Back to the beginning foundation of prayer a desperate need for all Christians

Yes, you have read this before if, you have followed The Journey of a Prayer network from the beginning. I am posting this again because the strongest prayers we can pray are those from or including the Word of God. I would love to see every person on any prayer network to learn to use the word of God to defeat the enemy.  This is the way Jesus prayed after going into the wilderness to fast and pray.  It defeated the enemy because GOD CAN'T LIE

Revelation 12:11

And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.

 So daily devotions or a daily time set aside to read the Word of God and to pray will help you become strong in prayer.

I spend a great amount of time in prayer, I have found that one of the ways that God starts to show me how to pray for someone or something is by bringing into my heart a scripture.
It is really quite easy to look up a scripture and read it in context and then put it into prayer.

However, this will be difficult if you do not read your Bible so let's start with a Bible reading program. There are many programs on the internet which are great and you can read them on the computer or just look up the plan and read it with your Bible. Each of the following links has a variety of Bible reading plans. So find one that looks good for you and start.  If you miss a day then just start where you should be. What's important is that you read your Bible every day and not just happenstance, read each chapter and read systematically the problem with just opening your Bible and reading were your finger falls can cause some really strange doctrines and misread scriptures. 

 So, to get started to find a plan, these links can help you.  If it is the first time I recommend a plan that includes both an Old Testament and a New Testament plan.
Just check out the Google search or the ones below.
 https://www.google.ca/search?q=bible+reading+plans&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&gws_rd=cr&ei=BrBqUv3vM4X7iAK1soCoDw
or here are a few of them:
http://www.biblegateway.com/reading-plans/

Comprehensive Bible Reading Plan (365 Days)

Ready for the incredible privilege and adventure of reading the Bible through cover to cover? We hope so! It takes only about fifteen minutes a day. Enjoy! As you read, ask the Lord to help you see the redemptive story of the Bible. It's the heartbeat of every book from Genesis to Revelation.

Biographical Bible Reading Plan (121 Days)

Want to read Bible highlights from Adam to Zechariah? It's easy! The advantages of this approach include ease in seeing the story of the Bible and becoming acquainted with the entire Who's Who of the Bible. As you read, be sure to thank God for what he's going to do in and through you during the months ahead!

Survey Bible Reading Plan (61 Days)

Want to read highlights from every book of the Bible? This reading plan walks you through key passages from every book of the Bible, from Genesis to Revelation, in just 61 days. You'll be able to trace God's plan of salvation from start to finish in short, readable selections over the course of three months.

Chronological Bible Reading Plan (61 Days)

Would you like to read through the key stories of the Bible in chronological order, tracing the development of God's plan from Adam and Eve to the church of the New Testament? This reading plan introduces you to the major people and events of the Bible in chronological order, beginning with Creation, moving through the birth and history of the Israel nation and ending with Revelation's prophetic words. It's all broken down into 61 easily-readable segments.

http://www.biblestudytools.com/bible-reading-plan/ 

• Book Order - Read from Genesis 1 to Revelation 22 in the order in which the books of the Bible are arranged.
• Chronological - Read the Bible in the order that the events happened.
• Chronological New Testament - In only 3 months you can read the New Testament in the order that the events happened.
• Classic - Read 3 passages each day, starting with Genesis, Psalms, and Luke. From the original Bible Study Tools reading plan.
• Daily Gospel - This plan focuses on the record of the life of Christ. You'll read through all four gospels in 45 days.
• Daily Psalm - Read one Psalm per day for a spiritual boost
• Daily Wisdom - Find wisdom each day as you read straight through the Psalms, Proverbs, and Song of Solomon in 60 days.
• New Testament - Read straight through the New Testament in 90 days.
• Ninety-Day Challenge - Read the Bible all the way through in only 90 days. It's a challenge well worth taking.
• Old Testament and New Testament - Read one passage from the Old Testament and one from the New Testament each day.
• One-Year Immersion Plan - With this immersive plan, you'll read the Old Testament once and the New Testament three times each year.
• Prof. Horner's Reading System - A unique and challenging system where you read 10 chapters a day.
• Stay-on-Track Plan - If you have trouble staying on track, this one-year plan will help. There are readings only on the weekdays, with weekends free to catch up or get ahead.
• The Busy-Life Plan - If your life is busy, this plan will help you get through the Bible at a pace that works for you. You’ll read a short selection each day and complete the Bible in two years.
• The Christmas Bible Reading Plan - Designed for personal or family reading times, these 25 New Testament readings highlight the birth of Jesus and the purpose for His coming. Related Old Testament passages are also featured daily.
• Thematic - This Bible reading schedule is thematic or connective in nature. The goal is to make as many associations as possible between the different parts of Scripture while still reading individual books of the Bible from start to finish.

 http://www.ewordtoday.com/year/

Beginning to End:  Read the Bible from start to finish, from Genesis to Revelation.

Chronological:  Read the Bible as its events occurred in real-time. For example, Job lived sometime after the beginning of creation (Genesis 1) but before Abraham was born (Genesis 12). As a result, the Book of Job is integrated into the Book of Genesis.

Historical:  Read the books of the Bible as they were written historically, according to the estimated date of their writing.

New then Old:  A BibleYear.com exclusive! Read through the New Testament first, then read through the Old Testament.

Old and New:  Each day includes a passage from both the Old Testament and the New Testament.

http://www.bibleplan.org/ 

14 Bible reading plans:
Whole Bible in a year
Old Testament in a year
New Testament in a year
New Testament in a month
Old Testament in two years
Words of Jesus 4 times in a year
Whole Bible chronologically in a year
Whole Bible chronologically in a year #2
New Testament Letters 3 times in a year
New Testament & Proverbs twice, Psalms once in a year
New Testament & Psalms twice, rest of Bible once in a year
Proverbs in a month
Gospels in a month
Psalms in a month

John 14:26

New King James Version (NKJV)

²⁶ But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you.
 

The Holy Spirit can bring all things to your remembrance anything you have learned by reading your Bible and it makes it easier for God to speak to you because you will start to hear in your mind a scripture and you can pray it.

I will give you an example of how to put Scripture into prayer one of my long-time favorites to generally pray over anyone is found in Colossians 1. Sometimes, I simply pray the scripture as mostly shown here or sometimes I will sense the spirit move me towards a different direction.  I only put the first part of Colossians 1 below but the whole chapter works well. This one I used the amplified Bible but often different ones will seem better.

Father in Heaven I lift _________ to you today as one of your people set aside for the purposes of God I pray they would be a faithful child in Christ and they would have Grace that of spiritual favor and blessing and they would find favor and peace in their heart from God our Father.

Jesus, I continually give thanks to the Father for_______and lift them to you in prayer.

As they have given their life to Christ through faith I ask that they would lean their entire being in absolute trust and confidence in Your power, wisdom, and goodness. Allow that Faith and power be shown for all the saints and for their family.

God let them experience all of what is laid up reserved and waiting for them from Heaven. May they be strong in hope by being in your word and understanding the Truth of the Gospel.

I ask Father that they would bear fruit and continue to grow by their effective and fervent prayer and would prevail with tremendous power. (James 5:16)

God, I make a request of you for them that they may be filled with deep and clear understanding of Your will for them in all Spiritual wisdom.  Give them Clear and deep knowledge of Your will in all their ways. Give them the insight and discernment of Spiritual things. In Jesus' name, I pray Amen!

Try a scripture for yourself sometimes it is easiest to start with the Psalms and proverbs so try to pick out a scripture and turning it into a prayer.  To start, try Psalms 91, it is possible to use almost every verse of this Psalm as a complete prayer and as a whole covers all the needs people have. I have used the New King James here but check out other translations.

Psalm 91

New King James Version (NKJV)

Safety of Abiding in the Presence of God

1 He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High
Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
² I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress;
My God, in Him I will trust.”

³ Surely He shall deliver you from the snare of the fowler
And from the perilous pestilence.
⁴ He shall cover you with His feathers,
And under His wings you shall take refuge;
His truth shall be your shield and buckler.
⁵ You shall not be afraid of the terror by night,
Nor of the arrow that flies by day,
⁶ Nor of the pestilence that walks in darkness,
Nor of the destruction that lays waste at noonday.

⁷ A thousand may fall at your side,
And ten thousand at your right hand;
But it shall not come near you.
⁸ Only with your eyes shall you look,
And see the reward of the wicked.

⁹ Because you have made the Lord, who is my refuge,
Even the Most High, your dwelling place,
¹⁰ No evil shall befall you,
Nor shall any plague come near your dwelling;
¹¹ For He shall give His angels charge over you,
To keep you in all your ways.
¹² In their hands, they shall bear you up,
Lest you dash your foot against a stone.
¹³ You shall tread upon the lion and the cobra,
The young lion and the serpent you shall trample underfoot.

¹⁴ “Because he has set his love upon Me, therefore I will deliver him;
I will set him on high because he has known My name.

¹⁵ He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him;
I will be with him in trouble;
I will deliver him and honor him.
¹⁶ With a long life, I will satisfy him,
And show him My salvation.”

The Black hole, a seed and why we always will win through prayer networking

In space black holes are known and many theories around them exists.  Recently what they have learned about black holes have put some problems with the theory that a big explosion caused a series of events that by accident became the evolution of life on earth.

What is a Black Hole

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_hole

A black hole is a region of space-time from which gravity prevents anything, including light, from escaping. The theory of general relativity predicts that a sufficiently compact mass will deform space-time to form a black hole. Around a black hole, there is a mathematically defined surface called an event horizon that marks the point of no return. The hole is called "black" because it absorbs all the light that hits the horizon, reflecting nothing, just like a perfect black body in thermodynamics.[Thermodynamics  is a branch of natural science concerned with heat and its relation to energy and work. It defines macroscopic variables (such as temperature, internal energy, entropy, and pressure) that characterize materials and radiation, and explains how they are related and by what laws they change with time. Thermodynamics describes the average behavior of very large numbers of microscopic constituents, and its laws can be derived from statistical mechanics.
Thermodynamics applies to a wide variety of topics in science and engineering—such as engines, phase transitions, chemical reactions, transport phenomena, and even black holes. Results of thermodynamic calculations are essential for other fields of physics and for chemistry, chemical engineering, aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, cell biology, biomedical engineering, and materials science—and useful in other fields such as economics]  Quantum field theory in curved spacetime predicts that event horizons emit radiation like a black body with a finite temperature. This temperature is inversely proportional to the mass of the black hole, making it difficult to observe this radiation for black holes of stellar mass or greater.

So then what does this have to do with prayer.  
Most of what is written above is theory,  and what I am about to suggest is also theory but somewhat backed up in the Bible. 

I would like to suggest the in the Fibonacci sequence, the zero is the black hole it absorbs everything and reflects nothing. It will take many posts to explain all of this but let start with some things about black holes.  They don't just occur in outer space we see it in nature as well. The Fibonacci sequence starts with zero let's for now say zero is the black hole. I think that because of this everything on the earth and in the universe reveal the nature and attributes of God. 

Psalms 19

19 The heavens declare the glory of God;
And the firmament shows His handiwork.
² Day unto day utters speech,
And night unto night reveals knowledge.
³ There is no speech nor language
Where their voice is not heard.
⁴ Their line has gone out through all the earth,
And their words to the end of the world.

In them He has set a tabernacle for the sun,
⁵ Which is like a bridegroom coming out of his chamber,
And rejoices like a strong man to run its race.
⁶ Its rising is from one end of heaven,
And its circuit to the other end;
And there is nothing hidden from its heat.

So like a black hole the heavens absorbs all and reflects nothing it simply declares or shows us the Glory of God.

There are many things in nature that start with a black hole, for example a seed.

A seed is dead, it really is living an eternal existence as a seed time will not effect it. As long as no other variables are added to the jar then this seed will always be a seed.  It is really nothing although it may be food,  in that container with nothing added it will become nothing else for eternity, time has no effect on it.  I can set it in a glass container and it will do nothing however when I add one thing to it like "water" or "nutrients", the seed now becomes something, alive, it grows roots, and the plant starts to grow.  

If I add one more thing to it like sun it grows faster and taller, if I add soil and a container to it then it becomes a growing life. This process makes a virtual dead item into a live plant.

 and takes over the rest of the Fibonacci Sequence. 0,1,1,2,3,5,8,13,21,34..................

So when it comes to a prayer network the same thing happens
In each of us there is a spirit and when we become born again then our spirit becomes the Holy Spirit it's like water added to the seed, and we begin to grow with the Word, prayer etc.....
Now we are again a seed this time in Prayer when we decide to start a prayer network we have added water when we added the first one to the prayer network it causes an action the prayer network starts to sprout and starts setting roots. Then when you add another it is like adding the nutrients and it grows quicker then you add two more then 3 more then 5 more and you have "one prayer wheel " or "one seed" each member of your prayer network now is a new seed and should produce more seeds each one should eventual have 12 new seeds and so on.

Joshua 23:10

One man of you puts to flight a thousand, since it is the Lord your God who fights for you, just as he promised you.

Leviticus 26:8 

Five of you shall chase a hundred, and a hundred of you shall chase ten thousand, and your enemies shall fall before you by the sword.

1 Samuel 18:7 KJV

King James Version

And the women answered one another as they played , and said , Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands.

Romans 8:31 

What then shall we say to these things? 

If God is for us, who can be against us?

 It has no End of Possibilities. 
This is the beginning of showing you why and how the prayer network I have proposed from the vision Ezekiel in Ezekiel 1-3 
will produce life and increase the Kingdom of |God on earth.
You will need to learn a little more about the black hole to understand it better but this is a start. 

Domino effect and Prayer Networking part 2

Yesterday we talked about how there is a domino effect in the world and how the enemy seems to have little steps like dominoes that click off chain reactions like in Dominoes.  At the end of Yesterday's post though I said It may seem like the enemies plan but they are all there for the fulfilling of the Prophetic Word of God.  "These things Must come to Pass..." The following video of dominoes falling show that there is a strategy set down that the dominoes must follow. God has actually set the structure of the plan He put in motion before the foundations of the world were laid.

Domino Fall Down 7

The difference knowing that the structure is laid out by God then we realize that there is a form and the enemy has to work within that plan.  Really the only way to see that plan fail is.......well there isn't one. 
 We have to remember that Satan was a created being he has not always been here, he was not like God because he was created, Satan had a beginning and he will have an end. Satan only has the information that the Creator had already in His mind, he doesn't understand what God is doing or how God is using Him to complete His work.  God's timing for the world is about one thing....."The Gospel of the Kingdom shall be Preached in ALL the world for a witness." Matthew 24:14

Here is the other factor we need to understand.  God is not in anyway effected by time.  Before He created the sun and the moon there was no time, so God is not like us limited in time. 

This is why He can say that He is coming soon, it is also why He will let you go through the same thing over and over again until you learn what He wants you to learn, because time is not an issue to God. In the book The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, by C.S.Lewis Lucy asks Aslan (Who represents Jesus) "Please How long is soon?"  and Aslan replies "I call all times soon." Time is an issue for satan because His life continues until the time restraint that God placed in the World so He continues to work and work for God's plan to be delayed.

So there are many plans in God's domino effect that will happen before Christ comes back and rules and reigns for 1000 years.

For the past 40 years I have seen God teach the Church  how to pray, about spiritual warfare, about our armor, about the need for intercessors, watchmen etc. all heading to what He is doing today and that is teaching us to be strategic in prayer, united in prayer and most importantly to become networked in prayer.  The internet today is so amazing that we can have people prayer all on the same network for every minute of the day and night. The prayer network that I think is the best way to network, is not about holding prayer meetings it's about connecting with people around the world quickly and precise so they can seek God and pray. It is based on 3 things 
1. The vision of Ezekiel
2.  The Lord's prayer 
3. The Gospel of the Kingdom reaching all the world
4. Fibonacci Sequence What is called the Fingerprint of God.

Although the Book of Ezekiel has already seen part of it start on the day of Pentecost, the book of Ezekiel could not truly have been understood before this time in history.  Although "the fingerprint of God" the "Fibonacci sequence", "the Golden mean" the "Fibonacci spiral"  has been known for thousands of years, It is actually only now that it has been seen so clearly everywhere.  Many of our photos by different computers in outer space show exactly the vision that Ezekiel saw in Ezekiel 1-3.

The sunflower might be the easier way to show it in relationship to prayer networking but it works and when it works it is a wheel within a wheel.

 The sunflower is similar to the domino effect in spiritual warfare in that it can by just one person start a reaction around the world that will literally tear down all the strongholds of the devil.

Please go back and look up the First prayer networking by going

 To the bottom of the page

and click on the link:

 

then it will take you to all the posts on this topic, start by scrolling to the bottom one and work up from there.

One of the things that must happen for the end results of the outpouring of the Holy Spirit and the Gospel to be preached in all the world is Prayer, Strategic prayer, prayer that when it is working will literately cause a domino effect spiritual in the Kingdom of God on earth.

So this is the good news in a single thought, 

WE CAN'T LOOSE!

 WE CAN ONLY BE ANOTHER GENERATION THAT CHOOSES TO NOT BE THE ONE THAT MAKES THIS HAPPEN.

We get afraid because we think that the enemy is going to win and the world will be destroyed--and it will, the Bible tells us that but we forget that a new Heaven and a new earth will also happen. 
Rev. 21:1  New Living Translation
Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the old heaven and the old earth had disappeared. And the sea was also gone.


So go back again and read what I have already written about prayer networking and get started find 1 person then another.

0,1,1,2,3,5,8,13..................

Please go back and look up the First prayer networking by going

 To the bottom of the page

and click on the link:

 

Next post I will talk a little more about Fibonacci and the Black hole and how it relates to prayer.

The Domino effect and Prayer networking

This past while I have been trying to teach you to look beyond a single act big or small and see how it can affect things like the first domino in a row.


This is what I will continue to teach so that we can see how things our life, family, church, city, nation

Go figure, the subscriber is to: sinners Domino entertainment I think it will be fine for all of us since we are all sinners just saved by grace!

The domino effect has several issues in spiritual warfare and in prayer.  If you watch the above video then you should realize that it is not by accident that each of the dominoes fall as they do in the way they do, it is a strategic plan with knowledge learned from experience math, and maybe a bit of science.  The same is true in the world.  Satan is a great strategist, he spend years bit by bit changing the worlds morals, beliefs, etc.  He has been able to change morality in North America from where modesty was the most important requirement in entertainment today it is about more gore, more sex, even more bondage acts and more perverted the better it would seem.  More recently a great example of the domino effect would be from going to legal same sex marriage to the loss of freedom of right and expression of Christianity as a whole. The number of law suits, teacher under fire and people being stopped even from feeding the hungry because they are Christians.  Fifty years ago Sunday shopping was a big deal, but when it became legal to have Sunday shopping what really was effected by the domino was people going to church it actually grew, but what did fall was the family unit leading all the way to the domino today falling of homosexual marriage to a direct attack on Christians, not even just here in North America but world wide.  The Hamas, Syrians and Al-Qaeda  are demanding Sharia law(use this link to learn more  http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharia_law) be made law in all the UK,  European and even here in North America.

http://military-matters.blogspot.ca/2011/01/middle-east-dominoes.html

So if I went back even a little bit further to 1950-60's Walt Disney started doing Sunday Cartoons, and the Walt Disney. Sound harmless and even though His intention was supposedly to give children and families entertainment that was wholesome. What it did is start the break down in Church attendance. It looked beautiful wonderful and seemed harmless, however it was just one more domino in a line of dominoes that have led us to the moral epidemic we see today.  THe increase in Human trafficking and in perverted sexual shows on T.V.

Van Gogh's Starry night

 I could add likely millions of other dominoes to show how we have come to all the headlines we see around the world.

Please understand I am not bashing Walt Disney or homosexuality or anything I am just simply showing you the enemies intricate strategic setting of every domino, for his plan to work.  

BUT LET'S NOT GIVE THE ENEMY TO MUCH CREDIT.

When I started looking back on things I realize that all things that cause many of the horrendous things we see today has all been started or put in motion by Christians.  First we can go back to Judas.  He loved Jesus he followed Jesus yet he Betrayed Jesus. Think of Elvis Presley He in the domino that started some of the very perverted music and gangsta rap and other things that we have today because he was the King of Rock and Roll. Yet if you read about the life of Elvis you will see he loved God every night after a concert he and his band would sing and praise God for often hours.  Again I am not bashing rock and roll just simply showing a domino that hits another and another until they all fall.  

THE DOMINO EFFECT ISN'T SATAN'S PLAN AT ALL, IT JUST SEEMS THAT WAY.  Little by Little GOD USES THE ENEMY TO SEE THAT " THESE THINGS MUST COME TO PAST..." To fulfill God's Word.

 So next post I will begin to show you how the same domino effect also is why prayer networking works.  It's simply putting piece after piece just sitting right to make the Kingdom of God and the Harvest to come just like the falling  of the Dominoes.

                                     

Gossip and Prayer and too much or too little information part 2

 Gossip and Prayer and too much 

or too little information

 Please if you didn't read part one then go back and start there.
We were talking in the last post that too much information is hard to work through. Most of the warfare we do in prayer is more local for the province or state, the city, the church or people. When however we start going to the international level or the level of Principalities the enemies want to over whelm us with date or do every thing without any factual news. Much of what we see is just stuff but in amongst it are things we need to pull out and evaluate.  We need to view this information with the help of others.  Consider a principality like a castle it has 4 watch towers with at least 2 watchmen in each tower, then there is also gate keepers and door keepers along the walls. Thinking that they should all seem the same thing is crazy because they all view from different starting positions and they all view from different heights and different viewing directions. 

 It is only when we hear the information from each direction in prayer that we can start to discern spiritual forces and start to take the territories they have a stronghold in.

Principalities the enemies  
HEADING INTO
STRATEGIC SPIRITUAL WARFARE

Principalities in the Bible do seem at times to have border lines in the natural world for example we have the Prince of Greece and the Prince of Persia these are the fallen angels. And there are many, when you start to gather information on a  international level you need to be able to process tons of data and rightly discern spirits. Unfortunately in reality, these Principalities do not consider man's Territory lines as their lines.  
So when things like terrorism caused by man but with a specific target, it is not always easy to sort through the information. The enemy has a plan of course but His plan and tactics and strategies are all given to Him in accordance with the will of God.
This is because of the prophetic word of God. These things must come to pass.... But the end is not yet.  

Matthew 24:3-16 (NLT)  

Later, Jesus sat on the slopes of the Mount of Olives. His disciples came to him privately and asked, "When will all this take place? And will there be any sign ahead of time to signal your return and the end of the world?" 4 Jesus told them "Don't let anyone mislead you. 5 For many will come in my name, saying, 'I am the Messiah.' They will lead many astray. 6 And wars will break out near and far, but don't panic. Yes, these things must come, but the end won't follow immediately. 7 The nations and kingdoms will proclaim war against each other, and there will be famines and earthquakes in many parts of the world. 8 But all this will be only the beginning of the horrors to come. 9 "Then you will be arrested, persecuted, and killed. You will be hated all over the world because of your allegiance to me. 10 And many will turn away from me and betray and hate each other. 11 And many false prophets will appear and will lead many people astray. 12 Sin will be rampant everywhere, and the love of many will grow cold. 13 But those who endure to the end will be saved. 14 And the Good News about the Kingdom will be preached throughout the whole world, so that all nations will hear it; and then, finally, the end will come. 15 "The time will come when you will see what Daniel the prophet spoke about: the sacrilegious object that causes desecration standing in the Holy Place" -- reader, pay attention!

 This might be the most important time for you to communicate with other people watching the international spiritual war. When we leave the battle ground to the war room we need Strategy. This  is where you turn to your prayer network. Get people to pray and then communicate the information one to another in that group about what God says.
If you do not have a prayer network then just pray basic prayers over a situation: bring the peace of God to the situation, pray to save people, heal the land. Mostly Pray the word. 
You need to watch and pray for a long time to sort out if this is just a single battle or a war.  Having a prayer network and studying your Bible will have a great deal of advantage for these wars and prayer.

 When you start to get into tackling those principalities then you will see the enemy pushed back and defeated over and over

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1NZi0UqzsY 

I guess the most important thing in all the information we get is to PRAY don't just talk pray. whether you pray like everyone else is not going to be greater in God's ears, and Jesus told us not to pray long winded prayers.  We tend to say I'm praying for you and then we don't actually pray!

Looking for the Judas Principle

If you are looking for the Judas principle it is August 10, 2013

Gossip, too much info and not enough info and it's effect on prayer

Welcome to 

The Journey of a Prayer Warrior!!

I am giving up telling you what my plans are because it would seem that God has more to say about it then I thought.  Go figure.... (No disrespect intended). I surrender God to you!

SORTING THROUGH INFORMATION 
AND FINDING OUT 

WHAT GOD IS DOING THROUGH EVENTS AND INCIDENCES.

This morning here in Canada I woke up very early, and I was looking through some prayer requests that people had given me and some that came on my prayer list for other reasons. I was thinking about how people that know me and my prayer life well know that I don't want too much information. Because information can cloud God's purposes and plans.

Gossip, Secrets, Slander, idle talk and tale bearing

These things are the biggest hindrances toward God centered prayer. Sometime not having enough information can cause you to go the wrong direction in prayer. Some times too much information can keep you from praying for the real need.  The Bible has much to say about gossip.

Proverbs 16:28 A dishonest man spreads strife, and a whisperer separates close friends.

Leviticus 19:16 You shall not go around as a slanderer among your people, and you shall not stand up against the life of your neighbor: I am the LORD.

Proverbs 11:13 Whoever goes about slandering reveals secrets, but he who is trustworthy in spirit keeps a thing covered.

Proverbs 20:19 Whoever goes about slandering reveals secrets; therefore do not associate with a simple babbler.

Proverbs 26:20-22 For lack of wood the fire goes out, and where there is no whisperer, quarreling ceases.  As charcoal to hot embers and wood to fire, so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife. The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels; they go down into the inner parts of the body.

Jeremiah 6:28 They are all stubbornly rebellious, going about with slanders; they are bronze and iron; all of them act corruptly.

Jeremiah 9:4 Let everyone beware of his neighbor, and put no trust in any brother, or every brother is a deceiver, and every neighbor goes about as a slanderer. 

Deceit, Backbiting, Busybodies, Malicious Gossips & Whisperers

Psalms 41:7 All who hate me whisper together about me; they imagine the worst for me.

Proverbs 25:23 The north wind brings forth rain, and a backbiting tongue, angry looks.

Romans 1:28-32

And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, God gave them up to a debased mind to do what ought not to be done. They were filled with all manner of unrighteousness, evil, covetousness, malice.

They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, maliciousness. They are gossips, slanderers, haters of God, insolent, haughty, boastful, inventors of evil, disobedient to parents, foolish, faithless, heartless, and ruthless. Though they know God’s righteous decree that those who practice such things deserve to die, they not only do them but give approval to those who practice them.

2 Corinthians 12:20 For I fear that perhaps when I come I may find you not as I wish, and that you may find me not as you wish—that perhaps there may be quarreling, jealousy, anger, hostility, slander, gossip, conceit, and disorder.

1 Timothy 3:9-11 Deacons likewise must be dignified, not double-tongued, not addicted to much wine, not greedy for dishonest gain. They must hold the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience. And let them also be tested first; then let them serve as deacons if they prove themselves blameless. Their wives likewise must be dignified, not slanderers, but sober-minded, faithful in all things.

1 Timothy 5:13-14 Besides that, they learn to be idlers, going about from house to house, and not only idlers, but also gossips and busybodies, saying what they should not. So I would have younger widows marry, bear children, manage their households, and give the adversary no occasion for slander.

2 Timothy 3:1-5 But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty. For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy  heartless, unappeasable, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not loving good, treacherous, reckless, swollen with conceit, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having the appearance of godliness, but denying its power. Avoid such people.

Titus 2:2-3 Older men are to be sober-minded, dignified, self-controlled, sound in faith, in love, and in steadfastness. Older women likewise are to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers or slaves to much wine. They are to teach what is good.

Definitions:

Gossip is idle talk or rumors, especially about personal or private affairs of others. It is one of the oldest and most common means of sharing facts, personal opinions views and slander. This term is used pejoratively (a word or grammatical form of expression that expresses contempt, criticism, disregard, or disrespect) by its reputation for the introduction of errors and variations into the information transmitted, and it also describes idle chat, a rumor of personal, or trivial nature.

Slander is a malicious, false, and defamatory statement or report: a slander against his good name.

Talebearer: People that embellish and make a true story be mostly fantasy and when they hear stories the pass them on again adding their own twists to them.  These can be extremely dangerous because there is just enough truth that people will believe the whole lie along with it.

 The problem with too much information and especially Gossip in prayer is that it can send you in a direction far away from the will and purposes in God. 

Perhaps social media can be a great example.  I often get **ALERTS** on my wall telling me that someone's gone missing or the police are looking for a car with a certain license plate.

Let me use that one for a good example:
 A Little girl, 3 yrs. old picked up by a man driving a gray car, license plate: Quebec 72B 381. Canada. Re-blog this. It could save her. The Kidnapping is recent so do it. 

This  Facebook hoax has gone on for about 5 years and it changes a little bit from time to time. Check out some of them...
http://urbanlegends.about.com/b/2010/04/19/fake-amber-alert-spreads-far-and-wide-and-fast-via-sms-twitter.htm
The problem is it was not true right from the start it was simple selfish mischievous gossip about something that in the long haul could stop what is great about social media, "it's ability to get the word out super fast."  There are many real amber alerts, escape convicts alert, but because of gossips and spirits of wickedness it can actually stop the great benefit Social media can play. The best way to stop passing on the right information is to Google the alert and see if others have reported it as a hoax if it's not a hoax you will also find real sources for the same information.
How does this relate to prayer.  The same thing is true in prayer, I have found all that I want in most cases for individual people is the simple need maybe just the name or a name.  It is much easier for me to hear what God wants me to pray for people if I don't hear lots of talk about them. People tend to embellish their request because of the fear that they are not letting you know just how important the request is.  Some times people bring their own agenda to prayer.  Even stating things in a different light to get you to pray a certain way, this also can lead you away from God's will for your prayer.  Sometimes people will call you to pray just because they are dying to tell someone something they have heard or suspected and make it sound like concern instead of gossip.
This is also true in the news on a much bigger picture. I think we all know that the National inquirer put's embellishing twists on the news about celebrities. We all know that much of the information you get from conspiracy sites will also have twists and turns and not maybe about facts and the whole picture. 

 The problem is that every news source in the world has it's own agenda. First to make money, then to keep at the front of information  they will  pacify what information they will share and when so that they can get exclusives from government etc. Also if they are receiving kick backs or financing through big business it will provide information that boost that business.
Then we do have brotherhoods and secret societies that have agenda of their own and basically buy the loyalty of the press.
Maybe this is when social media is at it's best and worst.  The second something is happening YouTube will start having videos being downloaded. Facebook, Twitter will also have amateur information going out. This is both good and bad.  
 I was look for a image to put in here and type amateur news and this is what I got first. Just for fun ha ha

Sometimes what you think you are seeing on a video is not what it seems and sometimes there is more information you miss because of a person telling you what's going on. When you use all these sources of information then you have overwhelming information. 

TOO MUCH, INFORMATION

One of the challenges of all the news sources is simply hearing from God.
Here are some steps I take in Prayer for such things and people that need prayer.
1.  After I have read what I can, I set it aside in my mind I ask God to expose the spirits at work in this situation. I ask God for conformations of things that need prayer for this situation. Then I ask God to direct my prayer.
2.  I start by praying the Scripture.

A.  If it is for an individual I almost always start praying through Psalms 91, I cover the work and plans of God for them with the blood of Christ and asking God to sustain them.  If it is for salvation and or health I often just go to John 3 all of it I bind to them what the word of God says about salvation and how they can be saved. If it is about sickness in someone saved already I will just pray to loose all the curses that sin in the Garden of Eden brought on us and I will pray that all the blessings the death of Jesus freed us from be bound to them.

B. If I am praying for a situation in the world caused by nature or natural causes for example a flood, earthquake, tsunami, etc.  I also pray scripture but I often look at the books of the prophets to show how to pray. I ask God to show me how the horrific event is meant to further the Kingdom of God. We really need to understand that God is sovereign.   What does the Sovereignty of God mean?  Below is from the following link please read it all when you can. http://www.christianity.com/theology/what-does-the-phrase-god-is-sovereign-really-mean-11555729.html  

If you were to look up the word “sovereign” in the dictionary, you would find words and phrases like “superior,” “greatest,” “supreme in power and authority,” “ruler,” and “independent of all others” in its definition. But the way I like to explain God’s sovereignty best is simply to say, “God is in control.”
There is absolutely nothing that happens in the universe that is outside of God’s influence and authority. As King of kings and Lord of lords, God has no limitations. Consider just a few of the claims the Bible makes about God: 

1.                            God is above all things and before all things. He is the alpha and the omega, the beginning and the end. He is immortal, and He is present everywhere so that everyone can know Him (Revelation 21:6).

2.                            God created all things and holds all things together, both in heaven and on earth, both visible and invisible (Colossians 1:16). 

3.                            God knows all things past, present, and future. There is no limit to His knowledge, for God knows everything completely before it even happens (Romans 11:33). 

4.                             God can do all things and accomplish all things. Nothing is too difficult for Him, and He orchestrates and determines everything that is going to happen in your life, in my life, in America, and throughout the world. Whatever He wants to do in the universe, He does, for nothing is impossible with Him (Jeremiah 32:17). 

5.                            God is in control of all things and rules over all things. He has power and authority over nature, earthly kings, history, angels, and demons. Even Satan himself has to ask God’s permission before he can act (Psalm 103:19).

6.                            That’s what being sovereign means. It means being the ultimate source of all power, authority, and everything that exists. Only God can make those claims; therefore, it’s God’s sovereignty that makes Him superior to all other gods and makes Him, and Him alone, worthy of worship.

C. If I am praying for a situation in the world that has been man made, etc a blow out at a gas plant, a house fire, even things like house fires or fires in a city that knock out the power for a while.  These things are not terrorist or violent acts from man but the consequence of choices a man or many men have caused.  Some big examples of this are, Abortion and the problem with not enough people coming up to care for those that will be retiring cause our countries to have to allow more and more immigrants. The challenges of one county making decisions that cause another country to be abundant in poverty, sicknesses, homelessness and orphans because of sweat shops, and Human trafficking, and the country causing the problem will find themselves despised and hated by other countries. Violence and a problem with perversion because the Government is allowing their participation in violence and perversion it will flow down to all the people in that country. This leads me to the next point
I am going to post this bit first and more over the next week or so because it is perhaps the biggest topic for and about prayer, and I want to go slow so you can process little bits at a time.Keep coming back more tomorrow.  Gossip vs Worship the weekend way

Amber alert 3 yr old girl taken by a man driving a new silver truck plate 72B381 in cortland area KEEP IT GOING SO THEY CAN FIND HER
Read more at http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/missing/faketext.asp#jqSRPMKxKD8Phwqx.99

Amber alert 3 yr old girl taken by a man driving a new silver truck plate 72B381 in cortland area KEEP IT GOING SO THEY CAN FIND HER
Read more at http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/missing/faketext.asp#jqSRPMKxKD8Phwqx.99

Amber alert 3 yr old girl taken by a man driving a new silver truck plate 72B381 in cortland area KEEP IT GOING SO THEY CAN FIND HER
Read more at http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/missing/faketext.asp#jqSRPMKxKD8Phwqx.99

Amber alert 3 yr old girl taken by a man driving a new silver truck plate 72B381 in cortland area KEEP IT GOING SO THEY CAN FIND HER
Read more at http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/missing/faketext.asp#jqSRPMKxKD8Phwqx.99

Amber alert 3 yr old girl taken by a man driving a new silver truck plate 72B381 in cortland area KEEP IT GOING SO THEY CAN FIND HER
Read more at http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/missing/faketext.asp#jqSRPMKxKD8Phwqx.99

Amber alert 3 yr old girl taken by a man driving a new silver truck plate 72B381 in cortland area KEEP IT GOING SO THEY CAN FIND HER
Read more at http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/missing/faketext.asp#jqSRPMKxKD8Phwqx.99

Amber alert 3 yr old girl taken by a man driving a new silver truck plate 72B381 in cortland area KEEP IT GOING SO THEY CAN FIND HER
Read more at http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/missing/faketext.asp#jqSRPMKxKD8Phwqx.99