Author: James Lindquist

James Lindquist was born on March 5, 1943 as James Carl Warren. He became a Christian in 1951. He rededicated his life to the Lord in 1991 and the Lord promptly baptized him in the Holy Spirit. When James first started writing, he needed a way to differentiate his fiction and nonfiction for his readers. Therefore, in honor of his deceased Swedish mom, he began writing his nonfiction with her maiden name, under the pseudonym of Lindquist. James’ passion is writing and so he decided to go to school and learn how to write right. He attended Christian Writers Guild for three years and graduated as a journeyman. So James has devoted the rest of his life to his entire writing career for the Lord and feels as long as he is obedient and continues to follow Christ, he will not end up on some tangent far away from the destiny that God ordained for his life. James is a 77 year old single Christian man and loves the Lord with all his heart. He has seen and learned a lot of things during his time here on earth, some of which, he still even remembers. He is excited about where God is taking him and is thankful that Christ loves him and entrusted him with a part and purpose in the Kingdom, a dream since he can remember. James lives in Albany, Oregon U.S.A. and continues to write for the Lord. James hopes to pass on those things that he’s seen, learned, and remembers in a spiritual and biblical context. He believes that the Lord called him to write and to that end, he wrote five nonfiction books titled, The Final Cup, Back to Eden, Seeking God, Seeking Man, and The Cobblestone Road. James always wanted to write a fiction piece just for fun so under the direction of the Holy Spirit, he created an outline for a project the theme of which is salvation and whose title is, The Dead Know Nothing. James prays that some of the things the Lord has shown him throughout his years will, in some way, help his brothers and sisters. With this in mind, he hopes to post one blog a week every Monday [time permitting, as he writes his book(s)], in hopes that the postings will bless and help you in your daily lives and walk. Please feel free to comment even if you disagree. If this is content that interests you, James invites you to follow his weekly postings. God bless you all and thanks for visiting James here at his little corner of the Web.

Good morning Lord

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I confessed earlier that given the amount of years I’ve been a Christian, I had a lousy prayer life. For one, I didn’t know how to pray. However, I have learned a great Revelation lately, from an evangelist, and I now know how to pray. I must now work on the practical application of that knowledge. (Lol)

Brothers and sisters, the purpose of prayer, is to fulfill the purposes (will) of God in the earth. We do not have creative power, only God. We have cultivating power. Prayer is not used to bend God to our will and persuade him to do something He does not want to do, and is NOT in his will to do.

No, brothers and sisters, prayer is praying GOD’S WILL (His Word), NOT OUR WILL and what we want, but what God wants.Prayer is a fixed river. I want to be in the river of God’s will. The Scripture for today is John 15:7,

“⁷But if you remain in me and my words remain in you, you may ask for anything you want, and it will be granted!”

How many of us have taken this verse out of its context and prayed part two of this verse, ONLY; “… ask anything you want and it will be granted.”

Context is everything in the Bible. We need to align ourselves with His Word, which IS HIS WILL. Alignment accesses authority. Four more Scriptures to tag with John 15:7 where we learn how to remain in Him and He in us?

1 John 3:24;

The one who keeps His commandments abides in Him, and He in him. We know by this that He abides in us, by the Spirit whom He has given us.

1 John 3:22

And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.

Psalm 37:4

Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.

Lord, jesus, I hunger for you. Change me O Lord. Search me O Lord and see if there be any wicked way in me. Bend me to your will. I want to be in the river of your will. Help me to do only what is pleasing in your sight. You have free reign in my heart Lord. Every room in my heart, I give to you Lord, to have your way in me. Abide in me always Lord, thank you for never leaving me or forsaking me. Lord, I delight myself in you. You Lord, are the desire of my heart. Help me to do your commandments. I’m nothing without you Lord. I come to you with a thankful and open heart. Lord, I need you and love you. In Your precious name, I pray and acknowledge you as my Lord and Savior and king and husband and lover of my soul. AMEN and AMEN.