by Shauna Millar | Apr 17, 2021 | encouragement, faith, General
Where do we find faith? Is it in the smell of the freshly cut grass? The feel of the coolness of the breeze as it passes over us? The sound of lawn mower? The person reading a book?
The leaves dancing in the wind? The brilliant green of the grass or the dazzling blue of the sky? When we look around us, what is it we see with not just our eyes, but our hearts, our hopes, our minds?
There are little signs of faith everywhere. We have faith that all these things will be here tomorrow. Yet, tomorrow isn’t promised to us. No, tomorrow is a concept we hold onto. It is something we choose to believe in even though we can’t see it.
We control this moment in time. Only this one. We can plan for the next and the one after that, but we have no real guarantee that it will be there for us. That is faith.
However, spiritual faith is more than all these things. Faith is not holding the hope that these things will be there tomorrow, but if tomorrow isn’t here, we will be with the Creator of these things.
God is a brilliant artist. He loves us and gave us a beautiful world filled with wonderful things. Yet, there are also awful things in the world. Too many attribute these to God as well.
He gave us a free will on how we will live our lives. He gives us the opportunity to surround ourselves with positives. Even in the midst of the negatives. We are a light set upon a hill. How brightly do you let your light shine? With all the things that are happening in the world around us, it is easy to lose sight of what is important.
It is easy to allow ourselves to forget the promises of God. It is easy to forget we are just travelers here. It is easy to forget that this is not our home, it is just the place we are passing through, allowing our light to shine and point others to the joy that is in a relationship with Christ.
Faith is the glue that holds us together when we are struggling; when we don’t understand what is happening in the world around us or even our own world. When my husband died, that pain in my heart was beyond allowing me to feel as if I could breath. It was my faith that carried me through.
Faith has carried me through all the difficult times in my life. My strong conviction that God truly is in control. It is not an easy path. It would be much simpler to just blame God for all my sorrows and troubles. It would seem easier to just curl up and let the world pass me by.
Easy isn’t in our vocabulary. The path we follow can be extremely difficult. History has shown us time and time again what type of persecution we can expect. People who don’t understand our relationship or who want to proclaim themselves god – above others. They are being lied to by the enemy, who is out to steal, kill and destroy.
Satan has been doing his job extremely well. Just look around at the world today and you can see it in almost every area of life. What kind of job are we doing? What kind of job am I doing? We are each responsible for not only our actions but our reactions in our lives. The way we deal with people, situations, troubles, burdens, etc.
I admit I don’t always handle situations in a manner that reflects well on my belief. Sometimes I just struggle with what is going on in my own little world, so much so that I lose focus. Happily, God remains on my side. He is faithful and just to forgive. I need forgiveness quite a bit.
None of us are perfect. We consistently fall short. We judge ourselves harshly and sometimes we judge others even more harshly. We need to find the balance in our lives. The Bible tells us to ‘judge not lest we be judged’ and ‘he who is without sin cast the first stone’. These are just gentle reminders that we are all sinners and fall short.
We live in a toxic environment; separated by politics, race, religion, and more. How do we change this pattern? We need to seek God’s wisdom. We need to not fall victim to the ideals of the world and find the seed of truth that God wants us to grow.
There is a truth that is buried in all our hearts – the value of a relationship with Christ. The connection that if we can make it, simply by asking Him into our lives and hearts, we will be able to learn to rise above differences and realize that we are equal in Him. That what the world says separates us, isn’t a truth. We aren’t separated by the color of our skin, we are only taught and told that, we choose what we believe.
We need to not allow ourselves to continue to be influenced by the world around us. We need instead, to influence the people in the world around us. Be that beacon of truth. Be strong in our faith and in who we are. Know who we are in Christ and believe in that relationship.
Faith is what helps to keep us on the right path, but faith without works is dead. We can’t just say we have faith, we need to act on it.
Will you do that today? After all, today may be all you have.
by Shauna Millar | Apr 9, 2021 | encouragement, faith
A journey of faith starts with understanding what faith is. There is a lot of skepticism that surrounds ‘faith’. Faith as defined by the dictionary (2:2), “belief in the traditional doctrines of a religion.”
We understand faith as defined by the Bible, Hebrews 11:1 (NKJV), “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.”
There are people who don’t understand this concept of faith, as they don’t believe in God. They believe He is a myth. Yet, there is a void inside them that they try to fill with everything but a relationship with their Creator. Or they want to declare themselves ‘god’ and not bow down to anyone. They want to create (by cloning, modifying DNA, etc.) to saythat that there is no difference between God and man.
Don’t look to fill your void with something else
Throughout history, we have seen the vanity of mankind in their attempt to fill the space that was meant for our relationship with God. The Tower of Babel, which is used as mythos as to why we speak different languages, was built with the intention of reaching the Heavens and preventing another flood. (God had already promised his people He would never destroy the world in this way again.)
The Golden Calf, created when Moses ascended the mountain to receive the Ten Commandments. When Moses came down from the mountain, he found Israelites worshiping the golden calf; breaking the first and second commandments. Have no other God before Me, you shall not make for yourself an image in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below; don’t bow down to idols. (Read Exodus 20)
God is a jealous God
He desires a relationship with us. He doesn’t want anything to interfere in that relationship. His desire is for us. Often it is difficult for us to focus on what we can’t see. So, we fall back into what we can see. This is where faith comes in. This is also how the journey of faith begins.
We need to “lean not to our own understanding, but in all our ways acknowledge Him and He will guide our path.” (Pro 3:5-6). The thing about faith is that when we first return to God, when we dedicate our lives to Him, when we decide we want that personal relationship; it is all about the journey. We believe that we are not part of this world, we are travelers passing through.
We recognize that we are not omnipotent; and although we can ‘create’, that there should be a line in what we create. God made us to be creative and inquisitive. It is in our nature to want to create: music, art, poetry, dance, inventions, etc. are all creative outlets after all.
Man Isn’t Meant to be God
Isn’t it odd that, on one hand, scientists are working to create embryos, that they are experimenting with human DNA to create ‘perfect’ children, while on the other hand, doctors are justifying abortion? This is man’s way of saying, we know better than God.
It is the intricate diversity of humanity that makes us incredible – being imperfect, flawed. Yet, grasping the idea that we are supposed to love our neighbor (who may be totally different than we are) as ourselves, seems to have been forgotten.
Isn’t it interesting, when Jesus was asked what the greatest commandment was, His reply was (Mt 22:36-40) “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ 38 This is the first and greatest commandment. 39 And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ 40 All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”
The commandments were reduced to two things – loving God and loving our neighbor as ourselves. Yet, what seems relatively easy and straightforward, people struggle with. They struggle with loving God because they don’t have a relationship with Him. They refuse to accept that there is a God and that they aren’t Him. They struggle with – wrestle with – both the spirit and the flesh. They let other things take over their hearts and minds thinking they know better.
In so doing, they aren’t able to do the second thing; love their neighbor as themselves. Why? Because they don’t truly love themselves. They love their flesh. They love the idols of the world. They love the idea of power. They love the idea of being better than others. They let their flesh rule them and ignore their spirit. They don’t want to live by faith. They want to feel in control of everything and not allow their lives to be ruled by anything other than their own wills.
Faith Makes Us Stronger
What they don’t realize is that faith is what makes us stronger. It is what heals both our spirit and flesh. It is what helps us to combine both parts of us. It is the balm to the wounds that we self inflict. Allowing God to lead us along His path is power. Giving up our will to allow God’s will to reign is true strength. Plus, the greatest benefit, God WANTS what is BEST for US.
God wants us to be successful. God wants us to have the desires of our heart. He wants us to do well. He wants us to have fiscal freedom. He wants us to be happy. Our happiness makes God happy. God doesn’t demand a lot from us, yet the world wants you to think that He does.
Perhaps you have heard this quote by Albert Camus “I would rather live my life as if there is a god and die to find out there isn’t, than live my life as if there isn’t and die to find out there is.”
Our faith tells us that there is a God. It is the foundation of our religion. Yet, people will fall on their swords before accepting Christ into their hearts or accepting the idea of their being a God in heaven? Why? I believe it is that we were created with the desire for communication with our Maker. This desire points to the fact that there is a God. Yet we were also born into sin, with human flesh and weakness; this means we were designed to seek our creator.
Much like in the trials of Job, where the devil asked God to allow him to test Job’s faith in God, we will find ourselves in the midst of those trials. Will you turn back? Will you curse God’s name? Will you act as if He doesn’t exist? Will you blame Him for all your problems and struggles? Or will you, like Job, maintain your faith and conviction that God is God. That no matter the situation we are in, He is there.
It is due to Job’s faith that God blessed Him sevenfold. He increased his holdings, he blessed him with beautiful children. God was walking on the journey of faith with Job and He rewarded Job’s faithfulness.
Is this a journey worth taking?
by Shauna Millar | Apr 2, 2021 | faith, General
We know that these three things remain, faith, hope and love. 1 Corinthians 13:13
We have touched on hope and love, now we will explore faith. Faith means ·being sure [the assurance; or the tangible reality; or the sure foundation] of the things we hope for and ·knowing that something is real even if we do not see it [the conviction/assurance/evidence about things not seen]. (Heb 11:1) We already know that faith and hope go hand in hand. At times it may even seem that the words are interchangeable.
Faith defined is: complete trust or confidence in someone or something. A strongly held belief or theory.
Hope is defined as: a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen. A feeling of trust.
Finally the definition of trust is: a firm belief in the reliability, truth, ability, or strength of someone or something.
Do we “earn” trust?
Perhaps you have heard the saying, “trust is earned not given.” Is this true? It is a constant underlined belief in our society. You may even have heard the addition – “trust is earned, respect is given”.
God placed His trust in us that we would return to Him by allowing His only son to be sacrificed on the cross for our benefit. What was the reason? He wanted us back. We didn’t have to prove ourselves worthy of His trust. We didn’t have to earn His trust. If we had, then we might still be waiting for His ultimate sacrifice to be made on our behalf.
God has proven His trust in us through repeated action. We need to learn to follow His example. Sure, trust can be broken. When we place our faith in someone and there is no follow through – we lose trust. We prove ourselves by doing what we say. Trust can be broken in so many ways. So often in today’s society we say one thing and do another, it is no wonder that people aren’t willing to “freely give their trust”.
We can look at earlier generations to realize that people were more trusting. Honesty and integrity were a vital part of life. Respect of others and the world around them wasn’t taken for granted. It was something people just did. It was expected. Distrust was the exception, not the rule. (It happened, even in the Bible we have the example of Judas.)
Today these beliefs are in short supply. The idea that people aren’t willing to put faith and trust in God is almost understandable; especially when they don’t have a personal relationship with Him. Can you blame them? The examples we see around us are disheartening at their best. Even believers are stumbling to keep their eyes toward heaven. The world is giving us a beating and it just seems to keep coming at us.
It is not God who fails – it’s man
When we look at family and what it should be compared to what it has become, we find that the values are no longer the same. Divorce, single parent homes, children being left to their own devices; all in the name of ‘freedom’. What children are being taught is not just a lack of discipline but that they don’t have value. If they did, why would we leave them alone to their own devices?
Compare yesterday’s generations to today’s. The generations that learned what it meant by “spare the rod, spoil the child”. Look at the 8th grade tests from the late 1800’s/early 1900’s; things we would have no clue how to solve today. More was expected of children and they ROSE up to meet those expectations.
Sure, not all children require the same type of discipline. We are, after all, unique individuals. Some are more sensitive than others. Some people will argue against the “rod” method that the Bible talks about. Let me be clear here. The Bible doesn’t tell us to abuse our children. It doesn’t tell us to beat them. It tells us to discipline them. Raise them up in the way they should go and they shall not depart from it. (Pro 22:6)
As I mentioned, some children only require a look of disappointment to respond. This is why it is important we KNOW our children. We need to understand them as individuals in order to best guide them.
What does this have to do with Faith?
Simple. Children have faith. It isn’t something they are taught. it is something inherent in them. They don’t lose their faith until they have been influenced by others. It is what they are taught that changes their perspective. This is why the innocence of a child is so important. Why children need to be allowed to be children. We are given the opportunity to see the world through their eyes. A reminder of what has changed in us. Learning from them while we teach them to become their own person.
Children believe that their parents have their best interest at heart. They don’t question it. It isn’t something they examine under a microscope. It just is. When that belief is challenged; whether it is abuse, neglect, or giving the job to someone else – they lose their faith, not only in their parents, but the world around them. They become distrustful of the world.
We can learn to have a child’s faith with God, our Father. The difference is, that unlike those around us, God will never let us down. He will never do anything to break our trust. He will only continue to give us reasons to have faith and believe.
Hebrews 11:6 And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.
Faith is something that shouldn’t be a challenge for us, but it can be. The older we get, the more the world has smacked us around, the more those around us have influenced us to distrust. Yet, the more our faith is challenged, the more it gives us opportunities. We will either rise to the occasion and grow closer to the Lord. Or we will fall under the pressure of the world and move away from Him. Just remember that no matter which direction we move, God is always moving TOWARD us.
Joshua 1:9 – Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.
God is with US no matter what
We can choose to embrace our faith and to have faith or we can choose to ignore it. It is why we were given free will. We can choose to allow the world around us to drag us down or we can fight for it. We can pray. We can share our lives and hearts with others. We can be an influencer. We can show others the strength of our faith. We can be a beacon of what happens when we trust. We can share our hope.
God will direct our path.
Romans 5:1-5 Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God. More than that, we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.
by Shauna Millar | Mar 26, 2021 | prayer
My last few posts have been about the simplicity of prayer. The importance of intercession; as well as touching on the definition of a prayer warrior. The bible mentions 650 prayers – of which we know how 450 were answered. We serve the same God. Our God who answers prayers. He is the same yesterday, today and forever. (He 13:8) What about those other prayers? Well, we don’t know how He answered them. We can only guess.
When we come to God in prayer it isn’t just the words of our mouth that He hears. It is our attitude and our motivation, which He sees and determines how our prayers are answered. We know, just as any good Father, His answer is in our best interest. He knows more than we do and He sees us fully.
- Hannah, who was barren, prayed for a child and promised to dedicate him to the Lord if He would grant her request. Samuel was born. Not only did God bless Hannah with Samuel, she also had three more sons and two daughters. (1 Sam 1:11)
- When Peter was imprisoned by Herod Argippa, the church prayed for his release. (Intercession). The story tells us that he was freed by an angel of the Lord and went straight to Mary’s house where the prayer was still in progress! (Acts 12:5)
- When Jerusalem was under siege, King Hezekiah prayed to the Lord for deliverance. (2 Kings 19:19) 185,000 soldiers were killed by the Lords angel and the rest of the army fled. God waged war on behalf of His people because they followed Him.
There are also several examples in the Bible that show us how God’s mind was changed through the prayer. One example is when King Hezekiah was dying, he prayed to the Lord (2 Kings 20:3) and God heard his prayer and added 15 years onto his life.
Jabez cried out to the God of Israel, “Oh that You would bless me and enlarge my territory! Let your hand be with me, and keep me from harm so that I will be free from pain.” And God granted his request.
Perhaps you have heard of the prayer of Jabez. One of the things that makes this prayer attention worthy is that the only mention of Jabez is the prayer he prayed and God answered. That’s it. That is the full extent of what we know about Jabez. So, think about this; Jabez prayed a simple prayer. Basically it is a two line prayer asking for five things; to be blessed, to have his territory enlarged (wealth), for God to be with him, to be kept from harm and free from pain. Then the word goes on to tell us that God granted his request.
This prayer is powerful. It is something that is simple to memorize or put on a post-it note. This is a prayer that anyone can pray. Reminder: if God is the same yesterday, (when Jabez prayed it), today (when we pray it) and forever (when future generations pray it) then God will answer it. Here is the caveat; God knows our hearts. If you are saying a prayer, any prayer, and your heart already doesn’t believe it or the reason you are praying isn’t the right one; then the answer might not be granted. In other words, God may say no.
- Psalms 66:18 – If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear [me]
- John 9:31 – Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth.
- 1 Peter 3:12 – For the eyes of the Lord [are] over the righteous, and his ears [are open] unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord [is] against them that do evil.
It is important to try to know our own hearts
Anytime we come before God, we need to know our own heart. We need to try and see our reasons. God created us, He knew us in our mother’s womb. He knows us inside and out. However, we struggle to learn ourselves. We often find ourselves in denial of who we are. Why we do things. We don’t accept responsibilities for our actions. We blame others. When we live in sin we don’t think about it. When we become believers, the Holy Spirit will guide us into revelation knowledge. (John 16:8)
Matthew 21:22 – And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.
It is important to know what we believe. It is this belief that allows us the certainty to come before God and know that He will answer our prayers. As we think in our hearts so we are. (Pr 23:7) Our thought life is important. We know our words can kill or heal. Just take a look at people/children who have killed themselves after being bullied by other children. The words were driven into their being like stake to the heart. They already weren’t sure of who they were so they believed what others said about them.
Just as important as it is to watch our words to and about others; we need to consider our prayers. Are we being selfish? What has drawn us to the throne of grace. You see it is easy to “forget” to pray when things are going well in our lives. Most often we come to God when things are tough. When we need something. When we want something. God knows our hearts. He understands that we do this. Yet, knowing that prayer is our communication with God. Our conversations become few and far between. Then something like guilt can creep into a believers life when we realize that we have stopped having these personal moments with Him.
We start to think that even though we want to pray, we shouldn’t or can’t because it has been too long in between prayers. This is not true. God desires to commune with us. God wants an intimate, close relationship with us. He went as far as sacrificing His only son to bridge the gap between Him and us. He is patiently waiting for us to want the same type of relationship with Him. So, even when we choose to drift away from God, when we forget or refuse to pray, when we do come back to Him – He is there. For us. Don’t let guilt be the reason you don’t come back to pray.
Prayer is a conversation with our Heavenly Father that we all need
One of the things about praise as well as worship and prayer is that it brings us into the holy of holies and gives us the gift of interaction with our Heavenly Father. Much like when Esther approached the throne, with hesitation, we find ourselves doing the same. God will extend His grace and mercy, as the King did with the scepter, to allow us to speak. As the King did with Esther, God offers us anything we desire because He loves us.
1 John 5:15 “And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests which we have asked from Him.”
It is important to know what we truly desire. Sometimes, we don’t. Which is why, when we don’t know what to pray, we can simply pray for God’s will in our lives. Once we start the conversation, it is easy to continue it. It becomes easier every time we do it. It also grants us a boon, being near to God brings us happiness.
Ps 16:11 You will show me the path of life; In Your presence is fullness of joy; At Your right hand are pleasures forevermore.
My prayer for you today is that you will learn to draw closer to God. That you will desire to spend time in His presence having conversations with your Heavenly Father. I pray you will understand how it isn’t a one-sided conversation. That no matter the reason you are calling the Lord, He will be there to answer, listen and respond. Let your joy be full.
by Shauna Millar | Mar 19, 2021 | prayer
One of my favorite books of the bible is Psalms. It is filled with both the songs and prayers of David. It is also a great example of some of the reasons we pray to God. Five are specifically mentioned in Psalms; petitions (Ps 13), repentance (Ps 32) , intercession (Ps 20), thanksgiving (Ps 9) and adoration. (Ps 8). No matter our emotional state, whether we are feeling down or we are flying high, we can come to God in prayer.
I think today, we mostly come to God when we are feeling down. We tend to become more prayerful when we want something or need something or when we are feeling depressed, we might not pray at all. While I believe that God wants to communicate with us at all times; we don’t tend to share that same enthusiasm for conversation with Him.
As I wrote before, prayer doesn’t have to be complex. It can and often is a simple thing. Words spoken to our Creator.
Our Posture Before God
Most people think of prayer as being something done while on your knees. I am sure you have seen the picture of a child kneeling next to the bed, head bowed, hands clasped with an angel standing nearby. While this is a great visual, often, by the time we get to adulthood, we put away ‘childish things’ – for some people this may mean prayer.
Prayer isn’t something we should teach by rote to our children. As they grow up, and hit their teenage years, it may become something they “put away”. We need to teach our children and remind ourselves, that WE are HIS children – always. We need to remember that prayer is our conversation with our Heavenly Father. Therefore we need to remember how important it is that we pray.
Wondering what position, you are supposed to be in when you pray?
The Bible shows us that it can be varied.
- kneeling (Ps 95:6) (Eph 3:14)
- standing (Ne 9:5) (Mark 11:25)
- bowing (PS 5:7)
- walking (2 Kings 4:35)
- lying prostrate (Ne 8:6) (Matthew 26:39)
- lifted hands (Ps 141:2) (1 Tim 2:8)
- sitting (1 Chronicles 17:16-27)
- Eyes lifted up (John 17:1)
Even more important than the physical position we find ourselves in when we pray is the posture of our hearts. We need to come to God with a humble spirit. We shouldn’t be putting on a show for others when we pray, but act in humility, recognizing who we are in Christ.
Whether our prayers are done in silence (Ps 46:10), with lifted voices (Acts 4:24) or crying out loud (Ps 55:17); we need to remember that God sees our hearts. (1 Samuel 16:7). He knows who we are, for He created us. He knows why we are before Him and what our true attitude is.
Interceding on the behalf of others
Perhaps you have heard the term “prayer warrior” and are comparing yourself to that or want to learn more. What is a prayer warrior? We are all called to pray so what makes them “so special”. In truth, anyone can be a prayer warrior. It is a title that is used for those who are constantly praying in the spirit for others.
For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
We know that there is a war going on in the Heavens. We recognize this, while some may live in denial, we know from God’s word. God raises up prayer warriors “for such a time as this”. People who seek to know God’s heart fully – who realize that we are just strangers in a strange land and although we are passing through, it is their desire to look beyond their feelings, the feelings of the people around them, and to know what breaks God’s heart; to know how to intercede in prayer.
Standing in the Gap
Knowing God’s heart. Believing in the power of prayer. Praying to intervene on the behalf of others. Praying God’s word and God’s will. Putting on the whole armor of God. Understanding that prayer is a direct communication and conversation with our Heavenly Father. These are some of the things that make up a prayer warrior.
One of the best ways I have seen this described:
What is a Christian prayer warrior? A Christian prayer warrior is a person committed to spending time in prayer and asking God to intervene against the schemes of the devil. They are dedicated to living every moment with a heart of prayer, knowing that God is the one who answers and has already won the victory over every situation. They are committed to seeing God’s will be done, regardless of their own agenda.
Putting away what we believe is best, our agenda, for God’s agenda.
Examples of Prayer Warriors in the Bible
We know that Esther, when she became queen, fasted and prayed. She was reminded that God had placed her in the position she was for “such a time as this“. (Esther 4:14.) She was there so she could intercede on the behalf of and with her people (the Jews to prevent extermination). She went boldly before the king to save them.
Daniel interceded on the behalf of his people. (Daniel 9). When reading this chapter, you may see the correlation to Daniel’s prayer for his people and the prayer we need to be praying today. We need to turn to God not away from Him.
Abraham interceded for Sodom on behalf of his nephew Lot. (Gen 18:16-33) He negotiated with the Lord to save the city if 10 righteous people could be found. He managed to save his nephew, but not the city. (Ever wonder what happens when an entire nation turns away from God?)
Prayer warriors are agents of change
Praying creates a catalyst for change in the spiritual realm. When change occurs there it then creates transformation in the physical realm. This is how we win these battles. By prayer and fasting. It is a ministry. A calling. We aren’t all meant to do the same thing. Some of us are the hands, some of us are the feet – no matter what part of the body you are, we are all part of one body. The body of Christ.
All of us should pray
As believers we should pray so that we draw closer to God. We strengthen our faith. We find solace in His presence. We find strength to move from moment to moment and day to day.
Yes, some of us are prayer warriors. Called to intercede on the behalf of others, to seek God’s will and know His heart in how we should be praying. Anyone can be a prayer warrior. It is spending more than just personal time with God – it is the pull of the heart to put away who we are and our agenda in exchange for His agenda. Where we not only recognize, but acknowledge, that there is a spiritual war going on. Realizing that we are all a part of it.
We see war in our lives every day. Some of us are closer to the wars than others. We have soldiers who go out and fight on our behalf. They create the front line for our benefit. They work to protect us by being willing to stand up and fight when required. What a soldier does in the physical realm is what a prayer warrior does in the spiritual realm.
Whether your prayers are for yourself, the direction and path God will take you or whether they are more focused on intercession – no matter where your prayer life is right now or where it leads you; one of the greatest gifts God gave us was the ability to communicate directly with Him. Don’t feel as if you can’t come before Him with your struggles and fears. Give Him your depression and worries. Cast all your cares on Him. While doing so, you will find yourself not only drawing closer to Him, but your faith and strength will grow too.
