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Power Point:
One thing I have
learned about praying for people over the years is that I cannot take
sides. It's really easy to hear about
problems and then take one side or another, isn't it? The Truth is, we are only supposed
to be on God's side.
Often people will tell
us something and our hearts are touched with the injustice
of their situation. If we allow the "facts" to sway us, we
will miss what God wants to do in them and for them. We have to stop our own
thoughts from careening wildly and stirring up our emotions. We simply listen to
the point that God wants to make and then present it. It's usually different from the perspective
that I would offer. Surprising, I know.
Our job is to learn to
stay in "neutral". That means
that we don't take part in a dispute or a war between others, We don't take
sides. The only side we take is God's. We go to a neutral corner and wait to hear from Him. That's when His words of knowledge, and His words of wisdom begin to flow.
Over the years, my friend
Julie and I have had many opportunities to pray for each other. At one really difficult juncture in my life,
Julie was getting ready to point out to God all the reasons He should take
action. He told her she had to get into
a neutral position. He meant that you do not take sides in a conflict, even
when one appears to be obviously right.
Because she loved me, she didn't want to see me hurt and she
wanted to take up an offense against the person who was doing the hurting. That is a definite dead end road, Beloved. Gradually we have learned the value of this
great truth. As prayer warriors we are
to pray from heavenly places. We are to
capture higher thoughts- (the ones that God is thinking). We are to stop, look, and listen to Him. Isn't that a whole lot better than offering advice
that has come from our own limited perspective?
When you remain neutral, you
become a powerful warrior in the Spirit. You are led by Grace and Mercy. There
is no judgment or condemnation. You analyze the problem and the problematic people, and ask Him who He
wants to be for them here, or what the final outcome is from His perspective.
You capture those thoughts and begin to pray in partnership with the Holy Spirit for the things that
God sees and has planned.
When you put your car
in neutral gear, it won't go anywhere will it?
It will not move. Trust me, I've
tried it. That is exactly what we are to do in the Spirit when we pray for
someone.
We remain fixed in neutral.
We do not allow ourselves to be moved in any direction that is not
planned by God. We go to a neutral corner and simply partner with heavenly
wisdom, heavenly knowledge and heavenly perspectives. That Beloved, is how all things begin to work together
for good!
You remain cool, calm, and collected,
detached from the emotional turmoil. Stay in neutral. That gives
you the ability to offer gentle, peaceful and reasonable wisdom from above.
And really, isn't that what everybody wants?
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