A Determined God
“Jesus looked at them and said, 'With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.’” - Matthew 19:26
When you come to God in prayer, He listens to you. When you come to God with a prayer that aligns with His will, He becomes determined to answer your prayer. Have you ever heard that? Not just that God says “yes,” but that He is determined to make it happen?
Yesterday, we talked about praying to Christ with desperation. We talked about how we should have passion behind our prayers. We should be bold in asking Him and knocking for the door to be opened. But understand this, the power always comes from His end. When you align your prayer with His will, you will find out what God is capable of.
The truth is, as Ephesians 3:20 says, God is capable of doing far more than we can ask or imagine. But not only is He capable of exceeding our expectations, He is also determined to do so! Many believers go through their whole lives not recognizing the positive power of prayer because God did not answer them how they wanted, when they wanted. And the fact is, sometimes the answer will be no.
However, there is good news for you. When you remain in close relationship and communication with God, He makes your heart want the things He wants. You will start to view rejection as divine protection. You will see that those things you didn’t receive weren’t worth receiving because God has better. When you are praying for the things He wants, He begins to urgently work with determination and power to make it happen.
Prayer is a powerful tool. God can do so much more than we could ever do on our own. Jesus tells us this in Matthew 19:26, “Jesus looked at them and said, 'With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.’”
Prayer is powerful. But it is powerful when a DESPERATE person meets a DETERMINED God.
When you come to God in prayer, He listens to you. When you come to God with a prayer that aligns with His will, He becomes determined to answer your prayer. Have you ever heard that? Not just that God says “yes,” but that He is determined to make it happen?
Yesterday, we talked about praying to Christ with desperation. We talked about how we should have passion behind our prayers. We should be bold in asking Him and knocking for the door to be opened. But understand this, the power always comes from His end. When you align your prayer with His will, you will find out what God is capable of.
The truth is, as Ephesians 3:20 says, God is capable of doing far more than we can ask or imagine. But not only is He capable of exceeding our expectations, He is also determined to do so! Many believers go through their whole lives not recognizing the positive power of prayer because God did not answer them how they wanted, when they wanted. And the fact is, sometimes the answer will be no.
However, there is good news for you. When you remain in close relationship and communication with God, He makes your heart want the things He wants. You will start to view rejection as divine protection. You will see that those things you didn’t receive weren’t worth receiving because God has better. When you are praying for the things He wants, He begins to urgently work with determination and power to make it happen.
Prayer is a powerful tool. God can do so much more than we could ever do on our own. Jesus tells us this in Matthew 19:26, “Jesus looked at them and said, 'With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.’”
Prayer is powerful. But it is powerful when a DESPERATE person meets a DETERMINED God.
Subscribe Now for Free Daily Devotions
Recent
Archive
2026
January
When God Feels Silent but is Still at WorkHow to Rebound After a Crushing LetdownWhen Your World Falls Apart After You Did Everything RightGod Is Still Building Roads in the DesertThe Chapter That Comes After TraumaWhen Hope Feels GoneWhen Your Words Start Working Against YouGod’s Resume Is Bigger Than Your SituationWaiting on God is Not Doing NothingBefore Circumstances ChangeGetting In Your Bag When Life Feels UnfairWinning With a Bad HandOverlooked, Insulted, and Still ChosenPrepared in the Field Before the Giant AppearsYou Were Trained for This MomentTaking Off Armor That Does Not FitFormed in the Field, Not on the StageWhen the Battle Is Not Actually YoursWhen You Feel the Urge to Go Through God’s PhoneFaith After Disappointment Still CountsKeep Showing Up Even When You Are ConfusedLocked Doors Do Not Stop JesusWhen You Need an Encounter for YourselfDoubt as a DoorwaySaying What Hurts When God Is in the RoomWhere Faith and Fear CollideShutdown Does Not Mean FinishedWhen Opposition Shows Up Mid-ProgressBuilding Without Responding to the MockeryA Mind to Work in the Middle of WearinessThe Wall Rose Because the People Did Not Quit
February
When Faith Blocks the ViewThe Cost of Carrying the CrossPower Was Never the PointGod Meets You Where You AreFaith That Chooses People Over ProfitWhen the Cross Loses Its MeaningClearing the View So Christ Can Be SeenWhen Worry Becomes a Way of LifeGod Is Not Surprised by Bad LeadershipWhen God Writes on the WallGod Controls the ClockGod Is Watching the ScaleWhen God Writes the EndingYou Do Not Have to Carry This AloneWhen Life Feels Like a JungleWhat You Are Leaning On MattersPeace Comes From the InsideRemember What God Has Already DoneProtecting Your Peace on PurposeWhen You Have to Say It Out LoudTrust Is a Long GameWhen Joy Breaks ContainmentGod Shows Up in Hard SeasonsKeep Moving When Everything Says StopGet Ready for What You Are Praying ForFaith That Is Willing to WorkWorship Is How We Acknowledge God’s HandDarkness Does Not Decide the Outcome
2025
January
Plenty of RoomThankful for Your SeatWho God Invites to the TableThat’s the PointWe Do Not Have a Monopoly on GodStop Talking So LoudLet God Handle the Guest ListA Long-Awaited ReunionSeeing Jesus for YourselfIn Possession of a Personal PromiseGet in the Right PositionReady to ReceiveAligning Your Life for God's PromiseWaiting with ExpectancyGrounded in PrayerStrength in PrayerPatience Through PrayerStay Focused Through PrayerGod's Conditional PromisesGod’s PriorityGrounded in FaithTrusting God's TimingThe Assurance of God's PromisesIs It Well With Your Soul?Health vs. HealingStewarding Your BodyA Holistic View of SpiritualityGod Cares About Your BodyWhat You Put in MattersNourishing Your SoulThe Power of Prevention
No Comments