(2) Our second point of growth for a Christian is Prayer.

Reading the Word of God, is God speaking to you. 

Prayer is you speaking to God; that wonderful communion between a Father and His child. 

This is a point where the Devil will fight you. It is hard work to really pray, but it is an absolute must if you are going to grow in your Christian life. 

Here again, it is always best to talk to God in the morning. David said, “I will pray morning, non and night.” Make Bible reading and prayer the top priority in your life. 

How long can you go without sleep? – 16 hours – 24 hours – 26 hours? Not long, until you are completely fatigued. You can’t think, you can’t function; so it is spiritually impossible to be spiritual when one goes without prayer. There is a saying, “one week without prayer makes one a weak Christian.” Believe in God’s promises and make them your own. He will give you the desires of your heart. You are His Son or Daughter. Your prayer life will change your life. Don’t just pray for yourself– pray for others. Here’s a little prayer hand illustration that may help you as you pray. Remember the position on your hand as you pray. 

1. Praise and thanksgiving to God - confession of sin. 

2. Your family. 

3. The President, your pastor, church, missionaries, etc. 

4. The sick, bereaved, needy, and imprisoned. 

5. Yourself - your personal spiritual growth, needs and wants. 

 
(3) Our third point is to Witness. – “Ye shall be witnesses unto me...” Acts 1:8. 

You may not know a lot of things about the Bible, but you do know what God has done for you – pass it on. That is what a witness is. You thought this was the task of the preacher, missionary, etc. NO! YOU! – Every believer is to become a witness for Christ. Tie your arm up in a sling for months, and what happens? The muscles become useless. Just so with our Spiritual muscles unless we run the good race in life, by faith. Climb the mountains of difficulty, unless we do, we will become weak Christians. 

We are told to be “overcomers” - I John 5:4 - “For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world, and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.” You can be an overcomer, because Christ liveth in you. 

We have a powerful enemy, the Devil – Satan. He hates you, and wanted you to go to Hell, to be tormented in Hell with Him forever. However, now that you have accepted Christ, you have escaped that eternal doom. 

Now, Satan’s job is to keep you from becoming a strong Christian. He will try to destroy your testimony. I Peter 5:8 – “Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary, the Devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour.”
 

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