Do you struggle to pray? Do you wish your prayer life is
stronger? Many people desire to pray effectively but don't know how to
overcome the weakness they experience while praying. This post gives the
solution to this challenge.
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me - Philippians 4:13 (NKJV)
It
shall come to pass in that day that his burden will be taken away from
your shoulder, and his yoke from your neck, and the yoke will be
destroyed because of the anointing oil - Isaiah 10:27 (NKJV)
Likewise the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses... - Romans 8:26 (NKJV)
He
who eats My flesh and drinks My blood abides in Me, and I in him. As
the living Father sent Me, and I live because of the Father, so he who
feeds on Me will live because of Me - John 6:56-57 (NKJV)
The
importance of prayer cannot be overemphasized. A solid prayer life is
the foundation for a victorious Christian life. The enemy is aware of
this, which is why he would do everything possible to hinder you from
praying. One major way he achieves this is through the flesh.
Your
spirit may be willing but if your flesh is weak, you will have a
struggle to pray effectively. Therefore, the need for you to subdue the
flesh becomes very crucial. The flesh wants to sleep when you want to
pray. It wants to eat when you are fasting and praying. It wants to do
any other thing other than empower your spirit.
You cannot subdue the flesh by your own strength. You need divine help to overcome the weakness in your prayer life.
The divine helps:
Help of Jesus - Ask Jesus to help you subdue your flesh so that you can pray well.
You
can pray effectively when Jesus strengthens you. Jesus prayed and
strengthened Peter so he could lead the disciples and spread the gospel
efficiently. Peter who was not able to stand for Christ before a maiden
was now able to stand for Him before multitudes, including the priests.
Help of the Holy Spirit - Ask the Spirit of God to help you in your weakness.
The
Holy Spirit empowers your spirit to have dominion over your flesh. The
twelve disciples of Christ could not pray with Jesus for one hour
because of sleep. But after the baptism of The Holy Spirit, they didn't
want to do any other thing except to give themselves continually to
prayer, and to the ministry of the word.
Anointing oil - Use it to break the yoke on your prayer life
Anything
that will not allow you to pray effectively is a yoke and needs to be
destroyed. When you apply it in faith, the Spirit of God goes ahead to
destroy the yoke. This is a mystery that God has made available for us
to enjoy a victorious life. When Saul was anointed the king of Israel,
the Spirit of the Lord came upon him and he prophesied with the prophets
and was turned into another man.
The Holy Communion - Administer it to yourself daily for strength.
The
Communion is the body and blood of Jesus broken and shed for us so that
we can live like Jesus. The life of a creature is in the blood. When
you partake of the communion you partake of the life of Jesus: you are
empowered to do what Christ could do, including praying effectively for a
long time. The multitudes that believed in Christ continued steadfastly
in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in the breaking of bread
and in prayers.
In conclusion, the weapons given above when
engaged will certainly help you to overcome the weakness in your prayer
life. For though we live in the flesh, we are not carrying on our
warfare according to the flesh and using mere human weapons to fight the
enemies of our victorious life. The weapons of our warfare are not
physical [weapons of flesh and blood], but they are mighty before God
for the overthrow and destruction of strongholds, including those
against our effective life of prayer.
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