Post by israel-1 on Nov 28, 2008 15:35:30 GMT -7
Wounded Warriors
I need to talk straight up to the bruised and beaten Prayer Warriors, that have gotten discouraged :
Now the Word of God is sure, and as far as I'm concerned it is the final say on everything ! The Word in my life, along with personal experiences give me insight to a lot of things that can hinder Gods effectual working in the saints, so I want to share some of this with you in hopes it will give you more understanding strength:
When I was young, I was influenced "a little bit", in religion. Mostly was not that good. I really appreciate that , in that, I wasn't programmed into the denominational realm of thinking, and so, when God got my attention, well, I was really full of " spit and vinegar" as the old folks call it. God saw to it that I had no direct access to teachers, and so I HAD to rely on the Spirit of Truth, the Holy Ghost, to teach me. During the process, I can look back and see where as I made a lot of mistakes, before I knew the mind of God, and really understood His projection and how He wanted things done. Still, in a lot of the things I did, (because of not having anyone with the experience to help lead and comfort me, after doing a lot of the things the Holy Spirit was leading me into), I became discouraged, and sometimes wondered if I really was hearing God ! A LOT of trial and error ! Well, come to realize, that all was well, and the things I was doing, WAS from the Lord, and WAS the way he wanted it handled. What prompted the discouragement was a couple of things :
1. Gods timing ! I KNEW, when I was obeying the Spirit, full of the Holy Ghosts Anointing, well, things should be done, RIGHT THEN, and was expecting INSTANT results ! Naaaaa. Sometimes God shows an instant work, like in praying for healing, or showing Himself STRONG in other matters of prayers, but, usually, the manifestations of the prayer took awhile. This delay made me question myself, and God. So I became discouraged, not knowing I was learning to "wait upon the Lord".
Now think back on the Bible, and see many times prayers and prophetical messages took some time for it to come to pass...A main one, was when the angel was sent to Daniel to reveal what was to come to pass, and, from the limited research I could do, studying the dates in my Bible, the heavenly war that was going on over Daniel, hindered the revelation by 14 years ! Now I'm not sure of this time period, but I see it was quite awhile. The main point is a promise was made to Daniel, and it took awhile for that promise to be manifested. So, don't be discouraged, just hold on to the PROMISE !
2. Ignorance can lead to discouragement !!! EVERY time I set my face as flint, and combat the principalities and powers in the heavens, I NOW EXPECT BUFFETING !!! Used to be, when I was ignorant of the workings, this buffeting caused me to back up and re-evaluate. Scared me ! I didn't know what was happening ! Let me tell you something saints, when we step up to the plate, and take a stand against satan and his demons, they just do not like that !!! They WILL come to discourage you !!! They will make your life a living HELL for a while ! So, when you are doing a work in the office of Prayer Warrior, and do that work effectually, EXPECT buffeting from the evil angels. If they can discourage you, they can make your ministry either take a pause, or even fail ( for lack of knowledge ). That is their job ! And they do it well...! But, there IS something good that comes from that : You KNOW the work was done !!! HALLELUIAH !!!!!!!
So to all you bruised and beat up Prayer Warriors out there, I encourage you to KEEP DOING WHAT YOU ARE CALLED TO DO !!!!!!! Get up, dust yourself off, apply the healing balm of Gilead, and WAR !!! WAR !!! WAR !!! Halleluiah !!!
I need to talk straight up to the bruised and beaten Prayer Warriors, that have gotten discouraged :
Now the Word of God is sure, and as far as I'm concerned it is the final say on everything ! The Word in my life, along with personal experiences give me insight to a lot of things that can hinder Gods effectual working in the saints, so I want to share some of this with you in hopes it will give you more understanding strength:
When I was young, I was influenced "a little bit", in religion. Mostly was not that good. I really appreciate that , in that, I wasn't programmed into the denominational realm of thinking, and so, when God got my attention, well, I was really full of " spit and vinegar" as the old folks call it. God saw to it that I had no direct access to teachers, and so I HAD to rely on the Spirit of Truth, the Holy Ghost, to teach me. During the process, I can look back and see where as I made a lot of mistakes, before I knew the mind of God, and really understood His projection and how He wanted things done. Still, in a lot of the things I did, (because of not having anyone with the experience to help lead and comfort me, after doing a lot of the things the Holy Spirit was leading me into), I became discouraged, and sometimes wondered if I really was hearing God ! A LOT of trial and error ! Well, come to realize, that all was well, and the things I was doing, WAS from the Lord, and WAS the way he wanted it handled. What prompted the discouragement was a couple of things :
1. Gods timing ! I KNEW, when I was obeying the Spirit, full of the Holy Ghosts Anointing, well, things should be done, RIGHT THEN, and was expecting INSTANT results ! Naaaaa. Sometimes God shows an instant work, like in praying for healing, or showing Himself STRONG in other matters of prayers, but, usually, the manifestations of the prayer took awhile. This delay made me question myself, and God. So I became discouraged, not knowing I was learning to "wait upon the Lord".
Now think back on the Bible, and see many times prayers and prophetical messages took some time for it to come to pass...A main one, was when the angel was sent to Daniel to reveal what was to come to pass, and, from the limited research I could do, studying the dates in my Bible, the heavenly war that was going on over Daniel, hindered the revelation by 14 years ! Now I'm not sure of this time period, but I see it was quite awhile. The main point is a promise was made to Daniel, and it took awhile for that promise to be manifested. So, don't be discouraged, just hold on to the PROMISE !
2. Ignorance can lead to discouragement !!! EVERY time I set my face as flint, and combat the principalities and powers in the heavens, I NOW EXPECT BUFFETING !!! Used to be, when I was ignorant of the workings, this buffeting caused me to back up and re-evaluate. Scared me ! I didn't know what was happening ! Let me tell you something saints, when we step up to the plate, and take a stand against satan and his demons, they just do not like that !!! They WILL come to discourage you !!! They will make your life a living HELL for a while ! So, when you are doing a work in the office of Prayer Warrior, and do that work effectually, EXPECT buffeting from the evil angels. If they can discourage you, they can make your ministry either take a pause, or even fail ( for lack of knowledge ). That is their job ! And they do it well...! But, there IS something good that comes from that : You KNOW the work was done !!! HALLELUIAH !!!!!!!
So to all you bruised and beat up Prayer Warriors out there, I encourage you to KEEP DOING WHAT YOU ARE CALLED TO DO !!!!!!! Get up, dust yourself off, apply the healing balm of Gilead, and WAR !!! WAR !!! WAR !!! Halleluiah !!!