The Christian Soldier: Ready For Spiritual Warfare!!!

  In some sense, it seems that God knowing everything would make prayer of any kind irrelevant. Perhaps you've had the discussion: "If God already knows what is best, won't He do that regardless of what I say to Him?" This particularly becomes an issue if we think of God in Platonic terms - the Unmoved Mover, the All-Knowing, the One Who Always Does What He Has Determined From Before All Time That He Will Do. I'm not convinced, though, that is how God thinks of Himself. On a Tuesday evening in late August 2001 at the Village Vanguard in Greenwich Village, Wynton Marsalis was soloing on the ballad "I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance with You." Just as he reached the climax of his solo, a cell phone rang in the audience - and he lost them. The audience started to chatter, and a critic wrote on his notepad in capital letters, "MAGIC RUINED!" In his book, Finding the Groove, Robert Gelinas notes, "Marsalis improvised. He played the notes of...

7 Advantages of a Prayerful Life The purpose of prayer is not to be a last-ditch effort when all else has failed. It's supposed to be your compass and the most significant talk you have all day. Prayer is your dialogue with God and the way you might establish a close, intimate bond with the all-loving God of the universe. He can work marvels in your heart this way. He can synchronize your life with his objectives and vision through prayer. You have the incredible pleasure of talking to God through prayer, and he will wonderfully bless you as a result. Let's examine seven justifications for why prayer is essential to your life. 1) God can change your heart when you open your heart to Him every day.   It is not a transaction to pray. It is a connection to God. God's priority is hearts.  He aspires to earn your affection and bring it even closer to himself. He might accomplish it by meeting your material wants or by working in your heart to turn your attention toward him. Wh...

5 Reasons Why Prayer is a Spiritual Weapon😇 Most individuals believe that prayer is beneficial. We must pray because we require something greater than ourselves. You can certainly see a want to hope all around us, making it apparent why we ought to pray. Take a look at how popular meditation is getting. People are recognizing their need for God and for peace, yet they might not realize that God is what they are really seeking. When we are genuinely focused on God, meditation is different. Most people will pray when they have a serious illness. It is because they know it is out of their hands. It may be beyond medical science. But they now realize, it is not out of God's ability to heal and deliver!!! Most visits to your healthcare provider that are brought on by different afflictions, like, migraine headaches, elevated blood pressure, or ulcers, could be alleviated by the power of prayer. Prayer can increase our stages of dopamine, which is liable for joy and tranquility. Prayer ...

  “Love Is What It Does!!!” A great pastor used to always quote this saying. I have been spending time thinking about this!!! One of the ways that Satan attacks us is by making us feel unloved.  Love is a powerful emotion.  When someone does not feel love the enemy can creep in and stir up feelings of rejection and loneliness.  These feelings can also lead to feelings of failure and that’s when the enemy can really stir up trouble.  He wants you to feel defeated and give up on life.  What better way to do so than to make you feel unloved?  We are called to disciple and shepherd not only the easy ones, but also those who are hurting. Self-inflicted pain, disease, emotional, financial, or relationship loss, and a variety of other factors could all contribute to the pain. Romans 12 is a good place to start walking with the wounded, regardless of the reason. 3  For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to th...

  How Does One Go On In Troubled Times? James 2:2 – 4, 2   My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; 3  Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. 4  But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing. I was reading an excerpt from a powerful book by Karen Briggs (a cofounder of Christway Ministries), A Thing Called Process, and she wrote “Something about trouble produces a hidden power that cannot be hidden.”   She also said in the book, “the most anointed people, have some of the most troublesome stories.”   Family isn’t that the truth! The devil feels by attacking you, your dreams and fulfillment will be stopped. So, when he attacks, we find ourselves saying “why me?” Or how could this happen to me when I have tried to live a good life? Or why are people that mean no good prospering!!! Jesus warned us in the world you would have trouble, John 16:33.   He ...

  IS IT POSSIBLE TO COMBINE HERBAL MEDICINE AND CHRISTIANITY? One way of the enemy attacking the saints is through their health. Your health is invaluable when working in the ministry. The enemy genuinely believes if he can take away your health, he can cause disbelief in your heart toward God. This is the attack that was on Job. He believed that Job would lose faith in God if his health and everything he had was taken away. His wife even told him to curse God and die. But how could he proclaim faith if he did such a thing? So, if health is important, why do some Christians believe herbal products are a sin? If you do any amount of research on herbal medicine, you will certainly come across ideas that contradict Christianity. Nature worship, witchcraft, occult practices, and other practices are sometimes so intertwined with herbalism and natural health that it is difficult to tell them apart. Many devout Christians wonder if Christianity and herbalism can coexist. You are not ...