7.

SECURE THE PROMISES

Mark 10:47-52 -47 And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry
out and say, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” 48 And many rebuked him,
telling him to be silent. But he cried out all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on
me!” 49 And Jesus stopped and said, “Call him.” And they called the blind man,
saying to him, “Take heart. Get up; he is calling you.” 50 And throwing off his cloak,
he sprang up and came to Jesus. 51 And Jesus said to him, “What do you want me to
do for you?” And the blind man said to him, “Rabbi, let me recover my sight.” 52
And Jesus said to him, “Go your way; your faith has made you well.” And
immediately he recovered his sight and followed him on the way.
 8. PLEAD THE CASE

Luke 18:3-5 Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they
should always pray and not give up. 2 He said: “In a certain town there was a
judge who neither feared God nor cared what people thought. 3 And there was a
widow in that town who kept coming to him with the plea, ‘Grant me justice
against my adversary.’ 4 “For some time he refused. But finally he said to
himself, ‘Even though I don’t fear God or care what people think, 5 yet because
this widow keeps bothering me, I will see that she gets justice, so that she won’t
eventually come and attack me!’
 9. BELIEVE

 Mark 11:23-24 - Then Jesus said to the disciples, “Have faith in God. 23 I tell
you the truth, you can say to this mountain, ‘May you be lifted up and thrown
into the sea,’ and it will happen. But you must really believe it will happen
and have no doubt in your heart. 24 I tell you, you can pray for anything, and
if you believe that you’ve received it, it will be yours.
 10. GIVE THANKS

 2 Corinthians 4:15
 All this is for your benefit, so that the grace that is reaching more and more
people may cause thanksgiving to overflow to the glory of God.
 11. LIVE IN EXPECTATION

 James 1: 7 - 6 -But when you ask him, be sure that your faith is in God
alone. Do not waver, for a person with divided loyalty is as unsettled as a
wave of the sea that is blown and tossed by the wind. 7 Such people should
not expect to receive anything from the Lord. 8 Their loyalty is divided
between God and the world, and they are unstable in everything they do
 12. PRACTICE ACTIVE BELIEF

 Luke 11:9 “So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will
find; knock and the door will be opened to you.