Power Packed Prayer - Ebook

Power
Packed
Prayer
BYDAPHNECRAUSE
Power Packed Prayer
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Preface
Callingallprayerwarriorsoutthere,bigandsmall,
seenandunseen.Thisbookisforyou!
Itgivesmegreatjoytopresenttoyouatotally
practicalbookonprayer,whichbuildsgradually
fromthegroundupuntilhighlevelprayer.
Prayerhasbeenmylifeforover18yearsnow.
ThecallanddesiretolearnmorecameafterI
marriedmyhusbandApostleLesD.Crausein
1990,andtheLordbegantoteachmemuch
aboutprayer.
SincethattimeIgrewandlearnedthroughmuch
trialanderror,togetherwiththeawesome
wisdomandguidinghandofmyhusband.
In2001IpublishedmyfirstbookcalledTheWay
toEffectivePrayer,whichwasahandbookofthe
mainprinciplesIhadlearnedinprayer.Italso
coveredhowtoprayspecificallyforthingslikea
futurespouse,ahealthypregnancyandhealing,
etc.

Afterpublishingthisbookhowever,Irealizedthat
therewasaneedforanotherbookspecificallyon
intercession,butonewhichbuiltupslowlysothat
literallyanybodycouldriseupintoitasmallstep
atatime.
Andsocameaboutthisbook.Itisdividedinto6
basicsections,andeachonbuildsupfromthe
next,takingonesmallaspectofprayeratatime.
Eachchapterhasapracticalprojectincluded,so
thatyoucantakeeachconceptandputitinto
practice.
Ifyouwanttogetthemostoutofthisbookand
reallygrowinyourprayerlife,Iwouldsuggest
thatyoureadeachchapteranddoeachpractical
projectatleastoncebeforemovingontothenext.
Youcandoeachoneforafewdaysuntilyoufeel
comfortableifyousowish.
Youcanalsosimplyusethisasareferenceanda
reminderofvariousthingstodoinprayer.
Whateveryoudecide,Ihopethatyouwillenjoy
thisbook,thatyouwouldlearnmuchandmore
importantly,thatyouwouldcometoagreater
andcloserrelationshipwiththeLordJesusasa
result.
_____________
DaphneCrause
August2008
Contents
Chapter1ComeAsYouAre.......................................12
TodaysProject..........................................................14
Chapter2SimpleTalk................................................16
TodaysProject..........................................................18
Chapter3HeWantstoAnswer..................................20
TodaysProject..........................................................22
Chapter4ShareEverything.......................................24
TodaysProject..........................................................27
Chapter5BeSpecific.................................................30
TodaysProject..........................................................33
Chapter6SimpleFaith...............................................35
TodaysProject..........................................................38
Chapter7LoveOutflow.............................................40
TodaysProject..........................................................43
Chapter8HopeandAnticipation..............................44
TodaysProject..........................................................47
Chapter9PraiseandThanksgiving............................49
TodaysProject..........................................................52
Chapter10LeaveittoHim........................................54
TodaysProject..........................................................57
Chapter11PushonThrough.....................................59
TodaysProject..........................................................61
Chapter12UsetheWord..........................................64
TodaysProject.........................................................67
Chapter13UnitedYouStand....................................71
TodaysProject.........................................................74
Chapter14PowerfulTongues...................................78
TodaysProject.........................................................80
Chapter15BeLed.....................................................85
TodaysProject.........................................................88
Chapter16HowAreYouDoing?...............................90
SECTION3.......................................................................95
Chapter17Bitterness................................................96
TodaysProject.......................................................100
Chapter18Fear........................................................105
TodaysProject.......................................................108
Chapter19Guilt......................................................111
TodaysProject.......................................................114
Chapter20StressfulFaith.......................................116
TodaysProject.......................................................119
Chapter21ShakyFaith...........................................121
TodaysProject.......................................................125
Chapter22StandDailyandSubmit........................129
TodaysProject.......................................................132
Chapter23IdentifytheOpenDoors.......................135
SignsofaProblem..................................................138
TodaysProject.......................................................140
Chapter24ClosetheOpenDoors...........................143
TodaysProject.......................................................148
ClearingtheBlockagesPractically..........................150
Chapter25PoweroftheBlood...............................154

TodaysProject:.......................................................157
Chapter26TheWordasaSword............................160
TodaysProject........................................................163
Chapter27TheLightandtheAnointing..................167
TodaysProject........................................................170
Chapter28UseYourAuthority................................173
TodaysProject........................................................176
Chapter29ThePowerofPraise..............................180
TodaysProject........................................................183
Chapter30BasicToolsofIntercession....................186
TodaysProject........................................................190
Chapter31MoreWaysofListening........................196
TodaysProject........................................................200
Chapter32PrayingforOthers.................................204
LettingtheLordBringtheNeed..............................205
PrayingforKnownNeeds........................................208
TodaysProject........................................................211
Chapter33NoPersonalBurdens.............................215
TodaysProject........................................................218
Chapter34SpecificIntercession..............................221
TodaysProject........................................................226
Chapter35TakeTimetoRecharge..........................229
TodaysProject........................................................233
Chapter36BasicsofGroupPrayerPart1...............238
ObjectivesofGroupPrayer.....................................239
WhoCanParticipate?.............................................241
JesusCares..............................................................242
ThePoweroftheSpirit...........................................244
DowntoEarthConversationalPrayer...................247
OtherOrientation...................................................249
Chapter37BasicsofGroupPrayerPart2...............252
UseYourAuthority.................................................252
TheWordandTongues..........................................254
PracticetheGifts....................................................256
Praise......................................................................259
TheHowTosofMeetings......................................260
TodaysProject.......................................................263
Chapter38Practicalities.........................................265
IntroducingthePrayerTeam:................................265
TheMeetingItself...................................................266
TodaysProject.......................................................289
Chapter39WheretoFromHere............................291
SECTION1
GeneralPrinciples
0BChapter1 ComeAsYouAre 12
Chapter1ComeAsYouAre
Todaymarksthebeginningofawonderfuland
fruitfuladventurebetweenyouandtheLord!You
areabouttoembarkonajourneythatwilllead
youtoseemoreandmoreresultstoyourprayer
life.Tostartthiscourseoffhowever,likesomany
otherthingsyoulearn,youneedtogetbackto
basics.
AndsoIwouldliketodothesamethinghere.I
wanttostartoffwithsomeelementaryandbasic
thingstorememberaboutprayer,butatthesame
timeyouneedtobeawareoftheminordertobe
effective.
Petersaidin2Peter1:12:
"ThereforeIwillnotbenegligenttoputyou
alwaysinremembranceofthesethings,though
youknow[them],andbeestablishedinthe
presenttruth."
Therearemanydifferentaspectstoprayingthat
needtobetakenintoaccount.AlthoughIamsure
youknowmanyofthem,Iwouldliketoremind
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youofallthesedifferentthingsaswegothrough
eachnewtopic.Thenyoucangrowinyourprayer
lifeandbecomeimmovableinyourfaith!Solets
getstarted.

Thefirstthingyouneedtoconsiderwhenyou
cometotheLordtoprayissimplythis:Comeas
youare!Youdontneedtoputonanyairsand
graces,andyoudontneedtopretendtobe
someonethatyourenot.TheLordacceptsyou
andlovesyouregardlessofwhetheryouarerich
orpoor,fatorthin,successfuloraloser.
WhateveryourstatusisinlifeHelovesyou,and
Hewillalwayswelcomeyou.Infact,thatisthe
wholeobjectofprayer.Itisnotsimplyabout
gettingallyourneedsmet.Thatisonlyonetiny
partofit!Prayerinvolvesdevelopinga
relationshipwithJesusandthatisthestarting
point.

YouneedtocometoHimjustasyouare,and
knowthatHeacceptsyoujustasyouare!You
dontneedtotryandbeanybodyelse.Justbe
yourselfandcomeintoHispresence.

Thinkofalittlechildwhenheorshecomesto
meetanadult.Whatdoeshedo?Hewillcomein

0BChapter1 ComeAsYouAre 14
andsayhello.Then,ifheislikemostofthekids
Ivebeenfamiliarwith,hellcomeandcuddleup
onthesofanexttoyouandjustopenupand
shareeverything!Ifyoureanormalhumanbeing,
youwilljustmeltandaccepthimasheis.
TheLordisjustlikethis.Heswaitingforyouto
cometoHimandtojustletHimloveyouandpour
intoyou.Helovesdoingthatevenifyoudont
prayathing!
TodaysProject
TodayIwantyoutosimplycomeintotheLords
presenceandletHimpourouttoyouandaccept
youasyouare.Todayistheonlytimeyoudonot
needtoprayforanything,butjusttofeelHislove
foryou.AsyousimplybatheinHispresenceand
baskinHislove,youwillbegintolearnthemost
importantaspectofyourprayerlifeatrustin
theLordJesus,andaknowledgeofHislovefor
youthatwillbewonderful!
AsyoucometospendtimewithHim,imagine
Himtherewithyou.ItwillhelpyoufeelHis
presencemore.Ifithelps,imagineyourselfasa

littlechildsittingonHiskneeandthoroughly
enjoyingHispresence.Ifyouremembernothing
elseduringthiscourse,ifIcangetyoutocome
intothatbeautifulpresenceoftheLordand
experienceHislove,itwillhaveallbeenworthit!

1BChapter2SimpleTalk 16
Chapter2SimpleTalk
TodayIwanttosharesomethingthatmayseem
strangetosomepeople,butitisneverthelessvery
important.Theconceptisthis:Keepyour
languagesimpleanddowntoearthwhenyou
pray.
Alotofpeoplethinkthattheyhavetosomehow
impresstheLord,andmakeHimthinkthat
theyrereallytremendous.Butthatisnothowit
hastobe!
DontyouthinktheLordknowswhatyouare
anyway?Hemadeyou,andHeknowsyoubetter
thanyouknowyourselfsometimes.Soyoureally
dontneedtofeelthatyoumustputonabigact
withyourbigwordsandhighlanguage.Allyouare
doingisjustspeakingemptywords,andnothing
fromyourheart.
WhenIwasyoungerImadethisclassicmistake
myself,beforeIhadarealknowledgeoftheLord
Jesus.ThisisexactlyhowIthoughtIneededto
pray!AndsoIcopiedthetypicaltypeoflanguage

oftheAnglicanPrayerbookthatIreceived
exposuretoduringmyschooling,andatthe
churchIwentto.

Itreallydidntmeananythingtome!Ihardly
understoodthewordsthatIwasrepeatinglikea
parrot.Andtotopitoff,theLordfeltamillion
milesaway,andsomeoneIthoughtIhadtotry
reallyhardtoreach.

Ireadabookmanyyearslaterabout
conversationalprayer,anditmadesuchanimpact
onmeIhaveneverforgottenit!Istillprayinthat
waytoday,becauseitmakesyourprayerlife
cometolife.YoucanseeJesusassomeonereal,
tangible,lovingandcaring,andsomeonewho
wantstosharewithyouineveryareaofyourlife.

YouneedtorealizethatJesusislikeyourbest
friend.Infact,Heisthebestfriendyoucanhave
asfarasfaithfulnessandloveareconcerned.

Howdoyoutalktoyourbestfriend?Youusually
havearelaxedconversationwithhimorherwhile
sittinginyourlivingroomsippingcoffeeor
something.Oryoushareamealwithyourfriend
atarestaurant,andyoujustsitandchatsimply!

1BChapter2SimpleTalk 18
Youdonttalktoyourfriendwithlanguagethatis
hardtounderstandandyouwouldneeda
dictionarytolookupallthewordsyoudidnt
understand.YoudontneedtotalktotheLord
Jesuslikethateither.
Sure,youneedtoreverenceHimandhonorHim
becauseofwhoHeisandwhatHehasdone.But
youmustalsorealizethatHewantstomeetyou
onapersonallevelandhaveapersonal
relationshipwithyou.
TodaysProject
TodayIwantyoutositdownandthinkaboutyour
lifeasitis,andthenbegintosharewiththeLord
everythingthatyouarefeeling,thinkingand
desiringanythingthatisonyourmind!Justtell
Himinplain,simplelanguageasyouwouldtell
yourfriendsomething.
Asyoupracticedoingthis,youwillfindtheLord
becomingmorerealtoyou.RemembertoowhatI
sharedaboutlasttime.Jesusisthemost
importantfactorinyourprayerlife!ImagineHim

withyouasoftenasyoucan.VisualizeHimwith
you,evenifyouthinkitsyourimagination,for
thisisoneofthekeystosuccessfulpraying.

Whatishappeninginyourliferightnow?Areyou
happy?TelltheLordthat.Youcansay,Lord,Im
reallyhappyatthemoment.Youvegivenme
everythingIcandesireandImsogratefulforit.

Areyouconcernedaboutsomething?LetHim
knowaswellbysayingsomethinglike,LordJesus,
Imreallyconcernedaboutourfinancialsituation.
Iknowyouhaveprovided,butitseemstobe
takingsolong

Areyouinneedofaphysicaltouch?Perhaps
youreinpain.Youcouldsay,Lord,Ineedyour
healingtouchonmyback.OhLord,itsjustso
painful!Pleasejusttouchitandletthepain
disappearandeaseoff.

Imsureyougettheidea.Now,goanddoitand
beblessed.YouwillfeelHisblessingonyourlife
asyoupracticesharingplainlyandsimply!

2BChapter3 HeWantstoAnswer 20
Chapter3HeWantstoAnswer
TodayIwanttoadjustawrongtheorythatmany
peoplehave.Whatisthattheory?Itissimplythe
onethatsomanypeoplehavequotedwhichsays:
GoddoesntwanttogivemethisthingthatI
desire!
Ihaveheardmanypeoplewho,whentheydont
receiveanswerstotheirprayerssay,TheLord
doesntwanttogivemetheanswertothis.He
doesntwanttoprovideacarforme.Illjusthave
tobecontentwithwalkingorcatchingthebus.
Ortheotheroneis,Godispunishingme,
becauseIvesinned.
Bothofthesearenonsense!Iwanttotellyouthat
theLordwantstoprovideforyoumorethanyou
realize.Hedelightstodoit!Iftheanswerdoesnot
comeforth,thenitislikelyasaresultof
somethingthatyouaredoingwrong!Youmay
havethewrongconceptoffaith,orhavesome
otherblockagethatispreventingyoufrom
receivingyouranswer.

Oftenthereisadelayinreceivingtheanswer,but
therewillbeaverygoodreasonforittakingplace.
AllthatyouneedtorealizeisthatHewantsto
provide!Iwilldealwithalltheseissuesshortly
becausetheyareveryimportant.

WhenyouprayandasktheLordforanything,He
alwayssaysyes!AccordingtoPhilippians4:19He:
providesallyourneedsaccordingtoHisrichesin
glorybyChristJesus.

HeprovidesitimmediatelyintheHeavenlyrealm
whereHisrichesare,anditisuptoyoutomakeit
manifestontheearth.AswegoonIwillshowyou
someimportantthingsyouneedtotakeinto
consideration,sothatyoucanreceiveyour
heartsdesires.

WeareJesusspiritualchildren,andHeadoresus
morethanevenanaturalfathercould.Ifyouhave
children,youarereallystrangeoruncaringifyou
dontwanttoprovidefortheirneeds,andtheir
desires.

Iknowinmyownlife,whenmysondesires
something,wewilldowhateverwecantogethim

2BChapter3 HeWantstoAnswer 22
thatdesire.Itissorewardingwhenherejoicesin
thatthinghehasbeenbelievingforandwanting.
HerearetwomoreScripturestobackupHis
desiretogiveyouwhatyouneedandwant.Firstly,
James1:17says:
Everygoodgiftandeveryperfectgiftisfrom
above,andcomesdownfromtheFatheroflights,
withwhomisnovariation,normovingshadow.
AndthenPsalm37:4says:
DelightyourselfalsointheLORD[Yahweh];and
hewillgiveyouthedesiresofyourheart.
TheLordwantstomeetyourneedsanddesires
andpouroutHisperfectgiftsonyou.Hedoesnt
giveyoujunk.Hegivesyouthebest!Youneedto
believeforitandexpectit,andthenyouwillseeit
manifestinyourlifeindueseason.
TodaysProject
WhateveritisthatyouaredesiringfromtheLord
today,youneedtorealizethatHewantstogiveit

toyou!IfyouhavehadthemisconceptionthatHe
doesntwanttogiveyouyourneedsordesires,
thentodayisthedayyouwillgetridofthatidea
forgood!Therearejusttwothingsyouneedto
askyourself:

1)IsthisthingIdesireablessingtome(or
others)?

2)DoesitlineupwithScripture,i.e.youarenot
prayingforsomethingthatgoestotallycontrary
toScripture.Forexample,youcouldnotaskthe
Lordtomakeyourbossgetdivorced,sothatyou
canmarryhiswife.Perhapsthatillustrationseems
stupid,butImsureyougetmypoint.

Ifyoucansayyestobothofthesequestions,then
knowwithoutadoubtthattheanswerisonthe
way.Donotworryifthereisadelayintheanswer
coming.Bythetimeyouhavebeenthroughthis
courseyouwillbeinabetterpositiontospot
obstaclesorthereasonforanydelays,andyou
willbegintoseegreatersuccesses.Sorejoice,
becauseyourjoywillsoonbemadefull!

3BChapter4 ShareEverything 24
Chapter4ShareEverything
Communicationisoneofthemostimportant
thingstodevelopinarelationship,butmany
peoplebattlewithit,orsimplyfailtodoitatall.
Thisissad,becausewhenyouareableto
communicatewithanyonehowyouarefeeling,
havethemlistentoyouandreleaseallyour
pentupemotions,youfeellikeyoucanpick
yourselfupandcarryononceagain.
IrememberwhenIfirstmetmyhusband,how
wonderfulitwastobeabletodojustthis!Ihad
beenwidowedandonmyownformanymonths
beforemeetinghim.
WhenImetotherpeopleandtriedtosharewhatI
hadgonethroughorsimplytalkaboutanything,it
wasasthoughtheyreallydidntcareatall!It
mademesofrustrated,andIjustendedup
keepingthingsontheinsideandpretendingIwas
doinggreat.However,Iwasreallyanemotional
mess.
WhenImetLes,heencouragedmetotalkabout
absolutelyeverything!HeaskedmeabouthowI

grewupandmyhomelifewhenIwasyounger.
Heaskedaboutmyfirsthusbandandhowhehad
passedon,andaboutmythoughtsandideason
justaboutanytopicyouwouldcaretothinkof.

Itwaswonderful!Itwastraumaticattimes
becauseitchurneduplotsofstressfulmemories,
butitwassogoodtobeabletogeteverythingout!
OnceIhaddoneitIcouldgetmovingagain,look
tothefuture,andtrulyleavethepastbehindme.
ThisiswhattheLordislikewhenyoucometo
Himinprayer.HeislikeLeswastome,andHeis
sittingtherewaitingforyoutocometoHimand
communicateeverythingtoHim.

Ifyoudonthaveanyoneonthisearthwhoreally
caresenoughaboutyoutositandlistentoyou,
thenyouhavesomeonehererightnowwhowill
doit.YoumaynotseeHimphysicallywithyour
eyes,andyoumaynotfeelHimtangiblyputting
Hisstrongarmsaroundyou.NeverthelessHeis
here,readyandwaitingforyoutosharewithHim.

Asyoudothis,youwillfeelatremendousrelease!
Itwillfeelasthoughaweighthasliftedoffyour
shoulders,especiallyifyouhavebeencarrying
heavyburdensaroundwithyou.

Icantellyou,IdontknowhowIwouldhave
survivedonsomanyoccasionsifIdidnthavethe
Lordtosharemyheartwith.Hehasbeenthere
withmethroughgoodtimes,badtimes,timesof
stressandtimesofpeace.Whateverthesituation,
IhavebeenabletotalktoHimaboutwhatIm
thinkingorfeeling,andrejoiceinthefactthatHe
isconstantlyworkingonmybehalf.
YourtalkingtotheLorddoesntalwayshavetobe
oneofcryingouttoHimtohelpyou,butHeis
theretobeyourstrengthandcomfortalways.
Whenthingsaregoingwellandyouarebeing
blessedyoucanjustrejoiceinHimandthankHim
forbeingsogoodtoyou.
Itdoesntmatterandtherearenodefiniterules,
butjustbegintodoonethingmoreandmore
communicate!AsyoudothiswiththeLord,itwill
likelybegintoflowoverintoyourpersonallifeas
well.Andifyouhavehadaproblemsharingyour
heartwithyourspouseorthoseyoulove,youwill
likelyfinditeasiertodothisinthenaturalaswell.

TodaysProject

TodayIwantyoutomakeyourselfalistof
everythingthatisgoingoninyourlife.Perhapsit
wouldbeeasytocategorizeitundervarious
headingssuchas:Ministry,Work,Family,Finances,
PersonalThings,etc.Jotdownyourthoughtson
eachoftheseareasandwhatyoulikeordislike
aboutthewaythingsaregoing,whatyoure
concernedaboutorwhatyouarerejoicingabout.

Now,sitdownandbegintosharewiththeLord.
ImagineHimwithyouandknowthatHeisalert
andreadytolistentoeverything.Ifyouhavea
problemcommunicating,nowisyourtimeto
begintochangeit!Thisisbecauseunlessyoucan
sharewhatisonyourheartfreelywiththeLord,
youcannotbegintobelievethatHewillanswer
you,orwanttogiveyouyourdesires.

ShareeverythingwithHim,evenifyoudonthear
Himansweringback.Thatwillcomelateronas
youlearntohearHisvoicemore.Justknowthat
Helovesyou,andHeslisteningtoeveryword
youresaying!JusttalktoHim,thankHim,tellHim
yourheartsdesiresandplans.

OnceyouarefinishedyouwillverylikelyfeelHis
lovemorethanyoudidbefore.Youwillalsoknow
thatHeismorerealthanyoufeltbefore.Soget
movingnowandcommunicate!
SECTION2
FaithBoosters
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4BChapter5BeSpecific 30
Chapter5BeSpecific
TodaymarksthestartoftheFaithBoosters
section,andfromhereonIwillshowyoumore
practicalaspectsofpraying.
ItrustthatbynowyouareexperiencingtheLord
Jesusinamorepersonalway,anddeveloping
moreofanintimaterelationshipwithHim.Itwas
importanttostartoffinthatway,becausepraying
involvesthatrelationship.Now,letsgetgoing
andshowyouhowtopraywithpowerand
increaseyourresultsmoreeasily!
Thefirstpointtoboostingyourprayerpoweristo
bespecific!Thereisnothingmorefrustratingthan
towatchachildwhodoesntknowwhathewants.
IfyouaskhimwhathewantsforChristmashell
saysomethinglike,"Idontknow.Ijustwanta
cooltoy."
Well,justwhatdoeshethinkacooltoyis?How
areyoumeanttoknowwhatheisthinkingand
desiring?Thattoycouldgiveyouarangeof
endlessthingstochoosefromfromcars,to
actionfigures,topuzzles.
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Itdoesnthelpyouthough,becauseyouwantto
givehimsomethinghereallywants.Itwouldbe
muchbetterforhimtobespecificandsayexactly
whathewantedfromyou.

Mysonisspecifictotheextremeattimesandhe
tellsus,"Iwantthismodelremotecontrolledcar
inred,plustheextrabatterypack.ThatswhatI
wouldlike!"

Nowweknowwhattogethimortellothersto
gethim,inordertorewardhisfaith.Oftenpeople
willsimplybeledtogethimacertaingift,andit
willbejustwhathehasbeenwanting!

Beingspecificinprayerisjustasimportant,
becausetheLordisinterestedingivingyouwhat
youdesire.YoucouldasktheLordtogiveyoua
car,andHewillansweryou.However,ifyouare
morespecificinwhatyouhaveaskedfor,itmakes
iteasierfortheangelstobringittoyouandfor
theanswertocometopass.

Sonow,ifyouasktheLordforacar,whatdoes
Hehavetoworkwith?Doyouwantanewoneor
asecondhandone?Doyouwantatwodoorora

fourdoormodel?Doyouwantasmalllittlecarto
uselocally,oralargefamilyonethatyoucango
onlongholidaytripswith?
Areyougettingthepicturehere?Youdonot
necessarilyhavetoaskforaspecificmodelofcar
orcolor,butyouatleastneedtogivetheangels
somethingtoworkwith,otherwiseyouwont
knowwhenyouhavethereceivedtheanswer.It
couldberightwhereyouare,butyouwillmissit,
becauseyoudidntknowwhatyouwanted.
TheLordisfaithfulandHecaressomuchabout
yourspecificneedsanddesires.Hewilleven
answerunspokendesiresandthingsthatyouare
simplyhopingwilltakeplace.
Irememberwhenweonceneededanewhome.I
pacedupanddownmyroomandtoldtheLord
exactlywhatIwouldlikeandthebasicthingswe
needed.Itseemedtotakealongtimebeforethe
answercame,butitcameattheexactrighttime!I
wantyoutoknowthateverysinglerequestthatI
hadaskedforcametopassincludingdesires
thatweallsecretlyhad,buthadneverreally
askedforopenly!

TheLordissogood.Hegivesyouallthoselittle
extrasthatHeknowsyouwant,togetherwith
youranswer.ItislikegettingagiftforChristmas
thatyouaskedfor,andthensuddenlygetting
anotheronethatyouwantedbutnevertold
anyoneabout.
TodaysProject
Sitdowntodayandthinkaboutwhatyouwant
fromtheLord,orwhatyouareprayingforright
now.Thinkaboutit,andthenasktheLordforit.

Ifyouknowanexactmodelormakeofwhatyou
desire,thenyoucanaskforit.Otherwisesimply
givesomespecificthingsthattheLordcanwork
withtobringyouthosedesires,asIsharedabove.

Justrememberhowever,thatthemorespecific
youareanddependingonwhatyouareaskingfor,
thelongeritcantaketoreceivetheanswer.This
isbecausetheremaybemorethingsthatthe
angelsneedtosetuporputintoplacetobringit
topass.

Canyouvisualizewhatyouwant?Canyouseein
yourimaginationthetypeofoutfityouwant,or
thesortofcomputeryoudesire?Ifyoucandothis
itmakesitsomuchbetter,becauseyouwillknow
whatyouwant,andyouwillknowwhenthe
answerhascometopass.Thenyoucanrejoicein
theLord'sgoodnesstoyou!
5BChapter6SimpleFaith 35
Chapter6SimpleFaith
Someofmyfamilymemberswereplayingaround
withmyoneandahalfyearoldgranddaughter,
andtheLordgavemealessonaboutsimplefaith
fromit.Shewasstandingonatableandmy
soninlawwasstandingnearbymakingfunny
facesather.Thenhesuddenlysaidtoher,Come,
jumpandIllcatchyou!
Almostbeforehecouldeventhink,shehad
launchedherselfoffthetableandhealmost
missedcatchingher.Shereallytookhimathis
word!Shehadfaithinhimandknewthathe
wouldntdropher.
Afterseeingthis,IcansounderstandwhyJesus
saidwemusthavefaithlikealittlechild.Children
aresotrusting.Theydonteventhinkfora
momentthatyouwillletthemdown.Butyetas
adultswetendtobesuspiciousandnottotrust
people.Thiswayofthinkingaffectsyourprayer
lifeandyourabilitytotrusttheLord.
Ifyouareinthispositiontodayandyoufindit
hardtotrusttheLord,Iwanttoencourageyou
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thatyoucanlearntotrusttheLordinchildlike
faithandseeamazingresults.
FormanyyearsIsimplydidntknowhowtotrust
theLord.IwasconvincedthatIwasmovingin
faith,butIoftendidntgettheanswersIwas
expecting.Ijustalwaysendedupfeeling
shatteredandhopeless,wonderingifIwouldever
getitright!
ThenonedaytheLordshowedmehowsimple
andyethowpowerfulHebrews11:6was.Itsays:
Butwithoutfaith[itis]impossibletoplease[him]:
forhethatcomestoGodmustbelievethatheis,
and[that]heisarewarderofthosethatdiligently
seekhim.
HeshowedmethatyouneedtocometoHimlike
achilddoes,believingthatHeis.Inotherwords
thatHeisreal,andthatHerewardsthosewho
diligentlyseekHim.
Thosewords,heisarewarderofthosethat
diligentlyseekhim,madesuchanimpactinside
ofme!ForthefirsttimeIsawandunderstood

thatJesusistheonewhogivestheanswers!I
realizedthattheanswersdidntjustappearoutof
nowhere,whichisthewayIhadalwaysbelieved
before.NowonderIdidntgetmanyresults!

AtthetimetheLordgavemethatrevelation,
thereweresomethingsthatIwasveryconcerned
about,andinthenaturalIcouldntbelieveIcould
gettheanswers.Jesushowever,couldgivemethe
answers,becausenothingisimpossibletoHim!

IfocusedmyattentiononHimandmadethat
verseapartofme,thenIaskedHimtosortout
whatseemedlikeahugemountainofproblemsI
foundmyselffacing.

Doyouknowwhathappened?Hehonoredevery
singlethingthatItrustedinHimfor,andHegave
metheanswers!FromthattimeonIhavefoundit
somucheasiertotrustinHimandbechildlikein
myfaith.

Iwanttoencourageyoutodaytofocusyoureyes
onJesus.KnowwithoutadoubtthatHecanfulfill
everydesire,calmeveryfearandbringmiracle
aftermiracleintoyourlife.AsyoutrustHim,He
willrewardyourfaithquickly.

TodaysProject
Today,IwantyoutotaketheScriptureIquoted
abovefromHebrews6,andletitsinkdeepdown
intoyourspirit.Ifyouarehavingdifficulty
believingthatyouwillreceiveananswertoany
prayerrequest,thenyouneedtomakeJesusa
partofthis.YouneedtorealizethatHewill
rewardyourfaithinHimtodoit.
Itdoesntmatterhowdifficultitlooksinthe
natural.Onceyoucanfocusyourspiritualeyeson
HimandknowthatHeismovinginyoursituation,
yourfaithwillgrowlikeyouhaveneverknownit
before.Andyouwillliterallyseemiraclestaking
placeinyourlife!
Rememberthatnothingistoodifficultforthe
Lord,andHewillchangepeopleandsituationsto
moveonyourbehalfifHehasto.OrHewilllead
youinadifferentwayinorderthatyourprayers
areanswered.
WhenyouhavegivenyourselftotallytotheLord,
trustHimtobeginmovingonyourbehalf,evenif

youcantseeanythingjustyetinthenatural
realm.

Theneverytimeyouaretemptedtofeelafraidor
doubtfulaboutthesituation,justvisualizeHim
givingyoutheansweronceagainandsay,Itrust
youJesus!Youarerewardingmyfaithinyou.

Beasthatlittlechildwhototallytrustshisdadto
givehimhisdesires,thenstandbackandseethe
wonderfulthingstheLordwilldoforyou!

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Chapter7LoveOutflow
Thereismuchhatred,bitterness,strifeandevery
negativeemotionintheworldtoday.Everybody
knowsthat.Itisnothingnew.
Youjustneedtobealiveandincontactwith
peopletohearofallthesethingshappeningin
peopleslives.Itisthewaytheworldoperates.
Unfortunatelyhowever,itoftenseemsto
overflowintothelivesofmanybelieversaswell,
whoarenotwalkingintheloveoftheLord.
Inthelastchapter,Isharedabouthowoperating
insimplefaithwilltrulymovethehandofthe
Lord.However,theotherspiritualforcewhich
goeshandinhandwithfaith,ispouringoutin
love.
Flowinginloveisextremelydifficultformany
peopletodo,becausetheytryanddoitinthe
natural,butthatjustneverworks!Inorderto
developit,youneedtoallowtheLordJesusto
pourHisloveintoyou.Allyouneedtodoisspend

sometimealonewithHimandaskHimtofillyou
withHislove.Itsreallythatsimple.

Imagineyourselfforamomentsunbathingand
baskinginthewarmthofthesun.Whenyoucome
totheLordtofillyouup,thatiskindofwhatis
happeningtoyouspiritually.Youarebathingin
Hispresence,andHeisfillingyourspiritwithHis
love.

Whenthistakesplace,youwillbeabletosee
thingsthroughHiseyes,andwillbeabletogive
outtoothersfromyourownspirit.Youcannotdo
itanyotherway,becauseitisaspiritualforceand
onlycomesfromtheLordJesus.

OperatinginJesuslovewilldowondersinyour
prayerlife!Asyoubegintodoit,youwillseethe
Lordshandmovingonyourbehalf,becauseSatan
cannotunderstandthisforceoflove!TheLordwill
movetobringabouttheanswerstoyourdesires
asyouflowoutcontinuallyinlove.

Youmaybeaskingyourself,"Howintheworld
willlovingmynegative,horriblesistercauseme
toreceivethat$3000thattheLordhasgiven
me?"

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Itisquitesimplybecausejustasbitternessand
angerisoneofthequickestwaystoblockan
answertoprayer,soflowinginloveisthe
oppositeforce.Itwillbringaboutareleaseof
whatyouhavebeenwaitingfor.
Whenyouareprayingforotherpeople,you
shouldalwaysflowoutinlovetothem.Askthe
LordtotouchthemwithHislove,especiallythose
youareinconflictwithorareangrywith.
Doyouknowwhatapowerfulweaponyouuse
whenyoudothis?Bydoingityoucandisarmthe
plansoftheenemyquickly,andgivetheLord
licensetomoveinyourlifeandtheirs.Romans
12:14saysthis:
[Continually]blessthosewhoarepersecutingyou:
bless,anddonotcurse.
Ofcoursethisisntalwayseasytodo.Itishardto
blessthosewhoaremeantoyou,andtoflowout
inlovetothem.Howeverifyoucanlearntodo
thismoreinyourprayerlife,youwillbegintonot
onlyseetremendousresults,butyouwillalso

begintofeelaloveforpeoplethatyouhave
neverhadbefore.Youwillbegintoseethemina
differentwayastheLordseesthemanditwill
becomeeasiertoreleasegoodthingsonthem.

TodaysProject

Todaysprojectisasimple,butveryimportant
one.Iwantyoutospendafewminutesquietly
withtheLord,andaskHimtofillyouwithHis
love.

RelaxandbaskinHispresence,andletHimpour
thatloveintoyou.Thenliftupyourfamily
members,workassociates,churchmembers,
relativesandfriendsanyoneyouarecloseto
andknowandsendtheLordsloveonthem.

Saysomethinglike,"Lord,IliftupCharlestoyou
nowandIaskyoutofillHimwithyourlove.I
releaseyourblessingonhimLord.Thankyoufor
givinghimthatearnestdesire."

Ifyouthinkofapersonandtherearenegative
feelingsormemoriesassociatedwiththem,still
asktheLordtopourHisloveintothemevenifitis

7BChapter8 HopeandAnticipation 44
difficult.Youneedtoblessthembyanactofyour
will,becausethisiswhattheLorddesiresofyou.
Iwilldealwithbitternessinmoredetailin
Chapter17,butfornowthiswillgetyoumoving
intherightdirection.Icanguaranteeyouwillbe
feelingwonderfulbytheendofthisexercise,so
goanddoitnowandbegreatlyblessed!
Chapter8Hopeand
Anticipation
WhenIwasayounggirl,myfriendandIwould
imaginethatwewereteachers,orairhostesses,
oranythingthatourlittlemindscouldconceive
andthinkof.Wewouldbegintoplaygames,
pretendingthatwewereinthosecareers.
Wow,didwegointodaydreamworlds!We
imaginedandthenactedouttheparts,sothatthe
imaginaryworldbecamealmostrealandexciting,
andwereallywantedtodoitlateronwhenwe
grewup.
Now,youmaywonderwhatallthathastodo
withpraying.Ithasalottodowithit!Movingin

hopeandanticipationaretwoveryimportant
keystoreceivingyourheartsdesiresandanswers
toprayer.

Yousee,hopealwaysrelatestothefuture,andit
isthespiritualforcethatisassociatedwithliving
yourdreamsanddesires.Wehavedealtwithfaith
andlove,andnowhopeisthelastpartofthe
trianglethatisimportanttodo,inordertobring
theanswerstoyou.

Whatdoyoudowhenyouhopeforsomething?
Yougetexcitedaboutit!Itissomethingtolook
forwardto.

Youcandaydreamandenjoyyourselfby
anticipatingwhatitwillbeliketohavethatthing
youhavedesired,andwhichtheLordhasgiven
youalreadyintheheavenlyrealm.Youneedto
imagineyourselfwithwhatyoudesire,andthenif
youcan,useallyoursensestomakeitreal.Let
meexplainthisinmoredetail.

SupposeyouhaveaskedtheLordforacar,asI
sharedinChapter6onfaith.Now,imagine
yourselfinthatcar.Canyouimaginesmellingthe
gorgeousaromaofnewleatherifitsanewcar?

Canyouvisualizetheseatsandthinkwhatit
wouldbeliketosinkintothemwhenyougetinto
thecar?
Canyouseeyourselfinthedriversseat,going
downthehighwaywiththewindblowingyour
hair?Andcanyouheartheradioplayingsomeof
yourfavoritemusic?Imagineitandseeitinyour
mindseye.
Areyougettingthepicture?Whenyoudothese
thingsyouareusingthespiritualforceofhope,
anditisstirringupallyoursensesandmakingit
exciting.Asyoudoit,itwillcauseyourdesiresto
bemanifestedquickly.HereisaScripturewhich
backsthisupexactly!Psalm37:4says:
DelightyourselfalsointheLORD[Yahweh];and
hewillgiveyouthedesiresofyourheart.
Bymovinglikethatinhopeandgettingexcited
aboutthewonderfulthingstheLordhasforyou,
youaredelightingyourselfinHim,andHewill
moveHishandtorewardyouwithyourdesires.
ThenHewillbejustasdelightedtoseethejoy

thatyouwillexperiencewhenHegivesyouthose
answers!

TodaysProject

Todayyouaregoingtogointoadaydreamworld
asIhavedescribedabove.Whatdoyoudesire
today,andwhathaveyoureceivedbyfaith?Begin
usingyourimaginationandyoursensesnowas
muchasyoucan,tomaketheanswerrealtoyou.

Ifyouarealady,perhapsyoudesireanewoutfit.
Canyouvisualizethecolorthatyouwant?Can
youseetheshapethatyouwouldlike?

Willitbeaneveningdressforaformaldinner
comingup,orareyouwantingasmart,functional
outfitforyournewjob?Now,whattypeoffabric
doyouwant?Willitbecottonorlinen,orasoft,
flowingstretchknit?

Canyouimagineitonyounowandwhatitwill
feelliketobewearingit?Letallyoursenses
becomeinvolved,anditwillhelpthatdesireto
becomeveryrealtoyou.

Ifyouareaman,supposingyouarewantinga
newsetofpowertoolstodorenovationsaround
thehousewith.
Canyouimaginewhatthetoolswouldfeellikeas
youholdthem?Canyouhearinyourimagination
whatitwouldsoundlikeasyouusethosetools?
Canyouhearthesoundofthedrillasyoumake
holesinthewall?
Imsureyouaregettingthepicturehere.
WhateverthingsyouaredesiringfromtheLord
andprayingfornow,getyourimaginationtowork
andmakethosethingsreal!Getintothat
daydreamworldandrejoiceinwhattheLordhas
givenyou,becauseitiscomingtoyousoon!

Chapter9Praiseand
Thanksgiving

IrememberonceseeingamovieatSchoolcalled
somethinglikeWonderfulPhrases.Ithadasong
initthatwent,"Please,thankyouandsorry
wonderful,wonderfulphrases"

IfIremembercorrectly,itwasanamusingfantasy
storyofsomechildrenwho,iftheyfailedtosay
please,thankyou,orsorry,turnedintopigs.In
orderforthemtochangebacktochildren,they
hadtodotherightthingandmindtheirmanners.

Iwasquiteyoungatthetimeprobablyeightor
nineandthatmoviehadarealimpactonme!I
wasreallyworriedthatthepigwouldntchange
backintoachildagain,becausehewasrude.

Well,itsagoodthingthattheLordwillnotturn
Hischildrenintopigsiftheyfailtosaythankyou.
Butthosetwolittlewordspraiseand
thanksgivingareextremelypowerfulinyour
prayerlife!

8BChapter9 PraiseandThanksgiving 50
Doyouknowwhy?ItisbecausethankingtheLord
andpraisingHimfirstlytakesyoureyesoff
yourselfandplacesthemcompletelyonHim.
Againthisbuildsyourfaith,becauseyouarenow
trustingtheLordandnotjustfocusingonyour
needsanddesires.
ItalsomovestheheartoftheLordtoarrange
quicklyforyoutoreceivetheanswers.Helovesit
whenyouarethankfultoHim,andwhenyou
appreciatewhatHeisdoinginyourlife!
Therearemanytimeswhenwehavebeentothe
localshopshereandgiventhelittlepackeratip
forhelpingtopackourgroceries.Idontknow
howmanytimes,insteadofsayingthankyou,
theyhavesimplygivenagruntandputthetipin
theirpocket.Itmakesusfeellikeneverdoingthat
againbecausetheyaresoungrateful,butwe
continuetoflowoutinloveanyway.
Iwonderhowmanypeoplearelikethistothe
Lord.Youneedtomakesurethatyouarenot
beingungratefultotheLordortakingHimfor
granted.Youneedtoalsodevelopthehabitof
beinggratefulbythankingHimandpraisingHim.

Iwanttotellyouthatnotonlywillyourpraiseand
thanksgivingblessHim,butitwillblessyou
tremendouslyaswell,andafterawhileofdoingit
youwillfeellikeshoutingforjoy!

Praiseandthanksgivingisparticularlypowerful
whenyouaretrustingtheLordforsomethingthat
seemsimpossible.Perhapsyouareinavery
difficultsituationandyouneedsomemiraclesto
comethroughinyourlife.

YouneedtofixyoureyesonJesusandshare
exactlywhatisonyourheartandwhatyouwant
Himtohelpyouwith.Onceyouhavedonethat
andfeelassuredinyourheartthatHeisableto
workthatmiracle,thenyouneedtopraiseHim
andthankHimfortheanswer.

IhaveseentheLordmovetimeandtimeagainin
situationslikethis,andtheanswerhasalways
comewhenIhavepraisedHim,evenwhenIhave
feltawful.

Ihaveattimesbeenverydepressedabout
something,orextremelyworriedaboutasituation.
However,asIhavefocusedontheLordandthen

8BChapter9 PraiseandThanksgiving 52
beguntothankHimfordoingtheimpossiblein
mylife,Hehaschangedthingsaroundinthemost
amazingwayssometimes!
Hehascomethroughforusinwaysthatwecould
neverhaveimagined,andwehavestoodbackin
aweofhowgoodHeis!
OftenattimeslikethisIhavethought,"Imreally
foolish!WhydidntIjusttrustHiminthefirst
place?"
TodaysProject
Todayyouaregoingtogetawonderfulboostof
joyandtrustintheLord!Ifyouarebelievingthe
Lordforsomethingandarefindingiteasytotrust
HimthatsgreatbutstillthankHimfor
answeringyourprayersanddesires.PraiseHim
andrejoiceinHimforhearingyouandlovingyou.
Ifyouareinadifficultsituationandarebattlingto
believetheLordfortheanswers,knowthatHe
understandsandwillalwayscomethroughfor
you!Putasideyouranxietiesandcaresandgive

themtotheLord.TellHimexactlywhatisonyour
heartandthenbegintopraiseHim.

CantheLorddowhatseemsimpossible?Of
courseHecan!AsyoupraiseHiminspiteofyour
emotionsperhapsbeingabitnegative,youwill
feelyourspiritbegintolift,andyouwillknowthat
Heismovinginyoursituation.Continuepraising
andthankingHimuntilyoufeelthecomplete
victory,andthenlookandseewhatHewilldofor
you!

9BChapter10LeaveittoHim 54
Chapter10LeaveittoHim
OneofthethingsthatIjustloveabouttheLordis
thatHeissounpredictablewhenitcomesto
answeringprayersthatis!HeisaGodofvariety
thathasendlessresourcesandideasatHis
disposaltoblessyouwiththethingsyoudesire
fromHim.Youneedtobeawareofthiswhenyou
arebelievingHimforanything.
IrememberwhenIwasfirstlearninghowtotrust
theLord.Ifweneededsomethingotherthan
money,likehouseholdgoodsorsomething,Istill
hadthehabitofaskingtheLordtogiveusthe
moneytogoandbuywhateveritwasweneeded.
However,IsooncametorealizethattheLord
doesnotnecessarilyprovideinthatway.And
actually,Helovedtosurpriseussomanytimesby
providingincompletelydifferentways!Theend
resultshowever,werealwayswhatwehadbeen
believingfor.
Youneedtobecarefulthatwhenyouhave
prayedforsomething,youdonotrestricttheLord
ordictatetoHimhowHeshouldgiveyouwhat

youveaskedfor.Itwouldkindofbelikea
daughteraskinghermomtogetheradress,and
thentellingherthatshehadtobuyitatonlyone
particularstorethatwasmilesaway.

Thatisrestrictive,andittakesthejoyoutofdoing
itinawaythatpleasesyou.Whoknowsifthe
exactoutfitisnotavailableforlessatastorejust
aroundthecornerfromyou?

Areyougettingthepicturehere?Youneedtofix
firmlyinyourmindwhatyoudesirefromtheLord,
andaskHimfortheendproduct!Thenleaveit
uptoHimastohowHegetsthatendproductto
you,anddonttryandfigureoutinyourmind
whatisthebestwayforHimtoprovide.

Iknow,itissoeasytoslipintothisbadhabit.But
ifyoucanallowtheLordthelibertyofblessing
youinanywayHechoosesto,youwillbe
amazed!

IfIlookatourlivesandhowthehandoftheLord
hasbeenuponus,itamazesmesometimestosee
thewonderfulwaysinwhichHehasprovidedfor
us.

Wewereonceinneedofanincrediblybig
financialmiracle,andwereallyhadnoideaof
howtheLordwouldprovideforus.Infact,wehad
practicallygivenupanyideainthenaturalof
solvingthisproblem.
ThentheLordsteppedin,andinsteadofproviding
thathugesumofmoneythatweneeded,Heused
someoneasaninstrumenttowipeoutalmostthe
entiredebt!Thentheremainingamountof
moneythatwasneeded,Heprovidedquickly
throughanotherunexpectedsource.
Thatwholeincidentmademerealizethatthereis
absolutelynothingthatcanrestricttheLord,even
whenitlookslikeanimpossiblesituationinthe
natural!TheLordisntfazedbythesethings,and
Hehasthesolutionforyou.
Andso,ifyouareinapositionlikethistoday,I
wanttoencourageyoutocontinuetotrustthe
Lord.Youwillneverknowthewonderfulways
thatHecanusetobringyououtofasituation,or
providewhateveryourneedsareevenifthey
seemtoobigtocomprehendrightnow.

Justrememberthekeyprincipleaskfortheend
product,thenlettheLordworkitoutinHisway
andsurpriseyouwithHisanswer!

TodaysProject

WhatareyoutrustingtheLordfortoday?What
endproductdoyouwantfromHim?Areyouin
needoffinances?ThenasktheLordforthose
financesandreceivefromHimintheSpirit,then
trustHimtoprovideasHechooses.

Ifitisforadebt,theendproductisthatthedebt
ispaid.Hemayprovideforit,causethedebttobe
cancelled,oryoucouldgetanextensionofthe
timeyouneedtopayitin.Hecouldprovidefor
youthroughaworksource,orsomeonecould
giveyouagift.Anythingispossible!

Doyouneedtangiblegoods,likeclothingor
businessequipment?Askfortheendproductand
thenlettheLordprovideasHedesires.

Ifyouneedsayamonitorforyoucomputer,ask
foritandreceiveitbyfaith,butdonotnecessarily
think,"Hey,Ineed$200togetthemonitorat
Suchandsuchacompany."

No,theLordcouldprovideunexpectedlythrough
afriend,orHecouldprovidethefinanceandlead
youtogetitatabetterpriceelsewhere.The
monitoristheendproductthatyouareaskingfor,
anditiswhattheLordwillgiveyouhoweverHe
chooses.
WhynotsitbacknowandtrustHimtoworkin
yourlife,andyouwillseeHimdoingthingsfor
youthatwilldelightyouandmakeyourejoicein
Him.ThenyouwillthinkasIdid,"Lord,howcould
Ieverdoubtyou?Foryouhavealwayscome
throughforme!"
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Chapter11PushonThrough
WhenwelivedinSouthAfrica,therewasaroad
racewhichwasrunbetweentwocitieseveryyear.
Itwasaverydifficultrace,butonewhich
attractedliterallythousandsofpeoplefromall
overtheworldtotakepartinit!
TheonethingIlovedaboutthisracewasthe
encouragementandenthusiasmthateverybody
used,tourgeotherstocontinueandnotgiveup.
Itwasawonderfuleventtowatcheveryyear,
simplytoseethedeterminationoftherunnersto
makeitoverthefinishline,nomatterwhatittook!
Someofthemevencrawledoverthefinishline
becausetheyweresoexhaustedbuttheywere
determinedtodoit!
WhenIthinkofprayerandtrustingintheLordfor
theanswerstopersonaldesires,sometimesitis
reallylikegoingonthatroadrace.
HowmanytimeshaveyouaskedtheLordfor
something,andyoufeelatremendoussurgein
yourspirit?Youjustknowthatyouwillreceive
DaphneCrause
thisrequest,andyoufeelallinspiredtobelieve
theLord!YouhaveseenHimgivingyouthe
answer,andnowyoudeclarethatyouvereceived
itandyoullseeitsoon!
Soyoustartondowntheroadlikeoneofthe
runnersatthebeginningofthatrace.Yourefull
ofzealandenergy,andyouhavegreat
determinationtohangintherelikethebulldog
andnotletgo.
Buthalfwaydowntheroadyoubegintolosea
littlebitofthatenergy.Youmaystillfeelzealous
andyoustillfeelencouragedtocarryon,butits
notsoeasyanymore.
Thenyougettoalmosttheendandyoufeelas
thoughyoucannotgoanyfurther.Youthink,
"Whenisthisanswergoingtomanifest?Iwantto
giveup.IdontthinktheLordsgoingtoanswer
me.MaybeHedoesntwantmetohaveit."
Doyoufeellikethis?Youneedsome
encouragementfromsomeoneelsenowtourge
youoverthefinishline.Itsjustaroundthecorner.
Yourealmostthere!Dontgiveuponitnow!

AllyouneedistoheartheLordsayingthose
wonderfulwordsofencouragement,"Ihavent
forgottenyoumychild.Youredoinggreat.Its
almosthere."

Thenyouwillhaveallthepoweryouneedto
surgeacrosstovictory.

IdontknowhowmanytimesIhavebeen
discouragedaboutreceivingananswertomy
prayers,eventhoughIknowinmyheartIknow
thatIhavereceivedit.Itjustseemstobetaking
suchalongtimetocome.

Thenmyhusbandorsomeoneelsewillsay,"Dont
worry.Itscomingsoon.TheLordstillhasitin
handanditisontheway."

Justthosefewwordshavebeensuchan
inspirationtome!Andsureenoughtheanswer
soonappearssuddenlyalmostwhenImnot
looking.Soifyouareinthispositiontoday,you
willunderstandwhatishappeningandwillbe
abletoconquerit.

TodaysProject

Todaysprojectisalittledifferent,anditisa
twofoldone.
Areyoubelievingforsomethingtomanifesttoday,
anditseemstobetakingforever?Beencouraged
thatifyouhaveusedyourfaithcorrectlyand
knowthatitisontheway,theLordisstillmoving
onyourbehalf.
TelltheLordofyourdiscouragement.Tellhim
thatyourefeelingconcerned,thenletHimspeak
assuranceandencouragementtoyourheart.It
willmotivateyouandkeepyougoinguntilthe
answercomes.
IfyouareinvolvedwithotherChristiansinchurch,
ahomegroup,oranysituationforthatmatter,
todayyouaregoingtoflowoutinlovetothose
aroundyouaswell.
Doyouknowofanyonewhoisstrugglingto
believeforsomethingandhasbecome
discouraged?Ifthisisthecasethenyouaregoing
tobeaphysicalinstrumentofblessingand
encouragementtothem,asLesissooftentome.

Encouragethemtopersevereandkeeptrusting.
Asyoudothisyouwillblessthemandgivethem
hope,andtheLordwillblessyouinreturn.

Knowthatyouwillreceiveyouranswer!Keep
goingandknowthattheLordrejoiceswitheach
littlestepoffaiththatyoutake.Yourblessingwill
manifestverysoon.

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Chapter12UsetheWord
Wordsaresuchpowerfulthings!Theycanbeused
tobringencouragementandblessing,ortheycan
beusedtobringdestruction,discouragementand
depression.Thereisnotasinglepersonwhohas
notexperiencedthepowerofeitherpositiveor
negativewords!
Imsuretherearemanytimesthatyouhave
wantedtorunawayandescapewhenpeople
havespokennastythingstoyou.Andyetthere
areothertimeswhenyoufeltlikeyoucould
conquertheworldatsomeonesencouragement.
Now,ifwordsspokenfromahumanspiritareso
powerfulandwearesinfulcreatureshow
powerfulistheWordofGodwhenyouspeakit
out?
Thisisoneofmypersonalfavoritewaysof
boostingmyfaithandtrustintheLord!Itrustthat
youwillbegintopickupthissameenthusiasmasI
sharewithyoutodayaboutthepowerofspeaking
theWord!

AtthebeginningwhenIbegantowaitontheLord
andreceiverevelationaboutmovinginprayer,
oneofthefirstthingsHeencouragedmetodo
wastoreadtheWord.

AndsoIdidjustthat.Ireadit,consumedit,
thoughtaboutit,andforthefirsttimeeverinmy
life(andIwasalreadyinmythirties)Iwent
throughthewholeBible.

AsIwasdoingitIfeltledtomakeanoteofthe
promisesIsawthatinspiredme.Andso
developedalonglistofpromises(aboutfour
hundredofthem)thatIeventuallyputindifferent
categories.

AsIbegantoreadthroughthosepromisesand
usetheminmydailylife,doyouknowwhat
happened?Ibegantofeelasthoughoneofthose
encouragingpeopleIsharedaboutlasttimewas
talkingtome.Ibegantogetexcitedandseeall
thepossibilitiesofwhattheLordhadforme!

Itburnsinme,andmyheartsdesireisthatyou
wouldjustgetatasteofthepowerofusingthe
Wordinyourprayerlife.Doyouknowwhyitisso

powerful?Herearetwoanswersforyou.Firstly,
Romans10:17says:
Sothenfaith[comes]byhearing,andhearingby
the[rhema]wordofGod.
Andthen,thispromisejuststoodouttomethe
onedayasIreadPsalms.Psalm103:20says:
BlesstheLORD[Yahweh],youhisangels,that
excelinstrength,thatdohiscommandments,
listeningtotheutteranceofhisword.
Doyourealizewhatyouaredoingwhenyou
speaktheLordspromisesoutwhenyoupray?
Youarefirstlybuildingyourfaithupsothatitis
easierforyoutobelieve.Asyouspeakouta
promiseitisasthoughtheLordisstandingnextto
youandspeakingitfreshtoyou.
ThenasyoubelievetheWordoftheLordwhen
youspeakthosepromisesout,theangelsbecome
involvedinyoursituation.Theyhelptobringto
passwhatyouarebelievingfor,andwhatthe
Lordhasgivenyouintheearth.

TheylistenfortheutteranceofHisWord.In
otherwords,whenyouspeakoutHispromises
theyhearthemandbegintoactonthem.

TodaysProject

Itrustthattodaysprojectwillmotivateyouand
inspireyou,andyouwillfeelyourfaithbuilding
upalotonceyouarethrough.

Ifitdoesnthappenstraightawaythenyouneed
tocontinuedoingit.Afterawhileyouwillbegin
tofeelaconfidencebuildingupinyouthatmay
nothavebeenthereforawhile.

Youneedtotakejustthreepromisestodaythat
arearealblessingtoyouandthatyoucanstand
ontoboostyourfaith.Ifyoudontknowany
promises,thenyoucandotwothings.

Ifyouhavemybook,TheWaytoEffectivePrayer,
youwillalsofindsomeofmyfavoritepromises,
groupedtogetherincategories.

Anotherwayyoucoulddoitistotryandfind
someforyourself.Indoingthisyouwillbeblessed
aswell,becauseyouwillbegettingintotheWord

andfeastingonit.Youmayhavehadalong
periodwhenyoudidntreadtheWordatall,but
nowyouwillhavethechancetochangeit,orelse
youwillnotbeabletoeffectivelydothisessential
project.
Tofindsomepromises,youdontneedtoread
thewholeBibleasIdid.Butyoushouldatleastgo
throughtheGospels,PsalmsandProverbs.In
thesebooksaloneyouwillfindafeast!
Makeanoteofthemsothatyoucangobackto
themagainlaterwhenyouneedto.Findthreeof
thosepromisesthatspeaktoyouandmakeyou
feelenthusedandencouraged,andthendothis
project.
WhileyouareprayingtodayusetheWord,aswell
asthanksandpraise.Letmegiveyouanexample.
Youcanpraysomethinglikethis:
"Lord,Ithankyouforhearingmyprayer
concerningthatnewjob.Thankyouforthe
promiseofyourWordLord,whichsays,
Whatsoeverthingsyoudesire,whenyoupray

believethatyoureceivethemandyouwillhave
them.

Ithankyouthatyouhavegivenmethatjob!I
thankyouthatitismine,andthatyouhavetaken
careofeverydetailforme."

Oryoucouldpray:

"Lord,thankyouforyourWordandforthe
promiseofvictory!Istandonyourpromisetoday
thatsays,NowthanksbetoGodwhoalways
givesusthevictoryinChristJesus,andthroughus
diffusesthefragranceofHisknowledgeifevery
place!
Lord,victoryismineinthissituation!Istandon
yourWordandImnotgoingtotakenoforan
answer!PraiseyouLord."

Dothiswithwhateveryouareprayingforright
now,anduntilthenextproject,Iwantto
encourageyoutomaintainitdailyifyoucan.

Youdonthavetospendalongtimeprayingeach
day.However,asyougetintothehabitofusing
theWordandseeingitspoweroperatinginyour

life,youwillneverwanttopraywithoutusingit
again!

Chapter13UnitedYouStand

Humannatureissuchthatwhenwearegoing
throughacrisisorthingsarenotgoingwell,itis
greattoknowthatotherpeoplehavealsogone
throughit.Inotherwordswerenottheonlyones
facingthestress.Andlikeotherpeople,wewill
alsocomethroughokayintheend.

Idontknowhowmanytimeswehavefaced
toughtimesandwhohasntbuttryingtopush
throughandmusterupthefaithtogetthrough
thosetimesonourownhasbeenstressful.
However,whenwehaveunitedourfaithtogether,
ithasbeenmucheasierandtheanswershave
comemuchmorequickly.

TodayIwanttoshareoneofmyfavoritethingsto
dowithagroup.Itwillboostthefaithofeachof
youparticipatinginit,andyouwillbegintosee
resultsquickly.Soifyouarebattlingwithanything
atthemomentanddonotseemtobegettinga
breakthrough,thencarryonreading,becauseit
willreallyhelpyou.

12BChapter13 UnitedYouStand 72
YouwillrememberhowlasttimeIsharedonhow
tostandontheWordanduseitwhenyoupray.
Well,todayIamgoingtocontinuewiththenext
partofthisexercise.Weregoingtotakeitone
stepfurtherandspeaktheWordinagroup.
Irememberthefirsttimeweeverdidthis.We
wereinaseriousfinancialdifficulty.Somevisitors
poppedinunexpectedlyonenightandtheywere
inthesamedilemma.Wedecidedtotakesome
ScripturesanddowhatIcallbulldozingasa
group.Wehadnothingtoloseandeverythingto
gain.
BulldozingbasicallymeanstakingtheWord,and
repeatingitoverandoveragainoutloud.Asyou
dothisitsinksintoyouandbeginstochargeyour
faithup.Iwillexplaintoyoushortlyhowtodo
thisinmoredetail.
Therewereprobablyonlyaboutfourofuswho
diditthatnight,andwehardlyfeltinspiredinour
faith.Wewereallfeelingabitdownand
discouraged.

However,aswebegantospeakthoseScripture
promisesout,webegantofeelastirringtaking
placeinside.Itisasthoughtheairbegantobe
chargedwithelectricity,andafterawhilewe
begantofeelasthoughwecouldbelievefor
anything!

Whenweweredonewiththeproject,weboth
receivedanimmediate,miraculousbreakthrough!
TheLordhonoredHisWordandHispromises.

Notonlythat,itwasbystandinginagreement
thatwemixedoursmallamountsoffaith
togetheranditproducedahugeamount!Also,as
Imentionedlasttime,aswespokeoutinfaith,
theangelsbeganmovingquicklytobringabout
whatweneededsodesperatelyinanswertoour
faith.

Sincethatfirsttime,Ihavecontinuedtousethis
asaprayerboosteronmanyoccasions.Eachtime
wehaveseentheLordmoveHishandinamazing
waysaswestoodonHisWord.

ThisprocessiskindoflikewhatJoshuadidwhen
hewentaroundthewallsofJericho.Alltheydid
wasgoroundandroundthosewalls,andeach

timetheydidittheywerebuildingupaspiritual
chargeintheair.ThenwhentheLordsaid,
Shout!alltheirfaithwasunitedasoneandthe
wallscamecrashingdown.
Weregoingtogoroundthewallsofyour
problemrightnoworwhateveryouarebelieving
theLordfor.Thenasyoustandinunityandstand
ontheWord,youwillseetheLordmovemightily
onyourbehalf.
TodaysProject
Tryandgetatleastthreepeopletoparticipatein
thisproject.Ifyoucantdothat,thentwowillbe
okayaswell,butthemoreyougettostandin
agreementwithyouthebetter.Toomanycan
alsoposeaproblem,asitwouldtaketoolongto
accomplish.Iwouldsuggestthatsixisthe
maximumnumberofpeopleyoushouldhave.
Ifyoucandothiswithyourfamily,itiswonderful!
Itwillbringyoutogetherinaunitythatyouhave
notknownbefore.Otherwise,doitwithperhaps
someChristiansatyourofficeorwithpeopleyou
fellowshipwith.Hereishowyoudoit:

TakethreeorfourdifferentScripturesforeach
person,andwritethemoutoncardsorpiecesof
papersotheycanreadthem.Generalpromisesor
onesthatboostyourfaithandassuranceofthe
Lordsanswersareverygoodforthis.

So,ifyouhavefourpeopletakingpartandyou
havefourpromiseseach,youwillknowsixteen
Scripturesreallywellbythetimeyouarefinished!

Decidewhowillbetheleaderandwillstart,then
goingroundinacircle,eachpersonwillreadone
Scripture.Whenyougetbacktothebeginning
again,readthenextScripture,andsoonuntil
eachpersonhasreadallfourScriptures.

Now,giveallthecardstothepersonwhostarted
(theleader),andthenheorshewillreadonecard
outloudandgiveittothenextperson.

Thenextpersonwilldothesame,andsoonuntil
allfourpeoplehavereadthesameScripture.
Whenitgetsbacktothepersonwhostarteditoff
again,heorshewillputitonesideandmoveonto
thenextScripture.

Youcanseenowwhyhavingtoomanypeople
wouldtakeyoutoolongtodoit.Bynowthough,
youwillmostlikelybefeelingsomethingstirring
upinsideofyou.Keepgoing.Yourebuildingup
thepowerbuttheresmoretocome!
Thisisthefinalfaithbooster,andhereyoushould
reallyfeelasurgetakingplace!Whenyouhave
eachreadoutalloftheScriptures,theneachone
ofyoumusttakejustoneofthepromisesthat
reallyencouragesyou,andspeakitoutall
togetheratthesametime!Getsomeonetowatch
thetime.
Whentheysay,Go!speakthatoneScripturein
unityasfastasyoucanuntiltwominutesisup.
Therewillbeacrazynoisewitheveryonespeaking
atthesametime.Butasyouaredoingit,youwill
beunitingallthepowerthathasbeenbuildingup
whileyouhavebeenspeakingindividually.You
willlikelyfeellikeyouhavesomethingreadyto
explodeontheinsideofyou!
Whenyouhavecompletedthisfaithbuilding
exercise,whynotreleasesomeofthatpowerthat

iswaitingtoburstout,onbehalfofsomeoneelse.
Startingwiththeleaderagain,goroundthegroup
andaskthepersontotheleftofyouwhatthey
arespecificallyneedingorbelievingfor,andthen
prayforthatneed.

Useyourfaithandreleaseitforthem.Callthat
thingtheirsandthanktheLordforblessingthem
withit.Asyoudothisyouwillbereleasingyour
owndesires,becauseyouwillbeflowingoutin
loveaswell.AsIsharedbefore,faithworks
throughlove.

Now,justthanktheLordforansweringyouand
doingwonderfulthingsforyou.Thenrest,
knowingthatyouhavebeeninstrumentalin
makinganimpactinthespiritualrealm.Satanis
runningandtheangelsaremoving.Nowgetready
toseewhattheLordwilldoforyou!

13BChapter14 PowerfulTongues 78
Chapter14PowerfulTongues
Ihavebeensharinginthelastfewchaptersabout
thepoweroftheWordandconfessingit.Ipray
thatyouhavebeendoingitandhavebeenseeing
somevictoryinyourlife,especiallyifyouwere
abletofindpeopletodotheprojectfromlast
time.
NowIwanttoaddsomethingtoitthatcausesa
greaterincreaseofpowertotakeplace.Whatisit?
Itisprayingintonguesanditisverynecessaryto
bringingabalanceinyourspirituallife.
IrememberatimewhenIwasprayingand
waitingontheLordtogivemedirectionabout
something.Hebegantospeaktomeaboutthe
importanceofmixingtheWordandtongues
together.Hethenshowedmetwothingsaboat
thathadcapsized,andanairplanethatwasflying
upsidedown.
IaskedHimwhatHewastryingtoshowmeand
Hesaid,Youneedtobebalancedwhenyoupray.
Ifyouarenot,youwillbecomelikethatcapsized
boatortheplaneflyingupsidedown.

IfyouconcentratetoomuchontheWordortoo
muchontongues,itwillbelikeputtingtoomuch
weightononesideoftheboat.Oritwillbelike
turningyourairplanetoomuchinonedirection.
Eitherwaywillcauseittobeunbalanceandflip
over,andyouwontbethateffective.

Inthenaturalitiskindoflikeonlyhavingbread
andnowater,orviceversa.Ifyoueatonlybread
youwilldryupandbecomedehydrated.

Ifyouonlyhavewatertodrinkyouwillbeginto
gethungryandwillfeelfaint.Butifyouhaveboth
oftheminequalquantities,youwillbecome
healthyandliveyourlifetoyourfullestpotential.

Prayingintonguesisactuallyeasy,becauseit
doesntcomeviayourmindatall.Iloveprayingin
tongueswhenImbusydoingsomeeveryday
tasksaroundthehouse.Icandevelopmyspirit
andbeincommunionwiththeLord,andyetIcan
stillthinkaboutwhatImdoingatthesametime.

Mostpeoplehowever,dontdoitnearlyenough!
Theyonlydoitwhentheygotoofficiallypray,or
whentheygotochurch.Ifyouareoneofthose

people,Iwanttourgeyoutotryandchangethis.
Prayingintonguesissopowerful!Itisalso
essentialforyourprayerlifeandyourspiritual
life!
Ifyouhavebeenwonderinghowtohearthevoice
oftheLord,thenthisisthebestwaytodevelopit.
Asyoukeepgoing,youwilllearnhowtobecome
morereceptivetothegentlenudgingoftheHoly
Spirit.
IfyoucanlearnhowtomixspeakingtheWord
withprayingintongues,afterawhileyouwill
begintofeelastrongpowerbuildingupinsideof
you,andyourfaithwillwanttoburstout.
MyhusbandLesD.Crausesharesaboutthisinhis
bookTheWayofBlessing.Hedescribesthe
processasthoughyouarebuildingupaspiritual
laserorhurricanethatyoucanusetoreleasethe
thingsyouarebelievingfor.Ifyouhavenotread
thisdynamicbookyouneedtogetit!Itisatthe
basisofallourteachings.
TodaysProject

TodayIwantyoutostartbuildingupyour
spirituallaserorspiritualhurricane,andbuildup
yourfaithtoreceivetheanswerstoyour
requests.

Theprojectissimple,butdependingonwhere
yourfaithlevelisatorwhatyourneedsand
desiresare,itmaytakealittlebitoftimeforyour
lasertodevelopfully.Keepongoingthough,and
youwillbegintofeelthatpowerbuildingup
inside.Thenyouwillknowthattheanswerison
theway!

Ifyoucantprayintongues,thenthefirstthing
foryoutodoissimplytoaskforitfromtheLord
andreceiveitbyfaith.Itisforeveryone,andyou
arenoexception!Thenopenyourmouthand
begintospeakinalanguagethatisnotyour
nativetongue.

Itdoesntmatterifyouthinkitisgibberish.
Continuetospeakinthatothertongue.Youwill
starttofeelaflowbeginningtotakeplaceasyou
doit,becausetheHolySpiritwillbeincontrolof
yourtongue.Youmayneedtogetsomeoneto
prayforyouandtoencourageyouifyoufindita
bitdifficult.

Now,hereshowyoudothisproject.Justtake
oneofyourfavoriteScriptures,andthenbeginto
alternatespeakingtheScriptureandprayinga
littlebitintongues.SpeaktheScripture,thenpray
intongues,andcontinuedoingthis.Youcan
choosetodoitforhalfanhourortenminutes,
whateveryoudecide,butusuallyalongerperiod
isofmorebenefit.
YoucanalsospeaktheWordoneaftertheother
inquicksuccessionforfiveminutes,andthenpray
intonguescontinuallyforfiveminutes.Oryou
coulddothesamethinginoneminutepieces.
Itreallydoesntmatterhowyoudoit!The
importantthingistobalancetheWordwith
tonguesinorderforittobeeffective.
Whatishappeningandwhydoyoubegintofeel
stirredupafterawhile?Firstly,theWordis
beginningtopenetratedeepinsideofyou,and
youarebeginningtodevelopyourfaiththrough
hearingtheWord.

Then,asyouspeakintongues,yourspiritis
gettingstirredupastheHolySpiritpraysthrough
youinthosetongues.Thetwoofthemtogether
starttoproduceanawesomepowerinsideofyou
thatjusthastobereleased!

Whenyoufeelthatpowerinsideofyouandit
seemsasthoughyoujustwanttoburst,thenitis
timetoreleasewhatyouarewaitingforintothe
earth.

Youneedtospeakitoutandtellittocomeforth
butonlywhenyougettothatpoint!Untilthen,
keepgoingwiththeWordandtonguesonly.

Youcansaysomethinglike,InthenameofJesus
Ihavereceived(whateveritis)!Nowyoube
releasedandcomeforth.Icallitmine,and
nothingshallstopitfrommanifesting!Satantake
yourhandsoff,becausethisthingismine!

Speakitoutwithauthorityandpower,andknow
thatyouhaveachievedagreatvictoryinyour
prayerlife!

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Note:IfyouwouldliketoordertheWayof
Blessingbook,youcanpurchasethebookatGMR
Booksellersathttp://www.gmrbooksellers.com.

Chapter15BeLed

Itissometimesinterestingtowatchyoung
teenagerswhoaregrowingup,andwhothink
thattheyknowitall.Theydontneedadvice
fromanyoneorsotheysay!

Theyreabletomaketheirowndecisions,but
theybegintomakethewrongdecisions.Then
theymessuphorriblyandrealizethatthey
actuallystillneedguidancefromsomeonewho
knowsbetter.

IfyouareaparentyouwillunderstandwhatIam
talkingabout,andyouwilllikelynodyourheadin
agreementhere.

Inthespiritualrealmthissituationisthesame,
especiallywithregardtoyourprayerlife.Ihave
givenyoualotofinformationrecentlyaboutthe
differentaspectsofprayingandthingsthatyou
candotoboostyourfaith.Itisdifficultandoften
timeconsumingtotryanddoallofthosethings,
justtoreceiveananswertooneprayer.

14BChapter15 BeLed 86
Youhavehadpracticewithdoingeachthing
individuallytoseehowtheywork.Nowyouneed
tochangealittlebitandallowtheLordtodirect
youastohowtopray.Youneedtodecidewhat
aspectofyourprayerlifeyoushoulduseata
particularpointintime.
YouneedtobecarefultolettheLordleadyou
whenyoupray.RememberthatHeknowsthe
besttimingandmethodforeachcircumstance.
Ihaveoftenfailedinthisareainthepast.For
example,IsometimesdecidedthatIneededtodo
somethinglikebulldozing,becauseIfeltanxious
aboutanurgentneedthatdidnotseemtobe
manifesting.ButtheLorddidntwantmetodo
that!Instead,HewantedmetotrustHimandrest
inHim,becauseHehaditincontrol.
Itissoeasytogoofflikethatteenagerandthink
thatyouknowthesolutiontoyourpresentneed.
However,youcanmessupeasilybydoingthat.
Ontopofit,youareshowingalackoftrustinthe
Lordtoworkinyoursituation.

Sonow,howdoyouknowwhichwayHeis
leadingyou?Itisactuallyveryeasy.Whenyou
startpraying,yousimplyneedtoaskHimwhatHe
wantsyoutodo,andhowHewantsyoutopray.
Youwillthenbegintofeelagentlenudgingina
certaindirection.

Youmaybegintofeelexcitedandsensethatthe
LordwantsyoutosimplyrejoiceandpraiseHim.
Oryoumaybegintoprayintongues,anditjust
seemstofeelright.

YouneedtodevelopyourspiritualUrimand
Thummim,whichisyourspiritswayofsaying,
Yes,thisisright,or,No,thisisthewrongway
togo.

WhenIsharedonprayerattheGladiators
Conferencein2001,Iusedthepictureofadriver
ofacar.Whenyouputyourfootonthegasyou
feelasurgeasyoupullforward,andthereis
nothingstoppingyou.Ifyouputitonthebrake,
thecarstopsandyoucantgoanyfurther.

YourUrimiskindoflikeputtingyourfootonthe
gasinthecar.Whenyoubegintoprayinacertain

14BChapter15 BeLed 88
waythatyoufeeltheLordistakingyou,youwill
findthatitjustseemstofloweasily.
Yougetasenseofexcitementinyourspirit.On
theotherhand,ifyouareprayingoutoforder,it
willfeelwrong.Youwillsensethatitisnotgoing
anywhere,likewhathappenswhenyouputyour
footonthebrake.
Ittakestimetodevelopthis,butifyoukeepgoing
youwillbecomemoreawareandsensitivetothe
Lordsleadinginyourlife.YouwillbehearingHis
voice!
TodaysProject
TodayIwantyoutotrywhatIhavesharedhere.
Takeanythingthatyouareprayingforatthistime.
CommityourselftotheLord,bringthatrequestto
Him,andaskHimhowyoushouldpray.
Whatdoyousenseinsideofyou?Itwill
sometimescomeasagentlethought,oryoumay
suddenlyfindyourselfdoingacertainthing,such
asspeakingtheWordandconfessingtheanswer.

Now,asyouaredoingthis,askyourselfthis
question:

Doesthisfeelright?DoeswhatIamdoingfeelas
thoughitisgoingsomewhere?Inotherwords
therearenorestrictions.

Alternatively,doesthisjustfeellikeitisgoing
nowhere?Ifthisisthecaseyouwillnotfeelany
faithorhoperisinginside,anditwillfeeldeadand
lifeless.

Ifthishappensthenyouwillknowthatyourspirit
issaying,Yourenotprayingright.Youare
missingit.Youneedtochangeit!

Practicethisdaily,andyouwillfindthatyoustart
tobecomemoresensitivetotheLord.Alsoyou
willoftengetresultsquicklytoyourprayers,
becausewhatHeleadsyoutodomaybejust
whatisneededtospurtheanswertoyou!

15BChapter16 HowAreYouDoing? 90
Chapter16HowAreYouDoing?
Todaywecometotheendofthefirstmainstage
ofthisprayercourse.Perhapsbynowyourheadis
spinningwithallthedifferentaspectsofprayer
thatIhavesharedwithyou.
Thenextchapterwillstartwithabrandnew
sectionthatofhindrancesorblockagesthatyou
canexperiencethatwillcausedifficultiesor
delaysinyourprayerlife.
Onceyouknowwhatishappeningitiseasyto
change,andtheLordwillhelpyoutogetthe
victory.Fornowthough,Iwanttogiveyoua
checklisttoremindyouofallthethingsthatwe
havedealtwithsofar.
Whenyoucometoprayandaskforanything,
haveyoudonethesethings:
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HaveyoutalkedtotheLordandsharedyour
innermostdesireswithHimlikeyouwouldshare

withyourbestfriend?Remember,youcanbe
yourselfwiththeLord.HestheretolistenandHe
cares.

Haveyoubeenspecificinwhatyouhaveaskedfor,
sothattheLordhassomethingcleartoworkwith
inordertomeetyourneedsanddesires?

Haveyouaskedinfaith,believingthattheLord
hasheardyouandthatHehasgivenyouthe
answerintheHeavenlyrealmrightaway?Have
youacknowledgedthatJesusistheOnewhowill
giveyoutheanswer,andthatitwillnotjust
appearoutofnowhere?

Haveyoubeenflowingoutinlovetowardsothers,
asthisisapowerfulwaytomovethehandofthe
Lord?Loveiswhatbringsaboutareleaseofthe
answer,andistheoppositeofbitterness,which
blocksanswerstoyourprayers.Wewillbedealing
withthatinthisnextsection.

Haveyoubeenusinghopebyeagerlyexpecting
whatyouhaveprayedfor?Haveyoubeenusing
allyoursensesandyourimaginationtocausean
excitementtocomeintoyourspirit?Haveyou

beenseeingyourselfinpossessionoftheanswer
whenyouhaveprayedforpersonalthings?
HaveyoubeenpraisingtheLordandthanking
Himfortheanswer?Rememberthatitpleases
theLordgreatlywhenyoudoit.
HaveyoubeenlettingtheLordhaveHisway
abouthowHebringsyoutheanswer?Hewill
bringittoyouinthebestwaythatHeknowshow
to.RemembertoleaveittoHim,forHeoften
lovestosurpriseyou.
Haveyoubeenperseveringandnotgivingup?
Eventhoughsometimesitgetstough,tryand
keepgoingandbedeterminedinyourfaith.The
Lordlovesitwhenyoudothis,andHewillreward
you.
HaveyoubeenusingtheWordinyourprayers?
Haveyoualsobeenusingtonguesandbuildingup
yourspirituallasersothatyourfaithfeelslikeitis
goingtoburstoutofyou?

Haveyoubeenstandinginagreementwith
othersbyhavingaJerichomarchintheWordto
boostyourfaith?

Apartfromalwaysexercisingfaith,hopeandlove,
areyouallowingtheLordtoleadyouastohow
toprayandwhatfaithboostersyoushoulduse
when?

Asyoukeeponpracticingthevariousaspectsthat
Ihavesharedwithyouandyougettoknowhow
touseeachone,youwillbegintoriseupmore,
andyourfaithwillgrowstronger.

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Important:

Toendoff,Iwouldliketoaskyou,Howareyou
doing?Areyougettinggreatervictoryinyour
prayerlife?Areyoufindingiteasiertotrustinthe
Lord,andareyoureceivinganswerstothethings
youarebelievingfor?

Iwouldlovetoreceivesomefeedbackfromyou
toletmeknowhowyouaredoing.Whynotwrite
andletmeknowwhatsuccessesyouhave

experiencedandwhatwonderfulthingstheLord
hasdoneforyou,asyouhavetrustedinHimand
boostedyourfaith.
Pleasefeelfreetosendanyfeedbacks,praise
reportsorcommentstomeatadmin@gmri.com.
Ihopethatupuntilnowyouhavebeenblessed
andthatyouareinspiredtocontinuetoriseupin
powerandthethingsoftheLord.
Section3 95
SECTION3

Hindrances
DaphneCrause
16BChapter17Bitterness 96
Chapter17Bitterness
TodaystartsthefirstchapterintheHindrances
Section.Thisisjustasimportanttobeingeffective
inyourprayerlifeandreceivinganswersasthe
FaithBoostersSectionwas.
Perhapsyouarehavingdifficultyreceiving
answerstothethingsyouarebelievingfor.
Maybeyouhavedoneeverythingthatyouknow
todowithoutresults.Ifthisisthecase,thenthe
chancesaregoodthatthereissomeformof
blockageorhindrancethatispreventingthose
resultsfrommanifesting.
WhilethethingsIhavesharedaboutinthelast
sectionwillworkwhenyouapplythemcorrectly,
unfortunatelyyouhaveanenemy.Heistheone
whoreallydesirestostopyoufromreceivingthe
answers.
Hewantstodonothingmorethantorobyouof
thevictoryandrewardsthatareyours.This
Sectionisaboutexposinghisplans,sothatyou
canidentifythemandrefusetoallowthemto
affectyou.

Iwanttostartwithsomethingthatisperhapsa
bittouchy,butonethatisvitallyimportantthat
youdealwithcontinuallyinordertoreceivethe
answersyouarewaitingfor.Itisthesubjectof
bitterness.

ThisissomethingSatantriestouseineverybody,
andIdoubtifthereisanybodyonthisearthwho
isnotaffectedbyitatonetimeoranother.The
reasonforthisisbecauseitisthemainrootofthe
fleshthatrisesupineveryone!

Youmightsay,Imnotbitter!Ilovepeople.

Doyoualwaysloveandwalkinlove?Ifthatisthe
caseyouareararepersonindeed!Ifyouget
angryandirritatedatsomeone,thenletmetell
you,thatrootofbitternessisrisingupinside.
Bitternesscreepsinsoeasily,anditisoneofthe
thingsthatSatanlovestousethemost.

Hereisanexampleofhowitworks.Youareat
work,youhaveputinalotofeffortonaproject
andyouretired.Youaresittinghavingafew
minutesbreak,sippingacupofcoffee,andyour
bosswalksinandsays,Iwantthatjobdoneby

thetimeyougohome!Wehaveadeadlinehere.
Getmovingplease!
Whatwillyourreactionbe?Thechancesareyou
willreacttoyourboss,ratherthanbeing
unmovedorunaffectedbyit.
Youareprobablythinking,CantheseethatIve
nearlykilledmyselfworkingonthisproject?Cant
Ijusthavetwominutesbreak?Ihaventstopped
workingalldayandthisisthefirstchanceIvehad
tohaveacupofcoffee!
Nowwhathappens?Youremotionsareaffected
becauseyouareangryorperhapsupset,andyou
loseyourpeace.Theenemyhasnowwonorso
hethinks!
Thereisaneasysolutiontoitthough.Youdonot
needtobedefeatedbyit.Assoonasyouseethe
signsofbitternessyoumustdealwithit,getridof
itandgainthevictory.
Allyouneedtodoisacknowledgethatyouhave
missedit.Youhavesinnedbygettingangryand
outofcontrol.Ittakesjustafewsecondsto

realizeitandasktheLordforcleansing.Hewilldo
itinstantly!

Nextcomesthedifficultpartsometimes,
especiallywhenyouhavebeenhurtbysomeone.
Youneedtoforgivethepersonwhooffendedyou
andgivehimorhertotheLord.Nowallthat
remainsistoasktheHolySpirittomoveinand
restoreyourpeaceandcomposureonceagain.

Itisofcoursedifficulttodothisinfrontofpeople.
Soifyoucanslipawayforaminuteortooand
justwhisperunderyourbreath,thenthatiswhat
youhavetodo.

Onceyourpeaceisrestoredandthebitterness
hasbeencleansed,youmaybeabletosharewith
thepersonwhohurtyouwhatitwasthatupset
you,andspeakaboutitinlove.However,you
needtoallowtheLordtoleadyouinthis,andit
maysimplybebettertoletitgoandnottopursue
itfurther.

Letsfaceit,peoplewillalwaysoffendyouwith
theirwordsoractions!However,ifyoucanlearn
todealwiththosenegativefeelingsthatriseup
andgetbacktowalkingwiththeLordassoonas

youidentifyit,youwillshutanyopendoorthat
Satantriestogainentrancewith.Youwillalso
destroyhisplanstostopyoureceivingvictoryin
yourlife.
TodaysProject
Todaysprojectisveryimportant,anditmay
causeyouremotionstobestirredforashort
while.However,asyoudoit,youwillfeelagreat
senseofreleaseandanawesomeabilitytoflow
outinloveagaintoothers.
Youaregoingtodoabitternesspurgetoday.You
arelikelytofindthatthereareareasinyourlife
thatyoudonotwanttobefacedwith,because
theybringbackpainfulmemoriesandhurtsfrom
thepast.
However,Iwanttoencourageyoutodothis
project,becauseyouwillbesetfree.ThenSatan
willnolongerhaveastrongholdinyourlifewhich
hecanusetopreventtheanswerstoyour
prayers.

Theprojectissimple:Justsitdowninyourroom
oranyplaceawayfromothers,submityourselfto
theLordandrelaxinHispresence.Nowaskthe
HolySpirittobringpeopletoyourmindwhohave
hurtyouinthepastorwhocausednegative
eventsinyourlife.

Youcanstartwithyourclosefamilymembersfirst,
becausethoughyoulikelylovethem,thereis
oftensiblingrivalryorotherthingsthatproduce
conflictsandhurts.Theyhaveoftenneverfully
beendealtwith.Also,thereisalmostalways
bitternessassociatedwithparentswhomayhave
hurtyou.

Ifyouthinkaboutapersonyoumaystillhave
negativefeelingsaboutthem,oryoumay
rememberahurtfuleventassociatedwiththem.
Ifthishappens,thenyoumustspeakoutloudand
forgivethemforwhattheydidtohurtyou.

Youmustdothisbyanactofyourwill,because
althoughyoumaystillreallyhatethepersonand
wantnothingmoretodowiththem,theLord
commandedustoforgive,seventytimessevenif
youneedto.Thatsalotofforgivingtodo!

Youcansaysomethinglikethis:Lord,Ibring
Jennybeforeyounow.Shewassonastytomeat
Johnsgraduationandshehurtmesomuchwith
hernegativewordsinfrontofeveryone.
Lord,pleaseforgivemeforbeingbitterather.I
receiveyourcleansingfromitnowandIforgive
Jennyforhurtingmeinthissituation.Iletitgo
now.ThankyouJesus.
Now,givethispainfuleventtotheLordandask
Himtoremoveitfromyou,anddetermineinyour
hearttonotrememberthateventagain.Inother
words,dontkeeponthinkingonitandreliving
thehurt.
Makeupyourmindtoforgetaboutitasmuchas
youcan,andasPaulsaidinPhilippians,thisone
thing[Ido],forgettingthosethingsthatare
behind,andreachingforthtothosethingswhich
areahead,Ipresstowardthegoalfortheprizeof
thehighcallingofGodinChristJesus.
Looktothefuturenowwithconfidenceandknow
thatitisblessed!

ContinuetorelaxintheLordspresenceandlet
Himremindyouofwhatyouarestillholdingonto.
Eachtimeyoufacethosenegativeissues,face
themanddealwiththem,andyouwillbeginto
feelahugereleasetakingplace.

Itwillfeelasthoughahugeweighthasbeenlifted
offyou!Also,youwillbegintoseegreaterliberty
inyourlife,especiallyifyouhavebeenhaving
problemsinyourprayerlifeandbeenfeeling
blocked.

Knowthateverytraceofbitternesshasbeen
removed,andtheLordisfreenowtoflow
throughyouinlove.Alsoyouhaveshuttheopen
doortoSatanwhichwasverylikelypreventing
youfromreceivinganswersquickly.

Nowallthatremainsisforyoutokeepyoureyes
openforanysignsofbitterness.ThenasIshared
above,stopitrightawayfromproducingnegative
thingsinyourlife.

Now,goanddothisproject,andberichlyblessed!
Ijustpraythatasyoudoit,youwillbegintofeela

freedominyourspiritthatyouhavenotknown
before.
HolySpirit,mayyouwalkwhoeverisdoingthis
projectgentlyandlovinglythrougheachsituation.
Mayyoushineyourlightoneachoneanderase
thepainofitfromthem,sothattheycanwalkin
freedomandvictorynow.ThankyouforitLord.

Chapter18Fear

TodayIwanttodealwithanotherhindranceto
yourprayersthatwillinstantlystopyoufrom
believingtheLordeffectively.Itisanotherthing
Satanlovestodotogetyousidetrackedandtry
andstuntyourfaith.Inthiscase,histacticisthat
offear.

Fearisoneoftheworstthingsthatcanhappen,
becauseitinstantlyrobsyouofyourfaithand
trustintheLord.Andofcourse,withoutthat,you
cannotreceivetheanswerstoyourprayers!

YouwillrememberthepassageofScripture
wheretheDisciplesandJesuswereinaboat
crossingoverthelake,andhowahugestorm
arosesothattheythoughttheywereallgoingto
drown.However,Jesuswashavingalittlesleepin
thebackoftheboat!AftertheyhadwokenHim
up,HesaidthistotheminMark4:40:

Whyareyousofearful?Howisitthatyouhave
nofaith?

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Fearissubtle,anditsometimescreepsinwithout
youevenbeingawareofit.Howmanytimeshave
youbeenbelievingforyourdebtstobepaidon
timeorsomethinglikethat?Thenallofasudden
youreceiveathreateningletterorwarningof
legalactionbeforetheprovisionmanifests?
Whatdoyoudo?Thechancesarethatfeargrips
youandyoufreezeup,evenifitisforjustafew
minutes.However,justthosefewsmallminutes
areenoughtoopenthedoortoSatanandallow
himtostealyourfaith.
Hewilllietoyouandtrytomakeyouthinkthings
like,Weredoomed!Idontknowwhatwere
goingtodo.Theyregoingtoevictusnextweekif
wedontpay!
Iunderstandthatitisverydifficultnottoallow
thatfeartogripyou,butyouneedtobecarefulto
standagainstSatanwhenhetriestoparalyzeyou
withit.Thenwhenyouhavedonethat,youneed
toreaffirmyourfaithandtrustintheLord,no
matterwhatthesituationlookslikeinthenatural.
Getridofthatfearstraightawaywhenyourealize
whatishappening.Youcansaysomethinglike

this:Lord,Isubmitmyselftoyou,andItrustyou,
becauseyouwillneverletmedown!Forgiveme
foropeningthedoortofearLord.Thankyoufor
cleansingme.

NowSatan,IstandagainstyouandIcommand
youtotakeyourfearfrommeandberemoved!I
willnotlistentoyourlies!Idontcarewhatseems
tobehappeninginthenaturalrealm!TheLord
hasheardmeandhasanswered,andHeisin
control.Myprovisionisontheway,soyoube
gonenow!

Remember,whenyoumissitandyoufail,you
needtosimplyacknowledgeitandaskfor
cleansing.Thisputsyoubackintotheright
relationshipwiththeLord,andyoucanrestore
yourfaithinHimtokeepmovingonyourbehalf.
NowallyouneedtodoistellSatantogoandto
removethatfootholdthatyouhavegivenhim.

Itseasyandsimpleandwillgiveyouvictory
quickly.However,sometimesyouwillhaveto
makeacontinualstandagainstlettingSatanlieto
you,untilyoufeelthebreakthrough.Hewillkeep
tryingtomakeyoureyesfocusonthenegative,
butdontbecomedespondent.

Keepresistinghimandhewillgetthemessage
thatyouarenotinterestedinlisteningtohim.
Thenyouwillfeelthevictorybeginningtocome.
TodaysProject
TodayIwantyoutosimplyexamineyourlifeand
yourcircumstancesandthethingsthatyouare
believingfor.Takealookandseewhetheryou
haveallowedanyfeartocreepinthere.
Behonestwithyourselfwhenyoudothis.Areyou
underpressuretoreceiveananswerbyacertain
time?Perhapsyouneedsomefinancebyacertain
date.Isthetimeiscreepingdangerouslyclose
withnosignofitappearinginthenatural?
Ifthisisthecase,haveyouperhapsopenedthe
doortofear,andbeguntothinknegative
thoughtsliketheLordwillfailyou?
AreyousickandtrustingtheLordforhealing?
Doesitseemtobetakinglongwithnothing
happening?

PerhapsSatanistryingtolietoyouandsaying
thattheLorddoesntwanttohealyou.Maybehe
issayingthatyouaregoingtohaveitfortherest
ofyourlife,oryouregoingtodie.Nowfearis
grippingyou.

Ifyouidentifythistypeofsituationinyourprayer
liferightnow,simplyacknowledgeitandaskthe
Lordtocleanseyoufromyourlackoffaith.Then
asIsharedabove,turntoSatanandtellhimtobe
removed.

Remembertodoitoutloud,asSatancannotread
yourmind!Manypeoplethinkthathecan,but
thisisnottrue.Allhecandoisputthoughtsinto
yourmindandthenseehowyoureacttothem
throughyourwordsoractions.

Ifheseesthathecanmoveyouinthisway,then
hewillkeepontrying.Thatiswhyyouneedtobe
carefultoresisthimassoonasithappens.Hewill
soonerorlaterrealizethathecannolongerupset
youinthisway,andhewilleaseoffhisattackson
youlikethis.

Ipraythatyouseeanysignsoffearinyourlife
now,andthatyouwouldremovethemquickly,so
thatyouwillreceivethevictorysoon!


Chapter19Guilt

Guiltisaterriblethingtobeplaguedwith,
especiallyifyouareexperiencingfalseguilt!In
otherwords,itisactuallyalieandthereisnothing
tofeelguiltyabout.Itisaliefromtheenemyto
robyouofyourpeaceandconfidenceintheLord.

Iamsurethattherearemanytimeswhenyou
havemessedupandsaidsomethingthatyou
shouldnthave.Oryoumayhaveeitherdone
somethingyoushouldnthave,orfailedtodo
somethingyoushouldhavedone.

Nowwhathappens?Satanbeginstolietoyou
andtellyouthattheLordismadatyoubecause
youhavefailedHim.Thenhetellsyouthatthe
Lordwontansweryourprayersanymore.

Itisthenveryeasytogetintoacycleof
depressionandafeelingoffailureifyoudont
standagainstSatanandhislies.Soyoumissedit.
Sowhat?Youmessedupandfailedmiserably.So
what?IstheLordnotabletoforgiveyouand
forgetaboutitaswell?

18BChapter19 Guilt 112
ItisSatanwhokeepsbringingthatfailuretoyour
mindandremindingyouofthefactthatyouare
uselessandnogoodtotheLord.TheLord
understandsyourweaknessesandHecanhelp
youtoovercomethem!
WhenIthinkofthistypeofsceneoffailing,
receivingcleansingandtryingonceagain,it
remindsmeofwhenIwaswatchingmyone
grandchildlearninghowtowalk.Shewouldwalka
fewsteps,comecrashingdownandcryoutfor
help.
Wewouldbetheretohelpherupandencourage
herandshewouldgoagain.Sometimesshe
wouldbemoresuccessful,othertimesnot.The
cyclewouldrepeatitselfoncemore,untilshe
finallyconqueredandgotvictoryoverherwobbly
legsandweakmuscles.
Itisthesameinyourspiritualwalk,andbecause
youarehumanandsometimesstrayintotheflesh,
youwillcontinuetogothroughthesecyclesof
messingupandfalling,risingupandcontinuing
onagain.

Haveyoubeenthere?Imsureyouhave.
Everyonehas!ItisanotheroneofSatanstactics
torobyouofvictoryinyourprayerlife.

Howdoesthishappen?Ithappensifyouare
feelingguiltyaboutsomethingyoufailedin,
whetherthroughwordsoractions.Asaresult,
youfeelasthoughyoucannotenterintothe
ThroneRoomofGodtoaskforanything!Youfeel
likeanaughtychildwhohastofacetheangerof
hisfather.

However,asIvesharedinalloftheprevious
chaptersinthissectiononHindrances,thereisa
quick,easysolution.Youhaveprobablyguessedit
already.JustgiveittotheLordandreceive
cleansing.

OnceyouhaveaskedtheLordtoforgiveyoufor
yourfailures,thenyouneedtoaddressSatan.Let
himknowthathisplanstodestroyyourvictory
havefailed,becauseyouarecleansed!

Saysomethinglikethis:Satan,Iamcleansedof
allmyfailuresbytheBloodoftheLamb.You
cannotlietomeanymoreandbringthatfailure
upagain!Youcannotlietomeandsaythatthe

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Lordwillnotanswermyprayersorlistentome
anymore,becauseHehasforgivenandforgotten
myfailures.Nowyouberemovedfrommeand
getoutofmylife!
Nowdetermineinyourhearttorefusetolistento
Satanslies.Hewilloftenkeepontryingtomake
youfeelafailureagainbyputtingthosenegative
thoughtsintoyourmindoncemore.AsIsharedin
thechapteronBitterness,youneedtolooktothe
futureandforgetabouteverythingthathasnot
beenablessinginthepast.
Letthosememoriesgoanddonotdwellonthe
negativesanymore.Ifyoudontdothisitwill
bringyoudownandmakeyoufocusyoureyesin
thewrongplace.TheLordhasanexcitingfuture
foryou,andasyoukeepyoureyesonHimand
thegoodthingsHehasforyou,youcanbe
confidentthatHewillkeeponblessingyouwith
yourneedsanddesires.
TodaysProject
Today,asinthepastfewprojects,youneedto
examineyourpresentcircumstancestoseeifyou

arefeelingguiltyaboutanything!Haveyou
perhapsgoneinadirectionthattheLorddidnot
leadyouin?Didyoumissitandblurtoutto
someonesomethingyoushouldhavekeptquiet
about?

Itdoesntmatterwhatyoudidorhowbadlyyou
messedup!Ifyouarestillfeelingthathorrible,
gnawingfeelinginsideandyouwanttocringe
whenyouthinkabouttheevent,thenyouneed
cleansingfromtheLord.Youalsoneedtotell
Satantotakehisliesandtoremovehimselffrom
yourcircumstances.

Ifyouidentifyanythingthatisbotheringyouand
blockingyourvictory,thendowhatIhaveshared
aboveandbeginmovinginvictoryonceagain.
Knowthatyouarerestoredandblessedinyour
relationshipwiththeLord.AndknowtoothatHe
willmovemightilyinyourlifetobringyouevery
goodthing!

19BChapter20StressfulFaith 116
Chapter20StressfulFaith
Iwasoncewatchingmysontryingtomastera
newskill,andsawhowhewasreallystressing
aboutitbecauseitwassodifficult.Hetriedand
tried...andtriedagaintogetitright,butitwas
somethinghethoughthewouldnevermanage!
Whatmadeitworsewasthateachtimehetried
togetitrightanddidntsucceedhebecame
frustratedandtriedharder.Intheendhejust
keptonfailing,becauseitwassostressfulforhim.
ItwasthenthatItookhimasideandtoldhimjust
toletitgoandforgetaboutitforawhile.
Isaidtohim,Youregoingtogiveyourselfulcers,
andwhileyouretryingsohardyourenotgoing
tosucceed.Justleaveitandstoptryingtogetit
right,andyouwillfinditwillcomeeasiertoyou.
HethoughtIwascrazyatfirst,butrealizedaftera
whilethatwhatIwassayingdidinfactmake
sense!Whenhestoppedtryingsohardand
relaxed,hesuddenlybegantohavesuccesswith

whathadearlierseemedtobesuchanimpossible
thingtodo.

Nowyouareverylikelywonderingwhatthishas
todowithprayer.Theanswerisalot!Thereare
likelytimeswheninyourprayerlifeyouaretrying
reallyhardtogetananswertowhatyouhave
askedfor.

YouhaveaskedforsomethingortoldtheLorda
desire.Thenwhenyouhaventreceivedthe
answeryetandyoureallyneedresults,youthink
thatyouhavetoworkextrahardtoreceiveit.
Andsoyoupraymore,youbulldoze,and
sometimesyouevenfastinordertotryandmake
theanswercomequicker.

Yourfaithshouldnotbestressful!Itshouldbea
rest.Whatyouareprayingaboutandtrustingthe
Lordfor,shouldbesomethingthatiseasyto
accomplish.

IfyouareexperiencingwhatIhavesharedabove,
thenyouarenotwalkingintruefaith.Youneedto
dowhatItoldmysontodo.Youneedtojuststop!
Youneedtoforgetaboutthatprayerrequest,

becauseyouareallowingittobecometoobiga
probleminyourlife.
Irememberhowoncewewereindesperateneed
offinances,anddayandnightforawhileIprayed
aboutit,butnothingmaterialized!Iknewthatthe
LordhadgiventheprovisionandIknewthatwe
hadthevictory,butitisasthoughmyprayers
werehittingtheceiling.
Andso,Iunfortunatelytookthingsintomyown
handsanddecidedthatIneededtobulldoze.SoI
begantopaceupanddown,speakingtheWord
andprayingintonguesforoveranhour.
AfterthathourIwasexhausted!Ontopofthat,
therewasnotanounceofincreasedfaithinside
ofme,whichnormallyhappenedwhenIdidthat.
Someonethenpointedoutmymistaketome
thefactthatIhadfirstlybeentryingtoohard,and
secondlyIhadnotbeenaskingtheLordwhatto
do.
WhenIrealizedthisIwenttotheLordinprayer,
gaveHimthewholebigloadofcare,andasked

Himtoforgivemeformessingupandtaking
everythingintomyownhands!IntheSpiritIsaw
myselfgivingHimthishugeweightthatIhadbeen
carryingaround.IshouldhavegivenittoHimin
thefirstplace!

IsawHimsmilingandtakingitaway.

ThenHesaidtome,Ineverintendedyoutopray
likethatinthefirstplace.Theanswerisright
aroundthecorner,butitisbeingblockedbythe
enemy.Gethimoutofthewayusingyour
authority,andyoullseetheresults.

WhenIstoppedtryingsohardandjustdidwhat
theLordtoldmetodo,doyouknowwhat
happened?Theprovisionwasthere,justlikeHe
hadsaid.Idealtwiththeblockageandwegotan
immediatebreakthrough!

TodaysProject

Today,ifyouarenotrelaxedaboutanythingin
yourprayers,andifreceivingtheansweris
becomingtoogreataprobleminyourlife,then
youaregoingtogetvictorybylettingthatprayer
goforawhile!ThisiswhatIwantyoutodo:

Goandsitandrelaxinyourroomorinaquiet
place,andcommityourselftotheLord.Nowask
HimtoforgiveyoufornotfullytrustingHim,and
giveHimthisprayerloadthathasbecometoo
heavyforyoutobear.
HewantstotakeyourcaresonHisbig,strong
shoulders,andtheveryactofyouplacingyour
caresonHimwillactuallyreleaseyourfaithas
well.ThisisbecauseyouaretrustingHimand
lettinggoofyourownpersonalstriving.Imagine
Himsittingtherewithyou,andimagineyourself
givingHimthatbigweightorload.
AsyougiveHimtheload,makeaconscious
decisiontoleaveitwithHimandnottoworry
aboutwhenorhowtheanswerwillcome,
becauseyourconcernisblockingtheLordfrom
moving.Oftenyourstrivingwillbedemonicin
nature,inthatSatanistryingtopushyouinto
worksinsteadoftherestthatyoushouldhave.
FaithishavingachildliketrustintheLord.How
oftenhaveyouseenayoungchildortoddler
wringingtheirhandsanxiouslywhentheyask

theirparentsforsomething?Itjustdoesnt
happen!DontallowSatantopushyouinto
gettinganxiousandstrayingawayfromyour
simpletrustintheLord.

Finally,justrest!Itissometimesevenagoodidea
todosomethingunspiritual!Youcouldwatcha
funnymovieorreadabook.Youcoulddosome
handcraftorotherhobby,justtogetyourmind
offeverything.LeavetheanswerintheLords
handsandknowthatHewillnotletyoudown!

Asyoudothis,knowthattheLordisworkingand
theangelsaredoingwhatneedstobedoneto
bringabouttheanswer.Onceyouhaverested
yourspiritandsoulforawhile,youwillfindanew
faithbuildingupinyou.Thenyoucanbeginto
prayagainwithoutstressandastheLordleads
you.
Chapter21ShakyFaith

Thereisonethinginthisworldthatannoysme
intensely!

20BChapter21ShakyFaith 122
ItiswhenIsaysomethingthatIamabsolutely
sureabouttosomeone,andtheycomebackand
say,Areyousure?Idoubtit.
Isay,Hey,Ididntaskyou,Itoldyou!Iknowitis
thecase!
ByquestioningwhatIsaid,theyshowedthatthey
doubtedmyword.
Thisisthesamesortofthingyoucandoinyour
prayerlife,anditisabigstumblingblockto
receivinganswersfromtheLord!Ifyoudoubt
whatHesaysinHisWordthenyoucannot
operateinfaith,andyouthereforecannotexpect
toreceivewhatyouareaskingHimfor.
IsharedbeforeinthechapteronFaiththat
whateverisnotdoneinfaithissin,andsothis
fallsintothesamecategory.Itisahindrancethat
willblockyourprayersfrombeinganswered.I
loveJamessdescriptionofthisinJames1:6.It
saysthis:

Butlethimaskinfaith,nothingdoubting.Forhe
thatdoubtsislikeawaveoftheseadrivenwith
thewindandtossed[about].

Weliverightbythesea,andwehaveseen
firsthandhowunstableitcanbe.Oneminutea
wavewillbemovingoneway,andthenextitwill
suddenlychangedirection.Ifthereissomething
floatingonthewater,oneminuteitwillbeway
outinthewatertotheleftofus,andthenext
minutewewillseeitontheshoretotherightof
us.

WhatamIsaying?Iamsayingifyoudoubtthen
youhavenostabilityinyourfaith,anditwillbe
likethatobjectonthewaterbeingtaken
everywherethattheenemywantstotakeit.Itis
shakyandunfortunatelywillnotgetyou
anywhere.

IthinkthatdoubtingtheLordisoneofthemost
commonhindrancestoyourfaith,anditcan
happentoanybody.Howdoesittakeplace?
Satanwillcomeinandputsomenegative
thoughtsinyourmind.Hewilltryandmakeyou
thinkthattheLordisnotgoingtoansweryou.

Whathappensnow?Youwillreactinoneoftwo
ways.Youwillrejectitcompletelyandtellhimto
takehisliesandgoaway,becauseyoubelievethe
Lord.Oryouwillbegintowaveranddoubtthat
youwillreceivetheanswer.
Ofcourse,thefirstoptionisthebetterone,but
sometimesitisverydifficultnottolistento
Satanslies.Andattimesyoumayhaveafight
goingonbetweenwhatyourmindsays(Satans
lies)andwhatyouknowinyourheartistrue(the
WordofGod).
Irememberhowoncewehadabigconference
beginningthenextday.Iwasathomebymyself
whileeveryoneelsedidlastminuteerrandsto
prepareforit.
Mysoninlawdroppedmyhusbandandsome
otherfamilymembersoffatashoppingmalland
wentontoanotherplacetodosomemore
businessthere.However,hedidntcomebackfor
hours,ashewasdelayedforalongtime!Therest
ofmyfamilywaitedattheshoppingmallforall
thattimeuntilhereturned.

DuringthistimeIbegantopraybecauseIwas
concernedaboutthesituation.ImmediatelySatan
saidtome,Yoursoninlawisdead!Heshadan
accidentandsohecantpicktheothersup.Now
theyregoingtobestrandedaswell.

IknewthatSatanwaslying,andsoIrejectedit
andbegantopraysomemore.However,attimes
Istillfoundithardtobelievethateveryonewas
allright.Iwouldrejecttheliesoftheenemyand
thanktheLordforbringingthemallsafelyhome,
butstillthedoubtskeptplaguingme.

ItwasabigbattlethatIfoughtthatday.Butafter
quitealongtimeSatanhadtobowandIgotthe
victory!How?Igotitbycontinuallystandingon
theWord,andcontinuallyrejectingSatanslies,
untilIhadtheassurancethatIhadtheanswer.

TheWordwentintomyheart,anditbuiltupthe
faiththatwasneededtoknowthattheywereall
rightandthattheLordhadansweredmy
requests.

TodaysProject

Areyouhavingtroublebelievingforsomething
today,andisSatantryingtolietoyoutogetyou
todoubttheLordspromises?Ifso,thenhereis
thewayforyoutochangethissituationandbe
victoriousoverit.
Firstly,rejectSatanslies!Dontlethimtryand
takeawayyourassurancethattheLordwillnot
answeryou.WhenhetellsyouthattheLordisnot
goingtoanswer,resisthimoutloud.Tellhimthat
youbelievetheWordofGod,andnothingisgoing
tostopyoufromreceivingyouranswer!
Next,stopforamomentandrelax!Thechances
areyouareafraidorfeelingstressed,andthiswill
nothelpyouinthissituation.Now,focusyour
eyesontheLordandseeHimstandingtherewith
youtohelpyou.
SubmityourselftoHimagain,thentaketwoor
threeofthepowerfulpromisesthatyouhave
foundfromthechapteronBulldozing,andbegin
tospeakthemoutloud.Asyoudothis,claimthe
promisespecificallyforyoursituation.

Forexample,youcansay,MyGodsuppliesallmy
needsaccordingtoHisrichesinglorybyChrist
Jesus.ThankyouLordthatyouhavesuppliedthat
$2000.ItismineandIstandonthatpromisenow.

Satan,youwilltakeyourliesandberemoved
frommenow!Youwillnottryandmakeme
doubttheWordoftheLord,foritistrue.God
cannotlie,IwillnotdoubtHisWord,andIhave
receivedtheanswer!

Asyoudoit,fixyoureyesontheLordandtrustin
Himtogiveyoutheanswer.Theneverytime
doubtsbegintocomeagainstyouagain,standon
theWordandknowthattheLordwillrewardyour
faith.RememberfromHebrews11:6thatHewill
rewardyoufordiligentlyseekingHim.

Dontgiveupeventhoughsometimesitseemsto
beacontinualfight.Satanwilleventuallygetthe
messagethatyoudonotbelievehislies,andhe
willfleefromyou.Thennexttimeyourvictorywill
bemucheasiertoaccomplish,becauseyouwill
knowthetruth!

SECTION4
Warfare


Chapter22StandDailyand
Submit

Todaystartsthebeginningofabrandnewaspect
ofprayerthatofwarfareandovercomingthe
enemy!

DuringthelastsectionIbegantosharelittle
thingsthatcanbeahindrancetoyourfaithand
preventyoufromreceivingtheanswers.

Someofthosehindranceswerecausedbyyour
ownpersonalissues,suchastryingtoohardor
notbelieving.Someofthemwerecausedby
Satantryingtogetyoureyesofftheendgoal,and
attemptingtostopyouthroughbitterness,fearor
guilt.

Youknowwhatthingscancauseaproblemwith
receivingyouranswersandhowtostopitfrom
happening.Nowitistimetolearnhowtostand
againstSatanandgetgreatervictoryinbothyour
prayerlifeandyourspirituallife.

ManybelieversareafraidofSatanandthinkthat
iftheystandagainsthimhewilltryanddestroy

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them.Andsotheysimplyclamupanddontdo
anything!
Iknow,IwasoneofthoseinmyearlyChristian
walk.IfIwasafraidaboutsomethingIdidntwant
toadmitthatIwasafraid.Tomethatwouldbe
admittingdefeatandIwouldbelettingSatansee
thatIwasfearful.Whataliethatwas,because
theonlywayyoucandefeathimistotakeyour
standandspeakoutloud.
YoudonotneedtobeafraidofSatan,aslongas
youknowyourpositionintheLord.Youhavethe
authorityoverhim,ifyouareabornagain
believer!Youhavethegreateroneinsideofyou,
andthereforehehasnoholdoveryou!Youare
forgivenandinrightstandingwithGod,andyou
arecoveredandprotectedbytheBloodofJesus.
Iwilldealwithalltheseaspectsaswegothrough
thissection,butfornowIwanttosharewithyou
thesimplestwaytostandagainstSatan.Ifyoudo
justthesetwothingsonadailybasis,youwill
havebeguntomoveintogreatervictoryoverthe
enemyinyourlife. James4:7saysthis:

SubmityourselvesthereforetoGod.Resistthe
devil,andhewillfleefromyou.

ItissogoodtobeabletorestintheLordandin
HisauthorityandSatanknowsthathehasto
submittothatauthorityaswell.Itisratherlikea
littlekidwhoishavingproblemswithabullyat
School.

IfhisDadissomeoneinauthority,allthatkid
needstodoisrestinthatfactandsaytothebully,
Hey,myDadisthenewSchoolPrincipal.Youd
betterstopwhatyouredoingnow!Ifhehasany
sensehewillknowtheauthoritythePrincipalhas,
andhewillstopmessingwithhisson.

Youcanrestinthissameauthorityandyoucan
begintostandagainstSatan.Youneedtodoit
daily,preferablyinthemorningandtheeveningif
youcan.TheLordgavemyhusbandthisideaafter
hehadbeenintheArmymanyyearsbefore,and
Hesaidthatweneedtohaveadailystandto
againstSatan.

AstandtointheArmywassimplywherefirst
thinginthemorningbeforesunrise,andlastthing
intheeveningbeforesunset,theywerecalledto

gotoacertainplaceinthecampandlookoutfor
theenemy.Theywerefullypreparedwiththeir
weaponsloaded,incaseanattackshouldtake
place.
Spirituallyspeakingyouaredoingthesamething
here.Youaresimplybeingpreparedandstanding
againstanyattackoftheenemy.Andbecauseyou
havetheauthorityoftheLordtodothis,hehasto
fleefromyou!Itissimpleandquicktodo,andis
theveryleastthingyoushoulddotobeginhaving
morevictoryoverSatan.
TodaysProject
TodayIwantyoutostarthavingyourstandtos,
andIwanttoencourageyoutomakethisadaily
habit.Youdonthavetoliterallygetupbefore
dawn,orgetawaytoaprivateplacebefore
sunset.However,ifyoucandoitinthemorning
andtheeveningitwillbeverybeneficial.Doit
wheneveritismostconvenientforyoursituation
andlifestyle.
Allyouneedtodoissimplygetawayforafew
minutesintoaquietplace.Sitquietlyandfocus

ontheLord,andknowthatHeistherewithyou.
ThensubmityourselftotheLord,andresistthe
enemysinterferenceinyourlife.Thisisthesort
ofthingthatIpray:

Lord,thankyoufortoday(ortonight).Ijust
submitmyselftoyounowcompletelymyspirit,
mysoulandmybody.IgiveyoueverythingthatI
havenow,andHolySpiritIaskyoutotake
control.

NowSatan,IstandagainstyouthisdayandI
resistyou,andaccordingtotheWordyouhaveto
fleefromme!Iresistyouinthisministry,inour
financesandintheaffairsofthishome.Youget
outofthisplaceandyoulooseyourholdofus
now,inJesusname!

ThereismorethatyoucanprayandIwillshare
onitlater.Thisisjusttheverybasicprayer.
Whateveryoupraythough,doitknowingthat
Jesusiswithyou,andthatHehasgivenyouthe
authorityoverSatan.

NowtrustHimtohelpyouandknowthatSatan
hashadtofleefromyou.Hemaytryandgetin
lateronagain.Fornowhowever,justknowthat

youhavekepthimawayandhavelikelymessed
upsomeofhisplans!Nowhellhavetotryit
anotherway,butyouwillbeginorendyourday
withsomevictory!

Chapter23IdentifytheOpen
Doors

IfthereisonethingthatIloveaboutovercoming
theenemy,itisthefactthatIdonothaveto
allowhimin!Ifhehasentranceintomylife,then
thechancesarethateitherIorsomebodyelsehas
allowedhimthatprivilege.MostlythoughIam
theonewhohasdoneit.

ThisissomethingthatIreallywanttostresshere.
Satancannotjustattackyouwhenhefeelslikeit!

Asmyhusbandsays,Ifhecoulddothat,he
wouldhavekilledeveryChristianalready!

No,hehastobeallowedtocomein,andtoputit
innaturalterms,hemusthavebeengivenan
opendoortoenterintoyouraffairs.

Therearemanypeoplewhowritetousandsay
thingslike,Mylifeishell!Everythingisgoing
wrong!Myfinancesaredead,andifIdont
receiveamiraclesoonIwillhavetogetoutofmy
apartment.IhaveacontinualbattlewithSatan
andcanneverseemtogetthevictory.Ifeelso

22BChapter23 IdentifytheOpenDoors 136
outofcontrol.WhenistheLordgoingto
interveneinmycircumstances?
TheLordcannotinterveneinyourcircumstances
ifyouhaveopenedthedoorandallowedthe
enemytocomein.Butthereisawaytoovercome
itandthisiswhatIwillbesharingwithyouhere.
Irememberhowasayoungteenager,therewere
certainpeoplethatIreallydidnotwanttocome
tomyhome.Onesuchpersonwasayoungman,
probablyfourorfiveyearsolderthanme,who
suddenlydecidedthathewasmyboyfriend,even
thoughIhadneverevenspokentohim!
HeseemedtoappearoutofnowherewheneverI
waswalkingaroundmyneighborhoodtothe
shopsorotherplaces.Hewouldfollowmeonhis
bike,whichhadahorriblehighpitchedsqueakto
it.WheneverIhearditIwouldwanttorunamile
away!
Anyhow,thisguydiscoveredwhereIlivedand
wouldoftentryandcomeandvisitmeathome.
ButwheneverIsawthatitwashimIsimply
pretendedIwasntthereanddidntcometoopen

thedoor.Ididnotallowhimtoenterintomy
homeandbringhishorriblespiritwithhim.He
eventuallygotthemessageandstoppedcoming
around.

ThisishowyouneedtobewithSataninyourlife.
Inordertogetvictoryoverhim,youmustkeep
thedoorsclosedtohimthatwillgivehimalicense
tocomeinandcreatehavocwithyou.

Unfortunatelyyouneedtorealizethatyouare
veryoftenresponsibleforallowinghimentrance.
However,therearetimeswhenotherscangive
Satanlicenseinyourlife,andthisisusually
throughbitternessoranger.

Weoncewentoverseastoministerforan
extendedperiodoftime,andwhenwereturned
homewewalkedintoabsolutechaos!Thefront
doorwasopen,ourgoodswereeverywhere,and
manypiecesofequipmentthatweusedforthe
ministryhadbeenstolen.

Whataterriblefeelingofhopelessnesswehad
thatnightaswefacedthemessandassessedthe
damage.Itwasclearthattheenemyhadgaineda
footholdfromsomewhereinourlives!

Whatweexperiencedthereshowedveryclearly
someofthesignsofdemonicinterventionhaving
takenplace.Iwilljustquicklysummarizethese
signshere:
SignsofaProblem
Thefirstsignistheft.Thiscanbeseenintheftof
yourgoods,i.e.yourcarorlaptopbeingstolen,
theftofyourfinances,andeventheftofyour
healththroughsicknessanddisease.
Yourfinancescouldbestolenliterally,likeyour
walletbeingstolen,oryousimplycouldnot
receiveprovisionthatwassupposedtobecoming.
Inotherwords,itisstolenfromyoubeforeiteven
arrivesinyourpossession.
Thenextsignisdestruction.Yourgoodsare
destroyedandthingsbegintobreakallthetime.
Thisisoneofthesurestsignsforusifwe
suddenlydropaglassandbreakit.
Youmightthink,Ohcomeon!Itsjustastupid
littleglass!

Yes,butitdoesnotusuallyhappen,andsowhen
evenlittlethingsstartbreaking,itisasignthat
somethingiswrong.Weshouldbewalkingin
blessinglikethechildrenofIsrael,whereeven
theirshoesdidntwearoutforfortyyears!Your
equipmentshouldworkwellforyearswithout
breaking,andthethingsyoupossessshouldnot
suddenlybreakafteronlyashortwhile.

Destructioncouldalsoofcourserelatetothe
physical,suchashavingaccidents,breakingbones,
etc.

Then,anothersignisthatofstrife.Thisisonethat
Satanshowshispresencewithveryeasily.You
suddenlybeginsquabblingandfightingforno
reason.

Thekids,whousuallyplaysowelltogether
suddenlystartwantingtokilleachotherovera
littletoy.Ifthishappens,situpandtakenote.
Somethingiswrong!Theenemyhasgainedan
entrance.

Finally,thelastsignislossofcontrol.Whenthis
happensyouwillfeelasthoughyoucantcope

withevensimplethings.Whenyouusuallyhave
noproblemcopingwithacertaintaskorsituation
andyounowfeelasthougheverythingis
overwhelmingyou,thenthatisalsoasignof
enemyintervention.
TodaysProject
Dontworryrightnowabouthowtodealwith
Satanorhowtopraywhenyouseethesesigns.I
willdealwiththataspectnexttime.FornowI
simplywantyoutocontinuetosubmityourselfto
theLordandresistSatandaily,asIsharedwith
youthelasttime.
Continuetomakethisadailyhabitsothatitwill
alwaysbeeasyforyou.ThenIwantyoutodothis
importantprojecttoprepareyourselfforgreater
victory:
Examineyourlifeatthemomentandaskyourself
ifyouhaveanyofthesignsoftheenemygaininga
footholdinit?
Doyouhavethefttakingplace?Areeitheryour
goodsoryourfinancesbeingstolen?Isyour

healthbeingstolenbycontinualdiseaseorhealth
problems?Istheredestructiontakenplaceinyour
goodsoryourphysicalbody?

Istherecontinualstrifeinyourhome?Wasit
usuallypeacefulandsuddenlynowitseemstobe
likeawarzone?Doyoufeelirritableand
aggressive,anddoyoufindthatyoucanthandle
peoplethatyouusuallyhavepatiencewith?
Finally,doyoufeellikeyoucantcopewitheven
simplethingsandyoufeellikefallingapart?

Whenyouhavethoughtaboutthesethings,then
getapieceofpaperandapen(orusethe
computer).Makeanoteofeverythingthatyou
canseethatcouldshowthattheenemyhasan
entrypoint.PutdowneachofthesignsIshared
above,andunderneathitputdownwhatyoucan
seehappeninginyourlifeinthesespecificareas.

Theobjectofthisexerciseistohelpyouto
identifypotentialproblemareasinyourliferight
now.Italwayshelpstoseeitinblackandwhite,
anditmakesiteasiertodealwiththen.

NexttimeIwillshowyouhowSatangetsinand
howyoucanshutthedooronhimifheisalready

in.Onceyouknowthatandhavedonethingsto
removehimfromyourlife,thenIwillshowyou
otherwaystopraythatwillhelpprotectyou
whenhetriestogetinandattack.
Ifyoufeeloverwhelmedrightnow,keepgoing.
Thereishopeonthehorizon,andyoucantruly
learnhowtoovercometheenemy!

Chapter24ClosetheOpen
Doors

LasttimeIsharedonhowtoidentifyiftherewere
opendoorstoSataninyourlife,andwhatthe
symptomswereofhimhavinggainedentrance.
Nowcomesthepracticalpartseeingwherehe
gainedentrance,knowingwhatyoucando,and
knowinghowyoucanpraytogethimout!

Irememberwhenmysonwasalittletoddlerand
hadjustlearnedtowalk.Hewouldgoaroundthe
houseandshuteverysingleopencupboarddoor
ifhecameacrossit!

Itwasquiteamusingtowatch.Wehadnever
taughthimthatheneededtodoit.Hejust
seemedtoknowthatitwaswrongtobeopen,
andhemadesurethatthosedoorswerealways
closed!

AsaChristianyouneedtobejustthesame!You
needtocontinuallyclosethedoorstotheenemy
assoonasyouareawarethatthereisaproblem
andthathehasgainedentrance.Buthowdoeshe

23BChapter24 ClosetheOpenDoors 144
gainentrance?Thatistheimportantquestion.I
willshareverybrieflyherethemostcommon
ways.
Firstly,personalsinwillalwaysopenthedoorto
Satan!Why?Quitesimply,becausewhenyousin
youwalkindisobediencetoGodsWord.And
whenyoudoit,justlikeAdamandEvedid,you
giveSatanlicensetocomeinandcauseproblems.
Personalsinisdoinganythingthatyouknowyou
shouldntdo,ornotdoingsomethingthatyou
knowtheLordwantsyoutodo.Inotherwords,it
isanythingthatiscontrarytotheWord.
However,asyouknow,thereisaneasysolution
tosin.Thisiswhyitissoimportanttodailyask
theLordtowashyoucleanandkeepinright
standingwithHim.Iwilldealwiththatmorein
thenextchapter.
Next,anythingrelatedtotheoccultwillopenthe
doorwideforSatantocomeinandhisdemons!
Thisissometimessubtle,andyoumayhave
innocentlydonesomethinglikereada
horoscope,orgonetoafortuneteller.

Maybeyouthought,Oh,Idontbelievethisstuff
anyway.ItcantharmmeifIdontbelieveit.

Yesitdoesharmyou!Dontdabbleinanything
relatedtoit,becauseyoubringacontamination
intoyourlifethatwillnotberemoveduntilyou
dealwithit.

Youneedtoalsodealwithanyinvolvementinthe
occult,evenifyoudidsobeforeyouwerea
Christian.Sure,youhavebeenbornagainand
washedcleanbytheLord,butSatanstillhasa
holdinyourlifefrombeforeyoursalvation.

Youneedtoremovethatstrongholdinyourlife.
Illshowyouhowtodoitintodaysproject.

Then,therearefamilygenerationalcurses,which
youunfortunatelywerebornwith.However,you
candosomethingaboutitwhenyouareawareof
them!ItsaysinNumbers14:18:

TheLORD[Yahweh][is]longsuffering,andofgreat
mercy,forgivinginiquityandtransgression,andby
nomeansclearing[theguilty],visitingtheiniquity

ofthefathersuponthechildrentothethirdand
fourth[generation].
Yourgrandparentsandgreatgrandparentsmay
havepassedonblessingtoyouiftheywere
believers.Buttheycouldhavealsoopenedthe
doortoSatanthroughtheirownsin.Nowitgets
passeddowntothosegenerationsunderthem.
Takealookatthingsinyourlifethatarewrong.
Thesecouldbethingslikesayacertaintypeof
illnessthatyoucannotseemtogetvictoryover,
orcontinualfinancialproblems.
Ifyouidentifythem,takealookatyour
immediatefamilyandrelatives.Youmayseea
patternwherefamilymembersexperiencethe
exactsamethingsthatyouare,andhavethe
samedifficultiesthatkeepplaguingyou.Ifthisis
thecasethenrejoicebecauseyouareonthe
roadtovictoryoverthatproblem!
Thenfinally,openingyourheartuptopeople,
especiallythroughbitterness,isaneasywayfor
peopletogiveSatanlicenseinyourlife.

Bitternessisthemaintaprootoftheflesh,and
oneoftheeasiestwaysofallowingSataninasI
sharedinthesectiononHindrances.However,as
Ialsoshared,itcanbeeasilydealtwithonceyou
identifythatitisoperatinginyourlife.

ThereisonefinalwaythatSatancangetlicense
toattackyouin,andthatisthroughbitterness
fromothersandpeoplewhoarestandingagainst
you.

Peoplemaybeangrywithyouandbespeaking
againstyou,anditcanopenthedoorforthe
enemytoattackyou.However,thereisa
Scripturethatyoucanstandoninthese
circumstances.Isaiah54:17says:

Noweaponthatisformedagainstyoushall
prosper,andeverytonguethatshallriseagainst
youinjudgmentyoushallcondemn.

Now,youdonthavetogoandwitchhuntand
startblockingeachpersonthatyouthinkmaybe
againstyou.

However,ifyouhavelookedatalltheother
possiblereasonsforcursesbeingapparentinyour

lifeandyouarestillhavingaproblem,thenitis
possiblethatsomeoneelseislicensingSatan
againstyouinthisway.ButtheLordhasawayof
revealingitperfectlyeverytime!
Whenwehavebeenunderspiritualattackand
havecriedouttotheLordforrevelationofwhatis
happening,suddenlywewillreceivealetter
unexpectedlythatshouldhavegonetosomeone
else.Theyhaveaccidentallysentittous,butinit
thereisevidenceofextremebitternessagainstus
orsomething.
AllowtheLordtorevealthesourceoftheopen
dooreachtime,thendealwithitquicklysothat
youreceivethevictoryinyourlifeagain.
TodaysProject
Itistimeforactionandgreatervictorynow!Ifyou
didtheprojectcorrectlylasttime,youshould
haveyourlistofanysignsthatyoucanseeof
Satangainingentranceintoyourlife.Now,ask
yourselfhowhecouldhavegainedentrance:

Takealookatyourlifeorministryoryour
personalcircumstances.AsktheLordtoshowyou
anyareasofpersonalsinthatyouneedtodeal
with.

HastheLordtoldyoutogoinacertaindirection
andyouhaventdoneso?Areyoufeelingguilty
aboutanything,whichyouknowhasviolated
GodsWord?Itiseasytoresolve,andyoucan
closethatdooronSatan.

Haveyoudabbledinanythingrelatedtothe
occult?Haveyouplayedouijaboardatanystage,
evenifitwasjustforfun?Youhaveopenedthe
doortoSatanandneedtodealwithitquickly!
Rememberthatyouneedtodealwithitevenif
youareaChristiannowanddiditwhileyouwere
stillunsaved.

Havealookatthingsthatseemtocontinuallybe
goingwronginyourlife.Seeifyoucanseea
patterninyourparents,grandparents,unclesand
auntsorsiblings.

Doyouseemtoalwaysbebreakingcertainthings,
ordoyoukeepongettingacertaintypeofillness
thatyoucanneverseemtofullyshake?Doyou

haveextremefinancialdifficultiesthatnever
seemtogetbetter?
Lookforwhateverisnotablessinginyourlife,
becauseitisnotfromtheLord.ItisfromSatan,
andhehassomehowgainedafoothold.
Thenfinally,isthereanybodythatyouareangry
with,oristherelikelysomebodywhoisangry
withyouandcouldhavelicensedSatantocause
problemsinyourlife?Ifyouaretheonewhohas
openedthedoor,youcandealwithitandeasily
asIsharedwithinthechapteronbitterness.
Lookatyourownbeamfirst,andifyoustillhave
novictory,andsensethatyourattackisrelatedto
someoneelsehavingsomethingagainstyou,then
asktheLordtoconfirmit.
Youmayhearviasomeoneelsethatthisisthe
case,ortheLordwillmakeitknowninsomeway
whoitisthatyouneedtodealwith.
ClearingtheBlockagesPractically

Now,howdoyouaddressSatananddealwithall
thesethingsifyouseethemoperatinginyou?Im
goingtopretendthatIhaveidentifiedeachof
theseareasinmylife,andshowyouhowIwould
standagainstSatanineachcase.

Iwouldsay,Lord,Ijustsubmitmyselftoyounow
ineverywayspirit,soulandbodyandIaskyou
towashmeclean.Lord,Ifeelguiltyaboutlyingto
Annetoday.IknowitwaswrongLord.Ishould
haveownedupaboutsmashingherwindow,butI
admitthatIdidntwanttofacetheconsequences.
PleaseforgivemeforitLord.Ithankyoufor
cleansingmenow.

Satan,Iresistyounowandcommandyoutotake
yourhandsoffme!IclosethedoorthatIgaveyou
throughmysin,andyouwillberemovedfrommy
lifenow!ThankyouforitLord.

Lord,Iconfessmyinvolvementintheoccult
whenIwasstillateenagersomanyyearsago.I
sinnedbyallowingmyfriendstopushmeinto
goingtothatfortuneteller.Pleaseforgivemefor
itLordandwashmeclean.

NowSatan,IstandagainstyouandIclosethis
opendoorrightnow.Icommandyoutoremove
yourinfluencefrommylife,totakeyourdemons
andberemovedfrommerightnow!Thatdooris
closednow,andyoucannotremainhere!Begone
now,inJesusname.
Lord,thankyouforshowingmethefamily
generationalcursesinmylife.Istandagainstthat
familycurseoffinancialproblems.Istandagainst
thecurseofbreakageswhenwehaveboughtnew
products,andIstandagainstthecurseofheart
attacksinmyfamily.
Ibreakthesethingsnowandhavenothingtodo
withthem!Idisassociatemyselffromthesecurses
andcallthemneutralizedinmylife.Satan,yoube
removed.Iunlicenseyouandcutoffthatareaof
influenceinmylifenow!
Lord,Iaskyoutoforgivemeforbeingbitter
againstJulie.Iwaswrongingettingmadather.
Pleaseforgivemeforit.Shedidntknowwhatshe
wasdoing.Ijustletitgoandspeakblessingon
hernow.

NowLord,Ithankyouforalsorevealingthe
bitternessandnegativewordsthatMarlenehas
beenspeakingagainstme.Ideclarethather
destructiveweaponswillnotprosper,andIsend
backeverynegativewordthathasbeenspoken
againstmebyher.IneutralizethosewordsandI
askyoutoshineyourlightonherLord.

Thankyouforthevictorynow.Thankyouthat
everyopendoorisclosed,andthankyoufor
causingallthingstoworktogetherforgoodright
now!
_________

ThisisaverybigsubjectandIhaveonlyjust
scratchedthesurfaceofit,butIhavegivenyou
enoughfornowtohelpyoutobegintogetvictory
overSatanintheseareas.

Ifyouwouldliketolearnmoreonthissubject,I
wouldhighlyrecommendthatyougetholdofthis
valuablecoursecalled,ReleasingBlessingBy
BlockingCurses.ItisavailablefromGMR
Publishingathttp://gmrbooksellers.cominbook
orebookformats.

24BChapter25 PoweroftheBlood 154
Ipraythatasyouputthesethingsintopractice
youwouldseeyourlifemovingintobetterthings!
Chapter25PoweroftheBlood
Manyyearsago,whilestillgrowingupandliving
inSouthAfrica,Irememberanadvertisementthat
usedtobescreenedontelevision.Itwasabouta
specialtypeofvarnishthatyoucouldpainonto
wood,whichprotecteditfromtheharshelements
andalsopreservedit.
Intheadverttheytooktwocarvedoutimages
andshowedhowyearsandyearsafterwards,the
onethathadbeenpaintedwiththevarnishwas
stillbeautifulandprotected.Theotherone
however,wasallgnarledandshriveledup,and
hadbeendamagedbythesun.
Now,inthespiritualrealm,theBloodoftheLord
Jesusprovidesthatexactsameprotectionforyou.
YouneedtobepaintedoverwithHisBlood,and
whenthishappensyouwillbeprotectedfrom
Satanandhisattackonyourlife.

IonceheardastoryofanexSatanistwhohad
beensharingwithaChristianabouthisformer
beliefs.HesaidtotheChristianthattheycould
talkaboutanyaspectoftheirfaithandwalkwith
theLord,buttheymustntevertalkaboutthe
Blood!Itimmediatelygotthemupsetandina
fluster!

Whyisthis?Itisbecauseitwasofcoursethe
BloodthatcausedSatansdownfallanddestroyed
hispower.Noweverytimeyouacknowledgethe
BloodofJesus,youremindhimofthefactthathe
isdefeated,andthefactthathehasto
acknowledgetheLordinyourlife!

TheBloodofJesusisyourguaranteeofbeingin
rightstandingwiththeLord,becausetheminute
yousinallyouhavetodoisacknowledgeitand
askforforgiveness.TheLordwilltheninstantly
washitaway!Satanreallycantwincanhe?He
cantryandtripyouup,buthewillbedefeated
eachtimeyouapplyJesusBloodtoyourlife.

TheBloodisalsolikethatprotectivevarnishon
thewood,andwhenyouarecoveredbyitand

acknowledgeitinyourlife,itwillprotectyoufrom
hisattack.
DoyourememberwhentheChildrenofIsrael
wereabouttoleaveEgyptandhadputtheblood
ofthelambsonthedoorsandlintelsofthe
houses?ThisiswhattheLordtoldtheminExodus
12:13:
Andthebloodshallbetoyouforatokenuponthe
houseswhereyou[are]:andwhenIseetheblood,
Iwillpassoveryou,andtheplagueshallnotbe
uponyoutodestroy[you],whenIsmitetheland
ofEgypt.
Thebloodonthosehousespreventedthemfrom
beingdestroyedbytheangelofdeath.Inthe
sameway,theBloodofJesusoveryouwillprotect
youfromseveredemonicattack.
Andifyouarealreadyunderattack,youshould
usetheBloodasaweaponagainstSatan.Itis
powerfulinwarfareandwillbringresultswhen
youuseit.Revelation12:11says:

Andtheyovercamehimbecauseofthebloodof
theLamb,andbymeansofthewordoftheir
testimony.

YouwillovercomeSatanwhenyouusetheBlood
againsthim,andwhenyoustandontheWord
(thenextpartoftheScripture).Iwillbelookingat
thatnexttime.

TodaysProject:

TodayIwanttosharewithyouhowyoucanuse
theBloodagainstSatan,bothasaweaponto
protectyou,andalsoasawayofovercominghim
ifyouarealreadyunderattack.

Rememberthatnomatterwhatyoudoorwhat
youaregoingtopray,itisimportanttosubmit
yourselftotheLordfirstandreceiveHiscleansing
tokeepyourselfinrightstandingwithHim.Then
youcantakeyourstandinstrength,usingHis
authority.

Whenyoucometoprayingnow,simply
acknowledgethepoweroftheBloodofJesusin
yourlife.Youcansaysomethinglike,Thankyou
LordforyourBlood.Thankyouthatyouhave

washedmecleanwithit,andthankyouthatIam
protectedbyitthisday.
Perhapsyouareunderattackrightnow.Things
seemtobeacontinualstruggleforyouandSatan
iscontinuallytryingtolietoyouaboutthingsor
doinganythinghecantodestroyyourfaith.Thisis
howyoucanusetheBloodasaswordagainsthim
andbringaboutagreatervictory.
Saysomethinglike,Satan,Iresistyourightnow
andIstandagainstyoubytheBloodoftheLamb!
IamcoveredbytheBlood,andyouhavenoright
toattackme!IthankyouLordforyourprotection
now.
ItakemystandSatan,andIovercomeyoubythe
BloodofJesus.YouweredestroyedbyHisBlood,
andIwillnotlistentoyourliesanymore.Youwill
bowyourkneeandberemovedfrommylife!In
thenameofJesusIdeclarethatitissorightnow!
ThankyouforthevictorynowLord.
Sooftenwhenyouareunderattackanditseems
thatnomatterwhatyoudoyouarejustlosing,
youfeelcompletelyoutofcontrolandjustwant

toyellandscreamandhavehysterics.Itisasign
ofacurseinyourlife,butitisalsoasigntoSatan
thatheiswinning.

YouneedtodowhatIhavesharedsomanytimes
before.Simplystopforamoment,focusonthe
Lordtoregainyourcomposure,thensubmit
yourselftoHimandriseupinauthorityagainst
Satan.ThenSatanwillknowthathecannotfaze
you,hewillhavetoflee,andyouwillhavewon
thevictory!

25BChapter26 TheWordasaSword 160
Chapter26TheWordasa
Sword
InthelastchapterIshowedhowyoucan
overcomeSatanbyusingthepoweroftheBlood.
NowIwanttoshowyouthesecondpartofthe
verse,TheyovercamehimbytheBloodofthe
Lamb,andtheWordoftheirtestimony.
OneofthethingsIlovethemostaboutbeinga
marriedwoman,isthefactthatIcanoftenrestin
theauthorityofmyhusbandsword.Thistakesa
greatamountofpressureoffme,becauseheis
thefinalauthority,andwhathesaysmusttake
place!
Andso,ifthereisasalesmanpressuringmeto
buysomethingIdontwant,orsomeoneistrying
togetmetodowhatIdontfeelhappyabout,I
justsay,Holdonamoment.Letmeaskmy
husband.
Ifhesaysno,thenIcanjustrestinhisauthority
andgobacktothepeopleandsay,Thanksfor
theoffer,butImsorrymyhusbandsaysno!

Nowthosepeoplecanjumpupanddownandget
madalltheylike.Idonthavetobemovedby
theirpressure,becausemyhusbandgavethefinal
decision.Itiswonderful!

Inthesameway,youhaveauthoritytostandon
theWordinthespiritualrealm,becausewhatthe
LordsaysinHisWordisthefinalauthorityaswell.
Andso,whenyouarestandingagainstSatans
attackinyourlife,thisisoneofthemostpowerful
waysofmakinghimbackdownandgoaway.

Thisisanotherreasonwhyitissoimportantto
knowtheWord.Themoreyoureadandknow,
thelessSatancanlietoyouaboutwhatisinthe
Word.Andyoucanbeassuredthatifyouforget
anything,theHolySpiritwillremindyousothat
youcangetthevictoryoverSatan.

YouwillrememberhowwhenJesuswasledby
theSpiritintotheWildernessforfortydaysafter
Hisbaptism,SatanimmediatelytemptedHim.But
Jesusovercameeveryoneofthosetemptations
bystandingontheauthorityoftheWord.

HowdidHedoit?Bysaying,Itiswrittenitis
writtenitiswritten
HeknewtheWordwell,andHeknewthatitwas
thefinalauthority.Asaresult,whenHespoke
thosewordsofauthoritytoSatan,hehadto
removehisattack!Heknewhehadnogroundto
standon.
IwanttoencourageyoutostandontheWord
anduseitagainstSatanwhenyouareunder
attack,orwhenheistryingtounsettleyouortrip
youup.UsingtheWordagainsthimislikeusinga
swordagainstahumanenemy.Itispowerful,and
whenyouuseitcorrectly,itwillalwaysbring
aboutresults!
IalwaysusetheWordagainstSatan,nomatter
whatsituationwearein!Ihaveseenincredible
resultsfromdoingitconsistently,andwithfaith.
Justspeakingthewordswillnotdoanything!You
havetomixitwithfaith,andtrustintheLordto
helpyoutoovercometheenemyinyourlife.
Sobeencouragedthatyouareonthewayto
victory,andevenifittakesawhiletoseethe

results,keepspeakingtheWordandkeeptrusting
theLord,becauseyouwillbevictorious!

TodaysProject

Ifyouareunderattackorunderpressuretoday
fromSataninanyareaofyourlife,usetheWord
againsthimasIhavesharedwithyou.Youcan
alsousewarfareScripturesdailyevenwhenthings
aregoingwell.ThiswillhelptopushSatanback
beforehemeddlesinyouraffairsoryourlife.

AnotherthingtodoisuseScriptureswhichhelp
toboostyourfaith,asIsharedbeforeinChapter
12UsetheWord.Hereishowyoucanstand
againsthimwhenyouareunderattack.

SubmityourselftotheLord,receiveHiscleansing
andknowthatyouareinrightstandingwithHim.
NowturntoSatanusingtheWordandsay
somethinglikethis:

Satan,IstandagainstyounowandIovercome
youbytheBloodoftheLamb,andIovercomeyou
bytheWordofmytestimony.Youtakeyour
handsoffmeandmyfamilynow!Youalsotake
yourhandsoffmyfinancesnow!

Itiswritten,YouareofGodlittlechildren,and
haveovercomethem,forgreaterisHethatisin
youthanhethatisintheworld.
IhavethegreateroneinsideofmeSatan.I
overcomeyounow,becauseJesuslivesinme!
Youcannottouchme,andyouwillbowyourknee
andberemoved.
Itiswritten,Noweaponformedagainstyouwill
prosper,andeverytonguethatrisesupin
judgmentagainstyou,youshallcondemn.
Satan,youmayhavetriedtoformweapons
againstme,butIwanttotellyouthattheywillfail!
Theycannotprosper,forthisiswhattheWord
says!Ismashyourplansanddestroyyour
weaponsagainstmenow,andIshutevery
negativemouththatyouwouldstirupagainst
me!
Itiswritten,NowthanksbetoGodwhoalways
givesusthevictoryinChristJesus,andthroughus
diffusesthefragranceofHisknowledgeinevery
place.

TheWordsaysIalwayshavethevictory,andso
youaredefeatedbecauseofit.Youwilltakeyour
handsoffmenowandberemoved!

Keepdoingituntilyoubegintofeelthevictoryin
yourspirit.Oftenwhenyouareunderattackyou
willfeelweigheddownwithcare,depressedor
faithless,andyouwillnotfeelvictoriousatall.

ButasyoucontinuestandingagainstSataninthis
way,youwillsensethesethingsbeingremoved
andknowthatthevictoryisonitsway.

SometimesitisusefultojusttakesomeScriptures
likeIhavesharedabove(someofmyfavorites),
andspeakthemoverandoveragain.Inormally
speakeachScriptureoutfivetimesandthen
rotatethem.

Asyouaredoingit,beassuredthatSatanisbeing
removedfromyouraffairs,andknowthatthe
LordismovingHishandtogiveyouthevictory
thatyouaretrustingHimfor!

Maytodaybethestartofgreaterblessingand
victoryinyourlifeasyouusetheWordtoget
Satanrunningfromallareasofyourlife.

Chapter27TheLightandthe
Anointing

DuringanoverseastriptoSwitzerlandonce,we
weredrivingbackhomelateonenightandwegot
lost.Weendeduptakingadetourovera
mountainrangethattwistedbackandforthfor
whatseemedlikehours!

Thatpartofthetripwasnottheproblem.What
wasunbearablewasthattherewasabsolutelyno
lighttobeseenforalmosttheentiretimewe
weretravelingonthatroute!Ifyoulookedleftor
rightitjustseemedthatyouwereenvelopedin
neverendingdarkness.

Thensuddenlywesawalight!Itwasjustasingle
bulbglowinginthedistance,butitseemed
incrediblybrightcomparedtothedarknessthat
wasaroundit.

Aswegotcloserwesawafewotheronestoo.
Justwatchingthoselightsmadethedarkness
aroundusseemtofadeanddisperse,even
thoughwewerestilladistanceawayfromit.

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Aswecameclosereverythingbrightenedupand
wefeltasenseoflife,eventhoughwewerestill
quitealongwayawayfromthelittletown.Itjust
tookthatlittlebitoflighttochangethewhole
atmosphereforus!
Thisisthesameforyouinthespiritualrealm
whenyouarestandingagainstSatanattimes.By
shiningthelightoftheLordJesusaroundyou,you
toocanhavevictoryindispellingthedarkness.
Ifyouareunderattackornotwalkinginvictory,
youwillsometimesfeelasthoughyouhavea
thickcloakofheavinessoveryou.Everythingjust
seemsdullanddark.However,byshiningthelight
youcanovercomethis.Romans13:12saysthis:
Thenightisfarspent,thedayisathand:letus
thereforecastofftheworksofdarkness,andletus
putonthearmoroflight.
Whenyouarefeelinglikethis,youneedtoask
theLordtoshineHislightuponyou.Itwill
immediatelybegintodispelthedarkness,andit
willprotectyoufromSatansattack.

Thereisanotherthingyoucandotoencourage
victoryinyourcircumstancesandpushSatanback.
Youcandoitbyreleasingtheanointingwhenyou
pray.Isaiah10:27says:

Anditshallcometopassinthatday,[that]his
burdenshallbetakenawayfromoffyourshoulder,
andhisyokefromoffyourneck,andtheyokeshall
bedestroyedbecauseoftheanointing.

Whatistheyoke?Itreferstothosetimeswhen
youfeelasthoughyouarewalkinguphillwith
heavyballsandchainsaroundyou.

Youfeelweigheddownandyouhavenoliberty
andfreedominyourspirit.Everythingseemsan
efforttoyou,andnothingcomeseasily,even
whenyoutryandriseuptobreakoutofthe
bondageandoppressionyoufeel.

Itisalmostlikethecompleteoppositeofwhatthe
LordpromisedwhenHesaid,whateveryour
handtouchesshallprosper,Inthiscase,
whateveryourhandtouchesseemstofail.

Attimeslikethisyouneedtousetheanointing
poweroftheHolySpirittocomeuponyou.His
anointingwillhelptosmashthosethingsthatare
weighingyoudown,andhelpyoutoriseupin
victory.
TodaysProject
Shiningthelightandreleasingtheanointingare
twopowerfulandeasywaystobringabout
victoryinyourspirituallifeinthefaceofattack.
Youcanuseitforyourselforforthoseinyour
familywhoareinthesamecircumstances.
Wheneveryoucan,andwheneveryouneedto,
usethesetwothingswhenyoupray.Ialwaysdoit
myself,especiallywhenIamprayingforothers,
anditproducesgoodresults.Youcanpray
somethinglikethis:
Lord,Icommitmyselftoyounow,andIstand
againstyouSatan.Youtakeyourhandsoffusnow!
LordIshineyourlightinthisplacenow,andI
thankyouthatitovercomesthedarkness.

HolySpirit,Iinviteyoutocomeandbepresent
herenow.Iwelcomeyouinthisplace,andIthank
youforyouranointing.HolySpirit,Iaskyouto
pourthatanointingoutrightnowandcauseall
oppressiontoflee.Thankyouthattheanointing
breakstheyoke!IthankyouLordforvictory
now!

Then,ifyouareprayingforothersyoucanpray
somethinglikethis:

Lord,IliftupJanetoyounowandIspeakyour
blessinguponher.LordJesus,pleaseshineyour
lightonhernow,andgivehervictorytoday.
Thankyoufordispellingthedarknessthathas
beentryingtoblockherspiritforsolongnow.
MayyougiveheragooddaytodayLord!Thank
youforitJesus.

HolySpirit,comeuponJanenowandjustfillher
tooverflowing!Mayyourjoybubbleupinsideof
her,andhelpherineverythingthatshedoes.
ThankyouforitLord.

Trythiseverytimeyouprayforothersinthenext
while.Ifyouarestrugglingyourself,then
remembertoasktheLordtoshineHislighton

you,andyouwillbegintosenseabreakthrough
coming!

Chapter28UseYourAuthority

Ihaveseenpeoplereactintwodifferentwaysto
pressuresituationswheresomeoneisgivingthem
ahardtime.

Thefirsttypeofpersongoestopieces,screams,
yellsandtriestogetincontrol.However,allthey
aredoingistryingrealhardtomakeitseemlike
theyarenotmoved,wheninfacttheyreallydont
knowhowtohandlethesituation.

Theothertypeofpersonremainsabsolutelycool
andincontrol.Nothingmovesthem,nomatter
howmuchpressurecomesatthem.Theystand
unmovedandunafraid,becausetheyknowthe
authoritythattheyhave,anddontallowanyone
tofazeordeterthem.

WhendealingwithSataninwarfare,youneedto
belikethesecondpictureIdescribed.Youneedto
knowtheauthoritythatyouhaveintheLord,
whichHehasgiventoyou.Youneedtostand
unmovedinthatauthority,evenwhenSatan
appearstobetryingtomakeyoucompletely
unsettled.

IalwayslikeusingtheillustrationoftheBritish
royalfamilywhenIthinkofpeoplehaving
authority.Tometheyareoneofthebest
representationsofauthorityintheearth.
Idontfollowalltheirhappeningsandwhatis
goingonintheirlivesnowasIdidwhenIwas
younger.ButwheneverIsawthemasayoungster,
theyseemedtobetheultimatepictureof
authorityandpoise,beingunmovedandin
controlatalltimes.
Luke10:19says:
Behold,Igivetoyouauthoritytotreadon
serpentsandscorpions,andoverallthe[dynamic]
poweroftheenemy:andnothingshallbyany
meanshurtyou.
TheLordhasgivenyoutheauthoritytostand
againsttheenemy,andnothingshallbyany
meanshurtyou!Thisisgoodnews!Itmeansthat
Satancantryanddohisbesttotoppleyou,buthe
willnotsucceedprovidedyouknowyour

authorityanduseit,anddonotallowhimtosway
you.

Itissometimesdifficultatthebeginningtonot
allowthistohappen.However,youneedtokeep
youreyesfocusedonthefactthattheLordhas
givenyouthatauthority.HeHimselfhasalso
authorizedyoutoovercometheenemywithHis
authority.

Asyoudothis,itwillhelpyoutowalkingreater
victory,asSatanwillknowthatyouareawareof
yourauthority,andhewillnottryandunsettle
yousoeasilyafteryouhavestoodagainsthimin
poweronceortwice.

Howdoyouuseyourauthority?Youdoitwith
spokenwordsofcourse!DonttryandfightSatan
inyourmind.Youwillnotsucceed!Togetthe
victoryoverhim,youneedtospeakoutloud.

IrememberoncestandingagainstSatan
continuallythroughoutaday,butIdiditallinmy
mind.Whatastupidthingtodo!Igotabsolutely
novictoryinthesituation,andallIsucceededin
doingwasendingmydayexhausted.WhenI
finallystoodagainsthimverballyandclosed

whateveropendoorstherewere,Iwasamazedat
howeverythingimprovedimmediately.
TodaysProject
TodayIwantyoutobeawareofyourdivine
authorityoverSatananduseitasmuchasyou
needtoduringthenextwhile.Ifthingsstartgoing
wrongandyoufeellikeyouarelosingcontrol,you
needtotryandstopitrighttherebeforeitgets
anyworse.
Oftenyouarenotevenawarethatthereisa
problemuntilthingsgetreallybad.Thenitseems
likeeverydemonfromhellisagainstyou,andyou
wanttorunawayandescape.
Haveyoueverhadoneofthesedays?
Yougetupinthemorning,tripoverthesideof
thebedandstubyourtoe.Whenyouarefixing
breakfast,youknockaglassoffthecounterinthe
kitchenanditsmasheseverywhere!

Thenyourhusbandyellsatyoubecausethereisa
dirtymarkonhisshirt.Itusuallydoesntbother
himatall,butnowitseemstobeadisaster.

Next,someonephonesyouandsaysthatyouowe
themmoney,andyouhadbetterpayitquicklyor
theyregoingtotakelegalaction.Theseareall
littleirritatingthingsthatbuildupandup,and
theyarecertainlynotsignsofblessing!

Youcanseequiteclearlythatsomethingiswrong
andSataniswinning.Thereisanopendoor
somewhere,andyouneedtocloseitquicklyand
takeawaySatanslicenseinyourlife.

Sothatiswhereyoustart.Dotheusualsubmit,
resistandgetyourselfrightwiththeLordby
repentingofanythingyouknowthatiswrongand
askingforforgiveness.

NowasktheLordtoshowyouanyopendoors
thatyouhavegiventotheenemy.Sometimesyou
maynotbeimmediatelyawareofwhattheopen
dooris,butyoucanstilluseyourauthorityagainst
Satan.

Youneedtosimplystandandfacetheenemy,
knowingthatJesushasgivenyouallthebacking
youneed.Youdonotneedtoyellandscreamat
him.BydoingthatyouallowSatantoseeyour
weakness,andhewillcontinuetotryandcome
againstyou.
Saysomethinglikethis:
Satan,Ihaveauthorityoveryou,givenbythe
LordJesusHimself,andIusethatauthority
againstyou!InthenameofJesus,youwilltake
yourhandsoffmenow!
Youirritatingdemonthatisattackingme,you
willtakeyourleaveofmerightnow.Go,and
dontyoucomeback!Itakeawayyourlicense
rightnow,andyouhavetoleave.Begone!Thank
youLordforangelicassistancenowtohelpme
getvictory.
NowSatan,youwilltakeyourleaveofmy
financesrightnow!Idontcarewhohasgivenyou
licensetoattackandstealfromme,butIam
revokingthatlicensenowandtakingitaway.

YouwillbowyourkneetothenameofJesus,and
youwillberemovedfrommyaffairsrightnow.I
thankyouLordforcausingthissituationtobe
reversednow.

Lord,Ithankyouforthevictory.Ithankyouthat
youhavegivenmeyourauthoritytouseagainst
Satan.AndthankyouLordthataccordingtoyour
Word,nothingshallbyanymeansharmme!
PraiseyouJesus.

Whateveryoudo,staycalmandincontrolas
muchasyoucan.Knowthatyouaretheonein
chargeandhehastobowtoyourauthority!He
willsoongetrunning,andeachtimeyouuseyour
authority,youwillfindyourvictorybecoming
easierandquicker.

27BChapter29 ThePowerofPraise 180
Chapter29ThePowerofPraise
Praiseispowerfulbutyoushouldalreadyknow
thatbynow!IsharedinChapter9onthepower
ofpraiseingettingyourprayersansweredand
receivingthethingsyoudesire.Butwhenyouare
inwarfareandstandingagainsttheenemy,praise
isalsoabsolutelyinvaluable!
SatanhatesyoupraisingtheLordintimesof
trouble.Why?ItisbecausewhenyoupraiseHim
andlooktoHimforthesolutiontotheproblems
facingyou,yourfaithincreasesdramatically.
Letsfaceit,youcannotpraisetheLordandthank
Himforgivingyouthevictory,andbeunmovedby
itornotbelieveit.Theminuteyoustarttopraise
Him,eventhoughyoumayfeelfearfuland
faithless,youwillbegintofeelsomethingrising
upinsideofyou.
WhenyoupraisetheLordforhelpingyouto
overcometheenemysattackinyourlifeyouhave
toexerciseyourfaith!Why?Itisbecausewhen
youpraiseHimforthesolutionyouareforcing
yourselftofocusyoureyesonHim.
DaphneCrause

YouaremakingadecisiontoletHimdowhatyou
cannotdoinyourself,andHelovesitwhenyou
dothat!WhenyoureweakandyoulooktoHim
tohelpyou,Hewillriseupinstrengthandmove
quicklyonyourbehalf.

OneofmyfavoriteBiblepassagesrelatestothis.
ItistheillustrationofJehoshaphat,andhowhe
handleditwhenthechildrenofAmmon,Moab
andMountSeircameagainsthimtofightwith
him.HewentandfastedandprayedtotheLord
forthevictory,andthenin2Chronicles20:21and
22itsaysthis:

Andwhenhehadconsultedwiththepeople,he
appointedsingerstotheLORD[Yahweh],andthat
shouldpraisethebeautyofholiness,astheywent
outbeforethearmy,andtosay,PraisetheLORD
[Yahweh];forhismercy[endures]forever.

Andwhentheybegantosingandtopraise,the
LORD[Yahweh]setambushmentsagainstthe
childrenofAmmon,Moab,andmountSeir,who
hadcomeagainstJudah;andtheywerestruck.

Howsthatforeasyvictory!AllJehoshaphathad
todowasrestintheLord,becauseHehadalready
promisedthatthebattlewasHis,andnot
Jehoshaphats.Andsohesimplyappointed
singerstogoaheadofthearmytopraisetheLord.
HaveyoueversungandpraisedtheLordfor
helpingyouwhenyouareinabattlewithyour
circumstances?Iwanttotellyouthatsingingis
oneofthemostpowerfulwaysofgettingquick
results!Andwhenyouaddpraiseandworshipto
thescene,itisamazingwhatcantakeplace!
Wewereoncebattlingwitheverythinggoing
wrong.Nomatterwhatwedidwecouldntsolvea
problemthatshouldhavebeensortedouteasily,
anditjustseemedthatweweregettingnowhere.
Iwasfeelingdesperateandwantedsomeresults,
andsoIaskedtheLordwhattodo.
Hesaidtome,Pickuptheguitar!
Ipickeditupandstartedstrummingandsinging
intonguesandinEnglish.AsIdidsoIfeltasurge
ofpowerbuildingupinsideofme.

AsIcontinuedtopraisetheLordforthevictory,
suddenlythefaiththatIhadbeenbattlingwithso
muchjustafewminutesearlier,beganbursting
outofme.IknewthattheLordwasworking!

Withinaboutfiveminuteseverythingsuddenly
fellintoplace,andtheproblemsseemedto
literallydisappear.Istoodthereinaweand
amazement!IfeverIneededapositivesignofthe
powerofmusicandpraise,theLordreallyshowed
ittomethatday!

TodaysProject

Areyoufeelingoverwhelmedwithpressuretoday?
Dothingsseemtobepilingup,anddoesSatan
seemstobethrowingsomuchatyouthatyou
feellikegivingup?Nowisthetimetothrow
yourselfwithabandonontheLordsmercyand
begintopraiseHim.

MakeafirmdecisiontogivetheLordyourcares.I
lovetheScripturefromPsalmsthatsaysthis:

CastyourburdenupontheLord,andHeshall
sustainyou:Heshallneversuffertherighteousto
bemoved.

SimplycometotheLord,submityourselftoHim
andresistSatansinterferenceinyourlife.Nowfix
yourspiritualeyesonJesus,andhandovertoHim
everythingthatisweighingyoudown,and
everythingyouarefullofcareabout.Ifyoucan,
tryandimagineHimsittinginfrontofyou,and
seeyourselfgivingHimyourburdens.
NowtellHimthatyoutrustHimtoworkonyour
behalf.BegintopraiseHimforsolvingthe
problemsyouarefacing,orforovercomingthe
enemysinterferenceinyourcircumstances.
PraiseHimforfightingonyourbehalf.
Ifyouhaveaguitar,evenifyouonlyknowtwoor
threecords,pickitupandbegintostrumandsing.
Youwillfindthatthewordscombinedwiththe
actionofplayingwillgreatlyincreasethepower
thatyoufeelbuildingup.
Ifitdoesnttakeplaceimmediately,keepongoing.
Yourbreakthroughwillcomeandyourvictorywill
besure!
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SECTION5
Intercession
DaphneCrause
28BChapter30 BasicToolsofIntercession 186
Chapter30BasicToolsof
Intercession
Congratulations!Youhavereachedavery
importantpartinthiscourse,andinfactoneof
themostexcitingpartsofdevelopingyourprayer
life.
Youhavegonethroughmanystagesanddealt
withmanydifferentaspectsofprayingbut
mostlywithregardtogettingyourownprayers
answered.
Nowwemoveintotheintercessionside,which
doesnotonlyrelatetoprayingforyourselfor
thingsyouareinvolvedin.Itmovesintoabroader
circlenow,andinvolvesprayingforothersasthe
Lorddirectsyou.
Whatthenisintercession?Icanthinkofnobetter
answerthantoquotemyhusbandwhosaid,
IntercessionisnotcomingtotheLordwitha
prayerlist.ItiscomingtotheLordtogetaprayer
list!

Ishowedyoubeforeinthechaptershowtobring
yourownpersonalneedsandthatofyourfamily
totheLord,andhowtotrustHimtoansweryour
requests.

Butwhenyoumoveintointercessionittakesona
completelydifferentturn.Ifyouaretotrulymove
initthewaythatyoushoulddoasanintercessor,
youwilloftenfindyourselfprayinginavery
differentway.

Ihaveheardsomanypeoplewhosaythatthey
areintercessorsandIwasguiltyofthisone
myself.Butwhenyoutalktothemabouthow
theygoaboutinterceding,itissimplyacaseof
gettingeveryonetogivethemtheirrequests,and
thentheyjustbringthemtotheLordontheir
behalf.

Thatsgreat,butthatisonlyaverysmallpartof
interceding.Thekeytodevelopingitislearning
howtoflowinunisonwiththeLord,becauseyou
arebecomingHisspokesman(orwoman)tospeak
Hiswillintotheearth.Youcannotdothatifyou
dontknowhowtohearHisvoiceorlisten
correctly.

IrememberthefirsttimethatIhadthechanceto
rideonamotorbike.MyfriendandIneeded
transporttogosomewhere,andherfriend
offeredusarideonhisbike.Itwasreallyhuge,
andithadenoughroomforallthreeofustosit
onit.
WhenIsharedthatIhadneverbeenona
motorcyclebeforehesaidtome,Onevery
importantthingyouneedtoremember!WhenI
turn,youneedtoturnthesamewayasme,
becauseifyoudontyoucouldputthebikeoff
balanceandmakeuscrash!
Ireallydidntliketheideaofmykneealmost
scrapingthetaraswewentroundthecorner,but
itmadesense.TheLordshowedmeafterwards
thatthisisthewayweshouldbewithHimwhen
weintercede.Youneedtocooperatewiththe
LordandHisplanforHispeople,andfindout
whatitisthatHewantstodointheearth.
Doyourealizewhatanimportantaspectofprayer
intercessionreallyis?Itisnotsomethingtobe
takenlightly,butifyoureallywanttogetinvolved

initanddevelopitfully,theLordwilluseyouand
raiseyouuptobemightilyusedofHiminit.

Therewasatimewhenintercessionwasmy
fulltimeministry,andtheonlyonethatIwas
involvedwith.Itwasduringtheearlyyearsof
GMRNwhenthingswerejustbeginningto
developandtheLordhadledustostartthe
originalPropheticSchool.

MyentirejobwastowaitontheLordfor
directionthatHewantedtotakeinboththe
ministryandpeopleslives,andthenspeakforth
whatHetoldmetospeak.

Hewouldoftenshowmestudentswhowere
underattackorpeopleHewantedtoblesswith
somethinginanswertotheirprayers.ThenI
wouldreleaseitontheirbehalf.

ItgottotheplacewhereIwasexcitedatwhatthe
Lordwasdoingineveryoneslives,becauseitwas
alwaysforgoodandHewasusingmeasatoolfor
blessing!Ittookalongtimeformetogettothat
point,anditdidnothappenovernight.

Thisisalsolikelytohappenwithyou.Butasyou
workatdevelopingyourhearingandyouworkat
knowingwhattheLordissayingtoyou,youcan
thenbeginflowingtogetherwithHimasI
describedabove.Asyoudoit,youwillseeexciting
thingsbeginningtohappeninyourlifeandthe
livesofthosearoundyou.
TodaysProject
Todaysprojectisveryimportant.Itwillbeginto
moveyouquicklytowardshearingtheLords
voicemoreeffectively.Dontthinkthatitisa
boringprojectorawasteoftime,foritwillbe
veryusefultoyouasyoucontinuethechaptersin
thenextwhile.
Beforeyouevenbegin,Iwantyoutogetholdofa
smallnotebookthatiseasytowritein.Ialways
foundthataringboundbookwasthebest,
becauseyoucouldmoveeasilyfrompagetopage
whenyouneededto.
Youwillbegintousethisbookmoreandmore
duringthenextfewweeks,anditwillbecomea
vitaltoolinyourintercession!Youwillbeginto

seeifyouarehearingcorrectlyand,more
importantly,speakingwhattheLordwantsyouto
bespeakinordertobeeffectiveinyour
intercession.

Untilthenextweek,allIwantyoutodoisset
asidetimetoprayintongues,andhaveyourbook
withyouwhenyoudoso.Thenasyouarepraying
intongues,simplymakeabriefnoteofanyvisions
thatyousee,whatyoufeltwhenyousawthem,
andwhatyoufelttheLordwassayingtoyou.
Thatsallyouneedtodo!

Dontgetallworriedandthinkyourenogoodif
youdontgetanyvisionsforthefirstfewtimes.
Also,dontworryifyoukeeponremembering
somethingyoudidatworkthedaybeforeor
someothersmallevent.Allthatishappeningis
yourspiritisbeginningtogetridofanythingthat
couldpreventyoufromhearingtheLordsvoice.
Asyoupresson,youwillfindthatitwillbecome
easiertodo.

Itisessentialthatyouonlyprayintonguesatthe
beginningwhenyouarelearninghowtohearthe
Lordsvoice,becausethenyouwillnotgoastray!
TheHolySpiritisprayingthroughyou,andthe

onlythingyoucanmessuponisyour
interpretationofwhatyoufeeltheLordissaying.
IdidntprayorspeakforthinEnglishuntilIknew
clearlywhattheLordwassaying,andtherewas
enoughconfirmationofthingscomingtopass
fromthenotesinmybookofwhatIspokein
tongues.
Thatswhyitisimportanttomakeanoteof
everythinginthebook.Youcangobacklateron
andseeyourhitsandyourmisses,whatyou
werecorrectinandwhatyoumissedcompletely.
Thenyouwillfinditencouragingseeingyour
successesbecomingmoreabundant!
Sonow,howdoyouknowifyourehavingavision?
Youwillseeapictureimprintedonyourmind,
almostlikewhenyouimaginesomething.IfIask
youtopictureyourmother,ifyoucloseyoureyes
youcanseeapictureofherinyourmind.Thatis
allthatavisionis,anditisthewayitcomes.
Differentpeopleoftenseevisionsindifferent
ways.Inearlyalwaysseethemlikeamovie,with
peoplewalking,theLordshandmoving,etc.My

husbandmostlyseesaflashofsomeonealmost
likeaslideshow.TheLordmayusesomething
differentforyou.JustbeopentothewayHe
worksinyourlife.

Asyouareprayingintonguesyouwillseea
pictureofsomething,andyouwilloftensense
eitherapositiveornegativeemotionwithit.

Forexample,youmayseeavisionofalargestorm
cloudonthehorizonandyouknowthata
downpouriscoming.Thiscouldbeapictureof
goodorbadthingsthough.

Ifitisagoodpictureyouwillperhapsfeelasense
ofexcitementaboutwhatyousee.Itcouldmean
thattheLordisabouttopourHisabundanceout
uponyouinblessing.Ifyoufeelnegativeor
anxiousaboutthispicture,thenitcouldmean
somethingliketheenemyistryingtocause
destructioninyourlife.

Soasyoupray,simplymakeanoteofthedate,
whatyousee,andanyemotionsthatgowithit.
AlsomakeanoteofwhatyoufeeltheLordis
sayingtoyouthroughthisvision.Leaveafewlines
incaseyouwanttowritesomethinginlateron,

likeaconfirmationyoureceivedfromtheLord,
andthengoontothenextvision.
Lateronwhenyouhavecontinuedtolistentothe
LordandaremoresensitivetoHisvoice,youcan
comebackandseeifyouwererightaboutthose
firstfewvisionsyoumadeanoteof.
Youdonthavetowriteawholepageonthe
visionthough,oritwilltaketoolongtodo.Itwill
oftenalsodistractyoufromagoodflowinyour
spirit.Justjotdownoneortwowordsthatwillbe
aremindertoyouofwhatyousaw,andyouwill
rememberitlateronwhenyougobacktoit.
Forexample,ifIreceivedavisionofthestorm
cloudthatIsharedaboutastheexampleabove,I
wouldputdownsomethinglikethis:Storm
cloudpositivepicture.Blessingcomingpouring
down.
Keepthisbookonhandeverytimeyougoand
praynow.Lateronwhenyoudomorespecific
intercedingforothers,youwillmakeanoteof
whateveryouprayedandspokeforthonbehalfof

others.Thenyouwillbegintoseewhatyouspoke
comingtopassintheirlives.

Thisiswhenitbecomesexciting,andyouwillfind
itoneofthemostrewardingthingstodoforthe
LordandforHisKingdomintheearth!

ImportantNoteveryvisionorpictureyou
receiveisfromtheLord.Satancouldbetryingto
putpicturesinyourmind,itcouldbeyour
imagination,orsimplyjunk.Ifyoucantfigureout
whatapicturemeans,simplyleaveitandcarryon
prayingintonguesuntilyouseesomethingelseor
yousensesomethingdifferent.

29BChapter31 MoreWaysofListening 196
Chapter31MoreWaysof
Listening
Effectivecommunicationseemstobeabig
problemnowadays!Whyisthis?Itissimplythat
fewpeopleseemtowanttotakethetimeto
listentoothers.
Thinkaboutitforamoment.Howmanytimes
haveyoutriedtoholdaconversationwitha
stranger,andtheyactuallylistentowhatyou
havetosay?Ordotheyjustcutyouoffasthough
youwerentthere,andthenbegintotalkabout
theirowndesires?
Listeningisimportantinthenatural,anditis
especiallyimportantinthespiritualrealm,in
ordertobeeffectiveinwhattheLordwantsyou
todo!
Ifyouwanttobecomeeffectiveinintercession,
thisissomethingthatyoumustpracticedoing
untilyouarefamiliarwiththeLordsvoice,and
untilyouknowwhatHewantstoaccomplish
throughyouintheearth.

Ihavefoundthroughmyexperienceof
intercedingformanyyears,thattheLordwill
sometimesnotonlyusevisionstogetyour
attention.Hewillveryoftenspeaktoyouwithout
theuseofvisions,andyouwilllearntohearHis
voicespeakingtoyouquietlyandgently.

Manypeopledontknowhowtohearthevoiceof
theLord.Ifyouareoneofthem,Iwantto
encourageyoutodaytoworkcontinuallyatwhatI
amabouttoshare,andyouwillbegintosee
results.

NotonlywillyoustartfeelingtheLordsheartand
knowwhatHerejoicesinorwhatgrievesHim,but
itwillbesuchablessingtoyou!Hewillspeak
straighttoyourheartalwayswithwordsof
encouragementanddirection.

LearningtoheartheLordsvoiceiskindoflike
learninghowtospeakanewlanguage.Whenyou
firstbeginyouwilloftennothearcorrectly,oryou
willmisunderstandwhatthepersonissayingto
you.

Wehavehadexperienceofthisinthepastwhen
weweretryingtolearnSpanish,inordertobe

abletocommunicatewiththepeoplearoundus.I
foundwhenIwaslearningthatIwouldoften
knowthewordsandbeabletotalkreasonably
well,butwhenitcametolisteningitwasoften
anotherstory!
Itwasoftenhardtounderstandthewords,
becausethepersonspokethemquicklyorwitha
differenttypeofaccent.However,aswe
continuedtryingtounderstandandlisten,we
suddenlystartedgettingmoresuccesswithit.
ThisisthesamewithlearningtolistentotheLord.
AtfirstyoumaynothearexactlywhatitisthatHe
issayingtoyou.Butdontgiveup.
Keepongoing,andyouwillseehowyouare
suddenlyabletoknowandunderstandtheLordin
amuchbetterway.YouwillhearHimspeakingto
youmoreeasily,andaflowwilltakeplacemuch
morequickly.
Therearetimeswhenyouwillbeprayingandyou
willsuddenlyknowsomethingwithoutseeinga
vision.Oryoumightjustgetonewordcomingto

yourmindwhichdescribeswhatishappeningor
whatyouneedtoprayabout.

ThisistheLordspeakingtoyouinadifferentway.
Itisaninnerknowingthatdoesntcomethrough
yourmind,andyetyouwillknowwithoutadoubt
whattheLordhassaid.

Thereisunfortunatelynoshortcuttodeveloping
theabilitytohearcorrectly.Itjusttakespractice,
practiceandmorepractice.However,asIshared
earlier,itisoneofthemostrewardingthingsyou
candoforbothothersandyourself!

Now,whathappensifyourealizethatyouhave
misseditandhaventheardtheLordcorrectly?
WhatareyougoingtodoifyouthinktheLordhas
ledyoutogoinacertainway,butyoulater
realizethatyouwentthewrongway?Areyou
goingtofallapartandnevertryitagain?

MyhusbandApostleLesD.Crausewroteasong
thatanswersthisquestionsowell.Thesongis
called,WhoCares?,andtheversesalldealwith
situationswhereapersontriedtodosomething
fortheLordandthenfailedormessedup.The
chorusthengoes:

Whocares?NottheLord.Hesstillthere!
So,didyouthinkyouheardtheLordandyou
didnt?Whocares?TheLordwillnotbemovedby
yourfailures,anditisallpartofthegrowing
process!Remember,Satanistheonewhowill
condemnyou,buttheLordwilltakeevenyour
messesandHewillturnthemintoblessings.He
willcoverupyourmistakesandchangesituations
aroundforyou.
Sodontbeconcernedaboutit,becauseitwill
slowyoudownandbecomeastumblingblock.If
youbecomeawareoftheproblemand
acknowledgethatyoumissedit,theLordwillstep
inandhelpyou.
Havetheattitudeofalittlechildwhoistryingto
learntowalk,andwhenyoufallsimplygetupand
tryagain!TheLordwillalwaysbetheretohold
yourhandandtohelpyou.
TodaysProject

Hereisasimplewaytopracticelisteningtothe
Lord.Isharedlasttimeaboutstartingoutby
prayingintonguescontinually,thenmakinga
noteofwhatvisionsyousaw,andwhatyoufelt
theLordwassayingthroughyouasyouprayedin
tongues.Nowyouaregoingtolearntolistento
Himinyournativetongue.

Today,onceyouhavehadyourtimeofprayingin
tongues,stopwhatyouaredoingcompletelyfora
fewmoments.Goandsitinaquiet,comfortable
spotandfocusyourattentionontheLord.

Makesurethateverythingisasquietasyoucan
getit,sothatanyoutsidenoisesdontdistract
you.ThenjusttalktotheLord.

Iusuallysaysomethinggenerallike,LordJesusI
loveyousomuch.Pleasehelpmetodaytobea
blessingtoyou.WhatcanIdoforyoutoday?

Now,stopandlisten!Asyousittherequietlyyou
willbegintohearHimspeakingtoyou,anditwill
seemasthoughyouarehearingHiswordsinyour
mind.Butthatisexactlyhowithappens!Hewill
speaktoyourspiritandyouwillhearitinyour
mind.

YoushouldhearHimspeakingasnaturallyasa
goodfriendwouldspeaktoyou,becausethatis
thewayHesounds.Hewontspeaktoyouina
waythatsoundsunnaturalordifferenttoyou.
Atfirstyoumayfindithardtogetaflowgoing,or
youmaythinkthatyouarejustmakingitup.But
asyoucontinuetodothis,youwillgettothe
pointwhereyouwillhearandunderstandHis
voiceclearly.Ifyouareunsureaboutwhetheryou
arehearingcorrectlyornot,applythissimpletest:
Isthereanycondemnation,pressureor
negativenessinwhatHeissaying?
Ifyoucanansweryestoanyofthese,thenwhat
youarehearingiseitherfromSatanorfromyour
ownmind,becauseHewillneversayanythinglike
that!EvenifyouhavefailedHimandmessedup,
Hewillnevercondemnyouandmakeyoufeel
bad.Hewilllikelysaysomethingmorealongthese
lines:
Mychild,eventhoughyoudidntdowhatyou
shouldhavedone,IunderstandyourheartandI

knowthatyoudiditoutoffear.Nowletmehelp
youtodevelopmoreboldnessandremovethat
fear,sothatyoucanbeeffectiveinwhatIhave
calledyouto.

Ihavenotcalledyoutobeweak,buttobea
mightyleaderinme!Youaremakinggood
progressandIamsopleasedwithyou,sodont
becomedespondentetc.

TheLordwillalwaysencourage,motivateand
inspireyou,sountilyoulearntohearclearly,use
thisasacontinualcheckpointandtestmeter.
Thenasyoubecomebetteratlisteningtothe
LordandbecomingmoreintunewithHim,Hewill
begintotellyouthingsinthisway,andnotonly
withtheuseofvisions.

SimplybeopentoHimtobeHisvessel,andallow
HimtoleadyouinwhicheverwayHechooses.

30BChapter32 PrayingforOthers 204
Chapter32PrayingforOthers
Youareprogressingwellnow,andyoushouldbe
experiencinganincreaseinyourabilitytohear
theLordandknowwhatHewantstodoinboth
yourlife,andthelivesofothers.
Youhavespentthelastfewweeksfinetuning
yourlisteningskillsandlearninghowto
understandthevoiceoftheLordbetter,justlike
youtunearadiosothatyoucanhearclearly.
Nowyouareprobablygettingrestlessand
thinking,WhenamIgoingtostartdoing
somethingconstructive?Well,Ihavegoodnews
foryou.Todayisthatday!
ItistimenowtostartwaitingontheLordand
prayingforothers.Youwillrememberthatatthe
beginningofthissectionIsaidthatintercession
wascomingtotheLordtogetaprayerlist.
Thatisstilltrue.However,ifyouareawareofany
specificneedsofthosearoundyou,thereis
nothingtostopyoufromalsobringingthose
needstotheLordduringyourprayertime.

ThekeyistolistentowhatHewantsyoutodo
abouttheirsituation,andtothenobeyHis
directions,insteadofprayingyourownburden
andwhatyouthinkisneededinthesituation.I
willbedealingwiththisaspectindetailinthe
nextchapter.

IntheveryearlystageswhenIfirstbegantolearn
aboutintercessionandmovemorefullyintoit,
theLordusedmetopraymostlyforotherpeople
thatIknew.Thistookplaceinoneoftwoways.

LettingtheLordBringtheNeed

InthefirstwaytheLordwouldbringsomeoneto
mymindthatHewantedmetoprayabout.
However,Iwouldntnecessarilyknowwhatthat
personsneedwas,soIhadtoreallyflowintune
withtheLord.

IwouldbeprayingintonguesandthenIwould
perhapsseeavisionofaparticularpersonor
thinkofsomeone.NowwhatdoIdo?WhatwasI
topray?

ThisiswhereIlearnedtofollowtheLordsleading.
AsIcontinuedprayingintongues,sometimesI
wouldseethevisionchanging,andIwouldsense
whattheLordwastellingme.Forinstance,ifin
thevisionIwasseeingaladythatIknewandthen
Isawherpregnant,theLordwaslikelyshowing
methatthisiswhatHiswillwasforher.
IfIknewwithoutadoubtthatshewantedababy
andhadbeenprayingforone,thenitwouldbe
easyformetoreleaseitonherbehalf.Inthiscase
youcanprayintonguesoryournaturallanguage,
andsaysomethinglikethis:
Lord,IliftupMelonytoyou,andIjustthankyou
forgivingherthedesireofherheart!Ispeak
blessingonherandIcallthatdesiretopassinthe
earth.Icallherpregnant,andIcallhermightily
blessedthroughoutthewholeninemonths.Icall
herbodyhealthyandwhole,andtherewillbeno
difficultiesasshegoesthroughthisblessedtime!
ThankyouLordforalsoblessingthebabyaswell
asitgrowsandmatures.Ireleasethisupon
Melonynow,andthankyoufordoingthisforher
Lord.

IfyoudontknowwhatthewilloftheLordisina
situationthendontspeakitforthinyournative
language!Thepregnancycouldrelatetoaliteral
pregnancy,butitcouldalsorelatetoaspiritual
pregnancy.Inotherwords,theLordwantsto
birthanewthinginherspirituallylikeanew
ministry.

Ifyouareuncertain,simplycontinueprayingin
tonguesandallowtheHolySpirittospeakforth
throughyou,evenifyoudonthaveaclueasto
whatyouarepraying!

Itdoesntmatter.LettheLorduseyouasa
mouthpieceforHispurposesintheearth.Ifyou
arenottotallysureaboutanymatter,thendont
speakitoutinyournaturaltongue,becauseyou
couldreleasesomethingthatisnottheLordswill.

ThisiswhyIkeeponstressingtheimportanceof
prayingintongues.Bydoingthis,youhavethe
guaranteethatyouarebeingSpiritledandnot
speakingyourownthoughtsintotheearth.

Ifyoudospeakyourownthoughtsyoucould
causepossibleconfusionandproblems,because

yourwordshavepower!Theycanhavemore
powerthanyourealize,andyoucouldcause
problemstooccurbyspeakingincorrectly.
TherehavebeensomanytimeswhenIhavenot
knowntheLordswillinasituation,butIjust
continuedprayingintonguesuntilthevisionof
thatpersonchangedorIjustsensedtheLord
sayingthatIhadprayedenough.
Ifyouhaveasituationlikethis,dontworry.The
Lordmaynotwantyoutoknowanything.Youjust
prayuntilHetellsyoutostopandthengoonto
thenextthing.
PrayingforKnownNeeds
ThesecondwayIbegantoprayforpeoplewasto
bringspecificneedsthatIknewabouttotheLord.
IstilllettheLordleadmeinthis,inthatIwould
continuetoprayintongues,andthenHewould
remindmeaboutaparticularpersonwhohada
need.
Perhapssomeonehasaskedyoutoprayforthem
becausetheyneedhealing,orperhapsyouare

simplyawareofaneedthattheyhave,suchasa
newhouseorcar.Nowyoucanbringthatrequest
beforetheLordandseewhatHetellsyoutopray.
Hemayshowyouthatneedbeinganswered.

Ifthepersonneededsayhealingofaheart
complaint,youmightseetheLordreachingout
Hishandandtouchingthepersonsheart.You
mayseeavisionoftheheartlookingswollenor
deformedandknowthatitisinabadstate.

Asyoucontinuetoprayintonguesyoumayseeit
changingtolookhealthy.Nowyouknowwhatthe
Lordissayingandyoucanspeakblessingonthe
person,andreleasehealingonhimorher.

Now,hereissomethingimportantthingthatI
wanttosharewithyouaboutbeinganintercessor.
Therearetimeswhenyouwanttojustruntothe
peopleyouhaveprayedforandsharewiththem
whattheLordshowedyou,butitisnotalwaysa
goodthingtodo.

IftheLordtellsyoutoreleasesomethingona
personsbehalfthatyouknowtheyhavebeen
wanting,thenyoucansharewiththemandsay

somethinglike,Ibelieveyourcariscoming!The
Lordtoldmetoreleaseitforyoutoday.
However,incaseswheretheLordbringssomeone
toyourmindandyoudontknowtheirsituation
fully,thenrathermakeanoteofitandleaveit.I
havefoundincaseslikethat,thatIwouldmeet
upwiththepersonawhilelater,wewouldbe
chatting,andtheLordwouldremindmeofwhat
HeshowedmeandwhatIprayedforconcerning
them.
Forexample,supposingyousawpersoncarryinga
heavyloadontheirbackandbeingweigheddown
withburdens.Perhapsyouprayedthatthese
burdenswouldberemovedandthattheproblems
wouldbesolved.
Nowthisperson,whiletheyaretalkingtoyou
says,Ivebeenhavingsuchabattlelately!There
aresomanypressuresthathavebeencoming
againstmeinmywork,andmydaughterisveryill.
Shesgotpneumoniaandshesreallyhaving
difficultyrecovering.

Nowyoucansay,Yes,theLordshowedmethat!
HebroughtyoutomymindafewdaysagoandI
sawyoucarryingheavyweightsaroundonyour
back.IprayedthattheywouldberemovedandI
sawithappening!Ibelievethatthingswillbegin
tochangenow.

Nowwhathappensifyoubringarequesttothe
LordandHedoesntshowyouanything?What
happensifyoufeellikeyourprayersaregoing
nowhereandthatyourewastingyourtime?Then
justleaveitanddontprayanymore!

Youmightthinkthatthisisharsh,butitcouldbe
thatthepersonhasnotexercisedtheirfaith.In
thiscasetheLordcantdoanything,becauseitis
faiththattouchesHisheart.

ItcouldalsobethattheLordwantstouse
someoneelsetoprayforthemandreleasethe
answer.ItisatHissovereigndiscretionwhoHe
usesandwhen.AsIsaidbeforejustbeobedient.
ThatisallHerequiresofyou.

TodaysProject

Todayyoucanrollupyoursleevesandgetmoving
byprayingforpeoplethatyouknowhaveneeds.
YoucanalsowaitfortheLordtobringother
peopletoyourmind,shouldHechoosetodoso.
Prayespeciallyforyourfamily!Itisagreatplace
tostart,andwillleadtoblessinginyourhome.
Asyoupray,stillkeepyournotebookhandyand
makeanoteofwhatyousaw,andwhatyou
prayedorsensedasyouprayedintongues.Then
keepyoureyesandearsopen,becausetheLord
willoftenconfirmthatyouwerecorrectinwhat
youprayed.
Youmayhearthatsomeoneyouprayedforto
receiveprovisionhashadamiracle,andhas
receivedtheamountheneeded.Oryouwillhear
thatsomeonewhowassickwastouchedina
wonderfulwaybytheLordandcompletely
healed.
Ifthisisthecase,goandmakeanoteofthedate
thatyoureceivedtheconfirmation.Thenafter
youhavebeengoingforacoupleofmonthsyou
canlookbackandseehowmuchtheLordhas
usedyoutobeablessinginthelivesofothers!

Keepthesesimplerulesinmindforsuccess:

IfyouarenotsureoftheexactwilloftheLord,
thenjustprayintongues.Donotprayyourown
ideasintothesituation.

IfyouareabsolutelysureaboutwhatHiswillis,
thenyoucanprayinyournativelanguage,but
alwaysmakesureyoudothefollowing:

Speakpositive,edifyingandupliftingthingsover
them;

Callthethingsthatarenotasthoughtheywere.
Inotherwords,callthingsastheyshouldbe.Say
thatpeopleareblessed,prosperous,healthy,
findingfavorwithmen,etc;and

Continuallyblessandreleaseblessingupon
them.

RemembertoflowinharmonywiththeLord,and
nottoquestionwhatHewantsordoesntwant
youtodo.Asyoudothisyouwilltrulybeapoint
ofcontactbetweentheLordandthepersonyou
areprayingfortoreleaseHiswillintotheearthon

theirbehalf.Happyinterceding!

Chapter33NoPersonal
Burdens

ThereisonethingthatIhavebeenstressingand
emphasizingmuchsincewestarteddoingthe
intercessionsection,andthatisthatyoudonot
prayyourownburdensonsomeone.

ThisissoimportantthatIamdevotingawhole
chaptertoit,inordertohelpyoutounderstand
exactlywhatitisandhowitcanaffectyour
prayersandthoseyouareprayingforincorrectly.

However,ifyousimplywatchoutforitinyour
prayerlifeandyoubecomeawareofhowitcan
operate,youwillgoalongwaytowardsbeing
effectivefortheLordasHisvessel.

So,yousay,whatexactlyisprayingyourown
burden?

Quitesimply,itiswhenyoudecidewhatyou
shouldbepraying,andyoubecomequiteboldin
whatyouareprayingforanddeclaringshould
happen.Letmegiveyouanexample.

SupposingyouknowaChristianmarriedcouple,
andforawhileeachtimeyouseethemthe
husbandissnappingathiswife,andsheseems
upsetandjustkeepsquiet.Itlookslikethereis
muchconflictgoingoninthehusband,andhe
seemstobetakingitoutonhiswife.
Youlookatthesituationandyoupray,Lord,sort
himout!Hesnotbeinglovingaccordingtoyour
WordLord.Hessinningandhesoutoforder.
Howcanhetreatherlikethat?Givehimarestless
sleepLordanddealwithhimabouthisunkind
attitudetohiswife!Hesprobablyseeing
somebodyelseanddoesntloveheranymore.
Nowfirstly,howdoyouknowthatheisseeing
someoneelse?Youaresimplyassumingthatthis
iswhatiscausingtheconflict.Evenifhewas
seeingsomeoneelse,theLordwillnotrevealitto
you,becauseHedoesntrevealpeoplessins!
Secondly,howdoyouknowthatheneedstobe
sortedout?Howdoyouknowthathisattitudeis
wrongtoher?Youdontknowwhatshehasbeen
likewithhim.Rememberthattherearealways
twosidestoeverystory.

Whatyoudontknowisthatthehusbandisunder
terriblepressureatwork,andhisphysicalhealth
andemotionsarebeingaffectedbythestress.He
feelslikeawoundupspringthatisabouttosnap.

Nowhiswife,insteadofjustbeingthereforhim
inhistimeofneed,isputtingextrapressureon
himtodothingsforherthatshewants.Allhe
wantsthough,isafewminutestorelaxand
unwindfromthestress.

Yesheisfailingtolovehiswife,andyestheLord
willdealwithitbutinHisownwayandinHis
timing.Itisnotforyoutotryandchangethingsby
addingmorepressuretothesituationandtrying
touseyourspiritualmuscles!

Yousee,youperhapsdidntasktheLordwhatto
prayinthesituationandwhatwasreallygoingon
there.Sooftenyouonlyseethesymptomsof
whatisgoingoninsideaperson.Youneedthe
HolySpirittorevealthetrueproblemsothatyou
canliftthemupinprayerandbeablessingto
them.

Ifyouweretoprayinasituationlikethisandask
theLordtosortthehusbandout,youcoulddo
muchdamagetohimbecauseofyourincorrect
prayersandassumptions.
Yourprayersarelikelypowerfulandwillnot
returnvoidwhenyoupraythem.Asaresult,you
needtomakesurethatinanysituationyouface
whenyoupray,youareprayingwhattheLord
wantsyoutopray.
TodaysProject
Inthebeginningwhenyouarefirstintercedingfor
others,itissometimeseasytofallintothetrapof
prayingyourownburdens,butdontbecome
discouragedifyouseethatyouhavedoneit.
TodayIwantyoutojustthinkaboutwhatyou
havebeenprayingforinthelastwhileandask
yourself,HaveIreallybeenprayingwhatthe
Lordwants,orhaveIbeenprayingwhatIthinkis
right?
Whenyouprayed,didyouperhapsseeavision,
andthenyouprayedoutwhatyousaw?Ifthat

wasthecasethenitisgood,butrememberto
applythefaith,hopeandlovetest,becauseeven
Satanoryourmindcangiveyoupicturesthatare
wrong.

Ifwhatyouprayisuplifting,faithfilledand
flowinginlove,thenyouhavenothingtoworry
about.Ifyouidentifysomethingwrongthenbe
encouraged.Youarealreadyhalfwaytovictory,
becauseyouhaveseenitforyourself!Nowyou
willbemoreawareofitandmakesureyoudont
doitagaininthefuture.

Ifyouhaveasituationthatseemsnegativeand
youdontknowhowtopraycorrectly,simplydo
theusualprayintonguesandwaitfortheLord
toshowyouHiswillinthesituation.Becareful
aboutprayinginyournativelanguageandpraying
thewrongthingout.

Ifyoumissitandinterpretwhatyouthinkyou
prayedintongues,itisnotabigissue.TheHoly
Spiritwasprayingthroughyouanyway,andit
wouldhavebeenright.

Youcanbyallmeanspraysomethinglikethis:
Lord,IliftupJamesandTinatoyounow.OhLord,

youseetheconflictthatseemstobehappeningin
theirmarriagerightnow,andLorditisnotofyou!
Ijustpraythatyouwouldfillthemtooverflowing
withyourloveLord,sothatnomatterwhat
happens,thatlovewouldprevailintheir
marriage.
Lord,yourwillisthattheyshouldbetotallyone,
andIjustpraythatyouwouldremovewhateveris
causingthatconflictandblessthemabundantly
now.ThankyouforitLord.
Whatyouwouldhavedonethereisreleasedthe
Lordtoworkontheareasthatareneededfor
boththehusbandandthewife.Andnowgood
cancomeoutofit,astheLordcandealwiththem
inthebestwaypossible.
Youaredoinggreat,andyouarenearingtheend
ofthecourse!Keepgoingandknowthatyouare
movingthingsinheavenandontheearthasyou
continuetospeakforthonHisbehalf!
31BChapter34 SpecificIntercession 221
Chapter34Specific
Intercession
ThisisthesecondlastchapterthatIwillbedoing
withregardtointercession.
Youmaythink,Wow,thatssoquick!
Butreally,onceyouknowtheprinciplesasIhave
sharedthem,allthatremainsistopracticethem,
refinethemanddevelopthemastheLordleads
you.
Inanutshell,youneedtojustkeepspendingtime
inHispresenceandlearningtodevelopyour
senseofhearing,thenspeakforthandrelease
blessingasHedirectsyou.Itisreallyjustthat
simple!
Now,youwillnotalwaysexperienceyourtimesof
intercessioninexactlythesameway,andhere
alsoyouneedtobesensitivetotheLords
leading.
DaphneCrause
Ifyoureananalyticaltypeoftemperamentyou
mayhavedifficultywiththis,becausesometimes
theLordwillchangeyourwayofdoingthings
fromonedaytothenext.Asaresultyoucant
decidebeforehandthatyouaregoingtopraythe
wayyoudidyesterday,thedaybefore,andthe
daybeforethat!
IwasverymuchlikethiswhenIfirststarted
praying.Andquitehonestlyitgotalittleboring,
sotheLordshookthingsupabitandmademe
change!
Iwouldstartoffwithpraiseandworship,submit
andresist,thenIwouldgothroughthesame
routineofprayingforeveryoneandseeinghow
theLordwouldleadme.AfterthatIwouldprayin
tonguesandthenconfesstheWordforaspecific
amountoftime.
Thatwasallfine,andtheLordcouldstilluseme
asHewantedto,buttobehonestIthinkitmust
havefrustratedHim.Therewasnovariety.
Itwouldkindofbelikehavingbaconandeggsfor
breakfast,achickensandwichforlunch,andpasta

forsuppereverysingleday!Afterawhileyou
wouldwanttothrowthosemealsoutandnever
havethemagain.

Sowhatisthesolutionthen?Youneedtoallow
theLordtoshowyouwhateveryouneedtodofor
thatday.

WhenyoustartoffandcomeintoHispresence,as
youwaitonHimyouwillbegintosensewhich
wayyouneedtogoforthedayaccordingtoyour
needsandtheneedsofthosearoundyou.

IalwaysstartoffbypraisingHim,submittingto
Himandresistingtheenemy.ThatIwillnever
change!However,afterthatIbegintosensewhat
Hewantsmetodo.

SometimesIwillsimplyfeelledtoprayintongues
thewholetime,eventhoughImightnotgeta
singlevisionorrevelationtoprayforanyone.
Othertimesiftherearesomeurgentneeds,Imay
feeltheLordsaying,Bulldozeandgoroundthe
wallstogetvictoryoverthisthing.

ThenthereareothertimeswhenIsimplyfeelthat
HewantsmetopraiseHim.AndsoIspendthe
timepraisingandthankingHimforHisblessings
andtheanswersthatHeissendingourway.
Asyoubegintodothesethingsthatyoufeelthe
Lordisleadingyouin,youwilldevelopmore
sensitivitytoHim.Sometimesyouwillsimply
knowwhereHeisleadingyou,withouthearing
Hiswordstoyou.
ItwillbelikewhatitsaysinScripture,AndJesus,
perceivingtheirthoughtsItisaninnerknowing
thatyoudevelop.Itcomesfromyourspirit,not
fromyourmind,andyoujustknowsomething.
NowthereisonemoreareaofintercessionthatI
wanttodealwith.ThatisthattheLordmaybe
callingyoutointercedespecificallyforagroupof
people,andtoconcentrateonjustthisoneaspect
fornow.
Itwaslikethiswithmeatthebeginning.TheLord
tookmethroughatimeoflearningasIhavebeen
sharingabove.IlearnedtobesensitivetoHis

voice,toprayfortheneedsofothersaswellas
ourown,releaseblessingasHeledme,etc.

ThenwhenwecameoverseasandstartedGMRN,
asthefirstPropheticSchoolwaslaunchedHeled
metospecificallyprayforthestudentsthatjoined
up.Thatismostlyallthatmyjobwas,butitwasa
veryimportantjob!Iprayedforeachone
individuallyandwaitedontheLordtoshowme
whattoprayforthem.

SometimesHewouldntgivemeanythingsoI
wouldsimplyspeakblessingonthemandaskthe
HolySpirittoanointthemandhelpthem.ThenI
wouldmoveontothenextperson.Perhapsthis
timetheLordwouldshowmeaproblemintheir
lifethatneededtoberesolved.Iwouldthenpray
itthroughintongues,alwaysdoingwhatIshared
withyouatthebeginningofthissection,and
makinganoteofwhattheLordshowedme.

Youmaythink,Thatsalsoboring.Youredoing
thesamethingoverandoveragain.

No,itsnotnecessarilyboring!TheLordwilluse
youtoprayforotherpeopleorsituationsaswell

ifHeshoulddesire.Butforthemostpartyouwill
liftthosespecificpeopleupdailytotheLord,and
willbelikeacoveringofprotectionforthemthat
willbesoimportant.
Youwillbeliketheirpersonalbodyguard,
watchingoutforanyattackandcoveringthem
withblessing.
Doyouknowwhatwillhappenwhenyoudothis?
Youwillbeblessed,becauseyoualwaysarewhen
yougiveoutofyourselfinlovetoothers.
AndthenthosewhotheLordcallsyoutobethat
coveringtowillalsobeabundantlyblessed.They
willbeempoweredandencouragedintheLordto
bethebesttheycanbeforHim.
TodaysProject
TodayIwantyoutolooktotheLordtoseeifHe
wantsyoutobeaspecificintercessorforothers,
asIhavesharedabove.Areyouinasmallhome
church?Thatwouldbeaperfectplacetostart
with!

AsktheLordifHewouldlikeyoutofulfillthat
function.IfyoufeelHimgivingyouthegoahead,
begintodailyliftupthosepeopletotheLord,and
prayfortheirneedsastheLordshowsyou.

Iftheyletyouknowaboutanyneeds,youcanof
coursebringthosetotheLordaswell.Otherwise
simplybringthembeforetheLordandspeak
blessing,health,provisioneverygoodthing
uponthem.

Ifyoudonthaveasmallgrouplikethisthatyou
candothisfor,thenperhapsyoucouldstartwith
justyourfamily.

Ifyoureamarriedwoman,youcanandshouldbe
prayingforyourhusbandandchildrenlikethis.
PerhapsifyouareamemberofaChristiangroup
whomeetatwork,theLordwillleadyoutofulfill
thisfunctionwiththem.

Whateverthesituation,seewhattheLordleads
youtodo.IfHedoesntleadyouinthisdirection,
thensimplycontinuetowaitonHimtorelease
theneedsofothers,andbeobedienttoHimin
whateverHewantsyoutodo.

SimplybelikeclayinHishandsthatHecanmold
andchangetosuitHisneedsanddesires.Then
youwillknowHisblessingandfindyourChristian
walkfulfillingandbeautiful!

Chapter35TakeTimeto
Recharge

Howannoyingitiswhenyouarebusyusing
somethingthatrequiresbatterypower,andthat
powersuddenlygoesdead!

Irememberwatchingsomefriendsplayingacar
racinggame.ItwaslikealittleminiGrandPrix
racingsetup.Theyhadbuiltthetrackfrom
differentpiecesthattheyputtogether,andthen
theyeachhadacontrolwithwhichtomakethe
carsracearoundthetracks.

Theystartedtherace,andeverythingwasgoing
great.Thecarswereflyingaroundata
tremendousspeedandwewereallgetting
excitedaboutwhowasgoingtowin.Then
suddenlytheonecarbegantoslowdownalittle
bit.

Ohno,wethought.Theothercarsgoingto
win!

32BChapter35 TakeTimetoRecharge 230
Afterwatchingforawhileitwasquiteobvious
whatwashappening.Thebatteryinthatremote
controlunitwasnotgivingoutasmuchpower.It
wasinfactdying,andafterawhilethatlittlecar
cametoagrindinghalt!Therewasnomore
powerlefttomakeitmove.
Nowwhenitcomestopraying,andespecially
prayingforothersonacontinualbasis,thisisa
goodpictureofwhatcanhappentoyou.
Youstartoffprayingwithgreatenthusiasm,and
forthefirstfewdays,maybeevenaweek,you
findyouaregettingaflowofrevelation.The
poweristhereandyoufeellikeyoucould
continueallthetime!
Butthenwhathappens?Suddenlyyoubeginto
feelalittlebitdrained.Itseemslikethepower
thatyouhadbeenexperiencingupuntilthenis
notquiteasstrong.
Itsnottoobiganissue,soyousimplycontinueto
pushthrough.Howeveritseemstogetworseand
worse,untilonemorningyouwakeupandyou

feellikeyoucantevenmusterupanyfaithfor
yourownneeds,letalonetheneedsofothers.

Whathashappened?Youhavesimplydrained
yourspiritualbatteries,likeIsharedinthe
illustration.Itistimeforyoutorechargethem
andgetfilledupagainwiththepoweroftheLord.

Donttryandpraywhenyouarefeelingthisway.
Ifyoudo,youwillhavenothinglefttogiveout.
Thenyouwillunfortunatelynotbeeffective,and
youwilllikelybecomeevenmorediscouraged
whenyoudontseeanyresultstoyourpraying.

Rathertakethetimetobuildupyourresources
onceagain,andthenyouwillspeakonewordin
powerandyouwillseethingshappen!

Ihavecometorealizetheimportanceofthis
aspectofprayingmoreandmore.Iwantto
emphasizethatyouneedtomaketimetodothis
wheneveryoustartfeelingdrained,tiredand
faithless,orsimplyneedaboosttohelpyouto
getbackonyourfeetagain.

Whenyouareprayingespeciallyforothers,do
youknowhowmuchyouaregivingout?Ifyou

haveeversharedalotwithsomeoneorpreached
undertheanointing,youwillknowwhatIam
talkingabout.Youpouroutofyourspirit
everythingthatyouhaveandeverythingthatyou
havebuiltupinsideofyou.Andasmuchasitis
wonderfultodoandyoufeellikeyoucanconquer
theworldatthetime,itisalsoveryspiritually
draining.
ThisisthereasonwhyJesushadtogoanddaily
spendtimewiththeFather.Hehadtorecharge
Hisspiritualbatteries,andgooutinthefullnessof
powertoaccomplishwhatHehadtodoforthe
day.
HewenttoreceivedirectionfromtheFatheras
well,butIbelievethatpartofHistimewasspent
gettingchargedupagain,orHewouldnothave
accomplishedsomuchinHisministry.
CanyouimaginehowmuchpowerHereleased
duringjustashortwhileinHisministry?Hewas
alwaysgivingoutofHimself,andHeneededthat
timetogetrecharged.

TodaysProject

Todaywhenyoucomeintoyourprayerclosetto
beginyourprayertime,Iwantyoutoexamine
yourselfforamomentandseewhatyourspiritual
conditionislike.

Areyoufeelingchargedupandfulloflifeand
power?Doyoufeellikeyoucanconquerthe
worldatthemomentandyourprayersseemto
beflowingeasily?Ifthatisthecaseitiswonderful,
andyoucansimplycontinuetogiveoutinfaith
forothersastheLordleadsyou.

However,ifyouarefeelingtiredandlifelessand
feelasthoughyouhavenothingtogiveout,then
itmaysimplybethatyouhavedrainedyour
spiritualresources.

Youneedtochargethemupagain,oryouwillbe
wastingyourtimetryingtocrankupabitof
power.Hereareafewsuggestionsforrestoring
yourspiritualpowerandreturningtobeeffective
inyourprayerlife.

Firstly,relaxintheLordspresenceandthendoa
littlebitofbulldozing.Youcanjusttakethree

Scripturesorlessasyoudesire,thenspeakthem
outandprayintonguesinbetweenaswell.Thisis
ofcourseverypowerfulwhenyouarefeelinglow
onfaithorfeelasthoughthecaresareweighing
youdowntoomuch.
TakeScripturesthatarerelevanttoyoursituation.
Inotherwords,ifyouareunderspiritualattack
andneedtostandagainsttheenemy,usewarfare
Scriptureslike,Theweaponsofourwarfareare
notcarnal,butmightyinGodtothepullingdown
ofstrongholds.
Next,whynotusethepowerofmusictobring
aboutareleaseinyourspirit?Ifyouplaythe
guitarorthepiano,getonyourinstrumentand
begintosingintonguesorspeaktheScriptures
outwhileyouplay.
AsIsharedinChapter29onthepowerofpraise
usingmusic,youwillnoticeamuchgreater
increaseinpowerwhenyouplayaninstrument,
becauseyouarebothspeakingorsinging,and
usingaction.Youwilloftengetaquickerrelease
byusingmusicthananyotherway.

Then,sometimesitispowerfulsimplytohavea
completebreakandnotdoanything!Youwill
rememberthatIsharedbeforehowifyou
becometoostressedaboutyourprayingand
thingsbecometoodifficulttohandle,youneedto
leteverythinggoandjustrest!Sometimesthisis
extremelypowerfulandyouneedtodoitjustfor
oneday.

CommityourdaytotheLord,leaveyourcares
andeverynegativethingatHisfeet,thengoand
dosomethingthatyouenjoyifyouareabletoof
course!Readabookyouenjoy,playagameon
thecomputer,ordosomehobbywithyourhands
thatmakesyoufeelgood.

Donteventhinkaboutpraying,confessingthe
Wordordoinganything!Whileyouarehaving
thatshortbreak,andwhileyouhaveleft
everythingintheLordsverycapablehands,Heis
busyworkingonyourbehalf.

Youwilllikelynothavetodothistoooften,
becausetheotherwayswillbejustaseffective
andpowerfulinencouragingandchargingyouup.
However,onceinawhileitisexcellentand

therapeutic.Dontlettheenemytrytomakeyou
feelguiltyoffailingifyoudoit.
Onceyouhavechargedupagainandfeelas
thoughyourfaithhasincreased,yourspiritwill
feelstronger,andyouwillfeelmorepower
surgingthroughyouagain.Nowyoucangetback
tostandingoncemoreonbehalfofothersand
releasingwhattheLordgivesyoutodo.Beginto
speakforthblessingonothersonceagain,and
knowthatyouareoncemoremakingthings
changeforgoodinyourlifeandthelivesofothers
aswell.

SECTION6

GroupPrayer

33BChapter36 BasicsofGroupPrayerPart1 238
Chapter36BasicsofGroup
PrayerPart1
Wecomenowtothelastexcitingsectioninthe
seriesthatofgroupprayer.Oneofthemost
excitingexperiencesyoucanhaveasaChristianis
toparticipateinapowerpackedgroupprayer
meeting!
Foralotofpeopleagroupprayermeetingisnot
whatitshouldbe.Sometimesoneperson
dominatesandpraysallthetimesothatnobody
elsecanparticipate.
Thenatothertimesthesubjectmatterbeing
prayedforisnotonethattheycantrulyagree
onlikeprayingforpoliticalmatters,orgoing
aroundtheworldandprayingwhatothersdont
reallycaretogetinvolvedin.
InthislastsectionIwanttoexplorehowtohave
dynamicprayertimes,butatthesametimehave
atimeoffellowshipwitheachotherandtheLord.
DaphneCrause

Whenyouleavethemeetingyouwillfeelcharged
upandreadytoconquertheworld,insteadof
thinking,Iwishthisprayermeetingwouldget
finishedsoIcangohomenow.Imreallybored!

Soletsgetstuckinandseehowyoucanspiceup
yourprayertimesintosomethingexcitingand
wonderfullyrewarding!

ObjectivesofGroupPrayer

Iwanttostartbyasking,Whatistheobjectof
prayinginagroup?

Youprobablythink,Surelythatsobvious.Itsthe
donething.Theearlydisciplesprayedmuchasa
group.Also,everychurchhasprayermeetings
duringtheweek.

Yes,thatstrue,andifyoulookattheearly
disciplesandthewaytheyprayed,theymusthave
hadsomeawesomepowerpackedprayertimes
themselves,becauseinActsitisrecordedhow,
theplacewheretheywereprayingwasshaken!

Doestheplaceshakewhenyouhavegroupprayer
times?Thisissometimesverydifferentfromwhat
happensnowadays,butitdoesnthavetostay
thatway.Wecangetbacktohavinggreattimes
prayingtogether,andseeingmuchbeing
accomplishedaswell.
Themainobjectiveofcomingtogetherforprayer,
istodevelopaunityandonenessofSpiritinthe
Lord,andtotalktoHimfacetoface.Itiscoming
togethertostandinagreementwithoneanother
onanything,becauseasitsaysinMatthew18:19:
AgainIsaytoyou,Thatiftwoofyoushallagree
onearthconcerninganythingthattheyshallask,
itshallbedoneforthembymyFatherwhoisin
heaven.
Itissimplyacaseoftwoormorepeoplecoming
togetherinanyplace,whetheritbeinahome,an
officeorachurch.Theyarecomingandtalkingto
theLordJesusaboutanymatter,andagreeing
togetherintheLordfortheanswer.
Thatmaysoundsosimplebutreallyitissimple!
Wehavesometimesovercomplicateditand

becometooreligiousinthewaywedothings.
However,theLordjustwantsasimplefellowship
withyouonaonetoonebasis.

WhoCanParticipate?

Whocanparticipateingroupprayer?Quite
simplyanybody!Thisistheexcitingpartabout
beinginvolvedinprayertimes.Itisforanybody
whoisabornagainbelieverintheBodyofChrist.

Idontcareifyouhaveonlycometoknowthe
LordJesustoday,youcantakepartinaprayer
timewithothers,becauseyouarepartofthe
BodyofChrist.

Whatisalsogood,isthatitdoesntmatterevenif
youdonotyetfunctioninoneofthefivefold
ministries.Youarenotexemptfromtakingan
activepartandmakinganimpactintheheavenly
realmbypraying.

Manybelieversfeelliketheyarelittlenobodies
sittinginchurchandnotbeingabletodoanything
constructivefortheLord.Theyarerestricted,and

areoftennotgivenachancetodoanything
positiveexceptsitandlisteneachweek.
Butnow,hereissomethingthatyoucandoand
beabundantlyblessedinit!Also,asyouwillsee
shortly,theremaybesomebuddingprophetic
ministrythatstartstobecomeapparentwhenyou
getinvolvedinprayingwithothers.
Sodontthinkthatyouhavetoremaininthe
background.Youhavethepotentialtomove
mightilyfortheLordinthiswaywithothers!
Iwanttogothroughsomepointersnowthatyou
shouldconsiderwhenhavingprayertimes.When
wearedone,Iwillthengoontothepracticalside
andshowyouhowyoucanputallthesetheories
intopractice.
JesusCares
Firstly,youneedtoseeJesusasOnewhocares,
andOnewhodesirestolistentoyouasyoujoin
togethertopray.Youshouldbynowbehavinga
goodrelationshipwithHimandshouldknowHim

well,soforyouthisshouldntbeadifficultthing
todo.

IfyourrelationshipwithHimhasbecomeabit
weak,orifyouhaventhadthechancetokeep
havingthosewonderfultimes,thenIwantto
encourageyoutogetbacktherebeforeyoudo
anythingelse.

SpendafewminutesjustbeingstillinHis
presence,asIsharedinChapter1,andgetthat
relationshipreestablished.Itwillmakeagreat
differencetoyouinyourpersonallife,andwhen
youstartprayingwithothers.

Whenyoujoinwithanyonetohaveaprayertime,
oneofthefirstthingsyoushoulddoasIsharedat
thebeginningofthisseries,istoimagineHimin
yourmidst,fellowshippingtherewithyouand
beingaspecialpartofwhatisgoingon.Welcome
Him,becauseHewantstohavethatfellowship
withyouanddomightythingsinyourmidst!Heis
thefirstandmostimportantpartofyourprayer
time,andyoushouldacknowledgeHimthere
beforeyoudoanythingelse.

Ihavereadstoriesorheardofpeoplewhohave
deliberatelyleftachairopenatameetingorat
thedinnertable.Theyhavesaidthatthatiswhere
theLordJesusissitting.
Youmaythinkthatisabitradical,butIwantto
tellyouthattheyprobablyhadaveryreal
relationshipwithHim.Hewasprobablyasrealto
themassomeonesittingthereintangibleform.
Matthew18:20says:
Forwheretwoorthreehavebeengathered
togetherinmyname,thereIaminthemidstof
them.
Thosepeopleweregatheredforfellowshiporfor
prayer.TheyputintoactionwhatthatScripture
said,makingspaceforHimintheirmidst.
ThePoweroftheSpirit
Now,notonlyshouldyoubeawareofand
welcometheLordJesusinyourprayertimes,but
youshouldalsoacknowledgetheHolySpiritand
thepowerthatisavailabletoyouasyoujoin
togetherinunity.

Imentionedearlierabouthowwhentheearly
disciplesgatheredtogether,theplacewherethey
wereprayingwasshaken.Thisisanotherexciting
aspectofprayingtogetherinunityandinone
accord.Itonlyhappensthough,whentheHoly
Spiritispresentinpower,forHeistheonewho
helpsittotakeplace.

Foralotofthetime,theloveoftheLordJesus
willbethere,andyouwillfeelHissweetpresence
withyou.However,therearetimeswhenyouwill
feelapowerbuildingupinsideofyou,andyou
willspeakoutwhatfeelslikeathunderboltto
you!

ThatistheanointingoftheHolySpiritjoiningwith
yourwordsandspeakingoutwithpowerintothe
earth.Thenyouwillknowthatyouarehaving
results!

WhenIwasbeginningtomoveintheSpiritand
theLordwasteachingmehowtoprayeffectively,
thereweremanytimeswhenIwouldpray
withoutaskingtheHolySpiritforHisanointing.

Iwouldstillfeelaflowofloveandwouldstill
knowthatIhadprayedinfaithandthattheLord
hadansweredme.However,sometimelater,the
LordremindedmeofthepoweroftheHolySpirit,
andHisanointing.
Ithenbegantosay,HolySpirit,welcome!I
welcomeyouinmylifeandIdesireyouranointing.
IdesirethatthethingsthatIsayanddowouldbe
chargedwithyourpowerandanointing,sothatI
canbecomemoreeffectiveinyourwork.
Wow,didthepowercomedownasIsaidthat!
EverytimeasIprayedthatprayerdailyinthe
morningIbegantofeelachargetakingplacein
me.WhentheLordledmetopray,attimesit
wouldfeellikealaserbeamwascomingoutof
me!Itaffectedmetangibly,physicallyand
powerfully.
Youhaveahelpertoassistyouinyourpraying
andmakeyourprayersmoreeffective.Dontdoit
withouttheHolySpiritandwithoutaskingforHis
anointing.

Ifyoudo,youwillfindthattheresultsare
sometimesalittleslowerincomingforth,and
thatlaserbeamisnotasdevastatinginitseffect!
Itseasyallyouhavetodoisopenyourmouth
andaskHimforitandHellgiveittoyou!

DowntoEarthConversationalPrayer

IsharedinthefirstfewchaptersonhowIlearned
totalktotheLordinadowntoearth,simpleway.
Thisissomethingthatshouldbedeveloped
especiallyinagroupprayergathering.

Why?Itisbecauseusinghighpowered,difficultto
understandlanguagecanoftendeteryoufrom
whatthepersonispraying.

Peoplebecomeboredanddonotjoininunity
withtheonewhoispraying.Itthenbecomesa
caseofthatpersonhavingaminirecitalorpreach
andleavingeverybodyelseout,andheorsheis
theonlyonebeingblessed.

ItisbettertojustusesimpleEnglish(orwhatever
yournaturallanguageis)andtalktotheLordlike
Heisyourbestfriend.Sharewhatisonyourheart,

butdontdominatetheprayertime.Iwillgetto
thatpointnext.
Awonderfulthingabouthavingagroupprayer
time,whethertherearethreeorthirtypeople
involved,isthefactthatyoucanallhaveachance
toparticipateinit!
Thereshouldnotbeonepersondominatingthe
meetingandprayinginaboringmonotonefor
halfanhour,whiletherestsitandgetirritatedor
bored.AsIsaidatthebeginning,thisisachance
foreveryonetoparticipateandbemightily
blessedatthesametime.
Ihavebeeninsomeprayertimeswhereifyou
didntjumpinatthefirstsplitsecondavailable,
youwouldnthavebeenabletosayaword,
becausetherewerepeoplewhodominatedthe
meetingandwouldntkeepquiet!Itreally
shouldntbelikethat,anditdoesnthavetobe
thatway!
Youneedtodevelopconversationalprayer,where
eachpersonprayssomethingshortandsimple

andinlinewithwhateverisbeingprayedaboutat
thetime.

Inthiswayevenapersonwhoisnormallyquiet
andshycanhavethechancetosaysomething
andagreewithwhateverisbeingprayedfor.Iwill
begivinganexampleofthisshortly,sodontbe
tooconcernedabouthowtodothispractically
justyet.

OtherOrientation

Groupprayertimesareawonderfulopportunity
tobeablessingtoothers,andinfacttheyshould
begearedtowardsthis.Itshouldbeatimeof
puttingasideyourcares,ideasanddesiresforjust
awhile,andconcentratingonpouringoutto
otherstogettheirneedsfulfilled.

Youmaybethinking,Butthatsnotfair!Ihave
needsthatIneedmetaswell.

Iunderstand,buttheLordhasntforgottenabout
them.Asyougiveoutinlovetoothers,youcan
trulystandonthisScriptureinLuke6:38:

Give,anditshallbegiventoyou;goodmeasure,
presseddown,andshakentogether,andrunning
over,shallmengiveintoyourbosom.Forwiththe
samemeasurethatyougaugewithitshallbe
measuredtoyouagain.
Theobjectofprayertimesshouldasarulebeto
meettheneedsofothersandbeablessingtothe
BodyofChrist.Andsoyouneedtoprayinthat
directionastheLordleads.However,thereis
nothingtostopyoufromaskingthegroupto
standinagreementwithyouforsomethingas
well.
IfyoulookatActs4:29and30youwillseean
exampleofthedisciplesbeingotheroriented.
ThisisthepassageIsharedaboutatthebeginning,
wheretheplacethattheywereprayinginwas
shaken.Whatweretheyprayingatthetime?It
says:
Andnow,Lord,observetheirthreatenings:and
granttoyourservants,thatwithallboldnessthey
mayspeakyourword,

Bystretchingforthyourhandtoheal;andthat
signsandwondersmaybedonethroughthename
ofyourholychildJesus.

TheywereprayingthattheLordwouldmoveon
otherpeoplesbehalfanddomightythingsin
theirmidst.Whenyoupraytogether,asmuchas
possibleprayforotherpeoplesneedsandgive
outinlove,askingtheLordtomeetthoseneeds.

Notonlywillthepersonyoureprayingforbe
blessedbyyourflowofloveandcaretowards
them,butyouwillreceivethatportionbackin
return.

Chapter37BasicsofGroup
PrayerPart2
Thisisthesecondpartofthebasicthingstotake
intoaccountwhenprayingasagroup.Solets
continuewithitnow.
UseYourAuthority
Therearesomanypeoplewhoarebeingblocked
andopposedbytheenemy,butwhodontknow
theirauthorityintheLordandoverSatan.
Prayingasagroupisoneofthemosteffectiveand
powerfulwaystostandagainstSatanandstophis
plansfrombeingfulfilled.However,youmustof
courseknowyourauthoritybeforedoingthis.
Ihaveofcoursecoveredwarfareinthisseries,but
letmeremindyouofsomethingshereincaseyou
haveforgottenthem.YouasabelieverhaveHis
name,HisWordandthecoveringofHisBloodto
protectyou,andyouneedtouseallofthese
meanstobeeffectiveinovercominghim.
DaphneCrause

YouneedtosubmityourselvestotheLordrightat
thestartandbindSatansworksinyourmeeting
rightthen,orhewilltryandinterfereinwhatyou
aredoing.However,hewontsucceedifyouare
unitedagainsthimandsimplymaintainyour
ground.

Wehavefoundinourownpersonalexperience
thatwhenSatancomesinandseemstobe
runningwild,itjusttakestwoofusstanding
againsthimandusingourauthoritytomakehim
backdownquickly!

Wefindoutifwehavegivenhimanyopendoors,
andifwehavethenweshutthemfast!Otherwise,
wesimplytakeauthorityoverhimandaskthe
Lordtoshowuswheretheattackiscomingfrom.
Itdoesnttakelongforhimtoberemoved,and
thereisanawesomepowerthatisfeltaswe
standunitedasmightywarriorsagainsthim.

Rememberthatthegreateronelivesinsideofyou
andhasovercomeSatan.Hebelongsunderyour
feetlikeabugthatyouflatten!Youdonotneed
tolethimintimidateyou,becauseyouaregreater

thanhimandallhishordes!Simplystandunited
againsthimusingtheauthoritythatJesushas
giventoyou.
AsIsharedbefore,belikeakingorqueenanddo
notbefazedbySatansattemptstounsettleyou.
Remaincalmandhewillrealizethatheisindeed
defeated.Doitasagroupandhewillnoteventry
togetin!
TheWordandTongues
Youwillrememberfromthefaithboosters
sectionthatthesearetwoareasthatIusethe
mostwhenprayingforanything!Youcanusethe
Wordinyourprivatetimes,butifyouget
togetheranduseitasagroup,itisinfinitelymore
powerfulinanysituation.
RememberthatwhenyouusetheWord,the
angelsmovetoaccomplishtheLordsplaninyour
situation,andtheenemyispushedback.Thatis
whycontinuallystandingontheWordisso
important.Itcauseswhateveryouareprayingfor
tobecomemanifestedquickly.

Ifyouhaveanurgentneedandyouneedtoget
quick,effectiveresults,areallygoodwayisto
haveasmallgroupbulldozingsession,standingon
theWord.Ifyouneedtoreviewhowtodothis,
youwillfinditinChapter13UnitedYouStand.
JoinyourfaithandusetheWordtogetheragainst
aproblemforveryeffectiveresults.

Rememberthatyoucanusetonguesaswell,
becauseofcourse,beingSpiritled,youarebeing
inspiredtoprayaccordingtotheLordswill.You
linkupwiththeHolySpiritinsideofyouandspeak
outHiswordsinthelanguageofHischoiceasHe
inspiresyou,andyoupraydirectlyinlinewith
whatyoushouldbe.

Justremember,onceagain,nottoprayintongues
forhours.Thisisbecausepeopleusuallycannot
understandit,anditisboringwaitingforalong
timeforthemtogetfinished!

Iknowsomepeoplewhocaninterprettonguesas
someoneisprayingandtheyknowexactlywhat
thepersonispraying,butitdoesntalways
happenthatway.Ifyouprayintongues,dosofor
ashortwhileatthebeginningofyourprayer,and
thenprayinyournaturaltonguesothatothers

canagreeandbeblessedbyit.Thengive
someoneelseaturn.
PracticetheGifts
Relaxedgroupprayertimesareagoodwayfor
peopletobeginpracticingthegiftsoftheSpiritin
asmall,secureenvironmentwherehopefullythey
feelapartofitandcanbethemselves.
AsyouaresittingtherewaitingontheLord,oras
otherpeopleareprayingandspeakingout,you
willlikelyseevisionsandseewhattheLordwants
todointhissituation.Asyouhavebeenpracticing
waitingontheLordinintercessionyoushould
havedevelopedthiswellbynow.
Ifthishappens,thenyousimplyneedtoprayout
whatyouareseeingandwhatyousensetheLord
issaying.Rememberthoughtokeepitpositive!
Donotprayanythingthathascondemnationor
angeronit,orthatisnegative!
Prayinglikethatcanbesoexciting,becauseoften
theLordwillshoweachpersonadifferentaspect

ofwhatishappeninginasituation.Thenaseach
oneprayswhattheLordisshowinghimorher,by
theendofityouhaveafullpictureofwhatthe
LorddesirestodoinHisBody,orhowHeseesa
situationyouareprayingfor.

Wehaveoftenflowedtogetherasateamlikethis
ingroupprayertimes.Wewillperhapsbepraying
forsomeonewhoisfeelingill,butwedontknow
whatexactlyiswrong.

Someonemayseepoisonsinthepersonsblood
whichismakinghimfeelill.Anotherpersonmay
seeademonattackinghisliver,sothepoisonsare
comingasaresultofthelivernotfunctioning
properly.

Somebodyelsemayfeelledtolaytheirhandson
hisneck,andastheydoittheymayseethathis
thyroidglandisnotworkingproperly.Itis
underactive,andthisismakinghimtired.

Youcanseenowhowimportantitistofollowit
throughandwaitontheLordtoshowyouwhatis
reallyhappening.Justasimportantthoughis

doingsomethingabouttherevelationsthatthe
Lordgivesyou.
Whatdoyoudowiththeinformationyounow
knowabout?YoufirstlysharewhattheLordis
showingyou,thenyouprayaccordingtoit.Its
thatsimple!
Sometimesitisalsogoodtogetconfirmationif
yourenotentirelysurethatwhatyouareseeing
iscorrect.Andso,thefirstpersonwhosaw
poisonsinhisbloodcouldsaysomethinglikethis:
IseepoisonsinJimsblood.ItslikeIamseeing
hiswholecirculatorysystem,andthereareblack
dotsflowingintheblood.Isensethatitispoisons
inhissystemwhicharemakinghimfeelill.
InthenameofJesusIspeaktothosepoisonsand
toxinsandIcommandthemtoberemoved.I
speakblessingonyourcirculatorysystemJim.I
calleverypartofitblessed,wholeandstrong.I
callhisbloodingoodcondition,thatitmaytake
lifeandhealthtoeverypartofhisbody.Thank
youforitLord.

Nowthenextpersonwouldpray,revealingwhat
hesawabouttheliverandstandingagainstSatan
andhisattackonJimsbody.Simplyfollowit
throughlikethisuntilthereisnothingmoreto
pray.

Youwillfindthatthiswillhappennaturally.
Usuallyitsasthoughthereissimplynothingleft
toprayanditwilljustcometoastop.Whenthis
happensyouwillknowthatitistimetomove
ontoanothertopic,andyoucanwaitontheLord
toseeifHewantstouseyouorsomeoneelsefor
something.

Praise

ThefinalpointerIwanttomakeisthis:Praisethe
LordandthankHimfortheanswer!Ithinkthere
isnothingworsethannaggingtheLord
continuallyandaskingHimallthetimefor
something.

Rememberthatyouneedtoaskinfaith,knowing
thatwhenyouaskedHegaveittoyoualready.
Youcanandshouldusethesameprinciplesof
faithwhenyouprayasagroupforanything.

Doyouknowthethingsthatyoucanaccomplish
whenyoudothis?Youcanliterallyshakeheaven
andearth!
Thekeyistostandinfaithasone.Ifjustoneof
youdoesnotputyourwholeheartintoit,itwill
nothavethesameeffect.Butwhenyouare
totallyunitedandallflowingtowardsthesame
goal,youcancausemiraclestohappenand
mountainstomoveonyourbehalfandinthelives
ofothers!
PraisetheLordfordoingwonderfulthingsforyou.
PraiseHimandthankHimfortheblessingsthat
HesendsyourwayandfortheblessingsHe
showersdownonthoseyoulove.
RejoiceinHisgoodnessasyouprayforeach
differentthing,andknowthatasyoudothisHeis
smilingonyouandmovingHishandbecauseof
you.ThenHewillbegintouseyouasamighty
instrumentofblessinginHishands.
TheHowTosofMeetings

Okay,nowthatIvegivenyousomepointersof
whatyoushouldandshouldntdo,howdoyou
getaprayertimegoing?Youcanbeprettyrelaxed
inyourprayertimes,butasageneralruleyou
needtohavesomeonetoguidethemeeting,like
startingandendingthemeetingoffandaskingfor
anyknownprayerrequests.

Thispersonshouldnotdominate,butshould
simplybetheretocoordinatethings,followthe
leadingoftheSpiritanddowhatHeprompts.
Mosttimesyouwillnothavetoworryabouthow
itwilltakeplace.WhenyoulettheHolySpirittake
controlandleadyou,Hewilldoitinsuchaway
thatyoubegintosensewhentobequietand
whentospeak.

WehaveregulargroupprayertimesastheLord
leadsus,andoftenwewillcometogetherwhen
weneedguidanceordirectionfromtheLord.We
alsogettogetherwhenweareunderspiritual
attackandneedtostandtogethertobreakthe
backoftheenemy.

Wehavefoundthatitwillflowfromoneperson
totheotherspontaneously,andusuallywhenyou
havesomethingthatyouwanttocontributeor

sharetherewillbealullinthespiritsotospeak,
anditisasthoughtheLordissaying,Okay,now
isyourtimetospeak.Hewillgiveeachone
somethingtoprayorshareavisionthattheyhave
seen.
Sometimesyouwilljustbeprayingquietlyand
contributingyour,Amens,or,YesLords,and
doingnothingspectacular,butthenyouget
somethingyouwanttoprayandyoubeginto
speakitout.
Asyoustartprayingsomethinglike,Lord,inthe
nameofJesusIdeclarethatthisthingwill
manifestsuddenlyyoubegintofeellikea
bombinsideofyouthatisgoingtoexplodeifyou
dontspeakoutanduseyourauthorityinthe
Lord.
ThatistheHolySpiritsaying,Speakthatthing
intotheearthnow,sothatitwilltakeplace.
Whenyouspeakwiththatkindofauthorityand
powerundertheanointingoftheHolySpiritand
therestofyouagreewiththatprayer,youwillsee

mountainsmoveonyourbehalfandonbehalfof
others!

Now,allthistheoryandalltheprinciplesthatI
havesharedmeanabsolutelynothinguntilyou
havethechancetoseeexactlywhatIhavebeen
talkingabout.AndsothisisexactlywhatIam
goingtobedoinginthenextandfinalchapter!

TodaysProject

TodayIwantyoutosimplyobservewhathappens
atanygroupprayermeetingsthatyouattend,
andthenanswerthesequestionsbasedonwhat
yousaw:

DidyoufeeltheloveoftheLordJesusthere?

DidyoufeeltheanointingoftheHolySpirit,and
werethereanytimesthatyoufeltHispower
buildingupinsideyoutospeakoutinauthority?

Didanyoneinparticulardominatethemeeting?
Wereyouabletopraywhenyouwantedto,or
wereyounotgivenachancetodoso?

Didyoufeelboredorirritatedbecausepeople
wereprayingforalongtime,orinawaythatwas
notsimpleordowntoearth?
Didpeopleinthegroupmoveinvisions,and
moreimportantlydidtheyfollowthroughwith
whattheysawandspeakitforth?
Wasthereanynegativenessorcondemnation
whenpeopleprayed?
NexttimeIwillshowyouhandsonwhatagood
groupprayertimeshouldbelike,andhowit
shouldflowfrompersontoperson.
35BChapter38Practicalities 265
Chapter38Practicalities
Congratulationsonreachingthefinalchapterin
thisseries!Youhavelearnedmuchand
discoveredsomanydifferentaspectsofprayer
duringthistime.
Nowtoendoff,letsjustputeverythingtogether
andhavesomefunaswell!Imgoingtowritea
littlemakebelievestoryforyouheretoshowyou
anexampleofagroupprayermeeting.
Myintentionistoshowyouhowitcanandshould
work,eventhoughyoumayhavesome
completelydifferentpeopleinthemeeting
differentinage,spiritualmaturity,temperament
andspiritualleadership.So,letsbeginnow.
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IntroducingthePrayerTeam:
Paul:Thegroupleader.Heisastrongyetloving
leaderinhislatethirties.Heisverymatureinthe
DaphneCrause
Lord,havingbeensavedsincetheageof10and
beenactivelyinvolvedinhischurchsincethen.
Bonny:AbrandnewSpiritfilledbelieverwhohas
beeninvitedtodaytoherfirstprayermeeting.
Shehaslittleknowledgeofspiritualthingsand
doesntknowmuchaboutprayer,butsheiseager
tolearn.
Kevin:Heisa28yearoldguywhoseems
outwardlytobedoingnothingmuchinministry.
Heisneverthelesspassionateaboutprayerandis
alwaysprayingforothersprivatelyinhisprayer
closet.
Marlene:Sheisa50yearoldladywithaheart
overflowingwithlove.Shehasapastorsheart
andreallycaresforeachoneinthehomegroup
sheiswith.
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TheMeetingItself
Okay,letsgetstartedplease,saidPaulloudly,
gettingeveryonesattentionandstoppingthe

talking.Whenhehadtheirattentionhe
continued.

Idliketowelcomeyoualltoday.Andseeingas
wehaveabrandnewpersoninourmidst,
pointingtoBonny,andincasesomeothershave
forgottenthem,Idliketoshareveryquicklysome
generalprinciplestotakeintoaccountbeforewe
begin.

Firstly,theideaistopraytogetherinunityfor
peopleinthishomecellgroup,aswellasanything
elsetheLordleadsyoutoprayfor.Ifyouhave
personalrequestsyoucanprayforthem,but
pleaseleteveryoneknowwhatthesituationis
andwhoyouareprayingfor.

Inotherwords,dontjuststartsaying,Lord,I
prayforRubytoday.WhosRuby?Shemeans
nothingtous!Butifyouletusknowthatshes
yourfriendsdaughterwhoisseriouslyillin
hospital,thenwehavesomethingtoworkon,
okay?

Next,Ijustwanttoremindyouthathereyouare
freetobeyourselfandjusttalktotheLordlike
Heisyourbestfriend.Youdontneedtoputon

anyairsandgracesoractsuperspiritual,because
Heacceptsyouexactlythewayyouare!Youjust
praylikeyouwouldtalk.Sharewhatsonyour
heartandwhatyousensetheLordisleadingyou
topray.
Ifyouseeapictureinyourmindoravisionwhile
someoneispraying,thenyoucanshareitand
followthroughwhenyoupray.Inbetween
prayingoutinEnglishyoucanprayintonguestoo.
ItllhelptokeepyouintunewiththeLord.
Thenlast,butnotleast,pleaserememberthat
weareheretoblessandflowoutinlovetoothers!
Theremustbenonegativeprayershereno
condemnationoranger!
Theonlytimeyoucangetnegativeorangryisif
youprayagainstSatananduseyourauthority,but
rathersticktothepositivespeakingblessingand
releasingloveuponpeopleandyouwillsee
greatresults!
Okaythatsit.Bonnie,youllpickuphowtoflow
quicklyenough.Dontworryifyoufeelunsureor
uncertainabouthowtopray.Ifyoujustpraywith

anattitudeoflovingwhoeveryoureprayingfor
youlldogreat!Doanyofyouhaveany
questions?

Nobodyhadanyquestions,sohesaid,Okay,lets
startthen!

Paulpickedupaguitarthatwasnearby,started
strumminggentlyonthestringsandbegan
prayingintongues.Theothersjoinedhimand
soontherewaswhatsoundedlikeaninaudible
noiseastheyallprayedtogetheratthesametime.
Thenhespoke.

LordJesus,wejustwanttowelcomeyouhere
today!YouresospecialtousLord.Thankyoufor
beinginourpresencehere.Weinviteyouandwe
welcomeyoutobewithustoday.Wewelcome
youHolySpiritaswell.Pleasecomeandpourout
youranointinginthisplace.Thankyouforit
Lord.

ThankyoupreciousJesus,Marlenesaid.Ilove
youLordandIthankyouforbeinghere.Justbless
thesepeoplehereLord!Blessthemspirit,soul
andbodyfromtoptobottom,insideandout!

Thankyoufortheopportunitytopraywiththem
Lord.
Bonniewasunsureaboutwhattosaysoshejust
saidsoftly,IloveyouJesus.WelcomehereLord!
Theycontinuedprayingintonguesforawhileand
thenKevinsaid,IseetheLordJesusinthe
middleoftheroomandHestouchingeachoneof
usonourheadsandjustpouringHisblessinginto
us.
Thenheprayed,ThankyouforitLord!Thankyou
foryourblessinguponeachoneofus.Ijust
releaseyourblessingupontherestofthegroup
whoarenothere.Evennowtouchthemwithyour
loveLord,andletthemfeelyourtouch!
Bonnieopenedhereyesbrieflyandlookedat
Kevin.Shewasamazedatthelovethatshewas
beginningtofeelherself.Itwasathoughwhenhe
prayedshebegantofeelsomethinggood
happeningtoher.
Wow,thisisunbelievable!shethought.Ifeel
suchafeelingofloveandpeaceuponmethatI

cantexplainit,andsuchajoybubblinginsideof
me!

ThankyouJesus!shesaidloudly,barelyableto
containtheemotionsshewasexperiencing.

Paulsmiledather.Youfeelingblessed?he
asked.

Bonnieexplainedwhathadhappened,andthe
otherswereblessedbywhatsheshared.

PraisetheLord!YouseeBonnie,thisisthepower
ofprayinginlovetogetherasagroup,Paulsaid.
Whatyoufelttherewastheanointingbeginning
tobuildup.

Theybegantoprayintonguesagain.ThenKevin
spokeandsaid,IdliketoprayforPhilipand
Leoniefromthischurch.Iwastalkingtothemon
Sundayandtheyweresharingthattheyneeda
financialmiraclebytheendofnextweekorthey
maylosetheirhome.

Theygotbehindontheirpaymentsafterhehad
hisaccidentandnowtheyrebattlingfinancially.
TheyarereallylookingtotheLordforafinancial

miracleandforthemtogetanothersourceof
income.
OhLordJesus,Marlenebegan,justwrapyour
armsaroundPhilipandLeonienow.Iaskyouto
strengthenthemandgivethemhope!Openup
thewayforthemnowLord.Idontknowhowyou
willdoit,butLordIknowthatyoudesiretobless
themfinancially.SoIthankyounowfordoingitin
anamazingandmightyway.
Paulbeganstrummingloudlyandprayingloudly
intongues,thenhesaid,Satan,Itakeauthority
overyouandcommandyoutolooseyourholdof
thesepeople!Youspiritofdestructionattacking
themphysically,Icommandyoutoberemoved!
Youspiritoftheftstealingtheirfinances,I
commandyoutobegonenow!Letthemgo,
becausetheybelongtotheLord,andyouwillnot
touchthem!Iaskyoutomoveintheir
circumstancesnowLordandbringaboutatotal
change.
Bonniewasamazedattheauthoritythatcame
outofhismouth,andamazedaswellattheextra

powerthatcamewhenhestrummedloudlyon
theguitar.Shecouldalmostfeelitbuildingup.
Shehadnevereverheardprayinglikethisbefore.

Itwasstrangetoher,andyetitseemedso
powerful.AsPaulprayed,inhermindshegota
pictureofsomeonerunningasfastaspossibleto
getaway,likeathiefthathadbeencaughtand
wastryingtoescapebeingarrested.

ThankyoufordoingitLord!shesaidin
agreementwithhim.Thankyouforhelping
them!

ThankyouJesusformakingallthingsnewin
theirlives,Kevinsaid.Thankyouforacomplete
aboutturnintheirsituation.Icallitforthand
declareittobesonow!

Hestoppedforamomentthensharedwiththe
group.

Imseeingavisionofthemgoinginreversealong
theirpath,hesaid,buttheLordistherewith
themnowandturningthemcompletelyaroundso
thattheyaregoingintherightdirectionnow!

Thenheprayed,Ithankyouforaccomplishing
thisintheirlivesLord.Takethembythehand
nowandleadthemalongthewayyouwantthem
togoLord.Ijustreleaseyourblessingandwisdom
uponthemnow.Letthemseeyourhandintheir
livesLord.ThankyouJesus.
ThankyouforblessingthemLord,Marlenesaid.
JesusIthankyouthatyouwanttoprosperthem!
Thankyoufordoingsomethinggoodforthemso
thattheseproblemscanbeovercomenow.Praise
youpreciousJesus.Thankyouforagoodreport,
shesaid,herhandsraisedinpraisetotheLord.
AtthatpointtherewasasensethattheLordhad
takencareofthatmatterandthattherewas
nothingmoretoprayabout,andsotheybeganto
prayintonguesagainandwaitontheLordforthe
nextprayermatter.
Therewasstilltheinaudiblesoundofeveryone
talkingatthesametime,buteveryonewas
prayingsoftly,andthegentlesoundofPaul
strummingtheguitarcreatedapeaceful
atmosphereintheroom.

Marlenespokesoftly,ThankyouJesus.Thank
youforyourloveLord.Thankyouforcaringfor
eachone.LoveyouLord.

Thenshespoketothegroupandsaid,Idlikeus
toprayforafriendofminesdaughtercalled
Beverley.Shes7monthspregnantbutis
experiencingveryseverecomplications,andthe
doctorswanttogiveheracaesarianinthenext
dayortwotosavebothofthem.

Sheisseriouslyill,andthenthereisofcoursethe
riskofthebabynotsurviving,butwiththeLord
nothingisimpossible!

TheotherslistenedandPaulsaid,Okay,letssee
whattheLordshowsusforthissituation.

Marlenespokeintonguesabitthenprayed,Lord
Jesus,IliftupBeverleytoyou,aswellasher
preciousunbornbaby,andIjustaskyoutowrap
yourarmsoflovearoundbothofthemLord.

ThisisnotyourpurposeoryourwillLord,for
pregnancyissomethingveryspecialandisblessed
byyou!LordJesus,pleaseshineyourhealinglight

rightnowonbothBeverleyandherbabyand
protectthemfromfurtherharm.
Amen!Kevinsaid.
YesLord,thankyoufordoingit,Bonnie
respondedaswell.
Marlenecontinued,LordImaskingyouto
reversethisnegativesituationandbegintobring
aboutachange.IcallBeverleyblessed,andIcall
thefruitofherwombblessed!Icallthatbaby
strong,andIthankyouLordthatyouareableto
stopthesecomplicationsevennow,sothatthe
babywillhavethechancetocometofull
maturity.
Lord,letBeverleyfeelyourtouchonherbody
evennow!Letherbegintofeelhealthand
strengthsurgingthroughher.Thankyoufordoing
itnow!IpraiseyouandblessyouLord.
Bonnieseyesfilledwithtearsasshebeganto
relateavisionshehadhadwhileMarlenewas
praying.

IsawsuchabeautifulpictureasMarleneprayed,
shesaid.Isawapregnantlady,andarrowswere
beingshotathertodoherandherbabyharm.
ThenIsawthesehugehandswrapthemselves
aroundthemotherswombandprovidea
protectionfromthearrows.

ImsorrythatImsoemotional,shesaid.I
guessIjustfeeloverwhelmedbytheloveofthe
LordandhowHecaresforus.

Therestofthegroupkeptsilentforamoment,
thenPaulsaid,Ibelievethisisapictureofthe
Lordtrulyinterveninginthissituation.Ifeela
certaintyandassurancethatbothBeverleyand
thebabywillbefine.IsnttheLordsogoodthat
Hegetspersonallyinvolvedineachoneofour
problems?

ThankyouLordforyourprotection.Thankyou
forshieldingBeverleyandherbaby,fortaking
careofthissituationandturningitaroundfor
good,Bonniesaid.

PraiseyouJesus.Ithankyouforthevictory,
Paulsaid.NowSatanIcommandthatyoutake
yourhandsoffBeverley,herbodyandherbaby.

Looseyourhold!Idontcarehowyouhavetried
togainlicense,butyouregoingnow!Iusemy
authorityagainstyouandIreverseyourplans
now.Isettheangelsasaguardaroundheraswell.
ThankyouforitLord.
ThankyouJesusforinfusingnewlifeand
abundanthealthintoBeverleyandherbaby,
Kevinprayed.Pouryourlifeintoeverycell,every
organandeverysystemnowLordIpray.Praise
youJesus!Yourewonderful,andIthankyoufor
yourmiracleworkingtouchnow!
Therewasaminuteortwobeforeanyoneelse
begantoshareanything,buttheycontinued
prayingintonguesasbefore.ThenPaulopened
hiseyesandlookedatBonnie.
Doyouwanttosharesomething?heasked.I
justsensethatyourewantingtosaysomething.
Bonnieseyeswidenedinsurprise.Howdidyou
know?sheasked.
Icouldjustsenseit.Asyoucontinuetogrowin
theLordyouwillbegintoexperienceitmoreand

more.Itslikeyoujustknowsomething,butits
notsomethingyouknowwithyourmind.

Itslikeadeepinnerknowingaboutsomething.It
comesfromspendingtimeintheLordspresence
andprayingforlongtimesintongues.Ivejust
hadalotofexperienceinthis.Dontworry,youre
doinggreatandyoulllearnandgrowaswell!
Now,whatdidyouwanttoshareabout?

Iwaswonderingifyoucouldprayforme
concerningsomedirectionIneedplease,she
began.Imjobhuntingatthemoment.Ivejust
leftcollegeafterdoinghomeeconomicswhichis
basicallyadvancedcookinganddressmaking.

NowIhavemanyoptionsopenastowhatIm
goingtofocusoninmyjob.NowthatIvecometo
knowtheLordIdontjustwantajob.Iwanttobe
intherightplaceandmaketherightchoicewith
regardtoajoboption,butImjustunsureabout
knowingwhatHewantsmetodo.Impretty
undecided.IguessIreallyjustneedsomeclarity.

Kevinprayedsoftlyintongueswithhiseyesclosed,
thenhestoppedandlookedatBonnie.

Doyouhaveaparticulardesire?Isthere
somethingthatyouwouldliketodo?
Yes,Iwouldlovetojoinairlinecatering!she
said.Thatsalwaysbeenadesireofmine,
becauseapartfrombeingadifferenttypeofjob,
yougetairlinebenefitsaswell.
IhavelotsoffamilyoverseasandImalways
wantingtogoandseethem,butdontalways
havethemoneytodoso.Ithoughtmaybethis
wasaselfishwhimofmineandsoIkindofputit
outofmymindandthoughtmaybetheLordhad
somethingelseforme.
No,IdontbelieveHedoes,Kevinsaid.Isaw
youlookingthroughabunchofpapersandsorting
themintogroups.Thenyoutooktheonelotand
wentthroughthemcarefullyuntilyouhadone
particularpaperinyourhandsandwerereally
excitedwiththeidea.ThenIsawtheLordcoming
toyou,takingthatpaperfromyouandleading
youalongtheroadtoanswerthatdesire.

IbelievetheLordisgoingtogiveyouyourdesire.
Hesaskingyoutomakethechoice,andHes
goingtoblesswhateverchoiceyoumake.

Yes,IagreewithKevin,Paulsaid.Youhavea
heartoflovefortheLordandhavebeenprepared
togiveupyourpersonaldesiresforwhatHe
wants,butnowHesgivingyouwhatyouwant.He
maychangethingslateron,butshouldthat
happenHewillmakeyourpathclearandgiveyou
confirmationofwhichwaytogo.Fornow,just
rejoiceinwhatHehasshownandenjoyit.

Ohmyshesaid,quitespeechlessfora
moment.Thatiswonderful!Kevinyourvision
wasabsolutelyexact!

Weweregivenawholelotofpamphletsshowing
differentoptionsavailableinboththecatering
anddressmakingfields,andIdidsiftthrough
themallforawhilebeforedecidingontheairline
catering.ThankyouJesusforconfirming!

Lord,IjustreleasethatdesireuponBonnienow
andIcallitintobeing,Kevinprayed.Irelease
theangelsofGodtopreparethewayandcause
everythingtofallintoplacequickly,sothatthere

arenodelaysorhitchesingettingthisthinggoing
now.ThankyouLordforyourmightyblessingin
herlife!
OhJesusyouresogood,Marleneprayed.
Thankyousomuchforgivingusourhearts
desires.MayyoujustblessBonnieinwhatever
directionshedesirestogoin.
Bringacrossherpaththosethatyouwantherto
meet.Mayyoumakeheramightyblessing,a
pillaroflight,andatowerofstrengthtoothers
aroundhernomatterwhatshedoes.Ipraiseyou
foritLord.
Amen.Yes,thankyouforthisLord,Paul
responded.Thankyouforawillingvesselwho
desirestopleaseyouandgiveyouglory.Thank
youforrewardingherdesiretobeobedientand
faithfultoyouLord.
OhthankyouLord,thankyouLord,Bonnie
prayed.Yourejustsogoodtome!Icantthank
youenoughforyourconfirmation,andIknow
thatgoodthingsareaheadevenasIreadinyour
Wordtoday!

TheybegantowaitontheLordagainandthen
Paulsaid,Lord,Iwanttoliftuptherestofthe
groupnowwhoarenothereJames,Carla,
Eugene,Phillipa,MaryandAmanda.

Ispeakyourabundantblessingandrestonthem
nowastheygoontheirholidays.Ispeak
protectiononthemastheytravel.Ireleasethe
angelsofGodtosurroundthemastheygo,andto
watchovertheminwhatevertheydoand
wherevertheygo.ThankyouLord.

ThankyouforitLord,Kevinprayed.Ijustthank
youforgivingthematimeofrestandrelaxation.
Maytheycontinuetosenseyourmightypresence
withthemnomatterwhattheyaredoingLord.

Thankyouforbringingthemsafelybacktojoin
usoncemorewhentheirholidaysareover.I
speakblessingonthekidstooLord.Mayyou
watchoverthemandprotectthemfromallharm.
ThankyouJesus.

ThankyouLordforgivingthemagoodrest,
Bonniesaid.Thankyoufortheopportunitytoget

awayfromthestressesandpressuresofworkfor
atimeofrelaxation.
NowIhavesomenewsthatsomeofyoumaynot
knowabout,Paulsaid.EugeneandPhillipaare
presentlyattheleadershipconference,andthey
aregettingmarriedtwoweeksaftertheygetback.
Isntthatgreatnews?
Yes!exclaimedKevin,ratherunexpectedly.
Theyaresuchanawesome,committedcouple!
Ivebeenhopingthattheywouldmakethat
decision.PraisetheLord.
Paulsmiledandsaid,Well,someoneherethinks
itsagoodplan!Letsspeaktheblessingofthe
Lordonthemastheyprepareforit,thatHewould
beincontroloftheirplansandthateverything
wouldgosmoothly.
Weddingsaresooftenmorestressfulthan
pleasurable,becausethereissomuchtodoand
somanydifferentthingstotakeintoaccount.But
praisetheLordthatHeisabletomakethisonea
realblessing!

Marlenewasprayingquietly,whisperingin
tongues,andwhenPaulwasfinishedshebeganto
prayoutloud.
LordJesus,shesaid,Ijuststandinagreement
withPaulandIprayforyourabundantblessingon
EugeneandPhillipa!OhLord,theyhavesucha
loveandcommitmentforyou!

TheyhavesuchacareforthoseinyourBody,
andIpraythatyouwouldjustpouroutevery
goodthinguponthemnowastheypreparefor
theirmarriage.

YesLord,thankyouJesus,Paulagreed.

Lord,shecontinued,mayyouprosperthem
andbringineveryprovisionthatisneededand
moretoenabletheirlivestoberichin
prosperityandeverythingtheyneed.Thankyou
forthemLord.Ijustblessthemnowandthank
youforfulfillingtheirheartsdesires.

Lord,Paulsaid,Ijustreleasetheangelsright
nowtogoforthandhelpallthearrangementsto
gosmoothly.Whatevertheyneedandwhatever
decisionsneedtobemade,IjustthankyouLord

thatyouenableeverystepofthewaytogo
smoothly,likeclockwork.
ThankyouLordfornohitchesandno
difficultiesjustextremeblessing,foryouare
abletodothatLord.
Yesamen,Bonniesaid.Ijustaskyoutobless
themnowLord,andthankyouforbringingthe
twoofthemtogethertodoyourwill.Lord,would
youblessthemineverywaytheirministry,their
personallivesandmakethemperfectlyone.May
youalsoblessthemwithchildrenLord.Thankfor
itLordJesus.
PraiseyouJesus,Kevinsaid,thenheprayedin
tonguesbriefly.
IsawavisionoftheLordtyingthemtogetherat
theirankles,knees,hipsandshoulders,hetold
thegroup.ThenIsawtheLordplacingthemona
newpathfromtheonetheywerewalkingon,and
facingtheminabrandnewdirection.
Isawthemwalkingtogetherasoneandlearning
toflowtogetherasonetoo.Oneofthembent

onewayandtheotheronebentwiththem.The
otheronewalkedsideways,andtheirpartnerdid
thesamething,becausetheyweretiedtogether.

Aninterestingpicture,Paulsaid.Itshowsme
thattheLordisgoingtoputthemonanewpath
andinanewdirection,butthistimetogether.

Upuntilnowtheyhavebothbeenprettymuch
followingtheirownrouteEugenebeingmoreof
ateacher,andPhillipamoreprophetic.Ithinkthe
Lordisgoingtosomehowmergethetwo
ministriesandletthemflowtogetherasonein
whateveritisthatHehasforthem.

ThankyouforitLord,Kevinprayed.Ijust
releaseblessingonthemandthankyouforthe
unitythatwilltakeplacewiththem,thatyou
wouldunitethemspirit,soulandbodyandlead
themdownthepathyouhaveforthem.

Thankyouforconfirmingwhateverthispathis
nowLord.Ijustpraythatyoudreachdownnow
andtouchthem,nomatterwheretheyareor
whattheyredoing.Thankyouforapowderkeg
astheyflowtogetherforyou!

Andsotheprayermeetingcontinued,butwere
runningoutofspace.
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FromreadingtheabovestoryItrustthatyouwill
havegotafeelforthewayagroupprayer
meetingshouldtakeplaceandhowitshouldflow.
Ihaveshownyouhowaleadershouldleadby
coordinatingtheothers,confirmingrevelations
andencouragingtheotherpeopleinthegroup.
Ihaveshownyouhowdifferentprayerrequests
anddifferentissuescanmovefrompersonto
person,andthatnoonepersonshoulddominate
thepraying.Itshouldbeanaturalflowfromone
toanotheraseachonegetsadifferentpartofthe
fullpicture.
Itisreallysosimpleandsoeasy.Thereisnoneed
tocomplicategrouppraying,andifyousimply
flowoutinlove,beawareofoneanotherandbe
sensitivetotheSpirit,youwillalwaysbe
successful!

TodaysProject

Tryandfindatleastoneotherpersontopraywith,
andhaveaprayertimebasedonthethingsthatI
haveshared.Ifyouaremarried,anexcellent
choicewouldbeyourspouse.Idonot
recommendhavingmorethanfourpeopleatthis
stage,especiallyifyouarenotusedtoprayingas
agroup.

Ifthepersonorpeopleyouchoosearepartofthe
samechurchorhomecellgroupthenyoushould
simplyprayforthoseinyourgrouporastheLord
leadsyou.

LiftthemuptotheLord,blessthemandthen
shareanyrevelationorvisionsyougetwith
everyone.Thenpraythosevisionsthrough.
Rememberthatifpeopledontknowtheperson
ortheirsituation,thenshareitbeforehandfor
theirbenefit.

Whoshouldbetheleader?Dontworrytoomuch
aboutthisfornow.Thisprojectshouldsimplybea
funpracticetime.Ifoneofyouhashadmore
experiencethenitwilllikelymovenaturallyto
thatperson.

Aslongasyousharewhateveryouaresensing,
seeingorfeeling,theotherscanconfirmthings
withyou.Whateveryoudohavefun,andletthe
Lordbeincontrolandleadyou!
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Chapter39WheretoFromHere
Congratulations,youhavedoneit!Youhave
reachedtheendofthebook,andhopefully
becomepowerfulinprayerandseeingmany
results.Butitisnottheend.Infact,itisjustthe
beginning!Fromhere,thepossibilitiesare
endless!
Nomatterwhoyouareorwhatyourpositionisin
theBodyofChrist,itistimetousewhatyouhave
learnedandmakeadifferencetoyourlifeandthe
livesofthosearoundyou!
Itistimetostandlikethatmiddlemanbetween
theLordandtospeakoutHisblessingandwill
intotheearth.Startusingitpositivelyandtotally
astheLordleadsyou,andstarttobringchange
intotheearthandintoyourcircumstances.
AndnowIwanttoreleasetheblessingoftheLord
onyouasyoucontinueforwardonyourown.
LordIspeakblessingonwhoeverisreadingthis
now.Ireleaseyouranointing,yourloveandyour
DaphneCrause
36BChapter39 WheretoFromHere 292
mightypowertoflowthroughthemlikearaging
river.
Lordastheyopentheirmouthtospeaktoyou
onbehalfofothers,Ipraythatyouwouldjust
moveyourhandinmightuponthem!Asthey
standinthegapforothers,whetherontheirown
orinagreementwithothersinagroup,Ipraythat
youwouldrewardthemfortheirfaithandthe
lovethattheyhavepouredout.
Lord,mayyoutakethembythehandandlead
themintoeverygoodthingthatyouhavefor
them,andmaytheyriseupandbecomemighty
warriorsinyourKingdom!
Congratulationsonpushingthroughonceagain!
Manyblessingstoyou.
____________
DaphneCrause

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