Do you wish you could experience a life-union with Jesus where the force of his explosive power flows in and through you every day of your life? Is that even possible? Yes it is!
Ephesians 6:10 …Be supernaturally infused with strength through your life-union with the Lord Jesus. Stand victorious with the force of his explosive power flowing in and through you. TPT
You were designed to be in perfect communication with the Holy Spirit where you are praying but you don’t even know it is happening. You’re just living in beautiful communion with Him.
Luke 4:1 in the Amplified says, “Jesus was full of and in perfect communication w the Holy Spirit.” Jesus didn’t come to model what God could do. Jesus modeled what we can do when we are in relationship with the Father.
Don’t just hear about it. Put something into practice.
Jeremiah 29:13 You will seek me and find me, when you seek me with all your heart. ESV
Deuteronomy 4:29 You will seek the Lord your God and you will find him, if you search after him with all your heart and with all your soul. ESV
The richness of seeking God in the morning is not just theological, it’s biological. Your brain functions at different speeds for different purposes.
Delta is the slowest speed when you have no conscious awareness. This is deep sleep where your system is in a state of regeneration, physical healing, emotional restoration, trauma recovery and resetting your immune system.
Theta is an awakening speed that is groggy where the subconscious is active. Memory is activated but still can be considered a light sleep.
Alpha is a relaxed disposition of being awake that has the ability to focus before the day has invaded your system. This is the best state for learning and reflection where you have low anxiety and high clarity.
Beta is the state of active thinking. The brain has been activated by stress, urgency and anxiety into decision-making and problem-solving. Most people live here too much.
Gamma is the state of peak performance involving pattern recognition, learning moments and clarity. This comes in short bursts of high-level integration and is not sustainable all day.
Psalms 16:7 I bless the Lord who gives me counsel; in the night also, my heart instructs me. ESV
God gives you counsel at night in your Delta State when your brain activity is low and distractions are minimized. This is a sacred space of awareness. Adam was created on the 6th day and immediately invited into rest on the 7th day. Awareness of God begins with stillness, not effort.
Then we see how the Bible describes the morning as having a special quality of communion with God.
Psalms 5:3 O Lord, in the morning you hear my voice; in the morning I prepare a sacrifice for you and watch. ESV
When you wake up, prepare a sacrifice and watch speaking of expectation.
What do most people do? They immediately grab for the phone. Rather than reflecting on what God has been revealing through the night we bypass stillness all together.
In doing this you are hijacking your own spiritual depth by abandoning the ancient wells in the pursuit of shallow streams.
When you first wake up you enter into a theta state that only lasts for 5-15 minutes depending on what you do in those moments. This is a very brief time where things God was speaking into you through the night are available to you if you pause for reflection and concentration. This is that watch with expectation.
Psalms 5:3 O Lord, in the morning you hear my voice; in the morning I prepare a sacrifice for you and watch. ESV
I encourage you especially for the 40 days, wake up and sacrifice your phone pressing into an expectation of encountering God.
From this Theta state you then move into alpha state where creativity is awakened and you’re able to see perspectives and connections that you couldn’t see before. You can experience alpha state for 20 to 60 Minutes and in this time you're more open, you're more sensitive to the Spirit of God, you're more receptive to Scripture and more able to absorb truth.
Getting to bed at a decent hour, sleeping well and waking right is part of God’s purposeful design for us to live in a state of perfect communication with the Holy Spirit.
Early morning prayer begins the night before. Get to bed at a decent time and don’t lay there on your phone so you can be fresh in the morning.
Early in the morning, while it was still dark, (Jesus went to pray) Mark 1:35
Jesus didn’t come to model what God could do. Jesus modeled what man can do when we are in relationship with the Father.
GP2RL: Earnestly pray about and surrender to God your 40 day fasting focus for the New Year.
Psalm 17:15 “As for me, I will continue beholding Your face in righteousness (rightness, justice, and right standing with You); I shall be fully satisfied, when I awake [to find myself] beholding Your form [and having sweet communion with You].” AMPC
Deuteronomy 4:29 You will seek the Lord your God and you will find him, if you search after him with all your heart and with all your soul. ESV
Jeremiah 29:13 You will seek me and find me, when you seek me with all your heart. ESV
We are designed to be in perfect communication with the Holy Spirit. This is where we don’t know that we’re actually praying. We’re just God conscious in our thoughts and discernment.
