“God’s answer to pressure is prayer.”

³³But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

Matthew 6:33

⁶Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. ⁷And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

Philippians 4:6-7

²² And whatever you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive it all.”

Matthew 21:22 (NASB)

Victory Action

 I will pray and receive God’s peace for my pressure. I will walk in tranquility, trusting God, no matter what I see or understand about the situation I face.

“In any situation, think first, ‘What does the Word of God say about it?’”

⁸But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach;

Romans 10:8

 ¹⁷How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them!

Psalms 139:17

For the Word that God speaks is alive and full of power [making it active, operative, energizing, and effective]; it is sharper than any two-edged sword, penetrating to the dividing line of the breath of life (soul) and [the immortal] spirit, and of joints and marrow [of the deepest parts of our nature], exposing and sifting and analyzing and judging the very thoughts and purposes of the heart.

Hebrews 4:12 (AMP)

Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

Proverbs 3:5

When we want “God” results in any situation we should seek Him first. God has invested yolk destroying power and life changing anointing in the scriptures. That should tell us that they are very important to our lives! But too often we seek first our natural knowledge or we let ourselves be driven by our emotions first. Neither of those paths will lead us to God’s best in our lives. When we don’t know what to do – we should seek God – He always knows what to do. When a negative situation arises we should dig into God’s Word for the turnaround.

 Victory Action

 Today, I will begin to train myself to put God’s Word first in my life. I will seek Him first and everything I have need of will be added to me!

“If it’s worth worrying about, it’s worth praying about.”

⁶Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. ⁷And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

Philippians 4:6-7

¹⁷Pray without ceasing.

I Thessalonians 5:17

¹¹ For I know the thoughts and plans that I have for you, says the Lord, thoughts and plans for welfare and peace and not for evil, to give you hope in your final outcome. ¹² Then you will call upon Me, and you will come and pray to Me, and I will hear and heed you.

Jeremiah 29:11-12 (Amplified Bible)

Worry never changes anything. It actually impedes your faith and ties God’s hands to help in your situation. It does not bring any forward progress. Worry is fear not faith. If you really want to see things change, worry is not the way. Faith in God is the way. If something is consuming your thoughts and producing fear then you need to stop worrying and pray! Start praying the Word over your situation. Communicate with God! Turn fear into faith. Resist the devil and he will flee. Your time will be better spent in prayer than in worry!

 Victory Action

When I am tempted to worry about a situation or circumstance I will instead turn to God in prayer. I will build my faith by praying in the spirit over the situation. I will pray the Word and not fear.

“When you work to please God, you will have blessings on your hands.”

²³And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men; ²⁴Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.

Colossians 3:23-24 

¹Furthermore then we beseech you, brethren, and exhort you by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, so ye would abound more and more.

I Thessalonians 4:1

⁸ So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God.

Romans 8:8

¹⁵ By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name.¹⁶ But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.

Hebrew 13:15-17

There are many benefits to pleasing God! You are already His child and if you are born again you have been made righteous. We do not work to be righteous or to be loved. However, there are things that we can do to please God. When we walk in love it is pleasing to God. When we worship and praise Him we please God. When we work to fulfill the will of God and not the will of our flesh we please God. Why do we want to please God? Well he is our Father! So our love relationship with Him should move us in that direction naturally. But another good reason to please God is that He wants to bless us! Our obedience to God in our daily life opens the door for God to bless us in many ways. When we honor His Word and obey His voice we are going to be blessed!

Victory Action

Today I will do that which pleases God and know in my heart it will open the door to His goodness being revealed in my life.

“Think the thoughts of God.”

 

 ⁸Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.

Philippians 4:8

 ¹⁵But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man. ¹⁶For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? but we have the mind of Christ.

I Corinthians 2:15-16

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

Jeremiah 29:11 AMP

Stop imitating the ideals and opinions of the culture around you,^[a] but be inwardly transformed by the Holy Spirit through a total reformation of how you think. This will empower you to discern God’s will as you live a beautiful life, satisfying and perfect in his eyes.

Romans 12:2 TPT

 

Victory Decision

 I choose to apply and discipline my mind to think thoughts that line up with God’s Word.

“There is no substitute for prayer.”

⁶Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. ⁷And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

Philippians 4:6-7

 ⁹After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. ¹⁰Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. ¹¹Give us this day our daily bread.  ¹²And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. ¹³And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.

Matthew 6:9-13

We can all draw close to him with the veil removed from our faces. And with no veil we all become like mirrors who brightly reflect the glory of the Lord Jesus. We are being transfigured into his very image as we move from one brighter level of glory to another. And this glorious transfiguration comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.

2 Corinthians 3:18 TPT

Jesus is our example of how to live a victorious Christian life. He made a point to spend time in prayer and in the presence of His Father. It was in these times He was directed, comforted and strengthened to walk out the will of God. We cannot afford to live any differently. We must have God’s wisdom for these times and seasons we live in. There is no substitute for this time of communication with God.

“True prayer is a way of life, not just for use in cases of emergency. Make it a habit, and when the need arises you will be in practice.” – Billy Graham

Victory Action

 I will pray knowing that nothing takes the place of my time with God.

“Prayer is giving God the opportunity to do what He has wanted to do all along.”

²⁴And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.

Isaiah 65:24

³¹Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed? ³²(For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things. ³³But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

Matthew 6:31-33

¹⁶ “You didn’t choose me, remember; I chose you, and put you in the world to bear fruit, fruit that won’t spoil. As fruit bearers, whatever you ask the Father in relation to me, he gives you.

John 15:16 MSG

 

God is always ready to bless His kids! We often miss those opportunities because we are not seeking God’s plan daily through prayer.  When we set ourselves to communicate with God daily we are always ready to receive those things He has for us. We have all heard the phrase, “you have not because you ask not”. So, start asking in prayer and start receiving today!

Victory Action

I will pray and give God ample opportunity to bless me in the way He desires.

“Don’t focus on how strong the enemy is; focus on how strong God is inside of us.”

⁴Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.

1 John 4:4

³⁷Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. ³⁸For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, ³⁹Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Romans 8:37-39

Do not yield to fear, for I am always near. Never turn your gaze from me, for I am our faithful God. I will infuse you with my strength and help you in every situation. I will hold you firmly with my victorious right hand.

Isaiah 41:10 (Passion Translation)

² We look away from the natural realm and we focus our attention and expectation onto Jesus who birthed faith within us and who leads us forward into faith’s perfection.

Hebrews 12:2 (Passion Translation)

Today there are so many distractions that can take our focus away from God. It might be an illness, financial issues, or a failing relationship. No matter what the issue is the way to victory is to keep your focus on God and His Word. You and God make a great team. No enemy can stand against you when God is on your side!

Victory Action

I will remember that God in me is bigger than anything the enemy can throw at me.

“Be more persistent than the devil.”

 

¹And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint; ²Saying, There was in a city a judge, which feared not God, neither regarded man: ³And there was a widow in that city; and she came unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary. ⁴And he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man; ⁵Yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me.

Luke 18:1-5

So then, surrender to God. Stand up to the devil and resist him and he will flee in agony.

James 4:7 (The Passion Translation)

And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.

Galatians 6:9 (English Standard Version)

One definition of persistence is “steady pursuit of what is undertaken“. God has given you the tools and weapons necessary to be victorious in times of testing. In Luke 4 we read the story of Jesus being tested by the devil in the wilderness.  The enemy came time and time again to try to wear Jesus down. Jesus however, persisted in standing against the enemy by consistently using scripture to answer each temptation. He stood in the power of God’s Word until the devil relented.

 

Victory Action

When I am being tested by the enemy I will stand firm on the Word of God.