Sunday, December 19, 2010

the power of prayer

I wondered what i was going to do with all my time
now that i am not working in the United States , and i have found the answer
prayer. I was thinking it would to help others , maybe start a new job  i was wrong .
Never did i realize that right in fron tof me was the word TIME i had all the time in the world to
pray for people , not just a regular prayer life but one to where every morning i feel the " tug " at my heart strings to come before the throne lifting people up to Jesus . it started when i was on the boat and we were sailing in the Whit Sundays , God i know now was preparing me to take the time to talk to Him and come to him in prayer . When i was in the USA my time was not my own , i worked 60 hours a week , scraped to pay my bills and was so stressed and depressed , just trying to open the WORD up to read for a few minutes my eyes would grow heavy and before i knew it i was fast asleep taking a nap.

My prayer life was less and less as i was so worried about my job , my patients and
just paying the bills to keep the electric on .

Never would i imagine that He would allow the doors to slam shut in America
and send me here where my full time job would be a prayer warrior? is that a job ?
i didnt know the importance of Spiritual Warfare and how the prayers of HIS Saints are
powerful in breaking down the strongholds that satan uses to lie , deceive and trick others
into thinking That they have no power . Prayer to me was like " ok i bless my food and thats it "
go on through the day and then at dinner we rinse and repeat
Untill HE got ahold of me and said " will you pray for my people " and now i know that the word prayer  is a weapon more powerful than i ever imagined !

i didnt know that when the the name JESUS is spoken all the deamons and the devil himself
shutter and try to hide . That just his name alone is power  some seem to think wen he died on that cross he died like the other thieves , but HE not only suffered on that cross HE carried everyones SIN
with it . Everything we ever done wrong , from the lies to the murder to the adultery to the hate and greed . HE carried all that on the cross . It was there HE gave us the key to Eternal Life
the Cross . He could have said " not me im not going on that cross for Your sins cause they are not mine " but He loved you and I so much He didnt want Satan to have the key the power of a soul that died to go to hell .  If we only knew how much HE loves us . 

I have been a Christian since i was 21
but never before have i felt the need to draw closer to my FATHER JESUS
to talk to him to pray to listen to him to have that relationship that
is more than food or drink , money or people
deep calls to deep like a deer pants for the water
so does my soul thrist for you oh Lord

and HE does answer and hear your prayers
talk to him
tell him like you would talk to your earthy father
he loves you so much he waits for you to come to him in prayer
to talk to him ;)

remember your prayers do mean everything to GOD
dont let satan make you think you are not worthy of blessings , healing and above all
peace and happiness


God bless you and keep you
Yankee girl down under