1 00:00:02,720 --> 00:00:15,520 Speaker 1: Life Audio. Thank you for listening to your Daily Prayer, 2 00:00:16,040 --> 00:00:18,720 Speaker 1: a podcast dedicated to helping you find the words you 3 00:00:18,800 --> 00:00:22,160 Speaker 1: need to connect with your Father in Heaven. No matter 4 00:00:22,200 --> 00:00:24,680 Speaker 1: what is going on in your life today, you can 5 00:00:24,760 --> 00:00:28,080 Speaker 1: trust that God wants to hear from you. Right after 6 00:00:28,120 --> 00:00:30,600 Speaker 1: this short word from our sponsor, you will break you 7 00:00:30,720 --> 00:00:34,800 Speaker 1: Today's prayer to expect the best from God when you're 8 00:00:34,840 --> 00:00:56,600 Speaker 1: facing a challenge. Together. A prayer to expect the best 9 00:00:56,640 --> 00:00:59,959 Speaker 1: from God when you're facing a challenge written by way 10 00:01:00,040 --> 00:01:06,480 Speaker 1: Knee Hoppler read by Kirie Iiburger. Now to Him who 11 00:01:06,520 --> 00:01:09,479 Speaker 1: is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask 12 00:01:09,560 --> 00:01:13,560 Speaker 1: car imagine, according to his power that is at work 13 00:01:13,600 --> 00:01:17,200 Speaker 1: within us. To Him be glory in the Church and 14 00:01:17,240 --> 00:01:22,720 Speaker 1: in Christ Jesus, throughout all generations, forever and ever, Amen, 15 00:01:23,800 --> 00:01:29,480 Speaker 1: Aphesians three, verses twenty through twenty one. When you're dealing 16 00:01:29,520 --> 00:01:32,600 Speaker 1: with the challenge, the obstacles in front of you, like 17 00:01:32,640 --> 00:01:37,600 Speaker 1: a broken relationship, lots of bills, or a scary health crisis, 18 00:01:37,880 --> 00:01:41,000 Speaker 1: can easily lead you to worry about worst case scenarios. 19 00:01:41,840 --> 00:01:44,480 Speaker 1: It may feel like a good idea to mentally prepare 20 00:01:44,520 --> 00:01:49,200 Speaker 1: yourself for the worst if it happens, but actually focusing 21 00:01:49,240 --> 00:01:53,360 Speaker 1: on the worst directs your attention to your problems rather 22 00:01:53,480 --> 00:01:57,400 Speaker 1: than to God's power. In the Theesians three verses twenty 23 00:01:57,440 --> 00:02:00,680 Speaker 1: and twenty one, the Bible encourages you to focus on 24 00:02:00,880 --> 00:02:05,760 Speaker 1: God's unlimited power to help you. These verses describe that 25 00:02:05,880 --> 00:02:09,080 Speaker 1: God is able to do immeasurably more than all we 26 00:02:09,280 --> 00:02:13,480 Speaker 1: ask her imagine, according to His power that is at 27 00:02:13,520 --> 00:02:16,680 Speaker 1: work within us. Not only can God help you with 28 00:02:16,760 --> 00:02:19,880 Speaker 1: a challenge, but He can do much more than you 29 00:02:20,000 --> 00:02:23,799 Speaker 1: even ask her. Imagine. God can empower you to deal 30 00:02:23,880 --> 00:02:29,680 Speaker 1: successfully with any challenge and to overcome it completely. Are 31 00:02:29,680 --> 00:02:33,800 Speaker 1: you expecting the worst when you pray? Worrying about the 32 00:02:33,840 --> 00:02:37,880 Speaker 1: worst outcome is essentially a form of negative fate, or 33 00:02:37,960 --> 00:02:41,119 Speaker 1: you imagine a future where you don't get any help 34 00:02:41,160 --> 00:02:45,400 Speaker 1: from God. Doing that drains your energy and blinds you 35 00:02:45,520 --> 00:02:49,600 Speaker 1: to the possibilities that exist when you trust God to 36 00:02:49,680 --> 00:02:53,680 Speaker 1: do what only He can do. Are you expecting only 37 00:02:53,720 --> 00:02:57,040 Speaker 1: what you think is reasonable? When you pray? You may 38 00:02:57,080 --> 00:02:59,920 Speaker 1: suggest a certain way that you think God should answer 39 00:02:59,919 --> 00:03:03,840 Speaker 1: your prayers. That outcome may be the best you can see, 40 00:03:04,360 --> 00:03:07,120 Speaker 1: but there may be a better outcome that only God 41 00:03:07,160 --> 00:03:11,720 Speaker 1: can see. Don't limit God's answers to your prayers by 42 00:03:11,800 --> 00:03:15,720 Speaker 1: expecting only what you can think of yourself. If you're 43 00:03:15,760 --> 00:03:20,640 Speaker 1: facing a challenge right now, realize that your imagination is 44 00:03:20,680 --> 00:03:23,960 Speaker 1: a powerful tool. You can use it to worry about 45 00:03:24,000 --> 00:03:27,000 Speaker 1: your fears and come up with a request for God, 46 00:03:27,840 --> 00:03:31,640 Speaker 1: or you can use it to expect God's best. Expecting 47 00:03:31,720 --> 00:03:35,320 Speaker 1: the best means believing that even if a way forward 48 00:03:35,400 --> 00:03:39,320 Speaker 1: looks blocked to you, God can secrete a way that 49 00:03:39,360 --> 00:03:43,280 Speaker 1: you can't see, something that even goes beyond what you 50 00:03:43,320 --> 00:03:47,960 Speaker 1: can ask or imagine. Your imagination is limited by your 51 00:03:48,000 --> 00:03:51,920 Speaker 1: past experiences and your human logic. God is not limited 52 00:03:51,920 --> 00:03:55,560 Speaker 1: by anything He sees how this challenge can be turned 53 00:03:55,560 --> 00:03:59,400 Speaker 1: into something that serves a good purpose in your life. 54 00:03:59,480 --> 00:04:02,240 Speaker 1: When you pray for something bigger than what you can 55 00:04:02,280 --> 00:04:05,920 Speaker 1: ask or imagine, you're asking God to move in ways 56 00:04:05,960 --> 00:04:10,080 Speaker 1: that leave you and everyone watching in awe of God's 57 00:04:10,160 --> 00:04:14,480 Speaker 1: love and power. It takes courage to pray big prayers 58 00:04:14,680 --> 00:04:18,560 Speaker 1: when you're facing a big challenge, while it feels easier 59 00:04:18,600 --> 00:04:22,880 Speaker 1: to pray small save prayers that seem reasonable, and God 60 00:04:22,920 --> 00:04:26,039 Speaker 1: does here and answer those kinds of prayers. Why not 61 00:04:26,120 --> 00:04:29,320 Speaker 1: pray for war? God can do much more than you 62 00:04:29,360 --> 00:04:33,240 Speaker 1: can imagine. If you believe God's powers at work in you, 63 00:04:33,800 --> 00:04:36,920 Speaker 1: then remember that you have access to the unlimited power 64 00:04:36,960 --> 00:04:41,200 Speaker 1: of the Holy Spirit. That power doesn't just cope with challenges, 65 00:04:41,680 --> 00:04:45,840 Speaker 1: it overcomes them. So ask the Holy Spirit to bring 66 00:04:45,880 --> 00:04:49,800 Speaker 1: about the very best outcome in every situation. In your prayers, 67 00:04:50,520 --> 00:04:54,599 Speaker 1: pray for forgiveness and reconciliation to happen in a relationship 68 00:04:54,680 --> 00:04:58,120 Speaker 1: you've been tempted to give up on. Ask for financial 69 00:04:58,160 --> 00:05:02,159 Speaker 1: provision it seems on recent with the confidence that God 70 00:05:02,279 --> 00:05:06,120 Speaker 1: can bring you whatever you need, pray for the healing 71 00:05:06,520 --> 00:05:10,560 Speaker 1: that makes no sense given the circumstances. God can bring 72 00:05:10,560 --> 00:05:13,719 Speaker 1: you the very best, according to His will for you 73 00:05:14,240 --> 00:05:18,560 Speaker 1: and everyone concerned. When you pray these big prayers, you 74 00:05:18,640 --> 00:05:23,480 Speaker 1: stop limiting God's answers. You take the sealing off your expectations, 75 00:05:23,960 --> 00:05:27,040 Speaker 1: and you replace your worry with a sense of excitement 76 00:05:27,520 --> 00:05:31,800 Speaker 1: about what God will choose to do. Ephesians three twenty 77 00:05:31,920 --> 00:05:36,320 Speaker 1: says that God's power is at work within us. Sometimes 78 00:05:36,400 --> 00:05:41,320 Speaker 1: the biggest miracle isn't the challenge disappearing, but the transformation 79 00:05:41,520 --> 00:05:46,000 Speaker 1: happening inside you while you face it. Expect the best, 80 00:05:46,240 --> 00:05:50,719 Speaker 1: not just for your circumstances, but for your soul, expect 81 00:05:50,760 --> 00:05:53,760 Speaker 1: that God will strengthen your faith and give you wisdom 82 00:05:54,080 --> 00:05:58,000 Speaker 1: as you face your challenge. So stop pracing for the worst. 83 00:05:58,720 --> 00:06:03,400 Speaker 1: It hasn't happened yet and God is already in your future. Instead, 84 00:06:03,920 --> 00:06:08,200 Speaker 1: start expecting that God's answer will be so wonderful that 85 00:06:08,240 --> 00:06:10,479 Speaker 1: it will be beyond what you can ask or imagine. 86 00:06:11,520 --> 00:06:16,720 Speaker 1: Let's pray, Dear God. I admit that this challenge has 87 00:06:16,760 --> 00:06:21,080 Speaker 1: me feeling overwhelmed and tempted to fear the worst. I've 88 00:06:21,080 --> 00:06:25,240 Speaker 1: been focusing on the challenge instead of you. Today, I'm 89 00:06:25,279 --> 00:06:28,839 Speaker 1: going to turn my worries into prayers and start expecting 90 00:06:29,120 --> 00:06:31,920 Speaker 1: that you can answer my prayers by giving me what's 91 00:06:32,000 --> 00:06:35,600 Speaker 1: really best. I believe that You're able to do immeasurably 92 00:06:35,720 --> 00:06:38,760 Speaker 1: more than I can ask or even imagine. In this situation. 93 00:06:39,680 --> 00:06:43,160 Speaker 1: I bring this specific challenge to you and ask you 94 00:06:43,240 --> 00:06:47,240 Speaker 1: for your very best resolution. I trust that you have 95 00:06:47,400 --> 00:06:51,960 Speaker 1: endless possibilities to provide. Help me to expect your best today, 96 00:06:52,800 --> 00:06:56,720 Speaker 1: knowing that your power is at work in me and 97 00:06:56,760 --> 00:07:02,160 Speaker 1: that you're working everything for my good. Thank you God, Amen. 98 00:07:13,320 --> 00:07:16,200 Speaker 1: Your daily prayer is a production of life audio and 99 00:07:16,280 --> 00:07:20,080 Speaker 1: sale media. If you haven't already, be sure to follow 100 00:07:20,120 --> 00:07:23,080 Speaker 1: the show on your favorite podcast app so you never 101 00:07:23,120 --> 00:07:28,240 Speaker 1: missed an episode. For more faithful, inspirational podcasts, visit us 102 00:07:28,320 --> 00:07:36,280 Speaker 1: at lifeaudio dot com.