Not gonna lie, recorded this shortly after waking up, so the brain was still warming up when I started this... needed to shake it out a little bit lol

@warriorofthelord4142

2 ай бұрын

God knows what we need 😂

One common misconception is when people teach/preach hearing a "still small voice", which used to leave me in frustration when I didn't hear from God. Yes, God CAN speak to you audibly but biblically it is rare. A better phrase to teach/preach is "don't complain that God is silent if your Bible is closed", this is where God can reveal his word to you through the Holy Spirit who guides us.

@ZachGonringFLM

2 ай бұрын

Gotta get into the Word! What's your favorite book of the Bible, Jorge?

@Justmeandjesus19

2 ай бұрын

@@ZachGonringFLMmine is John or Matthew so far I e only read the gospels and I’m starting acts

@itstoasty7089

2 ай бұрын

“But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you.” ‭‭John‬ ‭14‬:‭26‬ ‭ If it any scripture or idea from it came to your mind, most definitely thats the Spirit talking to you. The inner voice, from what I experienced in my walk with Jesus, is kinda like a second person in my thoughts. It’s hard to describe, I’m not really sure but it has been guiding me properly.

@warriorofthelord4142

2 ай бұрын

If you expect God to speak He can speak trough anything and I mean literally anything. Through movies, music, games He can teach you all kind of stuff and your mind will be unlocked just be the vessel in which He can pour in all that Hw wants

@bruinranger13

2 ай бұрын

@@warriorofthelord4142just depends on what people mean when they say “speak”. Many people mean they audibly hear Him, which I think can be problematic. Others use that wording but mean it figuratively, which I think is just an unclear communication of what they mean.

This is SO beautiful and SO needed. I think we so often get legalistic about prayer and about spending time with Jesus but I love how you say that we are just coming to rest in the arms of our Father. He delights in us, His precious children. We have nowhere else to be and nothing else to prove! Keep preaching the Word, brother!

@ZachGonringFLM

2 ай бұрын

Spot on! Beloved children in the arms of a good Father! So glad you found the video :)

@denalichristianson

2 ай бұрын

@@ZachGonringFLM Amen brother!!! Thanks for putting the truth out there. :)

@rebeccatexaschick7621

2 ай бұрын

I'm so susceptible to legalistic thinking! I wondered into new age while still thinking that I was a Christian. So, now I'm almost overly cautious about everything and honestly over think most things.

@denalichristianson

Ай бұрын

@@rebeccatexaschick7621 I've DEFINITELY been in the same place. Praying for you in that, sister! God won't let you down.

Nothing to prove. Just a place to be. Amen. ✝️

yeah man the value of pray is great, the more we pray the closer we get to god.

@ZachGonringFLM

2 ай бұрын

Truth Logan!

@akilrose4017

2 ай бұрын

Amen brother! You may have wrongly spelled great.

This is the first video of yours which I’ve seen. I just gotta say, I love your analogy here with us being like children squirming around while being held by the Lord. It makes so much sense! I’m sure God still loves us even when we wander off during prayer.

@ZachGonringFLM

2 ай бұрын

Welcome to the channel! Check out some of the other content, I hope it blesses you!!

I just wanted to tell you how much I LOVE how animated and excited you are. I love that you tell the story with your whole body, and you're just so delightfully funny and relatable! It's good that we relate to our Father in this humanely way. He made us in His image, so says the Bible! That means He is more like us, and we are more like Him than we realize! God the Father has profound emotion; no one can tell me that He doesn't laugh and get excited with us! He gave us these wonderful emotions to worship Him with, so it's okay to make jokes, laugh, cry, squirm--- whatever! As you say, He just delights in us with abundant love and understanding.

@madisonsherrie7793

2 ай бұрын

Love this

@ZachGonringFLM

2 ай бұрын

Boop Booperson, you are my hero

This is helpful because often when I'm praying I'm actually speaking out loud to Lord. And I have a cat that is very "talkative" so he will come in whenever he's hearing my voice and he'll start meowing himself. And so I try to like be more patient and say something like "oh do you wanna talk to Lord?" And my cat will meow in response. 😺

@ZachGonringFLM

Ай бұрын

Cat's trying to pray too lol love it

This was such a beautiful analogy and I died every time you imitated the distracted squirming baby 😂 I guess in the same way, for those who also suffer from intrusive thoughts that can be blasphemous at times, maybe in the analogy the baby grew up and the father is smiling at his little kid on his lap but his kid has tourette's syndrome- where they can involuntarily blurt out cuss words and things that they don't mean. Maybe that's the way that God views our intrusive thoughts, He knows that we don't actually harbor real hatred towards Him and that we can't help it and hate having it too 😢 so He never gets angry or upset and just wants us to keep talking to Him because He understands and loves us anyway ❤

@ZachGonringFLM

Ай бұрын

Glad I got a laugh out of ya! The Father delights in our squirming!

I have ADHD, so distractions is my life. I can't concentrate at all sometimes, but I do focus on things that would give my brain dopamine. Before I was born again, I believed myself to be a Christian and yet praying felt foreign and I got easily distracted. After having a real experience with God, then praying got a new meaning and my brain kinda rewired itself ---- and I don't get distracted during prayer as before. It almost doesn't happen anymore. Of course, I can't wait for the day I enter the gates of heaven and I'm finally healed from this illness.

@ZachGonringFLM

Ай бұрын

Praise the Lord!

@xDiananas

Ай бұрын

I have ADHD. I hope one day to not be distracted as much by all my other thoughts. And yeah can’t wait to leave this body because not knowing life different than through the lens of adhd gets exhausting...

@pessoafail

Ай бұрын

@@xDiananas I here you. I had I Rapture dream 7 years ago, and at the time I wasn't diagnosed with ADHD yet. In the dream, the first thing I noticed upon reaching Heaven ----- apart from the pure white robes I was wearing and the thousands of people around me ---- was a strange yet not harmful burn on my eyes. It literally felt like they were being fixed. I blinked many times, and suddenly, I could see perfectly, every detail of everything. For someone who needed glasses most of her life, that felt huge, and I smiled like never before. When I woke up from that dream, however, it was like my heart was ripped from my chest, and I missed a home I never met. Then, I cried and grieved. Can't wait to go home.

God answers prayer when we ask in his will. God has answered many prayers for me!

@ZachGonringFLM

Ай бұрын

So we praise Him!

😆 😆 The Most High sent this video to my timeline because I was just apologizing to him during prayer the last couple mornings for my mind straying as I'm in prayer....I never get up out of the bed until I pray first... And mornings my mind is nuts ..lol. He's so Awesome. I appreciate this message... Thank you brother.

@ZachGonringFLM

Ай бұрын

Let's go! Glad you're here Chris!

@VoVina111

Ай бұрын

Same 😅 I always say sorry and feel bad when I'm praying and lose my train of thought so quickly. Then this video popped up haha

Honestly this helps me a lot, since I always apologizing whenever my brain was somewhere else, like when I was praying, my mind would be like “man I wonder what I’m gonna eat tonight, ooh! There’s a bug on the wall” so I would always think about a hundred other things

@ZachGonringFLM

Ай бұрын

Relatable! Let the Father delight in you even still!

Yes, this is all very true, but I think it's best focused towards newer/younger believers. Once you are more mature in the life of Christ, the distractions could often be attacks (through the mind/emotions) from Satan whose goal is to detract from us having fellowship with the Lord. Yes, of course the Lord enjoys fellowship with us (and so should we), but believers can (and maybe should) also _exercise_ themselves in faith through the holy spirit to apply Christ's authority over the wandering mind. Just my experience in taking this a step beyond and spilling over into spiritual warfare

@ZachGonringFLM

2 ай бұрын

We should definitely try to avoid distractions, true! Just a little affirmation for people who feel discouraged.

The title threw me off, but I understand what you're saying now that I watched the video.

@ZachGonringFLM

2 ай бұрын

Lol just trying to make engaging and provocative titles

I love this video. Made me see things in a perspective I never saw before. I love the way you explained it and the analogy you used. It’s always heartwarming to see a fellow Christian talk about God which so much keenness. +1 Subscriber!

@ZachGonringFLM

8 күн бұрын

My man!!

This was SOOOO NEEDED!!!

@ZachGonringFLM

2 ай бұрын

Yoooo let's go!!!

Hello dear Zach, This video appearing on my KZread feed is such a heartwarming blessing! Thank you for reminding us of God's love and care for his children 🤍 The squirming made me laugh! May the Lord bless you abundantly and may He continue to inspire you to talk about His greatness ✨

@ZachGonringFLM

2 ай бұрын

So happy to make you laugh! And bonjour to you too Lisa

AMEN, LOVE MY FATHER!!

@ZachGonringFLM

2 ай бұрын

Amen 🙌

@DefendTruth.

2 ай бұрын

same!!!

Nice video. Agreeing with the spirit in which this was presented. So Amen… AND let us beware that certain things are planted by the enemy for the sole purpose of distracting us in prayer. So that is not to be overlooked despite what you’ve presented as a calming encouraging and lovely message. Thank you for sharing

@ZachGonringFLM

Ай бұрын

Very true! We some consolation if we're plagued by distraction, but also not to just resign ourselves to being distracted all the time!

I have ADD so I love hearing this.

@ZachGonringFLM

Ай бұрын

Glad it helps!

Jesus loves you so much! God is proud of you! God bless

@ZachGonringFLM

2 ай бұрын

Hey I needed that today margherita! Thanks for being here!

Thank you for this!

@ZachGonringFLM

2 ай бұрын

God bless you cracked izzy

This is the best, thank you.

@ZachGonringFLM

Ай бұрын

Glad it helped!

I love this. Thank you so much❤

@ZachGonringFLM

Ай бұрын

Glad you're here!

great message with the squirming, you represented how God looks at us

@ZachGonringFLM

2 ай бұрын

Haha glad the squirming helped get the message across!

Zach I can't wait when God blesses you with lots of subscribers I know your the right person for it

@ZachGonringFLM

2 ай бұрын

Man I appreciate that Jimmy! Share the channel with your friends!!!!

Thank you, brother Zach! This was a very helpful insight. I tend to get distracted a lot during prayer but remembering that I am in the presence of my Father feels great! Basically shifting your focus to the Lord! God bless you!!!

@ZachGonringFLM

2 ай бұрын

Hope it blesses you! Thanks for watching!!

amen

ngl i was telling God how i am very distracted lately while praying, and well, as always, he did all things well!

@ZachGonringFLM

2 ай бұрын

Dude the Lord brought you to this video let's go

I am 40 seconds in and love it already. Very true words.

@ZachGonringFLM

2 ай бұрын

Let's go!

Great content 👍🏽👍🏽

@ZachGonringFLM

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for being here Terry!

This helped me so much, absolutely beautiful and insightful video thank you so much man. God bless you❤️

@ZachGonringFLM

Ай бұрын

Dude I'm glad! Thanks for being here!

🙏

This is a beautiful explanation bro well done😊🙏To God be the Glory❤️

@ZachGonringFLM

2 ай бұрын

Appreciate you Lamar!

@Donjah5o

2 ай бұрын

@@ZachGonringFLM To God be all the Glory Zach😁🙏

I have adhd so every prayer has random thoughts running through my mind. Ive tried sitting in silence or clearing my mind. But my mind is always active going from one thought to another.

@ZachGonringFLM

2 ай бұрын

Well I hope this message helps - especially if you can't quite help it, the Father still delights in the squirming!

dear brothers in jesus, here some biblical passages to round your points up or to give a good focus :) well its good to go into the bible, Ecclesiastes 5:1 "let not your heart utter thoughtless words in front of God" so generally speaking, don´t be a fool to think to speak disrespectfully with/to god. what i developed in my faith is to evaluate things(everyday situations) in life, like stuff in social media with jesus. and to say, man i need to take my leave from there or there. 1 John 5,14 "This is the plainness/honesty/openness that we have towards him, that he hears us when we ask for something thats according to his will." to what you said, to be less stressed in prayer and be more open with jesus, yes and whats according to gods will? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- so whats his(god) will? Roman 14,17 "the kingdom of God is not build of eating and drinking, but righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit;" 1. John 3,22 "Whatever we ask we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do what is pleasing in his sight." ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- so whats pleasing to him? Jeremiah 9,23 But whoever wants to take pride, let him be pride that he has understanding and knows me, that I am the Lord, who exercises mercy, judgment and righteousness on the earth. For in this I have found pleasure, says the Lord. micha 6,8 "It has been told to you, O human, what is good and what the Lord requires of you: what else but doing justice, practice love and walk humbly with your God?" justice, practice agape(gods love) love , be humble with god :) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ here is the answer when you talk like a fool with god :) James 4,3 "You ask and do not receive it, because you ask(pray) with evil intent, to waste it in your lusts." i hope the length of the comment is bearable, and i hope i could give some insight :) I wish your best and the guidens of jesus have a wonderfull day dear brothers PS: im a german man, so i translated german passages to english, if someone whats to give feedback or has a question im there, its welcome :)

@ZachGonringFLM

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for bringing us the word, friend! And welcome from Germany, crazy to think you found my videos!

Hey brother, what camera do you use? Looks amazing and nice video

@ZachGonringFLM

2 ай бұрын

Sony a5100, it's kinda old at this point haha

The value of prayer is to make the one who is praying feel good. Of course humans can do that without God being involved, but it's not called "prayer."

@ZachGonringFLM

Ай бұрын

I don't know if the value is to feel good... sometimes relationship doesn't always involve good feelings

@darz3829

Ай бұрын

@@ZachGonringFLM So your wisdom says prayer may not make one feel good, and relationships also may not make one feel good. Words to live by.

Is this just from u or from the bible or church?

@ZachGonringFLM

2 ай бұрын

Uh from the Lord idk

@radijaye7435

2 ай бұрын

@@ZachGonringFLM lol u just come up with stuff? I can also say when u do big sin it's ok because the lord know u bleive in him and u are just lost

@ArchoSoma

Ай бұрын

Matthew 18:2 - 5, there ya go

@radijaye7435

Ай бұрын

@@ArchoSoma can you explain the being as a child mean in the scripture. Does it mean not pay attention during prayer . Or does it mean being a child as innocent. It says love your god with all your heart and all you MIND

Certainly will the believers have succeeded. They who are during their prayer humbly intent. Quran 23:1-2

@kd10230

2 ай бұрын

Thank you for trying to bless us. Jesus loves you❤❤

@ZachGonringFLM

2 ай бұрын

I don't know the reference, nice one tho bruh

@BlackskyV

2 ай бұрын

The KJV bible is the word of God.

@conleycarter7415

2 ай бұрын

@@BlackskyVdepends my guy, you gotta realize that the KJV was published in the 1600’s, it’s still a great translation though, 10/10

@warriorofthelord4142

2 ай бұрын

@@conleycarter7415The Older the better