It’s important to pray the answer (God’s word) over situations. Talk it over with them, God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit. They hear you!!! I surely believe there is more to understand about prayer than we’ll ever be able to write about. I wanted to get this out to you as you continue to develop and strengthen your own prayer life. This morning, thoughts about how to understand prayer took over my waking hours. Certainly, Jesus left us a model prayer in Matthew 6:9-13. But could there be more? Should we bother spending time learning more about what prayer is and how to effectively use it? You better believe it. The scriptures talk about different kinds of prayers such as prayer for salvation and others for healing, etc. And besides that, prayer is how we communicate to God our thoughts, desires, needs, and love for Him; that and more is all done in the spiritual realm. The passage above is something we should often pray in our natural language. The bible does talk about speaking in tongues in two separate ways. We’ll see how tongues used in a prayer language is helpful and powerful. One example we see is in Acts 2. After this group was filled with the promise of the Holy Spirit they began to speak in other languages that other men knew. So this is language(s) that can be learned. Although learned, if you speak in a language that nobody understands, it will take the Holy Spirit to reveal its meaning and this is usually done through another individual. This is a public event that requires interpretation. If it's a true word from God, it will speak forth the mind, will, and counsel of God and you'll be albe to support this word with scripture because God will not contradict His own word. The other example is described in both, Romans 8:26-27 and coincides with Jude 20. Now, Jude only has one chapter, so just find verse 20. Let’s start with Romans 8. Verse 26) “Likewise the spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. 27) And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God.” Now, Jude 20 reads, “But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost,” I want to talk to you a moment about this second way. We just read where the bible speaks of the Holy Spirit helping us to pray the perfect will of God. This is what we refer to as our prayer language. This one is not a learned language. It takes the help and power of the Holy Spirit to reveal what is said. Unlike the other example, this is a private event and does not require interpretation. It’s often asked how would we know what we are praying for then. I was taught that whatever is in your spirit is what the Holy Spirit is helping you to pray about. I’ve had great comfort, peace, and success in knowing and praying like this. Last thing I want to mention today about these two types of praying in tongues is that the bible does not record an end to this. Nowhere in God’s written word will you see where God said this is not to be done anymore this side of heaven. We have bigger fish to fry than to mull over whether tongues is real or should be used. I personally will tell you that I pray in my prayer language often and I’m tremendously blessed and so are the people on the receiving end. You need not worry if tongues are of the devil; he can’t give you what doesn’t belong to him. The word instructs us to ask God for this, not our enemy. Besides, I’m certain you’ll agree that honky-tonks are the devil's playground. There’s too much messing around going on in those places. I grew up in every honky-tonk in south central Texas from the time I was about 4 years old on into my adulthood and not one single time did I hear tongues being used. It doesn’t belong to satan, it is a gift from God. To tackle a far more ferocious enemy through prayer, let’s move on. I want to cover two things with you. First, EVERYTHING that happens in our lives FIRST happens in the spiritual realm. We see this truth in the creation story in Genesis 1: 1- Genesis 2:5. In this passage we read all about God creating heaven, earth, animals, trees, plants, etc. But, notice in verse 5 it says there was not a man to till the ground. Now, didn’t we just read back in Gen 1:27 that God created man? This is key! Oh brothers and sisters don’t you see? This all took place in God’s spiritual realm. Up to verse 5 in chapter two, this was His vision and plans that He’s talking about to the Holy Spirit and to Jesus. None of what you just read has actually happened yet. All of this that God had said first took place in the spiritual realm. He decreed it to be so in that realm long before it was manifested (developed and took place) in our natural realm. This is our formula for prayer. Are you with me? Sadly, the staggering truth is that our mortal enemy, satan, also lives in that realm. The word says that satan stands before God day and night as the accuser of the brethren, see Revelations 12:10. It is here, my friends, that we must learn to work with God through prayer and warfare. When we need change in our circumstances, or to help others, we need to share our vision with God, the Holy Spirit, and Jesus. It’s important to pray the answer (God’s word) over situations. Talk it over with them. They hear you!!! Second, to position yourself for prayer and warfare, you must believe that prayer takes place in the spiritual realm because that’s where God is, that’s where He holds His court, it’s where He holds up His word for us as we stand on its truths, and to make sure our choices and the decisions we make are honored and carried out. Matthew 18:18-20 says, 18) Verily I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. 19) Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven. 20) For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.” In this spiritual realm, that’s where our throne is, that’s where our crown (authority) resides. This is where prayers take place and are made effective. That’s where we trade in our wilderness mentalities for God’s Kingdom Realities. It’s where we realize that we don’t have to be sick, poor, have bad family relationships and let the enemy run roughshod over us. This is where we declare our victory over any and everything ol’ slewfoot throws our way, amen? AMEN and AMEN! Don’t let this get to you. We use our natural thoughts and mouth-our lips to communicate with each other here in the natural realm. God is a spirit and so are we. When we need to talk to God, what we say to him comes from our spirit but goes through our mouth. See Luke 11:22-26 and notice how many times God says we are to speak.
In this spiritual realm, that’s where our throne is, that’s where our crown (authority) resides. This is where prayers take place and are made effective. That’s where we trade in our wilderness mentalities for God’s Kingdom Realities. It’s where we realize that we don’t have to be sick, poor, have bad family relationships and let the enemy run roughshod over us. This is where we declare our victory over any and everything ol’ slewfoot throws our way, amen? AMEN and AMEN!
I'm here to tell you that God is not the author of doom and gloom. He is a God of Light: understanding, revelation, knowledge, answers, peace, and more. I just want you to know that if this describes your life, you can work with God to change everything negative in your life into something far more positive than you can begin to even think or imagine.
John 10:10 says, "The thief [satan-your enemy] cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly." [emphasis mine] This verse clearly shows us who does all the destroying and who does all the blessing. Our enemy, satan, is active and present every day in all our lives. He's among us because the worldly system was given back to him when Adam and Eve disobeyed God in the Garden of Eden. The worldly system is defined as beg, borrow, and steal, extra-marital relationships, hate, bitterness, murder, sleeping with your neighbor's wife, spiritual and physical death, disease, lack, and poverty of all kinds, and this list goes on and on. I hope you don't seriously think that God would leave us in such defeated conditions. Yet, many people live and believe that is exactly what happened. Listen to me when I tell you that God is a good God, he's only good - never bad, and he's good ALL THE TIME because that is exactly what God is. You can trust his word when it says He is Love. Let's see how God remedied these things in the following three scriptures. Matthew 12:40 says, "For as Jonas (this is Jonah from the story of Jonah and the whale) was three days and three nights in the whale's belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth." Why do you suppose he was there? Matthew 16:19, "And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven:... Revelation 1:18, "I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death. Do you see now why he was in the heart of the earth? Jesus had to die like this so that sinless blood could take away from us the keys of death and hell in exchange for the keys of life-the keys of his kingdom. Right now, maybe you are saying that's great but how do I use this information. The answer to this is a really strong one. If you are not born again, there is absolutely nothing you can do about this. You have no power over this kind of darkness, this kind of evil. None of us do. None of us have the power to overcome anything negative in and of ourselves. Our only hope is found in believing in Jesus and all that he went through. Everything Jesus went through, from the being captured in Gethsemane, through the trial -being traded out for a murderer named Barabas, through the whipping post, through the crucifixion, even right on through those three days he spent in hell taking back the keys of life, having risen again after three days, and all the way back to his throne in glory, he did for you and me so that we could overcome, being more than conquerors. So, what do you do with this information? You simply believe in what the word tells you about this and ask Jesus into your heart so that you can begin to trade in those wilderness mentalities for God's Kingdom Realities such as I am the head, and not the tail, I am above and not beneath, I am more than a conqueror, I'm not poor anymore, I'm alive-I'm alive-I'm alive in Jesus, AMEN!!! You work with God by simply believing that he has a plan taylor-made just for you and you open your spirit [like unbuttoning your jacket and pulling it wide open] to him to usher in that glorious plan he has for you. Begin to change your confession from doubt to victory, get in his word and get to know the nature of God, learn to see things his way by taking on the fruit of the spirit. Just don't stop. For more blessings reference Deuteronomy 28:1-14, Matthew chapters 5, 6, and 7, read the whole book of Romans, then Hebrews chapter 11. You spend enough time in the word of God you'll soon recognize a power and authority that is being built up in you that will boldly defy the odds and cause your life to be described as 2 Corinthians 2:14 which says, "Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of his knowledge by us in every place." This authority will flow out of your mouth like John 7:38 explains: "He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water." Take your authority, Jesus freely and willingly gives this to you, so that you can reign with him (see Ephesians 2:6) to effect his covenant of blessing - not curses- in your life. As a last note, trust me, it is well worth the effort you put into this. In other words, the degree to which you put into God, is the minimum degree to which God will return things back to you. You must remember that everything we give to God, he presses it down, shakes it together, and returns it to us overflowing. Let's close by going back to John 10:10. That word abundantly means to the full, until it overflows. If you have never received Jesus in your heart, please visit our prayer page where you can learn more about Jesus and ask him into your heart so that you can begin to live a better life in Him. Please leave me a comment if this helped you at all. We've all been in those rotten places in life - no condemnation here. We're here to help you get up out of darkness and walk in God's light. Blessings be unto you, La Donna All day I had this insatiable desire to just hold my daughter. There was much grief in this I'm so glad I belong to a wonderful, mighty God. So, I just gotta tell you something. Yesterday, I woke up with a stirring in my spirit that bothered me all day. It was not good either. And I felt like it had to do with my daughter, Haley. I kept thinking she is fine, she's probably at work. All day I had this insatiable desire to just hold my daughter. There was much grief in this stirring. Well, after church my husband said he got a text to go meet somebody in a nearby town. Off we go. We arrived and when I got out of our truck, I saw our daughter Haley walking towards us. This was to be a surprise visit. She told me she flew up here and had been camping with one of her best friends from school. She made this arrangement with her dad and didn't tell me; little stinker. The more I was around my daughter that feeling to just hold on to her like it was going to be the last time I saw my daughter grew in intensity. Haley knew I was disturbed; I started to cry and I told her something was wrong I just couldn't put my finger on it. I just knew that it was going to be bad. I couldn't stand it any longer. My daughter flew up here which meant she would be flying back to Houston, Texas. I told Haley, if I can't break this, that she was not getting on that flight, that if I had to, I would drive her back home to Texas. I was praying from Luke 12:2 which basically says "that which is hidden would be made known." In talking about that flight! It hit me that satan intended to take down her flight home. I went into prayer. My prayer language was very different than other times, very deep and intense. I had to call on some faithful prayer partners to help break this. I sent out that call to prayer at 9:24 pm and by 10 pm, it broke. Haley had an early flight back home the next morning. We got her baggage checked in and then said our goodbyes just before she entered that area where they scan you head to toe prior to boarding. At the airport, I spiritually, hi-jacked that plane by faith in the name of Jesus. I prayed over every rivet, nut and bolt. I prayed over the pilot and the entire staff, the technicians, the mechanics. I prayed over every panel of metal, even the wires and electronics. I blessed that flight and said, "Lord I want a smooth flight all the way home, in Jesus' name, Amen" At the airport, I spiritually, hi-jacked that plane by faith in the name of Jesus. I prayed over every rivet, nut and bolt. I prayed over the pilot and the entire staff, the technicians, the mechanics. I prayed over every panel of metal, even the wires and electronics. I blessed that flight and said, "Lord I want a smooth flight all the way home, in Jesus' name, Amen" |
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