Prayer IV

• Pastor: Zach Gryder
• Location: Highridge Parker County

Intro

• 1 Corinthians 2:9-12 (chew on this)
• We have access to the plans and purposes that God has for our life.
• Holy Spirit wrote the scriptures, who lives within us, who knows God.
• We CAN understand the Lord’s devine plan.

Message

• We communicate to God and wonder if he hears us or is speaking back.
• Is it my voice or God’s voice?
• LACK OF CLARITY
• Lack of clarity in communication strains relationships.
• 87% of communication is non verbal
• Zach turns off lights, then turns off mic and keeps talking. We know he’s up there (Zach) but we really have to focus.
• Here’s what we know: Gods there, God speaks to us, we have full access.
• Something is causing a lack of clarity and it’s not God, so what’s getting in the way?
• YOU ARE.
• Pursue God and know ourselves
• Justification: Ask Jesus to be in our heart, BOOM, forgiven. Period. You’re going to heaven. Salvation, etc.
• Sanctification: Life long process of alligning our will with His.
• We have an unwillingness to admit what’s in us and getting in the way
• As we chase Him, he will reveal Himself and ourselves.
• So He can tell us how we are not aligned with Him so we can get aligned with Him.
• Stop ignoring what He’s revealing in our soul.
• Life is not about salvation it’s about sanctification

How do we create clarity in our prayer life?

Psalms 139:23-24

1. Invite God to search our heart (aka soul: mind, will, emotions)
   • The more we grasp God’s nature, the clearer we see our own.
   • “God search me for SIN.”
   • We will not achieve perfection, but we will find the stuff that’s detrimental to our soul.
   • Wage war against the sin. Fight it, deal with it, kill it.
   • Ask God: where is the damage in my soul that’s been left over from sin?
     • From the sin I’ve done or others have done to me.
     • Pay attention to the thoughts God gives you when asking for this.
     • 3 voices in our head: Holy Spirit, mine, enemy’s. The thoughts that align with the Bible are His.
     • And that’s how you filter your thoughts.
2. Invited God to our thoughts
   • Just because you know Jesus doesn’t mean you don’t have a thinking problem.
   • When we sin we experience shame. When others sin against us, we experience trauma.
   • They both leave damage (soul wounds) on our soul.
   • Pray for God to search your soul so you can work through the damage that causes a lack of clarity in your life.
   • James 1:22-24
3. Invite God to lead us in His will
   • If he brings up memories write them down and process them.
   • The Holy Spirit won’t heal what you won’t acknowledge