Episode #103 - Nate Smith
In this episode Nate and I talk about Faith, Prayer, and Living out your mission. Nate defined Faith as believing in the things you don't see and you have to hope for things you believe will come. Which is a really hard thing to do and it's a bit cynical and backwards in a way. But in this world it is. You gotta believe in someone, something, outside of this world. Someone who came down to this world over 2,000 years ago and showed us that faith does move mountains.
Nate talked about prayer and said, “There is this quote that I read, if you don't feel like praying, do it anyways, because something's making you feel that way." And it's the bad thing that's making you feel that way. And whether or not that's true, I'm just gonna believe it, and go with it because it's working and I'm praying, and it's making my life better. I'm praying about things and I have faith that the things that I pray for, I will receive. you know, so long as they're good and so long as I make the necessary changes and sacrifices to step into that and, you know, have it. Because God has His timing and I have mine and they're not perfectly aligned at all. But I can align them a little bit better maybe if I make the necessary sacrifices. And, you know, show them that I'm ready. Pray to them. Tell them I'm ready.”
To summarize, start praying, and pray often. You don't have to have perfect prayers, just build that relationship. And once that relationship starts to take fruition, God will open those doors asking you shall receive.
Lastly, No matter if Jesus returns, or if you die and go to heaven, you're going to meet Jesus. So when you meet Jesus, and he asks you, did you know me? Whether he comes now to the earth, or you go to heaven, did you know me? How would you respond to that? And that's the ultimate question that we all have to answer. So having a transformation in a change of heart and knowing Christ through prayer and through just talking with others who are sound individuals who love and care for you, you'll get to know the heart of Christ.
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