Prayer is a Powerful Change Agent (5.15.21)

…and since we have a great priest over the house of GOD,
let us draw near to GOD with a sincere heart and with
the full assurance that faith brings, having our hearts sprinkled
to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and having our bodies
washed with pure water
- Hebrews 10:21-22

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Fellow Faith Believers,
I believe that one of the main reasons so many Christians fail to pray; or worse yet, believe the wrong things about prayer, is the seeming “hit or miss” aspect to much of how many of us prayer. The idea that "Sometimes it (prayer) works, sometimes it doesn’t."

And so, with that theory and ideology - too many of us have developed a very bad, very dangerous theology to cover "our misses;" and in turn, too many of us treat prayer incorrectly, and turn prayer into something that prayer was never ever meant to be.

This problem happens when we look at prayer as a way of getting things from GOD.  As if GOD is a request line or an atm machine.  The idea that too many have of, "If I pray long enough, have enough faith, get enough people to join me in prayer, just maybe I’ll get what I want from GOD" is the very opposite way we should be looking at prayer.

Prayer is not “my way of getting things from GOD.” Prayer is GOD’s chosen way of accomplishing His Will on this planet!

Our job, in prayer, is to draw near to GOD and Jesus, in intimacy. And as I began to understand and receive this mindset; and as I began to understand - more and more, by and by - a bit more of the Lord’s Heart 'on a matter,' then I began to ask Him to accomplish what is already His Will.  (For this is key, discerning and asking what is God's Will should be the first prayer and the foundation of your prayers.  GOD's Will.) 

And it is at that point that prayer becomes
     a powerful change agent to achieve
     the Lord’s Purposes.

Thank GOD for what you have,
Trust GOD for what you need.

  ~  Marilyn

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~ Prayer ~
I thank You Lord GOD,
That You have not left us to our own devices
     to fight this battle.

You have provided for us the Powerful Sword
     of Your Word, and Your Amazing Gift
     of prayer.

In Your Holy Names, Father GOD and Lord Jesus,
     we take up Your Word and ask You Both to make
     us, more and more, a people of Your Word.

Show us how to effectively bring Your Word
     before You, in prayer, in such a way that
     the enemy is defeated.

Amen