Tag Archives: yielding to God

Our Prayers Will Fail If We Don’t Pray According to the Bible

Posted on March 12, 2019 by Stephen Nielsen

  Here are the last seven reason why our prayers fail, beginning with our neglect of the Word of God.  Teachings on Prayer – We don’t let the Bible teach us how to pray.  Everything in the Bible was written … Continue reading →

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How to Be Obedient To God in Your Prayers — 3 Points

Posted on June 11, 2016 by Stephen Nielsen

True prayer is prayer that is always obedient to God. But prayer without obedience is no prayer at all; that is, it doesn’t have an abiding connection with God. Therefore, since obedience is so important in prayer, it is vital … Continue reading →

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How to Yield your Life to God: 3 Things to Practice

Posted on September 28, 2014 by Stephen Nielsen

  Yielding to God isn’t always easy.  It takes discipline and practice.  Here are three things we can practice that will help us yield to Him.   Practice praise and worship. When we yield ourselves to God, one of the … Continue reading →

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How to Yield Your Life to God — 3 Steps

Posted on September 7, 2014 by Stephen Nielsen

  Yielding to someone, even to God is difficult, because we have our sinful flesh that is always telling us to give in to no one except our own desires. But with God’s help in understanding it is easier.  Here are three points of understanding … Continue reading →

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Yielding in Prayer: Yielding to Waiting on God or To Impatience?

Posted on July 20, 2014 by Stephen Nielsen

    In the Christian life there are two things we can yield ourselves to: to God and to righteousness, or to sin and unrighteousness. Romans 6:12-13, 16 Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body, that you … Continue reading →

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What Do You Yield To As A Christian? Obedience or Disobedience — Romans 6:16

Posted on May 9, 2014 by Stephen Nielsen

    As a Christian, it should always be our aim to yield ourselves to God.  But if we don’t yield ourselves to God then we will yield ourselves to Satan, the devil (Rom. 6:13, 16, 19).  There are no other … Continue reading →

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3 Ways to Surrender Your Life unto the Obedience of God—From Romans 12:1-2

Posted on March 14, 2012 by Stephen Nielsen

                1. By viewing the mercies or God. In Romans 12:1 Paul urges believers, “by the mercies of God,” to present their bodies as a living and holy sacrifice.  This phrase, “by the mercies of God,” indicates that these mercies … Continue reading →

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How To Be Obedient To God–3 Ways

Posted on March 12, 2012 by Stephen Nielsen

Picture from a favorite blog: Stories from Home   This post is another except from Joy of Prayer.  The following are three things that we should do if we want to obey God: 1. Find out what His commands are, … Continue reading →

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Hebrew Names of God: Adonai

Posted on January 8, 2012 by Stephen Nielsen

This is the third of four studies on the Hebrew names of God.  Click on this post to also see studies on Elohim and Yahweh on my blog site. Adonai, also spelled Adonay, and translated as Lord (with only the … Continue reading →

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