In recent weeks I discovered (thanks to HOP-HB in Mississippi) a process of prayer called Harp and Bowl and a new type of Missionary called Intercessory Missionary. Upon arrival in Cookeville I started truly studying this out. I soon discovered that prayer is not something we do but as King David said, It is something that we become. (CR PS 109:4 Original language: I am Prayer) It is also a way to Minister to G-d Himself (Acts 6 and 13). What a privilege, to minister to G-d. I just figured out that prayer is sacraficial like marriage. You must give up what you want and reorder your life to integrate with your spouse. In this case that is G-d and Yeshua, we are after all the Bride of Christ. In studying this out and implementing it I learned 2 things.

First, that all of the Bible is a Romance between G-d and Man. G-d is in love with us so much that he interrupted eternity by cutting it in two just so we could have time to know him. For those that don’t know there is eternity past before the Earth was created and fallen due to sin and eternity future where we are with Him forever after the end of the age. He loved us so much that He killed His son for us and made us sons and daughters with all the rights and privileges that entails. He is preparing a place for us to spend all eternity future with Him. It is His desire that we love Him and serve Him Just as He loves us and meets our needs. If we love Him and wish to serve Him how can we minister to G-d? The Answer to that is the 2nd thing I learned.

We exist to bring G-d glory and give G-d glory. Nothing is greater than His glory and we have no greater prize than reveling in that fact. Try praying G-d’s glory for an hr a day. Not asking for guidance, wisdom or stuff. Don’t thank Him for anything just say G-d I am here to give you glory and pray your glory. Your glory made manifest. Your glory over your Bride. Your over the Earth and through the Earth. Instead of praying for satan to leave your town or release your loved ones pray that G-d’s glory be poured out and on them and that the situation give G-d glory. Pray for the Bride of Christ in your city and the Earth to move in His glory and be moved by it. That we stream it out toward each other and the world. This is the best way to get satan out, because if we are consumed with G-d’s glory there is no place for satan.

Prayer is sacrificial! A life in G-d is sacrificial.Try always agreeing to pray, turning of the tv (the great idol of our day) and picking up the Bible or a G-d centered book. Try Mooreland, Piper, Lewis, or Geisler for a start. Trying replacing your music time with more G-d music or prayer. Try actually sitting still in the quiet and saying G-d I want you and only you and I am not leaving here til you show up because the one desire of my heart is to spend time with you because I am your son/daughter and wish to know you. Try making your small group, bible studies, Church time, etc. the anchors of week where everything else revolves around making time for them. Who cares if the house has to wait a day to get cleaned or only gets cleaned in pieces, G-d showed up. Who cares if your shopping is inconvenienced you learned something about G-d. Who cares if you have to say to a friend I can’t do that, it is time to pray, you grew more in love with G-d. If you do that in any small part you will find bitterness and anger fleeing you like the ebbing tide.

If you need G-d to change things in your life try changing your life for G-d. Luke 18:7-8 (Amplified Bible, ps Thanks Honey for buying me one)

7And will not [our just] God defend and protect and avenge His elect (His chosen ones), who cry to Him day and night? Will He [a]defer them and [b]delay help on their behalf?

8I tell you, He will defend and protect and avenge them speedily. However, when the Son of Man comes, will He find [[c]persistence in] faith on the earth?

How can we cry day and night and persist in faith if we continue to piece mill G-d and say I have stuff to do (work, eat, clean anything) Yes we need those things but G-d should be the centre of it all. I eat around G-d I work around G-d I clean around G-d and now I find I get more done in less time. That my mind and body are renewed.

Put G-d first and make a life of prayer an integral part of life until like the one man called “A man after G-d’s own heart (1Samuel 13:14: …the Lord has sought out [David] a man after His own [a]heart, and the Lord has commanded him to be prince and ruler over His people,…) said in Ps 109:4 Young’s Literal Translation: ” I — prayer!” In the NASB It says I am [in] prayer meaning the word in was not originally present. So it is I — Prayer or more modernly stated I am prayer. This is why King David was “A Man after G-ds own heart” because he was prayer.

Try it and see it what happens