SEEDS OF DESTINY 4TH JANUARY 2025 DAILY DEVOTIONAL, SOD MESSAGE WRITTEN BY DR. PAUL ENENCHE
Dunamis Seeds of Destiny 4th January 2025 SOD Daily Devotional Reading for Saturday
TOPIC: The Tragedy of a Wandering Heart
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SCRIPTURE: And their nobles shall be of themselves, and their governor shall proceed from the midst of them; and I will cause him to draw near, and he shall approach unto me: for who is this that engaged his heart to approach unto me? saith the Lord. JEREMIAH 30:21.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: A wondering heart can render both your prayer and your prayer time useless and unproductive.
Our anchor Scripture reveals that focus is one key to praying effectively. The kind of prayer that commands results is the prayer that has the heartfocused, like a laser beam, on the subject of the prayer.
You know, it is possible to come for a prayer meeting and your heart is not in the prayer exercise.It is possible to be in church for a fasting and prayer programme, but your heart is absent. I heard that many years ago, in the course of a service, a pastor said, “Praise the Lord!”while preaching, expecting to hear only “Amen!” from the congregants, but someone in the congregation shouted, “One Hundred Naira” Amazing!
Later, it was discovered that the person was thinking aboutOne Hundred Naira throughout the service. He owed someone the sum of One Hundred Naira, and because that was the dominant thought in his heart, it became his answer to the pastor’s shout of “Praise the Lord.”Thus, his dominant thought was expressed in his response.
That was a practical example of attempting to be in two places at the same time. It is a wrong thing to do. The Law of Focus implies that anywhere you are at a particular time, let your mind and spirit be fully there.
It is not right to be praying in one place and your mind is in another place or on another thing altogether. So, the matter of the heart is so central to destiny. This is the reason why the heart is a major battle ground in life and destiny. A wandering heart can render both your prayer and your prayer time useless and unproductive.
Now, to engage the heart in prayer is to take the decision to focus your heart only on the subject of yourprayer. This is the kind of prayer that God hears and answers.
God does not hear or answer your prayer if your heart wanders away while you pray even if your mouth is moving with so much exertion of energy and physical strength.
Remember this: A wondering heart can render both your prayer and your prayer time useless and unproductive.
ASSIGNMENT:
1. Do not allow your heart to wander while you pray.
2. Like a laser beam focusyour heart on the subject matter of your prayer.
PRAYER: Father, I receive the grace and discipline to focus my heart and mind on the subject of prayer while praying. Give me a laser beam focus, Lord, in Jesus’ Name.
FOR FURTHER UNDERSTANDING, GET THIS MESSAGE: Engaging the Heart in Prayers
QUOTE: I like you to understand that kingdom authority belongs to the prayerful. Culled from the book, “30 Secrets to the Top” by Dr Paul Enenche.
DAILY READING: Genesis 16-20.
AMAZING FACT: Pilots use weather briefings to plan flight routes and avoid turbulence.
DECLARATION/WORD: I decree your deliverance from the plague of a wandering heart in Jesus Name.
Seeds of Destiny 4th January 2025 SOD Devotional Guide By Dr. Paul Enenche of the Dunamis International Gospel Centre (DIGC), headquartered at Abuja, Nigeria, with Pastor Paul and Becky Enenche, as the Senior Pastors.
