A person who absolutely believes the Word and takes action will reveal the power of the Word. This is because My words are alive and active. This is why people realize at different levels when they hear the Word. As people listen to the Word, some do not understand, some do understand but treat the Word as mere knowledge and some achieve results by understanding and taking action.
‘Realizing’ is more than just understanding. To realize is to reach the stage where you connect the Word to your problems in life and apply it. You need to pray deeply in order to find the answers you need, then by doing so, resolve your problems in life with that word and be physically and spiritually victorious. ‘Deep prayer’ is the solution. You need to meet me through deep prayer. (Lord, please teach me how to pray deeply.)
The first condition for deep prayer is to be thankful in any situation. Prayer has to begin with thanksgiving. Even if you are confounded by your problems, you should still try to be thankful first. You should give thanks unconditionally with the belief that there is definitely something to be thankful for even though you may not realize it yet. Your thanksgiving fortifies the foundation for deep prayer.
The problem itself is not the problem. Tribulation is not the problem. Heavy wind and waves are not the problem. The problem is your mind. A person who binds his mind to the Word can be calm and thankful, regardless of storms and waves. A person soaring to Heaven does not notice the waves of the world. Even if the waves are heavy and treacherous, it is not a problem for the one who is flying in the sky. If your mind is affected by the heavy waves and storms stirred up by darkness you have not yet reached the level of deep prayer.
When you are unaffected by the problems in the world, even if the world is in a terrible state of confusion, you will be full of joy and peace because you are with me through your mind. Then at last, you have entered the level of deep prayer.
Challenge yourself to exceed your limits. Each day, climb higher by challenging yourself to overcome the limitations of time, environment, circumstances and prayer time. Come up to where I am standing and take me for your own. A person who never gives up but persists each and every day will meet me. If you reach this level, problems will not bother you. You will no longer be affected by the problems which once interrupted you and caused you to fear. Your doubts will also melt away. Instead, the joy you receive through me will continually increase. The problem itself may not disappear but to you, the problem will no longer concern you. If you keep diligently pushing forward, the problem will eventually disappear. Therefore, defeat the darkness through deep prayer.
The condition for deep prayer is ‘repentance’. You will see your problems and sins when you reach the level of deep prayer. When you pray deeply, you will see your deeply-rooted sins which still remain. This is different to the problems you feel during average prayer. You can see clearly the things which you have not regarded as sin and weakness. In order to be clean, you need to reach this level and see yourself, feel and repent, then immediately throw away anything that needs to be thrown.
Once you have repented of your sins, your spirit will shine. The value of your spirit is shown as light. A brighter spirit is one that is closer to me. You need to completely repent of your sins in order to make your spirit brighter. Your spirit needs to shine brightly for you to live close to me. Therefore, repentance is good. You should like repentance.
You should enjoy repentance. I hope all of you will reflect upon yourselves. Now, God is waiting for deep prayers. There is a vessel that is set aside and used for collecting deep prayers. I wish that the pot would be filled to its brink. When The prayer of one person who prays deeply is more powerful than reiterating prayers of one thousand people. Move God’s heart through deep prayer. Fulfill God’s will completely through deep prayer. Praying deeply is the only way to live. I hope that you will all raise the level of prayer each day.