Today, God reminded me of something I knew but had forgotten. Lately, I’ve been praying for peace and stronger faith and for strength to overcome temptation and negative thinking.
I think what God was reminding me was that I already have these things in Christ. In Christ, I have everything I need for life and godliness, as it says in 1 Timothy. So maybe instead of praying for peace, I will claim the peace that passes all understanding.
Instead of praying for stronger faith, I will claim the promise that when I am weak, Christ is strong and that His strength works best in my weakness.
Instead of praying for the power to overcome temptation to anxiety and negative thinking, I will claim the verse that I can take every thought captive and take it to Jesus and leave it there. I’m not saying that I can claim a Bentley in faith and I will receive it. I am saying that God says to those who lack wisdom, to ask.
God says to keep asking, keep seeking, keep knocking, and keep wrestling with God until He blesses you. The victory is won. The enemy is a defeated foe. Never forget that. Death no longer has the final word and the grave is only a temporary resting place. Jesus holds the keys to death and the grave and hell.
Live out of the victory that’s already yours and fight from it and not for it. Believe in faith the promises of God not only for yourself, but for those around you.
Pray strong for someone when that person can’t pray for themselves.
Above all, if we are the winning side, we should be the most joyous, grateful people on the planet. Our thankful hearts will be what gets the attention of the world around us who is still looking for meaning and hope.
They are waiting to see someone whose testimony is not just talked out, but walked out, too.
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I couldn’t put my finger on it right away. I think you are 1/2 right. Yes, do not pray for peace because it is when we pray that we revcieve peace. Casting our anxieties on Him and making our requests known to him leads to that peace that passes all understanding. Phil 4:6-7
However, DO pray for strength. Following the example of our Lord in the Garden before his death, and of Paul a strong apostle who asked for prayers on his behalf to preach more, we should face our temptations and weaknesses in prayer. Sometimes along (Matt 6) and sometimes with others (James 5) as we know that the fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.
I really, really liked this post! Praying from the position of one who’s been raised together with Christ and seated together with him in heavenly places certainly makes the adversary nervous! And well it should!
However we pray, we need to be lead of the Spirit…and the outcome will always be glorious!
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