Why is it that there is often no immediate physical manifestation of what we know to be God's will and that which we've asked for in prayer, or commanded? 

We are left with the undeniable conclusion that, either the Apostle Paul was confused in his teaching, or that there is a more nuanced understanding that needs to be applied to these scriptures.

How are we to live our lives in 2022, so that this year will be a year of great reward? Thankfully, God’s Word is clear on how we are to invest in His Kingdom. Here are three ways we can invest in His Kingdom.

Learning how to walk in grace.

Often times many of us feel a little like the Canaanite woman; we are unsure of what right we have to ask anything of God. Are we the ‘dog under the table’ or are we the children who have rights to the bread being served at our Father’s table?

If our prayers are to get results- we need to align ourselves with God and then cooperate with his will in prayer.

Many people will say, “If God wants you to have it, you’ll get it.” Yes, God is sovereign and because he’s sovereign it’s not for us to tell God how our relationship with him is going to work. God has said, “Ask and you will receive, seek and you will find, knock and the door will be open to you.”

To gain our new “In Him” realities, we have to lay aside any claim that we have to self righteousness. We are either ‘In Christ” or we are living by our own righteousness, as though we were still “In Adam”.

When Jesus rose from the dead, God swapped out the old model of mankind for a totally new model.

We are made in God’s image, to reflect His glory on the earth.