How Can I Pray for YOU? (me!) ~tops
and during a recent viewing of the joyce meyer show, i was reminded:
i am no longer in the prayer line, aching, practically begging for prayer..
i am living INSIDE the promises; experiencing them daily, and now i am in a position
to pray for you
but i remember..
i remember being in the prayer line. sobbing... with absolutely no idea i'd be where i am today.
it is not via prayer alone...
it is -from my personal experience-,
through telepathic, heart-felt/communicated collaborative work
my consistency in prayer..
(can you see, i want/need to explain my current joyfulness/success)
my obedience..
my ongoing "checking in" with God on my attitude towards...
my willingness to collaboratively work on my weaknesses; short comings
my ability to forgive myself and others..
my ability to receive forgiveness from God and others..
my determination to be better; to mature; to make progress...
my sensitivity to God's whisper and follow-through on interpreted requests..
my habit of keeping God first every. single. day
my understanding of seeking Kingdom first.. (God's face; not hand)
my ability to not just listen; but apply the teachings of The Bible; Joyce Meyer; Joel Osteen; Bishop T.D. Jakes..
my consistent inventory of thoughts and feelings.. casting down wrong thoughts; honoring Godly thoughts.. casting down fleshly carnal feelings; honoring Godly spiritually lead feelings..
it is understanding spiritual warfare..
and a spiritual wardrobe...
it is in understanding faith, hope and love
it is in understanding that, as her book is titled: our minds are the battlefield
and negative; fleshly; selfish/self seeking, ill intentioned ill motivated thoughts are from the enemy
and positive, spiritual, benevolent/altruistic, well intentioned, well motivated inspired thoughts are from God.
it is in my consistent inventory; discernment of daily thoughts, attitudes, behaviors, feelings..
assessing always -of God or the enemy? and giving everything to God..
it is in my humble understanding that i am a Christian student for life..
never done
always learning; growing
it is in my acquisition of spiritual tools; and wisdom.. what to apply, where and when...
it is in my imperviousness to evil
and sensitivity to love
but i do look... how? i do wonder... how?
how on God's good green earth, did "I" go from.. such a dark, hopeless, bottomless pit of destruction
to such a light, hope-filled, endlessly joyful, creative and loving palace of faith
when i fall asleep next to; and wake up with my sexy..
how?
and, it is in my spiritual understanding, that the greater the attacks are against you..
the greater you are a threat to the enemy..
the greater your trust, faith and love must be,
and the greater your rewards.
-so often now,
my enormous blessings make sense to me, only when i consider how severe, how frequent, how traumatic
my trials have been.
this time of my life, makes everything worth while;
everything worth the wait.
in Jesus name, hallelujah & amen.
two brief prayers, i pray out loud, after Robert shares his longer prayer, and i'd like to share them with you:
after he prays, i say, "in Jesus praiseworthy, trustworthy, chain-breaking-pain-taking-way-making, all merciful, all graceful, all loving name, -amen."
and then as we get out of bed, and start making the bed... "This is the day the Lord has made! be creative and productive, blessed to be a blessing, enormously grateful, -take care of every responsibility; cast every care.. Jesus yoke is light! Glorify God's name by enjoying it"
"and if you receive this, can you say amen today?"
"amen today."
posted by SANDRA HARRISON KAY @ 12:39 PM
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