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This came to me with such conviction and fervency Tuesday morning, January 7, 2020, I saw it so clearly, that I have to share it with you.<\/h6>\n
Being a person of prayer, I take it very seriously, but sometimes I get the impression from the general consensus that prayer is something you do only in an emergency or in Church and that most people are intimidated by it because they either, were never taught to pray, or, they just don\u2019t want to take the time to pray because they don\u2019t understand. Please hear my heart.
\nPrayer is more than just saying poetic words, it\u2019s more than bowing the head and folding the hands and thanking God for our daily bread. Although that is important. A prayer can be as simple as saying, \u201cThank you Jesus.\u201d \u201cOr Help me Lord.\u201d But it can also be so much more\u2026<\/h6>\n
Prayer is communion, talking and listening, with our loving heavenly father. When a person prays not just from their head, but from their heart, demons tremble\u2026they quake and run for cover because the prayer warrior is in the presence of the living God. That prayer warrior is touching God\u2019s heart and moving heaven and earth on behalf of the recipient for the request. They are storming the throne-room of heaven knowing by faith that God is listening and will respond, by giving the Holy Spirit permission to act and deliver God\u2019s mercy and grace on our behalf.<\/h6>\n
You don\u2019t have to be afraid to talk to God\u2026he loves us so much and longs to have conversations with his kids\u2026Jesus came to be our dearest friend and savior an intermediary between us and God. Jesus talked to his father daily and he wants us to have that one on one relationship with him too.<\/h6>\n
God will dispatch his Holy Angels to come to our aid, so that, the angels are free to fight on our behalf because, the prayer warrior, has proclaimed victory over defeat\u2026freedom from sin and death\u2026diseases will dry up\u2026hearts are given freedom\u2026 and life is made whole. Governments surrender to the angel armies in the spiritual realm and in the natural realm, and peace settles in all realms\u2026you may not see it but in the spiritual realm the enemy is slain and earth is safer because the prayer warrior is praying\u2026YOU are the prayer warrior\u2026you are the one the Holy Spirit is compelling to pray\u2026pray means to ask\u2026Jesus said, Ask and you will receive\u2026<\/h6>\n
The fervent prayers of the saints hold back disasters\u2026restore marriages\u2026destroy strongholds of addictions, perversions, murder, lies, and give hope to the dying. God\u2019s ears are open and his heart responds\u2026when we pray. We pray with expectation but whether we get an immediate answer or not we trust in the one we are praying to. He\u2019s not just wind in the sky\u2026He\u2019s not a fantasy or a wish\u2026He\u2019s not a tyrant or dictator\u2026God is love. He\u2019s not sitting on his throne with a whip in his hand yelling and screaming for you to obey him\u2026He gives us a choice\u2026he\u2019s kind and gentle and so very patient\u2026he extends mercy after mercy and without his grace\u2026we\u2019d all be sent straight to hell because of our wickedness\u2026but God, made a way through Jesus\u2019 shed blood, so that we are forgiven and when we come humbly before him to pray\u2026God\u2019s heart is full of love and devotion for us\u2026<\/h6>\n
Never take prayer for granted or think of it as \u201cjust prayer, speaking into the wind.\u201d
\nAbraham and Moses were men of prayer you know them, right? They\u2019re pretty important men of the Bible\u2026 they changed their history by praying.<\/h6>\n
Hannah prayed with fervency and humility and God answered and gave her a son, Samuel. You remember him, don\u2019t you? Samuel was not a wimp, he walked and talked with God every day, he was a great judge over Israel and God honored and loved him.<\/h6>\n
And there\u2019s David, shepherd boy to Warrior King of Israel. David\u2019s prayers were filled with praise to the LORD, he was a powerful man of prayer, the apple of God\u2019s eye.
\nHezekiah he was the 13th king of Judah\u2026he prayed with right motives always concerned for God\u2019s name and glory.<\/h6>\n
And one of the most consistent prayer warriors of all time is Daniel\u2026 even while in captivity he prayed three times a day with his windows open not hidden away but bold and courageous\u2026and God and king honored him\u2026(Daniel 6:10) the Lions wouldn\u2019t even eat him because they knew Daniel belonged to God\u2026their creator\u2026<\/h6>\n
When you pray you are in the presence of kings\u2026and prophets\u2026and shepherd\u2019s and disciples\u2026and men and women and children of prayer. The angels stop and listen when you pray amazed by your loyalty and proclamations.<\/h6>\n
A prayer warrior is a person who perseveres, is committed, has endurance, hope, humility, long-suffering, is patient, with goodness, self-control, determination, is bold, courageous and prays in faith. A prayer warrior does not give in to self-doubt and is not self-seeking. They are fearless knowing the one they pray to will answer and fight for them.
\nPray before a decision is made, before a task is taken, before the challenge comes, the prayer warrior prays\u2026and knows the one they are praying to in an intimate and loving atmosphere, where devils cannot tread\u2026<\/h6>\n
Praying is meeting with God the Father, Jesus the son and the gracious Holy Spirit\u2026knowing that they, themselves, have no power to change anything but knowing without a doubt the one they are praying too has the power to change everything\u2026and even if our prayers are not answered in the time frame or the way we think they should be answered\u2026prayer warriors trust that no matter what the outcome, God knows and sees the bigger picture and works it all out for our good!<\/h6>\n
Why pray, you ask? Or you may say, \u201cI prayed but God didn\u2019t come through for me\u2026the sickness wasn\u2019t cured, my loved one died anyway, my life fell apart, my son\/daughter still isn\u2019t saved, all hope is gone, there are still wars and famine and cruelty in the world\u2026\u201d
\nThat\u2019s all the more reason to, pray. Jesus said there will be trouble in the world but take heart for He has overcome the world.<\/h6>\n
From generation to generation we\u2019ve seen these things over and over again\u2026people live and die and life goes on\u2026but there is a reason for it all\u2026and without the prayer warrior\u2026things would be so much worse\u2026God tells us to pray\u2026he has a plan\u2026and we are all part of His plan\u2026
\nDon\u2019t stop praying, pray harder, pray longer, pray louder, pray softer but people of God\u2026PRAY! Pray as never before…it\u2019s time to take up the prayer gauntlet and shout if you have to, be determined that nothing will keep you from your time with the one who is Alive and well in heaven and in earth\u2026 Some people are called to preach, some to teach, there are many ministries and all these things are needful, but we are ALL called to pray! Pray without ceasing.
\nFind your own way of praying\u2026there is no set rule\u2026but pray\u2026ask, seek and knock on heavens door until it is opened\u2026and I promise you\u2026God will meet you there!!<\/h6>\n
Prayer Warrior you are not alone\u2026you are not insignificant\u2026you are not a dying breed\u2026Jesus has ten thousand in reserve who will not give up or give in or stop storming the gates of heaven\u2026because we know who it is we are talking too and he knows us\u2026AMEN? Yes Amen!<\/h6>\n
God is not too busy\u2026God loves it when we come to him. Find a solitary place, take the time, to be with your Holy Father God and pray! Talk to him.<\/h6>\n
~Marla Shaw O\u2019Neill, completed, January 9, 2020<\/h6>\n
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 English Standard Version (ESV)<\/strong><\/em>
\nRejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.<\/em><\/h6>\n
John 17:20-26 New International Version (NIV) Jesus Prays for All Believers<\/strong><\/em>
\n\u201cMy prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me. I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one\u2014I in them and you in me\u2014so that they may be brought to complete unity. Then the world will know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me.<\/em><\/h6>\n
\u201cFather, I want those you have given me to be with me where I am, and to see my glory, the glory you have given me because you loved me before the creation of the world.<\/em>
\n\u201cRighteous Father, though the world does not know you, I know you, and they know that you have sent me. I have made you[a] known to them, and will continue to make you known in order that the love you have for me may be in them and that I myself may be in them.\u201d<\/em><\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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