The Word of God for wisdom:
Proverbs 16:24 (ESV)
24 Gracious words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the body.
The Word of God for inspiration:
Psalm 124:8 (ESV)
8 Our help is in the name of the LORD, who made heaven and earth.
The Word of God for encouragement:
Acts 4:31-33 (ESV)
31 And when they had prayed, the place in which they were gathered together was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and continued to speak the word of God with boldness.
32 Now the full number of those who believed were of one heart and soul, and no one said that any of the things that belonged to him was his own, but they had everything in common.
33 And with great power the apostles were giving their testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was upon them all.
My observation:
Is the LORD of the psalmist and the people of Israel your helper? Is the Jesus, the resurrected Savior, who is at the right hand of God, your helper?
If so, you are in good company, and you have a helper who is able and who is willing to help you. The key to getting your needs met is to learn how to pray; and then, to make it a constant practice in your life. It takes faith in God to pray. Things happen for the first century church "when they had prayed". Things will happen in your life, and in the life of your church in answer to the prayers of God's people.
When God's people prayed, they received power to serve God. You can't do the work of God in this world without being devoted to prayer (Acts 4:31).
When God's people prayed, that received sufficient and sustaining grace to help them to not only talk the talk but to walk the talk (Acts 4:33).
My prayer:
Our Father in heaven, my dear Father, I am so thankful for the power and the provisions that are available to your people when we pray. Father, it is comforting to know that there is never a time that you are too busy for me to have a little talk or a big talk with you. Father, I thank you for being available and approachable to your people.
Father God, I thank you for the power to speak your word, and I thank you for the grace to live your word out in the daily crucible of life in a fallen world. Amen.
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8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come on you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth."
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