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Comment by WILLIE W. WILLIAMS JR. on March 16, 2012 at 11:35am

5 Reasons God Permits Problems

The problems you face will either defeat you or develop you--depending on how YOU respond to them. Unfortunately, most people fail to see how God wants to use problems for good in their lives. They react foolishly and resent their problems rather than pausing to consider what benefit they might bring. Here are five reasons God May have Permitted the problems for experience in your life:

1. God permits problems to DIRECT you. Sometimes God must light a fire under you to get you moving. Problems often point us in a new direction and motivate us to change. Is God allowing this situation to get your attention?
"Sometimes it takes a painful situation to make us change our ways. " Proverbs 20:30

2. God permits problems to INSPECT you. People are like tea bags ... if you want to know what's inside them, just drop them into hot water! Has God tested your faith by allowing a problem or two into your life? What do problems reveal about you?
"When you have many kinds of troubles, you should be full of joy, because you know that these troubles test your faith, and this will give you patience." James 1:2-3

3. God uses problems to CORRECT you. Some lessons we learn only through pain and failure. It's likely that as a child your parents told you not to touch a hot stove. But you probably learned by being burned. Sometimes we only learn the value of something...health, money, a relationship...by losing it.
"It was the best thing that could have happened to me, for it taught me to pay attention to your laws." Psalms 119:71-72

4. God permits problems to PROTECT you. A problem can be a blessing in disguise if it prevents you from being harmed by something more serious. (example: Someone was fired for refusing to do something unethical that his boss had asked him to do. His unemployment was a problem-but it saved him from being convicted and sent to prison a year later when management's actions were eventually discovered.)
"You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good"... Genesis 50:20

5. God permits problems to PERFECT you. Problems, when responded to correctly, are character builders. God is far more interested in your character than your comfort. Your relationship to God and your character are the only two things you're going to take with you into eternity.
"We can rejoice when we run into problems...they help us learn to be patient. And patience develops strength of character in us and helps us trust God more each time we use it until finally our hope and faith are strong and steady." Romans 5:3-4

** Here's the point: God is at work in your life-even when you do not recognize it or understand it. But it's much easier and profitable when you cooperate with Him.
Our Father in heaven, God we praise You because we know, through it all we're learning to trust You more; we're learning to depend more on Your Word. We thank You Lord because we know, You are working all things together for our good, because we love You and are the called according to Your purpose. We give You praise for a wonderful day today and we thank You in advance for the favor shown to us today, in Jesus Name, Amen.

Because of Calvary,

Bishop Willie Williams
The Prayer Ministry

Comment by Phoebe Macon on March 16, 2012 at 1:27am

Amen to the prayer and God bless you Bishop Willie!!

Comment by WILLIE W. WILLIAMS JR. on March 15, 2012 at 11:20am

Our Father in heaven, we worship You O mighty God. Lord You are holy, righteous, omnipotent, just, true, loving, kind, faithful; You are all that and so much more and we thank You for being all that You are in our lives. We thank You for taking care of us another perfect Wednesday and for waking us to see another perfect Thursday. Every day that You make is perfect and we thank You for blessing us to be a part of perfection everyday. Lord we thank You for proving to us everyday that You favor us. We thank You for continuing to have mercy on us, for there are many times we place things before You, ignore Your favor and live life as if we're keeping ourselves. Forgive us for being arrogant, forgive us for being selfish, forgive us for sticking our chest out and saying, "I did it" without considering the fact it is in You that we live, we move and have our being. It's because of You that we are and we owe You the praise!! Father, this morning we're lifting those to You whom we personally pray for everyday. We thank You Lord because we don't have to name them one by one because You know all their names and issues. We're asking for a mighty move from You in their lives and that You will draw them closer to You. Lord, each person that we pray for individually is being prayed for right now at the same time and we thank and praise You in advance for a sound mind and clear direction. We thank You for a new determination to live out Your will in their lives. We thank You in advance for Your touch, Your healing and Your deliverance, in Jesus Name. We thank You for this great day that proves to us again, God favors us, in Jesus Name, Amen.

Because of Calvary,

Bishop Willie Williams
The Prayer Ministry

Comment by Phoebe Macon on March 15, 2012 at 2:52am

AMEN TO THE PRAYER & HEALING PRAYERS TO ALL THOSE IN NEED. GOD BLESS YOU ALL !!

Comment by WILLIE W. WILLIAMS JR. on March 14, 2012 at 12:18pm

Lord, for waking us to see another beautiful day we say, "Thank You!" For speaking to our lungs and saying, "breathe" we thank You. For speaking to our heart and saying, "keep beating" we thank You. For speaking to our minds and saying, "Praise Me!" we shout out, "Hallelujah!" God we thank You for making us beautiful, we thank You for making us unique, we thank You for making us a perfect fit, a perfect match with You--thank You for completing us!!!! Lord, we're praying for those who believe they're nothing without someone else. We're praying for those who will lose themselves in order to make others happy. God bless each one to know we cannot be who You created us to be, living to be who someone else wants us to be. Help us Father to love who we are because You fearfully and wonderfully made us, marvelous is Your work!!! Help each one to desire a real true genuine relationship with You, and that more than anything our desire be to please You. Father, we're praying for Victoria Carter, asking that You move mightily in her life, touch and heal her body, in the Name of Jesus! We're praying one for another asking that You bless each one with the specific touch they're standing in the need of and grant us peace. It's a great day today and we thank You for assuring us we can make it with Jesus on our side, in Jesus Name, Amen.

Because of Calvary,

Bishop Willie Williams
The Prayer Ministry

Comment by Phoebe Macon on March 14, 2012 at 12:29am

Amen to the prayer Bishop Willie and God bless, I will keep those mentioned in prayer!!

Comment by WILLIE W. WILLIAMS JR. on March 13, 2012 at 9:37am

Oh Lord we thank and praise You for another day of life. Father, we thank You for continuing to supply all of our needs. We thank You for our health, we thank You for our strength, we thank You for our family, and we thank You for our friends. Your Word tells us to give thanks in everything, and because You told us to do it we know it's possible. It's possible because the good in our lives far outweighs the bad. It's possible because our faith is not based on our present circumstances, but it's based on how faithful You have been all the days of our lives. We're praying one for another and make special request for the families of Tawnette Fulton-Gilbert and Johnny Tucker, we know that YOU know their circumstances and exactly what needs to be done, so we make this request and leave in your hands for your good and perfect Will to be done, in Jesus' Name. And, we thank you in advance, help us to know saying "thank You" is good, but living a life that points back to You is being thankful. Living a life that obeys Your command to have love one to another, glorifies You. God, we pray that each one purposes in our hearts to glorify You in all that we do and say today. Today we shall go forth showing Your love. We shall go forth sharing our smiles. We shall go forth sharing the Jesus in us, declaring the Jesus in us makes loving, caring and sharing easy to do. We go forth singing, "The Jesus in Me, loves the Jesus in You! You're so easy to love!" We go forth knowing today will be a better day because we begin this day saying, "I can . . . because Jesus lives in me!" We give You praise, in Jesus Name, Amen.

Because of Calvary,

Bishop Willie Williams
The Prayer Ministry

Comment by Phoebe Macon on March 13, 2012 at 4:04am

AMEN, PRAISE GOD!!

Comment by WILLIE W. WILLIAMS JR. on March 12, 2012 at 10:15am

Good morning Lord! It's a great day that You have made and we're excited to still be here. The weekend was great and we so look forward to a great week filled with endless possibilities. We believe we can do all things through Christ Who gives us strength. We believe there is nothing too hard for God to do. We believe no weapon formed against us shall prosper. We believe You're working all things together for our good. We believe without faith it is impossible to please You. We believe You're with us everywhere we go and since You're with us we already know it's going to be a great week. Bless each one to know what they believe, stand on Your promises and moved forward expecting great things. We are children of the Most High God and we shall go forth showing the world our Father is great and greatly to be praised! We win!! We win!! We win!!! Thank You Lord in advance for a victorious day, we give You praise, in Jesus Name, Amen.

Because of Calvary,

Bishop Willie Williams
The Prayer Ministry

Comment by WILLIE W. WILLIAMS JR. on March 8, 2012 at 7:51am

Our Father in heaven, Lord we thank You for this another day You have blessed us to see. We thank You for our life, health and strength. We thank You for Your Word, full of Your promises that assure us You're always with us and You will always take care of us. Your Word promises nothing will separate us from Your love. Your Word promises You will cause all things to work together for good, for those of us who love You and are called according to Your purpose. In Your Word You told us tribulations would come, but we could be of good cheer because You have overcome them all. God, because of Your Word we can live knowing our life is worth living and we can live expecting great things. Thank You Jesus for Your Word! God, we're taking You at Your Word, we will trust You with all our hearts and we will not lean to our own understanding, but in all our ways we will acknowledge You first and expect You to direct our paths. We lift Kim Jones to You, as she prepares to enter the operating room. God, we're trusting You to move mightily on her behalf, we're believing You for a successful surgery and a speedy recovery. We pray one for another, asking You to bless each one with the blessings they stand in need of and give us the strength and courage to take You at Your Word and keep pressing forward believing Your Word is true. It's a great day today, and we purpose in our hearts to rejoice and be glad in it, in Jesus Name, Amen.

Because of Calvary,

Bishop Willie Williams
The Prayer Ministry

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