Prayer365 with Enrique Brooks

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When preparing precious metals for use, they are brought to high temperatures in order purge it of any impurities. This way nothing is there that doesn’t belong. It is the fire that proves the quality of the metal. What about us? How are we tested for purity? For realness? Proverbs 17:3 says “The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold, but the Lord tests the heart.” The way that God proves o...

We live in a world of where there’s an overwhelming amount of untapped and unrealized potential. The reason is so many people have become intrigued with modeling their lives after the lives of others that are seen on television, social media, movies and more. In addition to the desire to model after the so many others in the world, some of the most powerful models are found in our relationships, e...

In his sermon on the mount, Jesus declared “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.” When Jesus says pure, this means to be genuine, sincere; free from anything that is false. In other words, Jesus is saying that it’s the heart that’s real that can see God. Remember to be real is to be honest, authentic and genuine. When we are dishonest with ourselves and others, we hinder our abili...

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Friend, I believe that 2020 has been a year of crushing. It’s been a year where we’ve gone through things that have tested us and brought us out of us that we didn’t know were there. The thing is some will look at the year of 2020 as a waste saying “After all the mess I’ve been through, I’m just ready for this year to be over.” But then there’s a group of us that have gone through the same year an...

Our goal and desire is to keep heaven open and maintain the flow of that blessing. In Malachi 3:8-12, God describes this flow as a pour and its source is from heaven. How do we keep heaven open? With an open heart. An open heart maintains an open heaven. Find the notes from today's devotional here: https://thryve.church/blog/2020/12/03/the-key-to-an-open-heaven

What tithing showed us is that we had very little discipline – if any at all. Giving to God revealed an absence of order in our lives. When we first began to tithe, we gave God our money but not our hearts. We looked at Him as a tool and not as our source. God was just a means to fulfilling our dreams and was not honored as King in our lives. Therefore when times got difficult, the strength of my...

What is faith? Faith is confidence (right now) in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see (Hebrews 11:1). Faith calls for confident action before manifestation. We see this modeled best by God himself who saw His creation sinking in debt of sin. In response to our need of salvation, He gave His only... His only Son so that we might be saved. Find the notes from todays devotional he...

If you’ve ever had to go through any type of rehab or physical therapy, the purpose is so that you’re body is restored to adequate normal mobility without the assistance of another. In a sense rehab is essential to the healing process. For each of us, discipline is essential to our healing. We were once weak and feeble in our minds, our will and our ways but discipline is the key to our strength....

A clear sign of a disciplined life is a peaceful life. However, a life filled with chaos is a normally a life that lacks discipline. This is not to say that disciplined people don’t experience chaos, because there will always be chaos created by unavoidable circumstances. But when the chaos that you're experiencing is avoidable, there’s a problem. This means your stress unnecessary and it only exi...

This was a word that I didn’t want to hear. In fact, it’s like curse words to an undisciplined life. There were many times in my walk that I wanted to leave the church and abandon the faith but this scripture kept rising in my heart... “Don’t get out of anything prematurely.” I wanted to quit, the pressure was too high, the struggle was too real, the pain was unbearable but what I couldn’t see is...

The Rod protects you from dangers both external and internal. External dangers are the dangers that are obvious things such how David protected his Father’s sheep from the lion and bear. For us as God’s sheep, this could be physical danger such as sickness, emotional danger such as toxic relationships, or even spiritual danger such as bad doctrine. There are things that God has protected you from...

God has a purpose for your life and this is why He takes the time to guide you, redirect you and correct you. When you recognize this truth (your having purpose), you will see that you cannot afford to waste time or effort and the need for discipline in your life. I believe that if you would embrace the discipline of the Lord in your life, you will experience life transformation. Discipline will t...

What I want you to see is that God made each of us a promise (and He's a keeper of His promises). He promised that along with our new hearts, He would also give us His Spirit. No longer do we need the law to act as a pacemaker for our lives because now we flow in the rhythm that's driven by the Spirit. You see, it's the Spirit of God that gives us the ability to obey God, the ability to carry out...

An instrument is most effective when it is used for the purpose it was created to do. If it’s not being used for its purpose then the instrument is being. As instruments of purpose, we were created to bring God glory and to carry out His will in the earth. The moment we are doing anything outside of that intended purpose, we bring dishonor to the one that made us and we live a life that is unfulfi...

I must remind you that God has chosen you as an instrument of purpose. This is not an application process but an appointment process. There’s no need for your resume when God has already paved the way for you. But as true as this may be, it’s often hard to see when you look in the mirror can’t seem to see beyond the damages on your heart, the corrosion in your character, the scratches in your trus...

According to the world's terms, if someone is hungry or thirsty and desires to eat, someone has to pay for it. Either they will pay for it themselves or someone else will pay it for them (and that would be considered grace). I want you to understand that the righteous requirement of Heaven has been paid for you by grace - not by your own merit or ability, but by the gift of God through Jesus Chris...

When it was clear to me that Jay wouldn’t recover, I questioned God. Why? I wondered was it a lack of faith on my part? I believed Him to be a miracle worker! But what happens when the miracle doesn’t come the way that we expect it to? Does that mean He’s not able? The first thing God showed me was that I must not confuse what He didn’t do as what He cannot do. He’s still good, effective and able....

Here’s what it boils down to: Heaven is not a place for perfect people or those who claim to be without flaw. In fact, perfect people have no claim to the place of heaven. Instead, it’s those who are are honest with the fact they are lacking spiritually that are heaven was created for and it’s those people who. Therefore, the key to heaven’s riches is not perfection, but the total awareness and ad...