Dear Lord, my God. How awesome is your Word! You are faithful beyond belief. I praise your name in the midst of my pain. I present my heart to you, dear Heavenly Father, asking all over again that you stand by me forever. The more I learn, the more I know that I cannot make it in this world without you. My days, my weeks, and even my months, LORD, are all rolling together…I realize how insignificant I am to your master plan for my life. I find myself looking at life events pass by knowing that I have no control. The only thing that I can do is trust you, Lord. How helpless are my hands! How weak are my limbs. My mind and thoughts are racing back and forth. When I try to hold on, I find that I am falling away! When I try to let go, I see you close by! What is this, Lord? How do I manage? Today I know, and tomorrow I wonder. How can all of this be? That which my eyes see, my mind cannot comprehend. O Lord, my God, how glorious are your teachings. Fear surrounds me and yet I will not stop. I remember all that you have said and done. I am considering you, LORD. This revelation alone holds me closely in your midst.
As I look through the lens of life that you have given me, I hurt so badly. Sometimes, Father, I hurt so deeply inside that I find myself helpless. Why, God, does it have to be? If we all know and love you the way we claim to know you, and love you, then why is the world…the Christian world in such a crisis? Why do we follow our own hearts and resist your precious Holy Spirit? As I read your Word, I see a Loving God that is always pleading for the created souls to return to you and accept your love. The world is so wrapped up in the natural things that are seen and have no clear eyes to see who you truly are! Please help us, Lord! Help me, Lord God. Let the Holy Ghost power of your Spirit possess my soul. Let Wisdom control my every thought. Mold me, Lord, into whatever you desire. Today, Lord, I rededicate my all to serving you. No matter how difficult the road, and how dark the way…I will follow! I will follow you to the end, as I absolutely surrender my heart to you! Help me, Lord, to hold on to your unchanging hand. I am strengthened by your presence and your love. No matter what I see, I know you will never leave me and for that I say thank you, LORD God Almighty. Amen, Amen, and AMEN.
Dear Heavenly Father, LORD God Almighty. I humble myself to you today acknowledging that you ARE God. Thank you, Father, for the many blessings, teachings, trials, and tribulations that have come my way. Thank you, LORD, for delivering me from the hands of my enemies. I praise your Holy Name, my Lord, for loving me as you do. I am not worthy of all that you do for me. Please continue to search my heart, my Lord, and know that there is nothing or anyone more important in this world to me than you. Without you, Lord Jesus, I cannot stand. I would not survive one day in this miserable place called Earth without you. My eyes are opened to see the devastations and the evil lurking at every corner. Help us, LORD. Do not forget your people, LORD! Remember to help us because we are not capable of helping ourselves.
Each day, as I consider the magnitude and depth of your love for all men, I am left speechless. You maintain an outstretched arm even when we sin against you, God. You keep trying to reach us to teach us how to live for you…how to truly love you. Yet we reject you for instant pleasures and wisdom gained from this world instead. Help me, LORD God, to receive your love more and more each day. Help me, LORD, to know that your love is everlasting and that nothing can stop me from loving you, if this is my desire. Help me to know and understand that through the love relationship that we have developed, there is no fear that you will ever stop loving me. Amen. Nothing can ever separate me from your love! Yet, Sweet Jesus, I understand that you will not tolerate my evil heart. Clearly this is why you have commanded that we love you with all our heart, all our soul, all our mind, and all of our strength. When we love you as you desire, there is no room for evil to take control. So thank you, Father God. I give you permission to continue to “Dissect My Soul,” dear Lord.
I pray now, Lord, for the members of Dissect My Soul. I pray for all those that have joined the “Love Jesus” Movement. Keep them safe, Lord God. Help them to always remember that the only way to overcome the evil in this world is to maintain an intimate love relationship with you. Dear Lord, the world is changing around us, second by second. You have taught me not to be shocked or alarmed at the evil that is increasing in the world today. Help my followers and disciples to be unafraid. Help them, Lord, to be bold and truthful in their daily walk with you. Protect them, Father God, as they go. As they seek your face, minute by minute, bring them into your presence that they might know and understand the degree of your love for them. Please do this for me, Lord Jesus! Grant them peace and shelter within your Presence. Thank you, LORD Jesus, for your love. Amen.
https://dissectmysoul.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/6redo1-copy8-300x84.png00Minister Zelma McKinneyhttps://dissectmysoul.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/6redo1-copy8-300x84.pngMinister Zelma McKinney2023-12-01 12:32:012026-08-11 13:56:16Prayers: The Love of God Almighty NEVER Ceases To Be!
Men should always live for the opportunity to praise and worship God. To “shout” as most Christians think of it is to offer praise and worship to God. But, is it really? It can be…if sincere. To run, scream, and yell does not mean that true praise and worship are being offered. Lucifer, now called the devil, was once a Cherubim Angel and was responsible for leading other angels in praising and worshipping God. As an act of rebellion against God, whom he hates, he incites many Christians today to disturb church services with “false” audible praise that many accept as true praises to God. Fortunately, those with a genuine spiritual connection with God are not deceived and can discern the devil’s works. God has taught me the proper manner in which to offer Him praise and worship. I share these teachings with you below.
What is Praise?
Praise, as God has taught me, is to be thankful. When we praise God, we express our gratitude for His response to our prayers and His protection of us in all matters. His loving arms are forever outstretched to fight our enemies for our survival. He does the things that we cannot do for ourselves, and for that, we should be grateful and thankful. We praise with a loud voice; we exclaim His joy everlasting, we dance as David danced, and we might even hold up holy hands. All of these things are acts of visible praise that others might see. God searches the heart as we praise Him to see if we are truly praising Him or creating a “show” for others to see. God cannot be fooled. Our praise must be genuine. The scriptures below are only a few that support the act of giving proper praise to God:
35 And she conceived again, and bare a son: and she said, Now will I praise the Lord: therefore she called his name Judah; and left bearing. (Gen 29:35)
2 Praise ye the Lord for the avenging of Israel, when the people willingly offered themselves. 3 Hear, O ye kings; give ear, O ye princes; I, even I, will sing unto the Lord; I will sing praise to the Lord God of Israel. (Judges 5:2-3)
6 And the priests waited on their offices: the Levites also with instruments of musick of the Lord, which David the king had made to praise the Lord, because his mercy endureth for ever, when David praised by their ministry; and the priests sounded trumpets before them, and all Israel stood. (2 Chron 7:5-6)
What is Worship?
To worship God is to absolutely adore Him! When we worship Him, we must “humble” ourselves in His presence. Who are we to stand upright before the Lord God? In true worship, we automatically fall on our knees, hide our faces, bow our heads, etc. God is too great for us to stand upright in His presence if we truly worship Him! The “surrendered” human spirit of man worships God, and an abandoned spirit already knows how to worship the LORD God Almighty! The scriptures below support what God has taught me about worship. True worship cannot be faked. However, Satan will mock true worshipers. His goal is to pull such a worshiper into false praise and loud outbursts, to pull them out of truly humbling themselves before the LORD. This does not mean worship is always silent, but it does mean it is NOT disruptive. God only reads the heart and knows the true intent of the heart. Make sure you are not guilty of allowing the enemy to move you into false worship.
During “true” worship given to God, the surrendered human spirit ignores the natural surroundings as the worshiper fixates on the Spirit and Presence of God Almighty! Search the scriptures and see what is said about “worship.” A few significant scriptures are listed below:
5 And the Lord descended in the cloud, and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of the Lord. 6 And the Lord passed by before him, and proclaimed, The Lord, The Lord God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth, 7 Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and that will by no means clear the guilty; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children’s children, unto the third and to the fourth generation. 8 And Moses made haste, and bowed his head toward the earth, and worshipped. (Ex 34:5-8)
23 But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him. 24 God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth. (John 4:23-24)
26 And the man bowed down his head, and worshipped the Lord. 27 And he said, Blessed be the Lord God of my master Abraham, who hath not left destitute my master of his mercy and his truth: I being in the way, the Lord led me to the house of my master’s brethren. (Gen 24:26-27)
48 I bowed down my head, and worshipped the Lord, and blessed the Lord God of my master Abraham, which had led me in the right way to take my master’s brother’s daughter unto his son. (Gen 24:48)
31 And the people believed: and when they heard that the Lord had visited the children of Israel, and that he had looked upon their affliction, then they bowed their heads and worshipped. (Ex 4:31)
https://dissectmysoul.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/6redo1-copy8-300x84.png00Minister Zelma McKinneyhttps://dissectmysoul.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/6redo1-copy8-300x84.pngMinister Zelma McKinney2022-12-01 18:38:562026-08-11 14:01:00Words of Wisdom: Praise and Worship In the Presence of God
