**This is an OLD comment, 2 years old. I have since failed and fallen and sinned and been human but God's grace is sufficiant and as long as you have God you have grace & not everything i appear to say here is true for me right now and some was never a true portrait of the gospel and i apologise for that. Out of the change i list below, the only change that has stayed is peace of mind (lack of negative thinking, but not completely gone) - but even then i still struggle with the physical aspects of anxiety, just not the thoughts anymore. So please take this comment with a pinch of salt, i was in a very spiritual extreme charismatic belief set back when i wrote this, i no longer believe in dreams predicting your future or complete physical freedom from sin as i seem to suggest when i say "all this changed", (because we are of the flesh and the flesh is inherently sinful, it is the soul / spirit that Christ redeemed on the cross, if it were the flesh then we would not be getting a new body when Jesus comes back, and the flesh would not die since sin leads to death, but it does, because its sinful) - Any Changes i have made to the following comment will be in brackets ()** *OLD COMMENT:* I can testify to this, i started reading my Bible everyday at the start of 2020, but it was like a chore and i was still living with severe anxiety and depression, along with a sinful addiction of 8 years, on top of that i had tormenting images in my mind constantly and was living a fear-filled life because of this, But (some of this) changed when i learned back in march that i should pray before i read (really it was because i was starting to get to know God as a person, not just because i prayed before i read), that turning point made me realize the importance of prayer and i was able to overcome all of the above struggles (nope not all of them, in fact most of them are still going and its 2023 now) and have had peace of mind ever since then (that parts true), God has graciously given me many spiritual experiences, including a dream from him that predicted a specific event in my life perfectly (*false belief*: *spiritual experiences/dreams do not happen frequently for anyone in the Bible so i shouldnt have believed they were happening frequently for me*), he speaks to me through His word every couple of days or weeks (*i meant that i understand better what i read in the bible, not that God physically speaks to me because He didnt*) although don't expect him to speak all the time, God has purpose in His silence, praying before i read the Bible is the most notable turning point in my walk (*false*, *the whole walk was important and still is, and getting to know God as a character rather than a concept would be more notable than prayer before reading*), it brought about change in me as i was able to connect with God through his word for the first time in my life, (*"connect with God" meant understand His character through His word*) i was a false convert (*before 2020*) and now i am a truly born again Christian with new desires, changed habits (*false, i still have bad habits*) and a renewed mind (*true, but not a huge spiritual change, and it took a lot more work than i imply here*). So naturally, i highly recommend it☺️
Jarmy Fuzble so why dont you prove the claims your making oh i forgot you cant lol so before you come on a christian thread trying come at christians i hope you have some proof to back up your claims but you dont 😂
Jarmy Fuzble you claim the bible is just a book right ? is that not a claim you just made how you gonna call people idiots and all types of names and you dont even know what a claim is huh ?
Jarmy Fuzble look bro your lost and need to seek the truth you have to much malice and anger in your heart for no reason like what did we do to you for you to come over here and attack us the truth hurts man i know but dont shoot the messenger or the people following the truth ask God why its that way but either your just mad at the truth or your not even a real person and i can tell by your responses if your a real person or just some bot here to shake up peopls fauth
The natural man cannot comprehend the word of God. So often we read the Bible through the lense of our own carnal desire, without even knowing it. That is how deceptive we are to ourselves.
At a conference someone asked how they could keep their "spiritual high" that they felt from the worship and the lessons after they go home. The speaker said God's word is our bread. The delight will wear off but that's okay because it keeps us returning to his word day after day!
I think it should also be said that how you spend time with God THROUGHOUT the day matters as well. I have to set time apart during the day to pray to God or just be still before Him and regather my thoughts and refocus my attention on Him. Joy in God is maintained by a conscious day by day moment by moment abiding in and fellowship with Christ.
Jarmy Fuzble yea you must either be ignorant or a paid bot or troll here to shake peoples faith up and if you knew what you were talking bout you would understand the bible cant condone slavery but im pretty sure you just repeating things you heard from someone else like most atheists do ☺️
Jarmy Fuzble the bible says any man who steals or kidnaps anybody shall be put to death to how does it condone slavery ? like i said it cant say that and condone slavery at the same time it makes no sense but you just don’t understand what your reading cuss your reading it with a heart of stone instead of a loving kind heart your to busy trying disprove God and talk down on him and make him seen evil that anything you don’t understand that seems like it fits your narrative you go and speak it out not even knowing your wrong or you just copy things you heard from other men like i said but the bible does not condone slavery you just don’t understand what your reading and some translations say servant not slave so like i said and ill say it again the bible does not condone slavery
Jarmy Fuzble first off i am not a religious person nor did i ever say i followed any religion so your making assumptions now my friend but how bout i bring the whole scripture out so we can read it in context and not out of context you know you could read the whole bible and not understand nothing it says its not about reading it its about understanding it and clearly you don’t understand what your reading but let me break it down for you with the scripture you yourself CLAIMS is a pass for slavery
use faith (confidence in the unseen things with hope), that the delight is real and existing even if you feel it’s gone. Do not trust your feeling that you delight is lost, rather focus on His words “My peace is with you”. Take this words by faith to replace your feeling of short lived delights
I have the opposite problem. I was saved and can’t feel satisfied or content when playing video games or watching TV anymore. I feel so stuck because I feel like there’s something better I can do for the Lord but all I do is read and study my Bible. My job is poor and provides me no satisfaction and seems to only drain my soul and keep me away from my family. I’m either working while they’re asleep or I’m sleeping while they’re awake. Thank you pastor John for your advice. I already loved my Bible time since I spend most of my free time not working deep in Bible study, but I have yet to earnestly pray before Bible reading. Truly thank you. If anyone sees this please pray for my beloved Terra, I just recently came to Christ and I want so badly for her to join me in the peace, love, and satisfaction in serving God.
Earnestly Pray for a receptive heart when we read the Bible. If we do so God will bring about amazing changes in our lives. 1. God will create a supernatural atmosphere and experience. 2. God will Open your heart to see things you would not normally see. 3. God will Open your heart to feel the preciousness of glorious things and the horror of evil things that You would not have otherwise felt. 4. God will work changes in you that you would not otherwise experience. 5. God will provide from time to time the very guidance and leading that we have Ben longing for in regards to the big decisions in your life. 6. God will give you a fresh sense of his reality.
Just had a great week of being super close to God after a “dark night of the soul” depression and now for the past 3 days I’ve fallen back into this pit of despair. This came in just in time
i’d really like some christian friends to keep me on track. it seems like everyone around me isn’t worried about the things i’m worried about ( like God’s return, getting right w Him, etc. ) , and i feel alone. i don’t have a church home either , so please just pray for me. ❤️
It was quite a few years ago when I last had a disciplined reading habit. By the grace of God, I've only recently begun committing to daily reading again. I've heard this podcast before, but this is particularly timely. Thank God for this ministry! Thank you Jesus for your mercy. Thank you Holy Spirit for your conviction and strengthening.
This relate so much to me...i long for God and Iam going to start doing this....I pray for my fellow brothers and sisters in Christ that you may find what God want for you....Please pray for me too
Prayer before reading, is coming to the feet of Jesus, submitting to his will, allowing Him to minister to your heart! .God bless you brother. I thank God for you each day, and pray for your family and ministries
Man, I can relate to Seth. I've been too distracted. And thank you pastor John for the tip. I actually did that a few times then forgot. Now I have to remind myself to pray to the Lord for guidance and enlightenment before studying. GOD BLESS 💗🙏
Pastor John's advice today reminded me of Psalm 25:5 - Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day. That's a good prayer to pray before you read the Bible, or, Psalm 119:18 Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law.
This is spot on! I don't know where I should be in the word alot of time.But taking a minute or two by sincerely asking Him before has been effective in where and with the Holy spirit revealing way more while reading.And then the peace and growth afterwards is so much more satisfying. More hunger for it and desire to read way more of it. Praise God!
Just as this brother highlights,when we focus and saturate our minds on the things of this world we will simply not break into a relationship with Jesus Christ. He has to become the focus of our day and life and until you get there,praise Jesus through everything. Try diligently to refrain from complaining because there are plenty of Old Testament examples of how He hates complaining!! We have so much to be thankful for through Jesus Christ but it takes time to weed out our minds especially living in the United States because we are pampered in comparison to many other countries. Ask God for the very DNA and mind of Jesus Christ daily and thank God almighty for the gift of another day of life because it’s a gift of God’s grace and mercy to overcome sin. Jesus is the savior of sin so active,spiritual fruit of a relationship with Him is actually growing a little at a time to overcome sin through the power of the Holy Spirit 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻
I recently came off a spiritual high that I thought was real and permanent. Now the enemy is attacking me, telling me it was fake and interfering with my faith. I will begin doing this and trust
Really enjoying these podcasts. The topics are so relevant in my walk with the Lord and I am really helped by the insights Dr. Piper shares. Thank you.
John the Baptist said "He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with FIRE" Jesus said "from those who believe in Me, rivers of LIVING WATERS will flow from the inmost parts of their being". When that happens it CAN NOT ever be ignored. This is also accompanied by HIS steadfast LOVE and His JOY which is our STRENGTH!
You must put your roots deep in Christ, so that when the storms of life come, which they certainly will, you won’t get blown away, ask Jesus into your heart, be born again, read John and read the gospels, don’t ever look for the experience of man or church But look only to Christ, get a prayer life, thank Jesus for calvarys cross, being a Christian isn’t easy, but the rewards to come are so worthwhile Look to no man, look only to Christ, put your faith in Him and what He did for you at calvary
This used to happen to me when I first gave my life to Christ. Every single time I would read the word I would get this huge wave of revelation, as if the word had seven dimensions and I fully understood the concept of the living word.. Now two years later it’s gone, I don’t get that same revelation anymore, only once in a long time. I don’t know what happened. I get so angry and frustrated because all I want is to read the word and for the Lord to renew my thinking and desires and give me huge revelation as before. I prayed and prayed and prayed but it’s just so hard. I don’t know what to do... is there something wrong with me? Did I lose connection with God? Am I no longer special? It’s making me feel like I should just give up, like I’m forever lost and I will be ordinary and not be close to God anymore. I’m so scared because I don’t ever want to lose Him. I don’t know what to do anymore... I just read the word and hope for a revelation... I’m scared, I’m anxious, I feel like I’m thrown away... 😭
Never forget all the trouble that Jesus went through to save your soul when He died on the cross. Why would He ever forsake you now?Don't let the devil put thoughts into your mind telling you you're not sufficient. Expect that your desire may fade often, but seek Him anew everyday. Seek out those places where you feel His presence the most. And follow what the guy says on this video. Hang in there, and reach out to fellow Christians. God will answer your sincere calling.
I noticed that all of the negative feelings in your comment are just that - the way you FEEL. I'm not blaming you, that's how we're used to figuring stuff out - with our feelings :-) but our salvation doesn't rely on our feelings - we KNOW that we're ok with God thanks to the perfect righteousness of Jesus which we can take advantage of when we know him as our saviour, even when we don't FEEL like that's true anymore :-) that's what faith is, holding onto what we know is true even when our feelings and actions are failing (which they often do, we're human and sinful). When you feel like that, it helps to read some scriptures like the ending of Romans 8 to remind yourself of the truth. And obviously talking to God about it, thanking him that you know his love for you is unchanged, even when your feelings may tell you otherwise, because he says that's the way it is :-)
Brethren I struggle with life in a fallen world like we all do let’s not kid ourselves they are playing hardball out here! As a friend used to say. Rodney Dangerfield would joke and say, yea I’m ok now but you should have seen me last week I was in rough shape! However back to our study, I find myself at such elevated moods and just plain terrific as I am in the midst of my worship to the Lord Jesus Christ that I often feel like I’m ready to go home to be with Him now!Then when I finish my worship I realize that it’s not time to go home to be with him yet and it’s at those moments that I will ask in my mind, Lord why do I still have to stay in this horrible place? This last time as I thought that I immediately felt a warmth in my chest as if He’d put His hand on me and I sensed in my spirit his comforting words which said “this is only temporary soon you’ll be home with me!” Yes, He is that kind and good like the best Father there ever was! And in the meantime I realize I’m here for a purpose a reason and I’ve got work to do for Him! Let’s get on with it! Amen!
The answer to this question is simple, you don’t know, or spend enough time knowing Him at an intimate level that doesn’t come with knowing ABOUT Him but actually personally knowing Him.
You know, funny thing is I've been doing this very thing long before I even saw this video! And God was the one who laid it on my heart to do this! He sooo makes my heart 💞 blow up! =, }
Thank you Seth for asking this q WHEN YOU READ YOUR BIBLE EVERYDAY........PAUSE BEFORE YOU READ AND EARNESTLY WITH AS MUCH AS HEARTFELT LONGINGS YOU CAN MUSTER AND PRAY TO GOD HE WOULD COME AND MEET YOU IN THE READING OF SCRIPTURES OPEN THE EYES OF YOUR HEART AND SHOW YOU WHAT IS REALLY THERE AND MAKE HIMSELF REAL. PRAY BEFORE READING TO SEE SUPERNATURAL.
Yes their is a difference in praying and then readin compared to just goin straight to reading,I normally pray first but sometimes I don’t want to humble myself and pray first,oh wicked flesh Lord have mercy on me a sinner,I’m not saying it’s wrong to go straight to reading that’s not what I’m saying I’m just giving a general truth in my understanding
This is such a great tip to enhance your delight and experience. That prayer opens the word to becoming a reality! You feel, you see, and become fascinated with the he supernatural world that the Bible shows us! It’s marveling. The Bible is to obtain the wisdom , and understanding, but it is very entertaining when you’re studying the deep truths of the universe. From the Nephilims, To The Life of Jesus doing all these glorious acts in the face or evil , to the descriptions of judgment and the beings of heaven and the experience he had. I mean it’ll never end! It fascinating .
Because some people simply don't understand the Bible point blank. Some people are so rebellious and find it impossible to surrender their lives over ,their is too much pain, once again they simply do not understand the Bible.
Remember the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom... In order to understand God's word you can't decipher it through your own intellect it's the condition of your heart... The Lord doesn't speak to your head He speaks to your heart, understand that first... If you expect angels to rise and fall and the earth to quake and your body to light up like E.t phone home then you have no clue what spirituality is...spirituality is obeying His commandments but I could on and on but I might just get puffed up in my flesh and that will not be good flesh is no good
For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son so whoever believes in him shall have eternal life. Eternal life! it’s a free gift you didn’t even have to work for it! You become a child of God. You should try to study scripture not from the standpoint of legalism but ask God to guide you in understanding of the scripture.
Because you need to look for his love in all things, the love is God. Look for that. Sin is Satan. Quit looking for him. Try to understand that. Just love. God is just love, all good things. 😊❤
Do you remember brothers and sisters the life you led before you were saved? Before you tasted how good the Lord is? (1 Peter 2:3) Do you remember how you based many of your decisions on how you felt? And some of those decisions caused you to sin? So, please remember...Don't base your decision to follow the Lord on how you feel. Even if you do not feel the Holy Spirit moving you, please press on in your faith. (The substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. Hebrews 11:1)
I struggle with reading and not praying. I have been trying but i have bot had any sort of longing for the bible, i have to force myself to read the word, and i force myself to think about god. I view christianity as a duty and not a delight, I have been praying for almost a year and nothing has changed. Its like i trust God will deliver me in my mind, but i dont understand him, his religion, or his ways or even accept some of them in my heart.
How to be more satisfied in the things of the Lord than the things of the world? (ONE tip, with six reasons why it really matters/what to expect) Tip: Before you read your Bible every day, pause, and earnestly pray to God that He'd come (and meet you, and open your eyes, and make amazing changes!) In answer to this prayer over our reading before we read: #1 God creates a supernatural atmosphere/presence. #2 God will open the eyes in your heart to see things in the Word you'd otherwise not see. #3 God will open your heart to feel the preciousness of holy things/horror of evil things you'd otherwise not feel. #4 God will work changes in you you'd otherwise not experience. #5 God will from time to time provide the guidance/leading you've been longing for with regard to big decisions in your life. #6 God will give you a fresh sense of His reality.
We all have sinned and fell short of the glory to God. The problem is, that God is holy and doesn’t live with sin. So we all deserve to go to hell, but Jesus paid the price so you don’t have to. All you have to do is confess Jesus as your savior and repent (turn from all sin) and you’ll be forgiven and on the way to heaven.
If that’s your calling heck no I’ve been playing video games all my life if you have a genuine and Godly passion then go for it... there are so many opportunities for Christian gaming that have not been covered Bible stories, adventure stories, VRs like the possibilities are endless
You may succeed by that, but I tell you, it's still not wise using video games as a platform to preach and it's not legalism or something killjoy... You must focus what is really the "Focus", it's not bad to have fun but there's always limitation of it. I, too, love video games but it's better to point them to the reality which is the Bible or else, you just wanted to play your games and wasting your time of it and make "preaching" as your excuse to play games. Preach the Word just as it is.
Does anyone know any verses that would backup what John said about being able to "ask for an expect" to, by His Spirit, encounter God's voice and experience his manifest presence (5:00)? Thanks for the video.
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Anyone’s delight in God falters because they don’t spend enough time in His company. With anyone who you may want a relationship, you will want to give them lots of your best time. When you do that with God, you will find the core desires of your heart will change and he will then be in a position to give you the desires of your heart. See Psalm 37 for further details.
I could not relate more to Seth right now. This 3-year-old video just popped up in my recommended. God is truly speaking to me today.
God bless your amazing soul ❤️🙏🏼😇
That’s good to hear.
I hope you’re applying the tips in this video today.
Same here for me! HalleluYahweh!! 🌈💛🙏A~Gx
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**This is an OLD comment, 2 years old. I have since failed and fallen and sinned and been human but God's grace is sufficiant and as long as you have God you have grace & not everything i appear to say here is true for me right now and some was never a true portrait of the gospel and i apologise for that. Out of the change i list below, the only change that has stayed is peace of mind (lack of negative thinking, but not completely gone) - but even then i still struggle with the physical aspects of anxiety, just not the thoughts anymore. So please take this comment with a pinch of salt, i was in a very spiritual extreme charismatic belief set back when i wrote this, i no longer believe in dreams predicting your future or complete physical freedom from sin as i seem to suggest when i say "all this changed", (because we are of the flesh and the flesh is inherently sinful, it is the soul / spirit that Christ redeemed on the cross, if it were the flesh then we would not be getting a new body when Jesus comes back, and the flesh would not die since sin leads to death, but it does, because its sinful) - Any Changes i have made to the following comment will be in brackets ()**
*OLD COMMENT:* I can testify to this, i started reading my Bible everyday at the start of 2020, but it was like a chore and i was still living with severe anxiety and depression, along with a sinful addiction of 8 years, on top of that i had tormenting images in my mind constantly and was living a fear-filled life because of this,
But (some of this) changed when i learned back in march that i should pray before i read (really it was because i was starting to get to know God as a person, not just because i prayed before i read), that turning point made me realize the importance of prayer and i was able to overcome all of the above struggles (nope not all of them, in fact most of them are still going and its 2023 now) and have had peace of mind ever since then (that parts true), God has graciously given me many spiritual experiences, including a dream from him that predicted a specific event in my life perfectly (*false belief*: *spiritual experiences/dreams do not happen frequently for anyone in the Bible so i shouldnt have believed they were happening frequently for me*), he speaks to me through His word every couple of days or weeks (*i meant that i understand better what i read in the bible, not that God physically speaks to me because He didnt*) although don't expect him to speak all the time, God has purpose in His silence,
praying before i read the Bible is the most notable turning point in my walk (*false*, *the whole walk was important and still is, and getting to know God as a character rather than a concept would be more notable than prayer before reading*), it brought about change in me as i was able to connect with God through his word for the first time in my life, (*"connect with God" meant understand His character through His word*) i was a false convert (*before 2020*) and now i am a truly born again Christian with new desires, changed habits (*false, i still have bad habits*) and a renewed mind (*true, but not a huge spiritual change, and it took a lot more work than i imply here*). So naturally, i highly recommend it☺️
@Hannah ._. Thank you for sharing, keep it up dear! God bless❤️
Ong SP God bless you too☺️
Jarmy Fuzble so why dont you prove the claims your making oh i forgot you cant lol so before you come on a christian thread trying come at christians i hope you have some proof to back up your claims but you dont 😂
Jarmy Fuzble you claim the bible is just a book right ? is that not a claim you just made how you gonna call people idiots and all types of names and you dont even know what a claim is huh ?
Jarmy Fuzble look bro your lost and need to seek the truth you have to much malice and anger in your heart for no reason like what did we do to you for you to come over here and attack us the truth hurts man i know but dont shoot the messenger or the people following the truth ask God why its that way but either your just mad at the truth or your not even a real person and i can tell by your responses if your a real person or just some bot here to shake up peopls fauth
I am in the worse season of my life right now. But I am fighting to gain back my Joy in God, I missed Him.
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The natural man cannot comprehend the word of God. So often we read the Bible through the lense of our own carnal desire, without even knowing it. That is how deceptive we are to ourselves.
So true :(
We have to pray that God helps us to understand the Word through his perspective and knowledge and not ours!
@@cxalxo89 hmm
Prosperity preaching is a product of this thinking
At a conference someone asked how they could keep their "spiritual high" that they felt from the worship and the lessons after they go home. The speaker said God's word is our bread. The delight will wear off but that's okay because it keeps us returning to his word day after day!
I think it should also be said that how you spend time with God THROUGHOUT the day matters as well. I have to set time apart during the day to pray to God or just be still before Him and regather my thoughts and refocus my attention on Him. Joy in God is maintained by a conscious day by day moment by moment abiding in and fellowship with Christ.
"Practicing the presence of God" by Brother Lawrence. Amazing
Dylan well said and so true. Thank you.
Yes Amen I talk to Him a lot during the day and get in the word in the evning usually
@@Goldtaker23 That's really good!! And He wants you to!!?
Reading the words of scripture out loud makes a tremendous difference for me!
This is true for me Bruce.
Here too!
Jarmy Fuzble yea you must either be ignorant or a paid bot or troll here to shake peoples faith up and if you knew what you were talking bout you would understand the bible cant condone slavery but im pretty sure you just repeating things you heard from someone else like most atheists do ☺️
Jarmy Fuzble the bible says any man who steals or kidnaps anybody shall be put to death to how does it condone slavery ? like i said it cant say that and condone slavery at the same time it makes no sense but you just don’t understand what your reading cuss your reading it with a heart of stone instead of a loving kind heart your to busy trying disprove God and talk down on him and make him seen evil that anything you don’t understand that seems like it fits your narrative you go and speak it out not even knowing your wrong or you just copy things you heard from other men like i said but the bible does not condone slavery you just don’t understand what your reading and some translations say servant not slave so like i said and ill say it again the bible does not condone slavery
Jarmy Fuzble first off i am not a religious person nor did i ever say i followed any religion so your making assumptions now my friend but how bout i bring the whole scripture out so we can read it in context and not out of context you know you could read the whole bible and not understand nothing it says its not about reading it its about understanding it and clearly you don’t understand what your reading but let me break it down for you with the scripture you yourself CLAIMS is a pass for slavery
use faith (confidence in the unseen things with hope), that the delight is real and existing even if you feel it’s gone. Do not trust your feeling that you delight is lost, rather focus on His words “My peace is with you”. Take this words by faith to replace your feeling of short lived delights
I agree 100%
So true. Leaening this now. God renewing my view of faith.
I have the opposite problem. I was saved and can’t feel satisfied or content when playing video games or watching TV anymore.
I feel so stuck because I feel like there’s something better I can do for the Lord but all I do is read and study my Bible. My job is poor and provides me no satisfaction and seems to only drain my soul and keep me away from my family. I’m either working while they’re asleep or I’m sleeping while they’re awake.
Thank you pastor John for your advice. I already loved my Bible time since I spend most of my free time not working deep in Bible study, but I have yet to earnestly pray before Bible reading. Truly thank you.
If anyone sees this please pray for my beloved Terra, I just recently came to Christ and I want so badly for her to join me in the peace, love, and satisfaction in serving God.
How are you today?
Earnestly Pray for a receptive heart when we read the Bible. If we do so God will bring about amazing changes in our lives.
1. God will create a supernatural atmosphere and experience.
2. God will Open your heart to see things you would not normally see.
3. God will Open your heart to feel the preciousness of glorious things and the horror of evil things that You would not have otherwise felt.
4. God will work changes in you that you would not otherwise experience.
5. God will provide from time to time the very guidance and leading that we have Ben longing for in regards to the big decisions in your life.
6. God will give you a fresh sense of his reality.
Thank you.
Just had a great week of being super close to God after a “dark night of the soul” depression and now for the past 3 days I’ve fallen back into this pit of despair. This came in just in time
I have the same feeling that my time is imminent as well especially when i play the game. God shows me that he wants me to study his word.
Amen ! So simple
What game are you talking about? Thanks
Kenny Brooks GTA, Battlefield, 2k etc
@@HVH777 same here. Modern warfare and 2k. Gotta get in the Word first then play
@@kennybrooks8374 ngl, bringing in God or making game's my lowest priority tend to make them much more enjoyable and even more skillful.
i’d really like some christian friends to keep me on track. it seems like everyone around me isn’t worried about the things i’m worried about ( like God’s return, getting right w Him, etc. ) , and i feel alone. i don’t have a church home either , so please just pray for me. ❤️
We are a family, praying for you!
Ana Beatriz Xisto thank you, that makes me feel less alone. ☺️ i have to remind myself that i’m not the only one who feels this way.
Shelby Smith thank you :) i’ll be praying for you as well , maybe we can be friends 🤷🏾♀️
Shelby Smith yes, my instagram is @rly.dude ☺️
It was quite a few years ago when I last had a disciplined reading habit. By the grace of God, I've only recently begun committing to daily reading again.
I've heard this podcast before, but this is particularly timely. Thank God for this ministry! Thank you Jesus for your mercy. Thank you Holy Spirit for your conviction and strengthening.
This relate so much to me...i long for God and Iam going to start doing this....I pray for my fellow brothers and sisters in Christ that you may find what God want for you....Please pray for me too
The way we sustain our joy is by developing an enriched and strong prayer life. “No man is greater than his prayer life” (Leonard Ravenhill).
Prayer before reading, is coming to the feet of Jesus, submitting to his will, allowing Him to minister to your heart! .God bless you brother. I thank God for you each day, and pray for your family and ministries
Oh my goodness 🙏 I was feeling this exact way❤❤❤❤❤! Thank you Jesus for bringing me this message❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤!
Man, I can relate to Seth. I've been too distracted. And thank you pastor John for the tip. I actually did that a few times then forgot. Now I have to remind myself to pray to the Lord for guidance and enlightenment before studying. GOD BLESS 💗🙏
Pastor John's advice today reminded me of Psalm 25:5 - Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day. That's a good prayer to pray before you read the Bible, or, Psalm 119:18 Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law.
Thank you pastor John for this AMAZING insight. This is soooooo what I needed today. Praise the Living God!!!!
I so needed this! This is such a difficult season!
Thank you so much Pastor John!
Thank you Christ Jesus foe living us too much through your servants! God bless you all!!!💕🙏
Thank you Pastor John for everything that you do. God bless you.
I am a Jewish christian. God did it. AMEN!
Amazing. The question which was killing me got answered. Thank you very much 🙏
Praise the Lord
Look for all the good things in everything. That is God! Learn that, learn how to do that and be happy in all things. 😊❤❤
This is spot on! I don't know where I should be in the word alot of time.But taking a minute or two by sincerely asking Him before has been effective in where and with the Holy spirit revealing way more while reading.And then the peace and growth afterwards is so much more satisfying. More hunger for it and desire to read way more of it. Praise God!
Just as this brother highlights,when we focus and saturate our minds on the things of this world we will simply not break into a relationship with Jesus Christ. He has to become the focus of our day and life and until you get there,praise Jesus through everything. Try diligently to refrain from complaining because there are plenty of Old Testament examples of how He hates complaining!! We have so much to be thankful for through Jesus Christ but it takes time to weed out our minds especially living in the United States because we are pampered in comparison to many other countries. Ask God for the very DNA and mind of Jesus Christ daily and thank God almighty for the gift of another day of life because it’s a gift of God’s grace and mercy to overcome sin. Jesus is the savior of sin so active,spiritual fruit of a relationship with Him is actually growing a little at a time to overcome sin through the power of the Holy Spirit 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻
Thank you so much, Pastor John! Please don't stop glorifying God with what you do.
I recently came off a spiritual high that I thought was real and permanent. Now the enemy is attacking me, telling me it was fake and interfering with my faith. I will begin doing this and trust
Thank God I found this. GOD BLESS YOU.
thank you for your godly counsel. May God tremendously bless you!
Really enjoying these podcasts. The topics are so relevant in my walk with the Lord and I am really helped by the insights Dr. Piper shares. Thank you.
John the Baptist said "He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with FIRE"
Jesus said "from those who believe in Me, rivers of LIVING WATERS will flow from the inmost parts of their being".
When that happens it CAN NOT ever be ignored. This is also accompanied by HIS steadfast LOVE and His JOY which is our STRENGTH!
Thanks so much for the video and Pastor Johns amazing answer. Bless you all
So encouraging!
Thank you Brother Pastor John!
God bless this podcast for it is yielding fruit in my life years after it was posted
Thanks be to Jesus for this, Amen !
Such a lovely question:- Thank you for the answer John!
You must put your roots deep in Christ, so that when the storms of life come, which they certainly will, you won’t get blown away, ask Jesus into your heart, be born again, read John and read the gospels, don’t ever look for the experience of man or church But look only to Christ, get a prayer life, thank Jesus for calvarys cross, being a Christian isn’t easy, but the rewards to come are so worthwhile
Look to no man, look only to Christ, put your faith in Him and what He did for you at calvary
And sometimes the pride gets in the way of that , i know this to be true. But we have to take captive our thoughts right ? You know
Thanks pastor John ,your fervor in the Lord has made me feel lost again😂,ty Lord that your not done working with me amen!
This video was amazing God is amazing.I'm definitely going to apply this thank you.
I love this wisdom
Thank you Pastor John!!! Praised the Lord.
This used to happen to me when I first gave my life to Christ. Every single time I would read the word I would get this huge wave of revelation, as if the word had seven dimensions and I fully understood the concept of the living word..
Now two years later it’s gone, I don’t get that same revelation anymore, only once in a long time. I don’t know what happened. I get so angry and frustrated because all I want is to read the word and for the Lord to renew my thinking and desires and give me huge revelation as before.
I prayed and prayed and prayed but it’s just so hard. I don’t know what to do... is there something wrong with me? Did I lose connection with God? Am I no longer special?
It’s making me feel like I should just give up, like I’m forever lost and I will be ordinary and not be close to God anymore. I’m so scared because I don’t ever want to lose Him.
I don’t know what to do anymore... I just read the word and hope for a revelation...
I’m scared, I’m anxious, I feel like I’m thrown away... 😭
Never forget all the trouble that Jesus went through to save your soul when He died on the cross. Why would He ever forsake you now?Don't let the devil put thoughts into your mind telling you you're not sufficient.
Expect that your desire may fade often, but seek Him anew everyday. Seek out those places where you feel His presence the most. And follow what the guy says on this video. Hang in there, and reach out to fellow Christians. God will answer your sincere calling.
Zak Zakman thank you so much, just hearing someone comment makes me feel like God hears me 🙏🏽
Press on, don’t leave, press on...we will win
nasser d oh wow thank you so much! This is so helpful. I feel so hopeful. Really want to grow into a new space with God
I noticed that all of the negative feelings in your comment are just that - the way you FEEL. I'm not blaming you, that's how we're used to figuring stuff out - with our feelings :-) but our salvation doesn't rely on our feelings - we KNOW that we're ok with God thanks to the perfect righteousness of Jesus which we can take advantage of when we know him as our saviour, even when we don't FEEL like that's true anymore :-) that's what faith is, holding onto what we know is true even when our feelings and actions are failing (which they often do, we're human and sinful). When you feel like that, it helps to read some scriptures like the ending of Romans 8 to remind yourself of the truth. And obviously talking to God about it, thanking him that you know his love for you is unchanged, even when your feelings may tell you otherwise, because he says that's the way it is :-)
Brethren I struggle with life in a fallen world like we all do let’s not kid ourselves they are playing hardball out here! As a friend used to say. Rodney Dangerfield would joke and say, yea I’m ok now but you should have seen me last week I was in rough shape! However back to our study, I find myself at such elevated moods and just plain terrific as I am in the midst of my worship to the Lord Jesus Christ that I often feel like I’m ready to go home to be with Him now!Then when I finish my worship I realize that it’s not time to go home to be with him yet and it’s at those moments that I will ask in my mind, Lord why do I still have to stay in this horrible place? This last time as I thought that I immediately felt a warmth in my chest as if He’d put His hand on me and I sensed in my spirit his comforting words which said “this is only temporary soon you’ll be home with me!” Yes, He is that kind and good like the best Father there ever was! And in the meantime I realize I’m here for a purpose a reason and I’ve got work to do for Him! Let’s get on with it! Amen!
I have never seen such a relatable video title
Can't believe I just now found this channel! What have I been doing with myself?
Its pretty great!!
Great message ❤ Very needed
Thank you for this effort
Thank you for this revelation! I needed this!!
These questions are crazy good. I feel like but it's never like a question form of 'short lived'
The answer to this question is simple, you don’t know, or spend enough time knowing Him at an intimate level that doesn’t come with knowing ABOUT Him but actually personally knowing Him.
Amen great video, this and the people in the comments really challenged me, this is something I need to be doing and just praying and reading more!
This message was so on point.
what I / we think doesn't matter GOD matters. This man is of GOD ! To GOD be the glory end of story!
You know, funny thing is I've been doing this very thing long before I even saw this video! And God was the one who laid it on my heart to do this! He sooo makes my heart 💞 blow up! =, }
Thank-you.
thank you Pastor John.
Thank you pastor
Precious msg
You are a real pastor
wow i like this.
Thank you 🙏
Pastor John... Please made me save please believe in me. I am so madness 😭😓😢
This is so Gold!!!!!!
Good subject.Thanks
I needed this so bad!
Thank you Seth for asking this q
WHEN YOU READ YOUR BIBLE EVERYDAY........PAUSE BEFORE YOU READ AND EARNESTLY WITH AS MUCH AS HEARTFELT LONGINGS YOU CAN MUSTER AND PRAY TO GOD HE WOULD COME AND MEET YOU IN THE READING OF SCRIPTURES OPEN THE EYES OF YOUR HEART AND SHOW YOU WHAT IS REALLY THERE AND MAKE HIMSELF REAL.
PRAY BEFORE READING TO SEE SUPERNATURAL.
Such a good lesson!
Powerful!
Excellent
I recommend that you download a copy of an audio bible to your smart phone and/or computer and listen to it at every chance. Faith comes by hearing.
Great advice!
Listen to this man, discribing, the hell of money and the heaven in love. ❤
this is convicting! need to master praying before reading the Bible...
Pray for the Holy Spirit before studying his Holy Word
Ty
Thanks for the podcast. Isn’t the world still under the dominion of satan until Christ returns, as Christ is at the right hand of the Father?
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Yes their is a difference in praying and then readin compared to just goin straight to reading,I normally pray first but sometimes I don’t want to humble myself and pray first,oh wicked flesh Lord have mercy on me a sinner,I’m not saying it’s wrong to go straight to reading that’s not what I’m saying I’m just giving a general truth in my understanding
This is such a great tip to enhance your delight and experience.
That prayer opens the word to becoming a reality! You feel, you see, and become fascinated with the he supernatural world that the Bible shows us! It’s marveling. The Bible is to obtain the wisdom , and understanding, but it is very entertaining when you’re studying the deep truths of the universe.
From the Nephilims, To The Life of Jesus doing all these glorious acts in the face or evil , to the descriptions of judgment and the beings of heaven and the experience he had.
I mean it’ll never end! It fascinating .
Where or which chapter do you recommend start reading the bible?
I do QT every day
Thank you Pastor Piper👍🙏
Because some people simply don't understand the Bible point blank. Some people are so rebellious and find it impossible to surrender their lives over ,their is too much pain, once again they simply do not understand the Bible.
Remember the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom... In order to understand God's word you can't decipher it through your own intellect it's the condition of your heart... The Lord doesn't speak to your head He speaks to your heart, understand that first... If you expect angels to rise and fall and the earth to quake and your body to light up like E.t phone home then you have no clue what spirituality is...spirituality is obeying His commandments but I could on and on but I might just get puffed up in my flesh and that will not be good flesh is no good
Yes true , i understand that. Your right
For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son so whoever believes in him shall have eternal life.
Eternal life! it’s a free gift you didn’t even have to work for it! You become a child of God. You should try to study scripture not from the standpoint of legalism but ask God to guide you in understanding of the scripture.
Because you need to look for his love in all things, the love is God. Look for that. Sin is Satan. Quit looking for him. Try to understand that. Just love. God is just love, all good things. 😊❤
Do you remember brothers and sisters the life you led before you were saved? Before you tasted how good the Lord is? (1 Peter 2:3) Do you remember how you based many of your decisions on how you felt? And some of those decisions caused you to sin? So, please remember...Don't base your decision to follow the Lord on how you feel. Even if you do not feel the Holy Spirit moving you, please press on in your faith. (The substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. Hebrews 11:1)
I realize I love John Piper.
I struggle with reading and not praying. I have been trying but i have bot had any sort of longing for the bible, i have to force myself to read the word, and i force myself to think about god. I view christianity as a duty and not a delight, I have been praying for almost a year and nothing has changed. Its like i trust God will deliver me in my mind, but i dont understand him, his religion, or his ways or even accept some of them in my heart.
How to be more satisfied in the things of the Lord than the things of the world? (ONE tip, with six reasons why it really matters/what to expect)
Tip: Before you read your Bible every day, pause, and earnestly pray to God that He'd come (and meet you, and open your eyes, and make amazing changes!)
In answer to this prayer over our reading before we read:
#1 God creates a supernatural atmosphere/presence.
#2 God will open the eyes in your heart to see things in the Word you'd otherwise not see.
#3 God will open your heart to feel the preciousness of holy things/horror of evil things you'd otherwise not feel.
#4 God will work changes in you you'd otherwise not experience.
#5 God will from time to time provide the guidance/leading you've been longing for with regard to big decisions in your life.
#6 God will give you a fresh sense of His reality.
Good tip.
We all have sinned and fell short of the glory to God. The problem is, that God is holy and doesn’t live with sin. So we all deserve to go to hell, but Jesus paid the price so you don’t have to. All you have to do is confess Jesus as your savior and repent (turn from all sin) and you’ll be forgiven and on the way to heaven.
I want to use video games to make a living and reach people to preach to them. Is there a problem with that
If that’s your calling heck no I’ve been playing video games all my life if you have a genuine and Godly passion then go for it... there are so many opportunities for Christian gaming that have not been covered Bible stories, adventure stories, VRs like the possibilities are endless
You may succeed by that, but I tell you, it's still not wise using video games as a platform to preach and it's not legalism or something killjoy... You must focus what is really the "Focus", it's not bad to have fun but there's always limitation of it. I, too, love video games but it's better to point them to the reality which is the Bible or else, you just wanted to play your games and wasting your time of it and make "preaching" as your excuse to play games. Preach the Word just as it is.
It seems backwards idk
Does anyone know any verses that would backup what John said about being able to "ask for an expect" to, by His Spirit, encounter God's voice and experience his manifest presence (5:00)?
Thanks for the video.
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I’ve done this for over 20 years and still nothing. Why?
Anyone’s delight in God falters because they don’t spend enough time in His company. With anyone who you may want a relationship, you will want to give them lots of your best time. When you do that with God, you will find the core desires of your heart will change and he will then be in a position to give you the desires of your heart. See Psalm 37 for further details.
I've been asking for 8 months... 🤷♀️