The Rock San Diego – 7/12/09 – Bubbles – Part 4, Bubble Poppers

There are barriers to blessings and answered prayer

1. You have a rebellious heart
   • Most successful ventures start with a strategic and tactical plan
   • “Lord, purify my heart”
   • Proverbs 15:29
   • God is not obligated to answer
   • God’s answer to our prayers is through his grace – you never ever deserve it, and you can never ever pay it back
2. You ask with selfish motives
   • James 4:1
   • Anger and frustration come from your wants and desires within you and you’re not getting what you want
   • There are many things you may want, but you don’t need
   • You want to make sure you are desiring the right thing
   • Your wants may be irrelevant to God’s plan for you and others
3. You treat people disrespectfully
   • There’s someone in your life that you’re gossiping about
   • Other sin
   • People you have “issues” with
   • Man is supposed to sacrifice for the bride, the bride is supposed to submit to the man – the model of Christ and his church
   • Loving God is obeying God – it has nothing to do with emotion
   • What do you do in anticipation and preparation for God’s answer to your prayer – if you’re asking for a date, at least brush your teeth
   • Wisdom by definition is the correct use of knowledge

If you want God’s blessing:

1. Decide that you’re going to live by the Bible, and you’re going to learn it
2. Decide you’re going to align your relationships with the word of God
3. Start believing and put yourself in the position to receive the answers to your prayers