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Day 36: SOMEBODY’S PRAYING ME THROUGH


  • The Bible is very clear that the believer has an obligation to pray (James 5:16).  After I have vented my frustrations to another believer, I am called to allow him to pray over me.  This prayer will bring about my healing through the power of Jesus Christ, my righteousness.
  • I am always pleasantly surprised when someone, out of the blue, calls to tell me that they have been praying for me.  How loving is that!  This is why it is senseless not to be honest with prayer warriors about my fears, doubts, anxieties, and concerns.  These servants of God know first hand the power of Jesus and they stand on His promise to hear and answer their prayers (Matthew 7:7).
  • Praying in itself is not what makes the difference.  It is Jesus, alone, that gives prayer its power.  Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross has given the believer the right to approach the throne of grace.  I am heard because I pray in the name of Jesus.
  • Compulsive overeating in the believer is the result of spiritual warfare.  The devil knows the right lie to tell and the faith of the overeater has not grown enough to see the lie for what it is.  For those of us who are not currently struggling with the food, it is our responsibility to pray diligently for those who are still believing the lie.  I pray to never believe that I am “home free.”  I pray to be diligent in my prayers for abstinence for us all.
  • One of my favorite verses about prayer is Philippians 4:6.  This verse gave me permission to pray even when I did not think that I could do it good enough.  As a new Christian, I often compared myself to those who had walked with the Lord much, much longer than I.  Compared to them, I felt like my prayers were stilted and stiff.  It was a glorious day when I realize that I could pray about my praying!  I still pray about my praying.  When the voices tell me that “I’m not doing it right”, I make their taunt into a prayer.  I tell God that I don’t have the ability to pray rightly in my own power.  I ask Him to make me better. (And He does!)

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