Prayer Tip #1-Earnestly Seek Him

You, God, are my God,

earnestly I seek you;

I thirst for you,

my whole being longs for you,

in a dry and parched land

where there is no water.

Psalm 63:1 NIV

If we focus on the beginning of the verse, David discusses how he earnestly seeks God.  The definition of earnestly means to do something in a serious manner.  It is an adverb meaning that it describes how an action will be done.  But if we take a look at the root word which is earnest that will give a better understanding of how we are to seek God.  Earnest means of an important or weighty nature; a part or portion of something given in advance as a guarantee of the remainder.  In the Strong's concordance, the Greek word for earnest is arrabòn and states it is a large part of payment in advance for security.

If we put everything together, earnestly seeking God in prayer is a serious intention to put a large deposit towards our security in God.  Large describes the importance of it!  Seeking God in advance simply means to seek Him early in the day.  When we wake up in the morning it should be the first thing that we do.  Before we start running our to-do list or stressing about what awaits us at work, we need to seek Him.  When we seek God early, He will download instructions for our day.  He provides understanding, protection and peace.

Don't let your morning go by without speaking to your Father.  It can change the outcome completely!

Peace and Blessings,