Healing for Veterans and Their FamiliesSample

Just Talk to God

Praying is simply talking to God. No fancy words are necessary and you don’t need any particular place or time. Use words you understand. The most common prayer may simply be, “Father, help!”

If you need more guidance, try this prayer: 

Father, I know I haven’t always made the right choices or said the right words. Please forgive me. I need Your help. Please, Jesus, come into my heart right now and guide my thoughts, actions, and footsteps. I want to walk in Your perfect will for my life. Open my mind and heart. Show me what I need to do to live in Your freedom and love. In Jesus’s name. Amen.

God hates sin, but He loves you, the sinner. He forgives you for making a wrong choice in that situation. He wants to guide you to make the correct choice next time. Pay attention to Him and obey what He says. 

God has His instructions clearly written in His Word. A person may think they are good because they have obeyed the Ten Commandments their entire life, but that’s just one part of the instructions and explanations found throughout the Bible.

Remember, God wants only good things for you, but the enemy wants to undermine your self-esteem and happiness. You share good news with a close friend—a promotion, a bountiful garden harvest, or successful book launch—and Satan plants seeds of jealousy or resentment. Your friend says, “You’re going to be working sixty hours a week.” “I bet it’s all zucchini!” “Who’s going to buy that?”

When the Bible mentions the enemy, it is talking about Satan and his minions—the spirits of depression, death, pain, destruction, fear, anger, and everything else trying to hurt you. Satan’s job is to destroy you. God’s job is to save you. You choose!

Don’t give another person the power to destroy you or your dreams. No one should have that much control of your life. Others are not going to see everything the same way you see it. God has them on their own path. 

Asking advice from another is fine as long as you use wisdom in choosing the person. Advice on writing a book shouldn’t come from a child. Discussing spiritual matters with an atheist is a waste of time. Seek counsel from a person who knows something about your situation.