Pray Above Your Circumstances

You may feel the weight of world on your shoulders right now. You may be overwhelmed by fear, drained and defeated by what has happened to you. Jesus wants to lift you from under your circumstances and seat you far above them with Him. From there, He will teach you how to pray and overcome whatever you are struggling with. 

The prayer activation at the end of this video WILL enable you to pray above your circumstances. Do the activation.

The Phone Call In The Night
This video begins with the story of an emergency phone call in the night (a person’s mother’s heart stopped) and how fear and hopelessness try to take control. God has answers to your fear and despair.

Hebrews 4: 16 NLT 
16 So let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. There we will receive his mercy, and we will find grace to help us when we need it most.”

You approach God’s throne as a much-loved son or daughter, to receive His compassion, His love, and grace (his favor) to help you when you need it most. 
You remember Psalm 100:4: “Enter his gates with thanksgiving; go into his courts with praise. Give thanks to him and praise his name.”

As you praise and worship God, His peace will come and fill your heart.
Now you’re ready to pray.

Jesus, how are You praying for my Mom? What do you want me to know about this situation?”  

You wait. When anxious thoughts again try to come, you just gently praise them away. When Jesus speaks, it may be a picture in your mind, a still small voice, a Scripture or an inner knowing that you recognize as Him. You wait, confident Jesus will answer. You’ve done this before – many times.
You have the faintest impression – a picture of a heart beating. And a wave of peace washes over you. You have Jesus’ answer. Your mother will live. Somehow, in your spirit, you know that now.

You pray with faith, not an ounce of fear.
Romans 10:17 NKJV promises: “So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.” You heard God and your faith cannot be shaken. 

What Just Happened?
Our physical life is limited to the earth. But we are spirits. We live in a body and we have a soul, but we are spirits. When we were born again, “God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus….”
Ephesians 2:6 (NIV)

When we pray, we go to Jesus – boldly approaching His throne of grace and mercy. What is Jesus doing in heaven? He’s interceding for us.
Hebrews 7:25 (NLT)
 
When He answers, then I know how to pray. I’m not praying to Him; I’m praying to God with Jesus. And I KNOW that prayer will be answered because Jesus has told me how to pray.

Activation
Life’s problems can quickly overwhelm you. You weren’t meant to live crushed under the devil’s feet.  John 16:33 NIV


Think of a situation or problem that is weighing you down and stressing you out. Follow these 4 steps.
 
**1st Step. Accept Jesus’ invitation to “come up here.” Rise above your situation by heartfelt thanksgiving and praise. Psalm 100:4: ““Enter his gates with thanksgiving; go into his courts with praise. Give thanks to him and praise his name.”

**2nd Step. Draw Near to God and Resist the Devil. 
James 4:7-8 NIV


**3rd Step. Join Jesus’ prayer meeting. Ask him how to pray.  
*Sometimes, how we see a person or situation is the problem. 
Jesus, show me how you see _________ (a person, situation or problem). Let Jesus show you His perspective. 

*How are you praying, Jesus? What is Your provision for me in this?

* Approach Jesus knowing there is always an answer.  
Philippians 4:19 (NIV), 2 Peter 1:3 (NLT)

 
**4th Step. Once you know how to pray, you will be able to pray in faith. And God will answer your prayers.  1 John 5:14-15 (NIV), Matthew 17:20 (NIV)