PRAYING IN AUTHORITY!!!
So, now we know the armor and our weapon; we know the plans and the methods of victory. We are not only aware of satan's schemes and his evil cunning, but we are wise in GOD's provided means for defeating him and his demons. It is time to arm for battle and perfect our skills. Remember victory depends on our relationship with our heavenly Family.
The devil takes our prayer warfare very seriously, because he knows when we are interceding for a soul, GOD is in charge. For this reason alone he, and/or his demons, will exert any and every effort to keep Prayer Warriors from praising and praying. These activities cause the forces of darkness to tremble.
There are several dangers Prayer Warriors must be made aware of, to be prepared for. The first and foremost, of course, is making sure our connection to our Commander-in-Chief is intact. Otherwise, the Bible clearly points out several areas, of which we will review five of them, where our connection can be broken. These are:
1) Cherished sin (Psalm 66:18). As stated elsewhere, when we have, and maintain, a relationship with CHRIST, cherished sin will no longer be a problem.
2) Unforgiveness (Mark 11:25,27). JESUS said if we will not forgive others, He cannot forgive, or hear us.
3) Double-mindedness (James 1:7,8). We are not to pray one way and act the opposite. When we do this, we are showing doubt of our Father's Word.
4) Not asking (James 4:2). Yes, the Father already knows what we're going to ask for whom or for what. BUT HE ESTABLISHED THE RULE: For us to get--we must first ask.
5) Asking for a selfish reason (James 4:3). ALL prayers must be for GOD's reasons or He cannot answer them.
Other dangers which the devil's cohorts will use to "disarm" you, are:
A) FEAR. Prayer warfare is by no means neutral. If satan's demons can immobilize us by fear, then they can keep Prayer Warriors from arming for the assault. Remember, though, we are fighting heaven's battles on earth, and all the 'fear not' promises are ours to claim.
B) WORK. Another equally immobilizing danger for Prayer Warriors is becoming so engrossed and preoccupied with our 'secular' work/and the demands of daily life, that we let our intercessions slide into half-hearted platitudes and trite phrases of "Bless Mrs.___" or "Watch over ____".
Prayer warfare deserves quality time, because we are in the Armed Forces of King JESUS!
C) UNFOCUSED PRAYER. If the devil's cohorts cannot stop us through fear or too much to do, they'll try to get us to pray so generally that we won't remember what we prayed. Thus we will not be able to recognize if our request has been answered, and not be able to praise GOD for it!
If we want genuine answers, then our prayers need to be highly specific and detailed (within the Father's will). Take a definite need and a specific promise, name for whom you are praying, then ask the Father, by the SPIRIT, for exactly what you are seeking and trust Him for a concrete answer in His time.
D) GIVING UP TOO SOON. If after throwing everything else against us, and it hasn't stopped or, at least, slowed us down from praying, the devil's cohorts will use this danger, that of giving up too soon. The amazing thing is, it works!
Read Daniel 10:12,13 for the reason some prayer answers are delayed. Also, JESUS told a parable to His disciples to show them they should always pray AND NOT GIVE UP. (Luke 18:1)
Our heavenly Father always has reasons for seeming delays; often He has a better plan and a better time for the answer to happen. The danger is: DON'T STOP, DON'T GIVE UP and DON'T GIVE IN! Many, many answers will come only when you hold on to GOD no matter what.
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