I Prayed Through!

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"Don't give up, don't back down, and don't give in. Church we've got to stand"! We've got to put our armor of God on daily and fight the good fight of faith, especially in these days of unrest!

Growing up the saints of God taught me to spend much time in prayer. I remember, many times over, my knees and the calves of my legs being sore the first few days of the week after spending time on my knees at the altar at church during both Sunday services... as I prayed, wept, and waited on God. Time was never an issue during the altar call, because I was raised to pray until I had "prayed through" = until the burden lifted and the peace/presence of God spoke to my spirit, while I felt light as a feather walking out of those church doors. Prayer is so powerful to your spirit and soul. Prayer will release your troubled thoughts and deliver your soul. Prayer will free you from the turmoil of this world’s entrapments and keep you anchored in truth. Jesus taught us to listen to His voice. He taught us the manner and the method to pray. He sent us the Comforter, the Holy Ghost, to lead us into all truth. There’s something powerful that happens to your inner self when you pray until you've "prayed through" with understanding. Time has also taught me that praying until you've "prayed through" is not confined to a designated place (i.e. church altar)... it is portable, too. You can pray anywhere and everywhere. Time and growing in Christ has also taught me that prayer is not to try and manipulate God in getting “clearance” for your wants and desires... but to encounter a freshness of His Spirit in your life that will not only make it easier to bear the weight of this world, it will also establish PEACE in your life. I don't know what else we're going to face, but I believe praying until we've "prayed through" is not only missing in the daily lives of most Christians these days, but it is also missing in the majority of the churches moving forward in the right direction. We've got to get back to praying until we've "prayed through"! 

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