"The Anatomy of a PRAYER WARRIOR!"

"Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God for Christ Jesus in you. Do not quench the Spirit. Do not depise prophecies. Test all things; hold fast what is good. Abstain from every form of evil."

                                                                (1 Thessalonians 5:16-22)

Prayer, is perhaps the most talked about subject in Christendom, but surely the most enigmatic. Simply put, prayer is misunderstood. For generations, prayer has been taught as a one dimensional act; but it is anything but that. Prayer is a multi-dimensional, cross pollenation of the physical and spiritual attributes of the Believer. In short, you can pray in the Spirit, then walk out the prayer (or action) in real time by faith in the natural realm by getting up and doing something. You see, faith is a verb; it is an action word!

The authentic Prayer Warrior (PW) confronts the demons face to face in the Spirit calling them out by name and exposing them to their brothers and sisters in the faith who are under attack by every form of evil. When you counsel a group of young people about the dangers of unprotected sex, drugs and pornography, you are engaging in spiritual warfare. These demons are real and they have names (Satan, Lucifer, Leviathan, Asmodeus, Belphegor, Beelzebub and Mammon). These are the names of the demons associated with the Seven Deadly Sins. The true PW knows who these demons are because he/she has been trained by the Holy Spirit who knows all things.

PW's enter into the Presence of God, receive their instructions and then exit the spirit realm and go into the marketplace to carry out their assignments. The days of sitting holed up in the corner of a room moaning and groaning for hours are gone because the demons we are fighting ain't sittin' in their Grandma's closet rubbin' her Bible and asking Jesus to fix it!

So to, these are the blessings of the PW: 

• He knows who the enemy is; it is not a person, it is a spirit;
• He knows how to prepare for war (in the Presence of the Lord God);
• He is always in attack mode; advancing toward the enemy (never retreating) by putting on the whole armor of God (Ephesians 6:10-20);
• He must protect his mind; He believes God and is fully persuaded;
• He is willing to sacrifice his body for the Body of Christ.

Fellow Believers, we are at war; make no mistake about it. The casualities of this spiritual war are all around us. In every quarter, we see the hearbeat, loss and despair of thousands of God's people. But do not despair, I have good news! We serve a Risen Savior and HIs Name is Jesus. He is the King of Glory and the devil is a defeated foe...he has already lost!

In the end, WE WIN! selah...