Aligning Our Lives with God's Eternal Truth

1) "So really what a compass does is it's constantly, a magnetic compass is always pointing to north. It's always pointing to north. So no matter what I do, this compass is staying north, which happens to be that way. Okay. So there's a difference between magnetic north and true north. True north is the north pole, and magnetic north has to do with the magnetic pole of the earth, which very interestingly will change over time. So true north is a fixed location, and it's constant and unchanging." [33:23] (42 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)


2) "If God is true north, and his word is true north, and I start veering, I'm going to be off, and I have to make an adjustment, because if I don't make an adjustment, I'm not going to be following after what God is saying. So we have to be careful that we don't get off of what God is trying to show us. There's, you know, people say trying to do the same thing over and over again and expect a different result is what? Insanity." [34:00] (30 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)


3) "Think of prayer as the needle that points to north not a popular opinion not the culture of today's world not what what everybody else is doing it no we see that needle pointed to true north what does that mean to you what does that mean to you what does that mean to you what does that mean to you what does that mean to you what does that mean to you what does that mean to you what does that mean to you God's word say about this we talk about that in all the things every decision that you make will it glorify God is it what God's word says how am I going to vote does it follow what God's word says don't go after an opinion or a person or a personality what does God's word say that's what I want to get behind because his word never returns void right so let's dive in today look at the word today and praying scripture how that can transform our prayer life" [38:00] (50 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)


4) "When we pray God's word back to him, we're not just reciting scripture. We're connecting with his promises, his purposes, and his heart. I mean, he said it. He means it. So when we pray it, we're praying it back to him. So how are we going to do that? Number one is seek out God's promises in the scripture. Now, there's over seven, a thousand promises. promises. That'll keep you busy for a minute." [41:48] (30 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)


5) "So how are we going to do this? How are we going to apply this? In your notes, you'll see I have a few things there. Number one, not one, but the first bullet, familiarize yourself with God's promises. How can I declare the promises of God if I don't even know what they are? So I have to familiarize myself. Now, how am I going to do that? So if you have your old school paper Bible, not in every one of them, but in the back is what's called a concordance." [44:07] (28 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)


6) "When we pray his word, we are aligning our desires with his divine will. When we submit ourselves to God, he gives us those desires, but those desires are lined up with his will. Have you ever tried something so many times? So many ways, and it keeps falling and failing and breaking, and then you're like, God, you probably don't love me. No, he's like, I don't know why you're even trying to do that. When we pray with a heart that's aligned with God's will, our desires begin to mirror his desires." [51:14] (35 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)


7) "Praying God's word reorients us back to north. It reminds us that his priorities become our priorities. And he's directing us to seek his will above our own desires. So we're going to seek out God's promises in scripture. We're going to align our hearts with God's will. And number three, we're going to have faith in the power of God's word. I mean, why pray it? Why declare it? Why speak it if you don't believe it? You know, it doesn't make any sense for you to do it." [57:37] (31 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)


8) "As we pray with faith, we can expect to see God's power manifest in our lives. Why would we pray if we didn't believe there was power? And his word will accomplish what it's set out to do. Our part is to hold on and have faith and believe that what he said is going to happen. His word is reliable, his word is effective, and his word is true. When we pray God's word, we're activating those promises that are stable and unshakable. His word never changes. It was the same yesterday, today, and forever." [01:03:47] (38 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)