Tag: #PrayerisTalkingwithGod

Spiritual Bridges: Do they exist? If do, what are they?

At times, HOPE
can lighten The Load…
other times it
Strengthens The Bridges

Spiritually, the Bridge is symbolic of communication and union. For example a bridge is symbolic of communication between God and man. It could refer to the connection/communication between heaven and earth.

Besides communicating with God, a bridge can symbolize the following:

  • Transition – transporting you from one place to another; it could be a physical place or a change in one or more areas of your life.
  • Unity – uniting two pieces of land, or two people or families.
  • Conquering Fear – Bridges are a means for overcoming your fears.
  • Romance – bridges are romantic places to express your love ❤️. Some people place locks on bridges as a symbol of how their love ❤️ will last forever.
  • A break from the past ( Burning Bridges) – putting your past in the past and not looking 👀 back. Only looking 👀 forward to what lies ahead.
The hardest thing in life
is to know which bridge to cross
and which to burn.
— David Russell

There are many other symbolism for bridges which I leave you to discover on your own. I will however, deliberate more regarding the Bridge of communicating with God.

Prayer is more than a wish; it is the Voice of Faith directed to God.
—- Billy Graham

In previous posts we’ve learned that prayer is simply talking to God. Prayer is the bridge of communication between God and man. Do you believe prayer 🙏🏼 is a bridge? Do you believe in prayer, talking to God? I believe prayer is a bridge to communicating with God. Do I pray? Not often enough, even though I believe God answers prayers.

Is the only time we pray when we make a mess of our lives or when we panic? Why is it that in times of difficulty we turn to prayer? Is it because our instincts, our beliefs, lead us to pray in hard times? The Bible tells us to pray without ceasing. Do we put God on hold until we realize we cannot fix our own problems? I know I am not in the habit of praying like I should.

Why do we choose to pray? Has someone suggested to us? Have we learned it from others? We choose to pray to God because we have faith that He will answer. Our faith leads us to choose to communicate with God. Our faith leads us to believe that God can fix any problem or situation we find ourselves in.

” Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.”

Hebrews 11:1 NIV (New International Version)

Faith is the bridge we build to heaven each time we feel drawn to pray and desire to be closer to Jesus. The more our faith increase, the more we choose to pray and develop a strong bridge of communication between ourselves and God.

Therefore, we have discovered that both prayer and faith are types of bridges that can and will connect us to God if we so choose.

Whether you choose to build a bridge to God through Faith and Prayer is up to you. I believe God holds the answers to any and all problems, therefore, I choose to have faith in God and pray to Him. Faith and prayer are my bridges to a stronger relationship with Jesus Christ. What are your bridges? Do you choose to pray? Build your bridges to a better life.

Walk with Jesus: Part Five – Increase in the Knowledge of God….How do we gain the Knowledge?

Increasing
in the
Knowledge
of
God!
Colossians 1:9-12

We’ve been studying Colossians 1:9-12 for the past few days. It is an interesting study. Going through this passage a section at a time has taken some time, but I think in doing so we are slowly learning about Walking with Jesus. We’ve learned that prayer is simply talking to God, sharing our hearts and minds with Him. We learned that Walking with Jesus is talking with Him anytime, anywhere, and while we are doing anything. We also learned about knowing God’s Will, that if we ask God will teach us what His Will is and how we are to do it. In our last post we discussed what it meant to Walk Worthy of the Lord. We learned that to Walk Worthy we need to be Walking and Growing in Christ daily, trusting Him to take care of us and guide us.

Colossians 1:10 Paul’s Prayer

Why should we be increasing in the knowledge of God? How do we gain/grow in our knowledge of God? We’ll start by discovering why we should increase in the knowledge of God.

  • The Better we Know God, the more our love will grow for Him.
  • ….. We will trust Him more
  • ….. We will brag about Him more
  • ….. We will experience eternal life with Him more
  • ….. We will be discerning more
  • ….. We will experience His delight more

Now we know why, but what about the how? What must we do to grow in the knowledge of God? To grow in Christ means to get to know Him better. The following are ways in which we can use to get to Know God better and grow in His knowledge.

  • Read God’s Word, The Holy Bible. Renew our Minds.

“And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect.”

Romans 12:2
  • The Bible gives us spiritual wisdom and understanding.
  • God’s Word Reveals Christ to us.
  • Time and experience.
  • Submit to God’s plan
  • Keep our Eyes on God
  • Pray continuously
  • Spread God’s Love
Ephesians 1:17

Therefore, in order to grow in the knowledge of God we must read and study the Word of God, we must pray, talk to Him constantly, we must share God’s love with others. we must allow God to grow us into who He wants us to become.

God Bless. Walk with Jesus. Pray to God. Study God’s Word. Grow in Christ. Become more like Christ each day.