Our contact asked us this tonight:
“What if God gave us all that we asked for? What could we
have?”
Stop. Look up and read that again.
Deep huh?
I then asked myself what if everything I asked for He gave
me… would I really want it all?
Sometimes I pray and believe with expectation that He will
provide. Sometimes I pray because people ask me to. Sometimes I pray pretty
repetitious words that I don’t really even know what I am saying. Sometimes I
spice it up with new little words I pick up from others. Sometimes I pray
things I don’t really even want/ need if I was to sit down and truly think
about it. Dangit.
Is anyone with me? Do we do this or do we do this?
Not no MO!
I want to be a woman of prayer.
A woman that is abiding in Christ so much so that anything I
ask will be given to me because I am in the will of my Father.
A woman who prays dangerously with none of that safe stuff.
A woman that relies so heavily on the Lord that the things I
do only He can take credit for.
A woman that prays without ceasing because she is in
constant communion with her God.
A woman that looks beyond what is seen and prays in the
depths of the unseen.
A woman who is grateful in the midst of sickness and lice or
health and wholeness.
A woman who seizes every moment, doesn’t back down, never
gives up, and goes the extra mile.
A woman who stands up when others sit down.
A woman who speaks up when others shut up.
A woman who boldly proclaims the mystery of the gospel.
A woman who doesn’t settle for good but seeks the Lord till
she knows she has His best.
A warrior woman who makes satan shake in his boots and run
for dear life when she opens her mouth.
A woman that her presence changes the atmosphere because the
Lord’s presence is all up and around her.
A woman of faith who is faithful to pray faith-filled
prayers.
What is it going to take for me to fully walk in this woman
of prayer?
I think it starts with Jesus. He is a pretty good place to
start J
He has His finger on the way I pray and the words I say. I am taking a step
back and examining what I am saying/asking/believing for. Is it necessary to
pray for 3 full minutes? Is it necessary to pray the same prayer as someone
else’s with a spin off of our flare or can we simply agree in faith with them? We
don’t want to look bad for not praying too ya know…
Wasn’t Jesus the one who said “Get up” and people were
healed? He wasn’t long winded in His prayers. He didn’t say a bunch of “Lord
Jesus’s” and “Father God’s” or “I pray for’s”. He talked to His heavenly Father
in a reverence “Our father” in a worshipful “hallowed be thy name” in a
vulnerable “take this cup from me” in a repent-full “forgive us our trespasses”
type of way. He was one with His father. He went with what His father was
doing.
I want to get there. I want to be so in tune with the
Spirit’s leading that He highlights people to pray for and I simply say one
word and it is done. I also want to intercede for hours when the Spirit lays it
heavily on my heart. I want His presence to manifest so heavily in my life that
I literally hear Him knocking at 3am because it is time to meet with Him
(Manifest Presence of God- Walter Beuttler http://www.theacademy.org.au/training/resources/pdf/Presenceofgod.pdf)
It is a process but I think I am on the right track. JESUS.
The more I abide in Him. The more I spend time in His presence. The more I am
obedient to His promptings. The more I fall in love with Him. The deeper intimate
places I go with Him the more I will go where He wants, say what He wants, and
do what He wants.
This month is the perfect month to really be led by the
Lord. It is our ATL(Ask the Lord) month. We literally wake up and ask Him what
He wants to do today. We get to build relationships with people we meet and
then meet up with them again. I love seeing the Lord work in the context of
relationships. We get to share the good news with people who haven’t heard it
before and others who have misconceptions about it. Jesus gets to lead us where
He is going/ working. What better way to practice His presence and ask Him to
highlight who, what, when and where?
Ahhhh it gets me PUMPED up! Don’t get me wrong I love
digging holes, shoveling concrete and playing with children etc. God is in that
and His kingdom comes through it but MAN to tell people about the LIFE changing
TRANSFORMATIONAL message of the gospel? Shoot. All day everyday sign me up. All
of heaven rejoices over one transformation. Will you pray with me for the one
this month? I know God can do more than the one but it starts with the one.
What if we ask? And what if He gives?
All glory and honor to HIM and HIM alone!
