child should seek forgiveness from his father, to release the tension in the relationship. Also, you want to deal with sin when it's still small and nip it in the bud.
So we should pray to God to show us what we've done that isn't pleasing to Him so that we can seek His forgiveness.

"as we also have forgiven our debtors."
We need to forgive people who have wronged us. We don't want to hold unforgiveness in our lives because it ties you down,it smothers you, it can kill you. Forgive people, even if they owe you an apology.

4)Daily protection
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from the evil one.
We are Christians, but that does not make us immune to temptations. We should be humble and pray that God would carry us away from temptation.

If we pray like Jesus, then we'll be able to be more like Him.
Challenge for 54 days: Before you pray, meditate on one of the verses that speaks of God's love relationship with us.