Essentials for Answered Prayers

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Essentials for Answered Prayers teaches you the things that the Bible says hinder our prayers so that you can stop doing them and ensure your unanswered prayers are answered. It also teaches you the essential things that the Bible says we should do to increase the chances of having our prayers answered.

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To ensure that your prayers are answered, you have to:

1. Confess your Sins

The Lord’s hand is not shortened that it cannot save you, or His ear heavy that He cannot hear you. But your iniquities have separated you from your God and your sins have hidden His face from you so that He will not hear. (Isaiah 59:1-2)

God answers prayers but sin can separate you from Him so that when you pray, He does not hear your prayers just as it had separated the Israelites from God.

Note that the sins that hindered their prayers were:

a) “Big sins” of commission such as murder {Your hands are defiled with blood Isaiah 59:3)}

b) “Small sins” such as lying {Your lips have spoken lies (Isaiah 59:3)}

c) Sins that probably only God knew about such as whispering nasty words {Your tongue has muttered perversity (Isaiah 59:3)}

d) Sins of omission for No one calls for justice, nor does anyone plead for truth (Isaiah 59:4)

Therefore, confess all your known sins to God and ask Him to forgive you all your sins even those you cannot remember since this is an essential to avoid having unanswered prayers.

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2. Be righteous

The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much. (James 5:16)

After confessing, live right or righteously so that you can tap into the power of prayer and ensure that your prayers do a lot by virtue of them being answered regardless of whether you are saying prayers for healing, prayers for strength or spiritual warfare prayers.

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3. Remain in Jesus

If you abide in Me and My words abide in you, you shall ask what you desire and it shall be done for you. (John 15:7)

Therefore, remain in Jesus. This implies that you have to be committed to your Christian faith by doing what He expects you to do and getting saved.

To get saved all you have to do is to say with your mouth that Jesus Christ is the Son of God and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead when He died for our sins and you will be saved. (Romans 10:9)

After getting saved, try your best not to backslide or revert to your former sinful ways so that you can ensure that you continue abiding in Jesus.

In addition, get answers to prayers by ensuring that Jesus’ words remain in you. You can do this by setting aside time everyday to read the Gospels, memorize Scriptures and meditate on His Words.

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4. Ask in the Name of Jesus

If you ask anything in My name, I will do it. (John 14:14)

This is another great key to answered prayers. Therefore, always pray in the name of Jesus. You can do this by beginning your prayers by saying “Father I ask you in the name of Jesus that you may ...”

Or you can conclude your prayers by saying “I ask this in the mighty name of Jesus, Amen.”

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Aromatherapy for Dealing with Depression

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Aromatherapy for Dealing with Depression is an ebook which uses clear explanations and color pictures to teach you how to use essential oils for natural depression treatment since these aromatherapy oils offer an effective  depression self help strategy for a person coping with depression.

Table of Contents

What is Aromatherapy?

What are Essential Oils?

Cautionary Measures when Using Essential Oils

Carrier Oils for Dealing with Depression

Jojoba

Sweet almond oil

Olive oil

Essential Oils used for Dealing with Depression

How To Blend Essential Oils

Clary sage Essential Oil

Chamomile Essential Oil

Lavender Essential Oil

Rosemary Essential Oil

Ylang ylang Essential Oil

Natural Depression Treatment Essential Oil Recipes 


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Natural Depression Treatment Essential Oil Recipes

1. Aromatherapy Bath. Create an invigorating bath by dispersing 12 drops of rosemary essential oil (or 2 drops of ylang ylang plus 4 drops of rosemary plus 6 drops of clary sage) in your warm bath water. Soaking in this aromatic cocoon can help a person coping with depression.

2. Bath Salts. Mix 2 cups of Epsom salts, 1 cup of sea salt and 1 cup of baking soda. Add 50 drops (2.5 ml or ½ teaspoons) of rosemary essential oil and a few drops of food coloring (optional) to create your own invigorating baths. Add one cup of this mixture to your warm bath water for a relaxing soak.

3. Body Massage Oil. Add 50 drops (2.5 ml or ½ teaspoons) of rosemary essential oil (or 10 drops of ylang ylang plus 16 drops of rosemary plus 24 drops of clary sage) to one cup (8oz or 250 ml) of sweet almond oil or sunflower oil or any other carrier oil of your choice to create a refreshing body massage oil.

4. Bath Gel. Add 50 drops (2.5 ml or ½ teaspoons) of rosemary essential oil (or 10 drops of ylang ylang plus 16 drops of rosemary plus 24 drops of clary sage) to one cup (8 oz or 250 ml) of unscented bath gel or liquid soap to create a refreshing bath gel for bathing or showering.

5. Aloe Vera Aromatherapy Gel. Add 50 drops of rosemary essential oils (or 10 drops of ylang ylang plus 16 drops of rosemary plus 24 drops of clary sage) to one cup (8 oz or 250 ml) of natural aloe vera gel to create a non-greasy, healing moisturizer.

How to Fight Feelings of Condemnation with Bible Verses

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Condemnation or feeling condemned is a technique the devil uses to permanently tie people to their past mistakes in order to prevent them from enjoying their present and moving to their future.  

If you have made a mistake regardless of how big or small, one of the best ways of dealing with guilt is to confess your sins to God, receive His forgiveness, forgive yourself, apologize to those you have hurt and compensate them for their loses. Then leave your mistakes in the past and move into your future guilt free.

Refuse to live the rest of your life chained to your past sins. Imitate Paul who said, “Although I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and a disrespectful man, I obtained mercy. “ (1 Timothy 1:13) He left behind the mistakes of his old self when he was Saul the serious persecutor of Christians for he even had letters from the High priests authorizing him to arrest Christians and bring them back to Jerusalem for punishment (Acts 22:5)  and he was now living a new life as Paul the serious preacher of Christianity.

Therefore, do the same. Turn over a new page right now and begin a new chapter in your life by accepting Jesus as your Savior because If anyone is in Christ Jesus, he is a new creation. Old things pass away as all things become new. (2 Corinthians 5:17)

To accept Jesus all you have to do is to say with your mouth that “Jesus Christ is the Son of God” and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead when He died for our sins and you will be saved (Romans 10:9) and you will become a new creation. Understand that salvation is a vital step for Christian deliverance because it is one of the weapons of our warfare (Ephesians 6:14-17) for our spiritual battles.  

Therefore, get saved and leave your past sins and mistakes behind by erasing them from your mind because God has erased them from your record and forgiven you.

Emulate Paul when dealing with guilt and reach forward to your future guilt free for he says, One thing I do is, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. Therefore let us, as many as are mature, have this mind (Philippians 3:13-15)

If the feelings of condemnation persist, pray deliverance prayers for yourself by asking Jesus to set  you free and schedule meditation sessions to meditate on Christian spiritual warfare scriptures such as “There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus”. (Romans 8:1) 

How to Assert Yourself

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How to Assert Yourself to Superiors

Asserting yourself is a direct way of expressing your feelings and needs clearly, politely and without hurting the other person's or party’s feelings or minimizing what you want to say.

To help you assert yourself to people who are your superiors such as your boss, parents, secular or religious leaders and all those in authority over you, remember the following assertiveness ASSERT mnemonic:

A  Assess your problems, feelings, goals, right, needs and wants

S  Set a convenient time and place to meet

S  State the problem clearly

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A perfect example of how to assert yourself to your superiors is found in the book of Joshua where we can see Caleb Jephunneh asserting himself to Joshua who was his superior since God had chosen him to lead the Israelites after Moses had died. We can also see that Caleb followed the following assertiveness ASSERT steps:

A  Assess your problems, feelings, goals, right, needs and wants

Caleb assessed his situation and felt that he had a right to own Mount Hebron because it had been promised to him.

S  Set a convenient time and place to meet

Caleb approached Joshua in a place called Gilgal. (Joshua 14:6)

S  State the problem clearly

Caleb said to Joshua, “45 years have passed since God spoke the word to Moses that I should be given Mount Hebron and it is still not in my possession as the Anaks live there.” (Joshua 14:10)

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Caleb said to Joshua, “Today, I am 85 years old and yet I feel as strong today as I was 45 years ago when I was promised Mount Hebron and therefore, I am ready to fight for it.” (Joshua 14:10-11)

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Caleb said to Joshua, “Give me this mountain (Joshua 14:12) and the permission to fight for it and possess it.”

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Caleb said to Joshua, “Please remember what God said to Moses regarding you and I 45 years ago when Moses sent us and 10 other men from Kadesh Barnea to spy out this land that God had promised us because Moses said that the land where I set my foot would be my inheritance since I had wholly followed the Lord my God and brought back a good report of the Promised Land”. (Joshua 14:6-9)

As a result of asserting himself effectively, Joshua gave Caleb Mount Hebron (Joshua 14:13) and gave him permission to fight for it and possess it from the Anaks even though 45 years had passed from the time he had been promised that mountain. Therefore, following this simple ASSERT mnemonic and you will be able to assert yourself successfully to your superiors.

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A New Christmas Message

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The birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: 

After His mother Mary was engaged to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be expecting a Child of the Holy Spirit. Then Joseph her husband to be, being a just man, and not wanting to make her a public spectacle, thought of ending their relationship privately.

But, while Joseph thought about this issue, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to marry Mary because she carries a conception of the Holy Spirit and she will deliver a Son, and you shall name Him Jesus because He will save His people from their sins.”

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The Joseph being woken from sleep, did as the Lord’s angel had commanded him and married Mary. But, he did not know her until she had delivered her first born son whom he named Jesus.

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After Jesus was born, wise men came from the East to worship Him.

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When the wise men had departed, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, and instructed him to, “Arise, take baby Jesus and His mother, and flee to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you because Herod will search for the young Child to destroy Him.”

When Joseph woke up, he took baby Jesus and His mother Mary by night, left for Egypt, and remained there until King Herod died, that it might be fulfilled what God spoken through the prophet Hosea, “Out of Egypt I called My Son”.

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After Herod’s death, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream in Egypt, and instructed him to, “Arise, take baby Jesus and His mother Mary, and return to the land of Israel because those who sought the young Childs’s life are dead.”

Then Joseph woke up, took baby Jesus and His mother Mary and returned to the land of Israel. (Matthew 1:18-2:21)

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These Christmas Scriptures show us that Mary experienced a lot of problems around the birth of her baby Jesus. The first was that her relationship with Joseph was threatened because she was found to be pregnant before they were married.

This problem of Mary teaches us that sometimes when God enables us to conceive “things” inside us like ministries through the power of the Holy Spirit like Mary had conceived Jesus through the power of the Holy Spirit, we may encounter problems in our personal and even professional lives.

This “problem” with Joseph that Mary encountered was a big problem because not only would their relationship end, but she would be a public disgrace once the reason for their break up came out. In addition to this, there was probably little that Mary could do to convince Joseph to remain with her. This was probably the worst thing for Mary but it shows us that those problems which we can do nothing about, God can intervene like He did for her and solve our problems for us.

Therefore, when you encounter big problems that you can’t solve as you go about in obedience to God’s call, do not despair. Hand over your problems to God as you continue serving Him and let Him do for you what you cannot do for yourself.

Note that the Bible does not say that Mary thought of ending her pregnancy because it had brought problems to her relationship so that she could solve this relationship issues. Therefore, do not think of terminating your ministry in an attempt to solve the financial or relationship or social problems that may have begun once you started your ministry. Focus on God’s call on your life and delivering what He has deposited in you as you leave Him to solve the humanly “impossible” problems.

Understand also that God is able to provide you with the best solution for your problems like He did for Mary because He gave a very good husband. We know that Joseph was a good husband because his life was severely “disrupted” by agreeing to marry Mary who was pregnant with a “Child” that was biologically not his because he was able to stick with her and Baby Jesus through all the midnight escapades to and from foreign lands.

To learn more, read A New Christmas Message by Dr Miriam Kinai.

You can also buy  Dr Miriam Kinai's Christian Sermons  which is a compilation of the following Christian sermons:

A New Christmas Message

A New Easter Message

Can God Help Me If I Am Surrounded By Enemies?

How Badly Do You Really Want It?

Seed Words And The Powerful Tongue

Spiritual AIDS

The Three Levels Of  Getting Lost

Why Does God Allow Suffering?

Your Life Is Your Ministry And Your Storm Is Your Message

Christmas and New Year Quotes and other Pearls of Wisdom

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Christmas Quotes

1. Christmas day activities should include praising God like the angels, worshipping Christ like the wise men and pondering Him in your heart like Mary.

2. As you dig through the wrappings to get to the presents, dig through the trappings to get to the essence of Christmas.

3. Let your life be your Christmas present to Jesus Christ.

4. The wise men offered Christ pure gold that first Christmas. Be wise and offer him your pure heart of gold this Christmas.

5. Do not despise humble beginnings. The Son of God begun His life in a humble manger.

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New Year Quotes

1. Peer into the New Year without fear because God is with you.

2. Be clear as you begin the New year where you want to end it.

3. Forget the pains of the Old Year and reach forward to gains of the New Year.

4. Do not dwell on the past year. Look to the possibilities of the new year.

5. In the New Year, renew your mind with the Word of God.

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Life Quotes

1. God can change the enemy’s full stop into a comma.

2. When you are up, don’t believe the hype.

When you are down, don’t believe the grime

3. When you pray and you cannot see God, believe that He is working behind the scenes.

4. The day you realize that the devil does not joke when he comes to steal, kill and destroy your life is the day you stop joking with the devil.

5. Today is the best day and now is the right time to improve your life.

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How to Fight Temptation with Bible Verses

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Regardless of whether you are tempted to use illicit drugs, abuse prescription medications, alcohol or cigarettes, watch pornography, fornicate, commit adultery, murder, theft, perjury or sin in any other way, you have to combine spiritual, mental and physical interventions to form your own holistic deliverance ministry to resist the temptation so that you do not succumb to it.

The first spiritual step for overcoming temptation is to pray and ask Jesus to help you because the Bible tells us that We do not have a High Priest who is not able to sympathize with us in our weaknesses. We have One who has been tempted in all ways that we are tempted and yet He did not sin. Therefore, let us boldly come to the throne of grace that we may find mercy and grace to help us in our time of need. (Hebrews 4:15-16)  

Therefore, begin praying right there in the middle of the tempting situation and ask Jesus to help you overcome the temptation.

As you pray, use Scriptures since Bible verses are the foundation of any deliverance ministry and Christian spiritual warfare for the Word of God is the Sword of the Spirit that God has given us to fight with. (Ephesians 6:17) Therefore, we will call the Scriptures that we will use to overcome temptation  SWORD WORDS .

SWORD WORDS that you can use as personal deliverance prayers ro help you resist temptation include:

1. Father God, this temptation that I am facing is not an unusual temptation because other people also face it. But, You are faithful and You will not allow me to be tempted beyond what I am able to bear. Therefore, I ask You in the name of Jesus to show me the way out of this temptation so that I can resist it. (Adapted 1 Corinthians 10:13)  

After praying look around to see how you can leave the tempting situation immediately. Learn from Joseph when Potiphar’s wife was tempting him to commit adultery for he fled and left the tempting situation in haste without even bothering to take back his cloak from her hand. (Genesis 39:12) Therefore, look for an exit and take it immediately.  

If the way out of your tempting situation is not yet clear and you are not able to leave in haste, there are several things you can do to help you avoid succumbing to the temptation:

1. Stop looking at the temptation

The first thing you need to do to resist the temptation regardless of whether it is a person who wants you sin sexually with them or it is an illicit drug, alcohol or cigarettes you are being offered is to stop looking at the temptation. Learn from Eve because looking at the tempting fruit was her downfall for When Eve saw that the tree was good for food and that it was pleasing  to the eyes and a tree desirable to make one wise, she took its fruit and ate it. (Gen 3:6)

Therefore, avert your gaze from the temptation because if you continue staring at it, your perception of it will begin to change. It will begin to look like it can offer you a pleasurable experience or a new experience or add value to your life in some way.  The temptation will then begin to change from being a definite NO to a MAYBE and finally into a YES. You will then find a reason to justify yielding to the temptation and doing the wrong thing.

2. Redirect your mind to God’s word

The second thing you need to do to resist temptation in any tempting situation after averting your gaze from the temptation, is to avert your mind from what your tempter is telling you and redirect it to what God’s word says about that  issue. Learn from Eve because if she had redirected her mind from the devil's suggestive words to God’s words about the fruit, which were, You shall not eat it and you shall you touch it (Gen 3:3) chances are that she would have never touched the forbidden fruit let alone eaten it.

Therefore, whether you are being tempted to fornicate, adulterate or to sip, swallow, sniff, smoke, inject or ingest something you know you should not even touch, let alone put inside your body, instead of thinking about your tempter’s words, redirect your mind to God’s word which says Abhor what is evil (Romans 12:9) and don’t touch the temptation.  

3. Remind yourself that you can suffer dire consequences from just one encounter

The third thing you should do to help you in resisting temptation if you are unable to leave your tempting situation immediately is to remind yourself that you can get incurable diseases such AIDS and hepatitis B from just one sexual encounter or you can get addicted from your very first sip, sniff or smoke and suffer dire consequences for the rest of your life.

Learn from Adam and Eve because they suffered dire consequences for the rest of their lives after they lost their idyllic life in the Garden of Eden to one of laboring hard for the rest of their lives just because they tasted that forbidden fruit that one time. Therefore, do not toy with the idea of trying it just once.

4. Quote the Bible

The fourth thing that you must do if you are stuck in a tempting situation is to answer your tempters by quoting the Word of God  because it is the sword of the Spirit that we are to wield to fight our spiritual battles. Learn from Jesus when He was tempted in the wilderness for He quoted Scriptures to resist the devil’s temptations.

We can see that in the first of the temptations of Jesus (Matthew 4:3), He overcame the temptation  by quoting Scripture to the devil for Jesus answered by saying, “IT IS WRITTEN ...”  and then quoted Deuteronomy 8:3 which says that Man does not live on bread alone but on every word that proceeds from God’s mouth.

In the second of the temptations of Jesus (Matthew 4:5-6), He resisted it by also using Scripture to answer His tempter the devil for He said, “IT IS WRITTEN ...”  and then quoted Deuteronomy 6:16 which says that You shall not test the Lord your God.

And finally, in the third of the temptations of Jesus(Matthew 4:8-9), He overcame it by also answering the devil by saying, “IT IS WRITTEN ...”  and quoted Deuteronomy 6:13 which says that You shall serve only the Lord your God.

Therefore, if for instance you are being tempted to sin sexually, answer your tempter by saying “IT IS WRITTEN,  Flee sexual immorality because every sin that a person does is outside their body, but the person who commits sexual immorality sins against their own body.” (1 Corinthians 6:18)

If you are tempted to abuse alcohol or drugs, answer your tempters by saying, “IT IS WRITTEN, Do not get drunk on wine which leads to debauchery.” (Ephesians 5:18) 

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