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Did you know that bad character can stunt the anointing in your life? The anointing is the empowerment and calling God places on you to fulfill His purpose. Many people may be gifted and anointed, yet still lack the character needed to sustain what God has entrusted to them.

Anointing alone does not produce good character. Character must be developed through obedience, humility, discipline, and submission to God. When character aligns with the anointing, the anointing is able to flourish the way God intended.

As the Church, we must stop automatically equating anointing with godly character. A person can be gifted and still need growth in their heart, conduct, and integrity. Let us pursue not only power, but also purity and maturity in Christ.

Be blessed.

Did you know that sometimes our prayers are not being answered because we are praying amiss? The Bible says in Book of James 4:3, *“You ask and do not receive, because you ask amiss, that you may spend it on your pleasures.”* Sometimes we are praying from our flesh, our emotions, or our own desires instead of praying from the heart and will of GOD.

Prayer is a two-way street. We speak to GOD, but GOD also speaks back to us through His Spirit. When we are truly connected to the Father through the Holy Spirit, He begins to shape our desires, direct our prayers, and align our hearts with His will. That is why Book of Romans 8:26 says that the Spirit helps our infirmities because we do not always know what we should pray for as we ought.

Many people want the hand of GOD without the heart of GOD. But when you spend time with Him, He will “download” wisdom, direction, and revelation concerning what to pray and how to pray. Even Jesus taught the disciples how to pray in Gospel of Matthew 6.

The Bible also reminds us in Book of James 4:15, *“If the Lord wills, we shall live and do this or that.”* Everything must be submitted to the will of GOD. If it is not in His will, He will not endorse it.

This is why intimacy with GOD matters. When your heart becomes aligned with His, your prayers begin to change. You stop praying selfish prayers and begin praying prayers that carry heaven’s agenda.

Pray for my strength.