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Open Heaven For Teens Friday 21 January 2022 Daily Devotional was written by Pastor E.A. Adeboye

TOPIC: Your Mental Health

MEMORISE: Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth. 3 John 1:2

RAEAD: Matthew 11:28-30

28 Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.

30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Matthew 15:1-20; Genesis 49-50

MESSAGE:

There are so many people who try again and again, to get good grades, but somehow, even after studying so they still don’t do well in their exams. For some, their brains even blank out during exams. I have experienced this before. I was very prepared for an exam: as a matter of fact, I had read everything in the syllabus, but on getting to the exam hall, my brain planked out. I could not remember anything I had read. If this has been your case, today marks the end of that experience for you, in Jesus name.

You see, God keeps a storage of new body parts in heaven. He has that storage for people who ask for new parts, so He can give them. If your brain is performing poorly, you can ask God for a brand new one and He will give it to you. If your brain is just average, but you want to be excellent, you can also ask God and He will give you a more excellent brain. This is the advantage that we have as children of God. Whenever we ask for ANYTHING in His name, He will give it to us (Matthew 21:22).

PRAYER POINT: Today, I trade all my sorrows, pains and shame for the joy and peace of the Lord.

HYMN: What A Friend We Have 8n Jesus

What a friend we have in Jesus,
All our sins and griefs to bear;
what a privilege to carry
Ev’rything to God in prayer.
Oh, what peace we often forfeit,
Oh, what needless pain we bear-
All because we do not carry
Ev’rything to God in prayer.

Have we trials and temptations?
Is there trouble anywhere?
We should never be discouraged,
Take it to the Lord in prayer.
Can we find a Friend so faithful
Who will all our sorrows share?
Jesus knows our ev’ry weakness,
Take it to the Lord in prayer.

Are we weak and heavy laden,
Cumbered with a load of care?
Precious Saviour, still our refuge,
Take it to the Lord in prayer.
Do thy friends despise, forsake thee?
Take it to the Lord in prayer.
In His arms He’ll take and shield thee,
Thou wilt find a solace there.