Do you activate the Word of God in your prayers? "For as the rain comes down, and the snow from heaven, and do not return there, but water the earth, and make it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower and bread to the eater, So shall my word be that goes forth from My mouth; it shall not return to Me void, but it shall accomplish what I please, and it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it (Isaiah 55:10,11).
The Word of God is so alive and powerful, it has the ability to return to the Father with fullness. This verse says it will not return void (empty or ineffectual).
How does the Word return to the Father in heaven? We can send it back to the throne in our prayers and positive confessions. In our meditations and ponderings over scripture, we activate the presence of God over situations, places, and things.
Joshua 1:8, "This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success."
Psalm 103 KJV
1Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.
2Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits:
3Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases;
4Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;
5Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's.
6The LORD executeth righteousness and judgment for all that are oppressed.
7He made known his ways unto Moses, his acts unto the children of Israel.
8The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.
9He will not always chide: neither will he keep his anger for ever.
10He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.
11For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him.
Are you living your life totally committed to the will of God? Was Jesus serious when He spoke about loving God with your whole life? I think this is exactly what He had in mind in Matthew 22:37, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind."
How can we possibly live a life with this degree of devotion? Our spirit can yield and submit to the rule and reign of the life of Jesus Christ. Without yielding and submitting, we will not pray daily and fellowship with the Lord.
If we don't develop a life of prayer, then our knowledge of the Father's heart will be limited. It is in prayer, and up out of prayer, we receive the guidance to know the will of God.
We learn to please the Father and desire His will, as we love the Son and yield to the Holy Spirit. As we love Him, we will live out His will. Many times, we want to do our will, then ask God to bless and direct. I know it works best when we yield to His will first.