I went to a Holy Ghost prayer meeting
late last night and I'm going again today!
Yesterday was my sabbath day -- Church, followed by lunch with friends, some downtime at home, and then, the writing of the blog. There was still plenty of time to spare before the day was done, so I took Pauly around the block for his evening walk, came home and began surfing YouTube for some inspiration. CLICK. I settled back in my chair to take in a good word. What a nice way to end the day!
There I was listening to Dr. Roberts Liardon speak on the topic of Diverse Tongues. He shared a great testimony about his praying grandmother and her impact on his life. Daily she would go into her room, shut the door, get on her knees and say, "Oh Righteous Heavenly Father, I come." And then she'd pray for hours in the Spirit.
Hmmm. That got me to thinking, "I wonder what would happen if I did that?" Seems simple enough. After all, it sounds like the Spirit is doing all the praying. If I could just push through the awkward part up front until things took off, it could be quite powerful.
"Pushing through"
Determination is...
Staying Power,
Singlemindedness,
Purposefullness,
Intentness,
Persistence,
Stout-Heartedness,
Pressing in until
you're there!
Yeah... that sounds easy, but most people don't make it. They give up! They get tired! They throw in the towel too soon. If you're going to do this, it's critical that you determine up front that you're going to stay focused, until you're airborne. It's like taking off in a plane. You've got to get off the ground (earth) and into the air, (the heavenlies). So I took up the challenge. What can I say? I felt...
Compelled -- Drawn -- I just had to try it!
It seemed like the right thing to do. There was a sense of joyful urgency within me. Something was going on in my heart.
The Holy Spirit was shouting,
"YES!!! Let's do it!"
I looked at the clock. It was just after midnight. I went into my room and shut the door. Pauly jumped on the bed and settled down for the night. I propped up the pillows, sat back, pulled my knees into my chest, bowed my head, closed my eyes and repeated the words...
"Oh Righteous Heavenly Father,
I come."
Then I opened my mouth and let the Spirit have His way. We started off in one tongue and before long, another emerged. One was light and flowery. The other was authoritative and firey! Along came another and another. How many languages does The Spirit know? Apparently, many. After about twenty minutes, I happened to open my eyes and noticed the clock. It wasn't twenty minutes at all. More than forty five minutes had passed and I hadn't even gotten started yet.
Let's get this baby off the ground!
Oh no... here we go! I got off the bed. I had decided to pace. That's it! When the pacing starts it's "Take off" for me. Before I knew it, I was praying in English - I was praying in the Spirit - I was taking authority over demons - I was ushering the needs of family and friends before the throne of God! I was claiming this territory and that. God decided to shuffle some things around in the spirit realm. It's amazing what can happen when you get in the gap!
For example... that "Frozen Shoulder" of mine thawed out in God's throne room! "NO MORE!" I shouted. "I'm not letting you rob me of my healing any longer! My friends prayed and it's done!"
Ahhhh -- so that's what "calling it as if it is" is all about. I get it now! Oh, the enemy tried to bring back the soreness. He tried to inflict pain here and there. He was relentless in his offerings to me. But I shut him down in the spirit. "Get out!" I shouted. "Back off! You are defeated in Jesus Name! I am healed!" Yeah... I'm not messing around with that anymore... It's over!
Somehow, with that one conquest alone,
I found myself through
"The Door of Victory"
in many areas of my life.
"Money - Marriage - Ministry - Healing - Deliverance - Salvation They're all the same!" said The Lord! "Believe by faith and walk in it! Don't think about it. Don't discuss it with the enemy. Don't try to figure it all out. You won't in the natural because it's not natural, it's supernatural and that's a whole different arena. You have to understand it with your spirit mind, believe it and walk in it!"
Breakthrough!
There's more! But you'll have to wait until tomorrow. It's too much to share in one blog. Besides, I'm off to put on my RED shoes and head back into the prayer room!
Have a glorious day!
Gail
