Prayer For my finances

Father, I come boldly before Your throne of grace that I may obtain help in this time of
(financial) need in my life.
You said that we have not because we ask not. So I come before You in prayer, making my
request known unto You, and asking for Your provision in supplying this need before me; for
You said that if evil men know how to give good gifts unto their children, then how much more
will our Heavenly Father give good gifts (and needful things) to His children that ask Him. So
I ask through prayer, and by faith in Your unfailing Word for this petition.
Father, You told us in Your Word, that if we would seek first the Kingdom of God and all of
Your righteousness, You would bless all of our needs to be added unto us. You also told us in
Your Word that if we would delight ourselves in You, that You would give us the desires of our
heart. Father, I pray that You would help and bless me to always seek You and Your
righteousness first and foremost in my life; and I pray that I will always find my delight in
You; and as I do so, I thank You for supplying every one of my needs, and blessing me with the
desires of my heart.
Lord, You are my Shepherd. And as my Shepherd, I confess Your Word that I shall not want
(or be in lack of) any good, beneficial, or needful thing in my life. For You are the God of my
provisions, who supplies all my needs according to Your riches in glory; and You promised
that You would not withhold any good thing from Your people who walk upright before You.
Father, You said that Your Spirit runs to and fro throughout the whole earth to show
Yourself strong on behalf of those whose hearts are mature towards You; therefore, I thank
You for showing Yourself strong unto me against my enemies of debt and lack, and giving me
victory over them as You supply this need, as well as every need in my life.
Father, You warned us that we would have many afflictions, but You also promised that
You would deliver us from them all. Therefore, I thank You for Your strong hand of
deliverance in supplying and meeting this need for me. For Your Word says that You have
never forsaken the righteous, nor allowed his seed to beg for bread. And Father, I confess
according to Your Word that I am the righteousness of God—not because of my works, but
because I am created in Christ Jesus, and I am made righteous through Him.
Father, You have established us as kings and priests unto the Most High King, Jesus Christ;
and You said that when a king shall decree a thing, it shall be established. So by Your
authority, I decree that this present need in my life is established, and all of my needs are met
and fulfilled.
Father, I thank You for the power and the authority You have given unto us to speak to our
circumstances. For You said that we can speak to our mountains and command them to be
removed and cast into the sea. So Father, by the authority of Your Word, I speak to this
mountain of debt, bills, and financial obligations before me. I speak to (problem)and all the
people who doesn’t pay us on time our money, and I command them to be uprooted, removed
from before me, and cast into the sea.
 Father, as Jesus blessed the two fish and five loaves of bread and multiplied them to be able
to feed the five thousand and still have plenty left over, I also speak the Word of God to my
finances, and I command them to be multiplied to be able to pay all my bills; and I thank You
that I still have plenty left over. And, I confess Your Word that I am completely out of debt,
and I owe no man anything but to love them.
Father, I thank You for the promise of Your Word that You would rebuke the devourer for
my sake. So by Your promise, and by the authority You have given unto me, I bind every
hindering spirit that has attacked my finances. I bind every spirit of debt, lack and
insufficiency in my life; and by the Word of the living God, I rebuke and cast them down, and I
command them to loose and release every hold from my life and my finances, by the power
and the authority of the name of Jesus Christ.
Father, according to Your Word, if an enemy is caught stealing, he must return seven-fold
of that which he has stolen. Father, I have caught the enemy stealing (from me). For Your
Word has revealed and exposed him as the thief that comes to steal, kill and destroy. So Satan,
I command you by the authority of God’s Word to return everything you have stolen from my
life. And, for every “single” thing you have stolen from my life and my finances, I command
you to return unto me seven times that amount, by the authority of the name of the Lord,
Jesus Christ.
Now Father, I believe Your Word, and I am fully persuaded that what You have promised,
You are also able to perform. And this is the confidence that I have: that if I ask anything
according to Your will, I know that You hear me; and since I know that You hear me, I know
that I have the petitions that I desire and I have asked of You. I believe it, and I receive the
blessings of the Lord in my life. In the name of Jesus Christ, I pray, AMEN!
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Are you God's steward?

Before we get to the good news, we must first look at the facts and realities, the darker picture, the dark
picture of lies.

The enemy wants to, as far as he is able, make the body of Christ on earth inactive, so that the good
news of the total forgiveness, benefits and acquittal in Christ, is not spread. The world and the false
teachings of the church have caused our inheritance in Christ to decay. The more ignorance that is
present in the lives of the children of God, the more the enemy can steal, kill and destroy in their lives.
Our inheritance of provision, which includes finances (money), is part of it. It seems that the area of
finances is one of the main areas that the enemy concentrates on.

John 10:10 "The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might
have life, and that they might have it more abundantly."

Every now and then we hear of a suicide of some prominent person in society, where finances, or the
lack thereof , was the cause.

As a result of financial pressure there are not just hundreds of suicides annually, but also thousands
who suffer from severe depression. The effects of this on families and communities are shocking. When
we look at the present economic situation in our country and the future projections, it is a bleak picture
for the majority, and we would rather not think about it.

The rich get richer and the greater percentage of poor get even poorer. How much poorer can you get if
you have nothing left? It is a very sad picture. What makes it even more upsetting, are the answers and
the attitude of the church, the body of Christ, concerning this huge world crisis. The church realizes,
too, that it can do nothing without money. It wants to address the issues of starvation and poverty, as
this is their God given function, but it simply does not have the ability.

An idea that often springs up, is that it is okay for the people in the world to have money, but not the
children of God (Christians). As the children of God are not of this world, and money is, then they
shouldn't have too much wealth. However, the truth is that wealth is not of the world, but actually from
God.

Haggai 2:8 "The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, saith the Lord of hosts."

Psalms 24:1 'The earth is the Lord's, and the fullness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein."

The enemy has taken money, which in itself is neither good nor bad, and turned it into something evil.

Many times the Bible is misquoted i.e. "money is the root of all evil." The Bible is quite clear about
this: It is the love of money that is the root of all evil.

1 Timothy 6:10 "For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they
have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows."

The ability to convert God's riches into wealth for ourselves is actually a gift, and definitely not evil.

Deuteronomy 8:18 "But thou shalt remember the Lord thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get
wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day."

Proverbs 10:22 "The blessing of the Lord, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it."

From this we can deduce, that if we don't fulfill our responsibility to gain wealth, we are in fact actually
preventing God from fulfilling His covenant with us!

As soon as a minister preaches that Jesus paid the full price on the cross for us, and that the curse of
every negative thing is broken, including the curse of poverty, it is then that he is attacked or accused
for saying such things. These attacks are often from church leaders themselves. As soon as a minister
announces that God wants to bless His children with wealth and goodness, then he is labeled as a
"prosperity preacher".

Ps 35:27 "Let the LORD be magnified who hath pleasure in the prosperity of His servant."

The whole idea of prosperity comes from God. These attacks on prosperity come actually from none
other than the enemy, who, by his accusations, has caught up people in poverty and a life of stress.

The falsity behind these hypocritical comments is amazing, because these same persons, who accuse
the "prosperity preachers" of greed and lust of money, behave in the same way as that of which they
accuse others. They also try in many ways to make something extra (money), in order to improve their
situation. This hypocrisy has established a false image concerning finances in the church, and, as a
result, thousands suffer the consequences.
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Is wealth then a requirement for Christianity and is wealth very important to Christians? Definitely
not!

Wealth without an intimate relationship with our Heavenly Father is in fact very dangerous, and there
are many warnings concerning wealth in the hands of a fool. For God it is all about balance. He wants
to see that it is going well with us on both spiritual and material levels. We see this in John's letter.

3 John 1:2 "Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul
prospereth."

There are a few ways in which a wrong image, concerning finances in the church, is established:

Through wrong perceptions.

Use of nice, spiritually sounding proverbs or sayings, which seem to be true for some situations, but
usually for other reasons. E.g. "When wealth enters the front door, happiness leaves by the backdoor."
or "God knows who He can entrust money to or not" or "God knows when He must provide, and is
never late." They all sound so good and fitting, yet very unscriptural and cause more damage than
good.

The Bible is used incorrectly or negatively when it comes to wealth.

There are always the warnings or judgments concerning wealth, which are acceptable and necessary,
but they are usually out of balance with the promises of God's will and intention to bless. Many people
are taught that, for Christians, it is noble and saintly to be poor and live in poverty. Have a look at the
next few verses as example:
Matthew 19:24 "And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle,
than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God."

Interpretation: Beware to become rich. The chance is slim that you will land up in heaven one day.

Truth: Your wealth can cause you to loose focus on Jesus, and that can prevent you from entering the
Kingdom.

Philippians 4:11 "Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am,
therewith to be content."

Interpretation: You are not allowed to desire more than what you already have, because that what you
already have, God has decided is your portion.

Truth: I don't build my happiness on wealth, but only on Jesus, irrespective of the circumstances. By
faith, I focus not on the positive or negative circumstances, but only on God's promises. We must never
build our contentment on wealth or possessions, but only on Jesus.

When it is not going well with us financially, we can still praise the Lord and can tap peace from Him,
just like Habakkuk did.

Hab 3:17 "Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the
olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there
shall be no herd in the stalls:

18: Yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation."

Habakkuk's focus was on the Lord the Provider, and not on the provision.

Jesus is used as an example that we too should not own anything.

We must remember that Jesus operated in another kind of dimension and way. He was in complete
control of His Heavenly Father's wealth, and earthly possessions and wealth were things He didn't have
to pay any attention to. With a single miracle He could sort out any monetary need.

Jesus and His disciples had a bag in which they kept their money, and a thief was in control of it. Did
Jesus know what was going on? Of course! Did the others who gave up their professions, i.e. their
fixed incomes, know about it? No! They would have been concerned about money, as they also had
dependants whom they needed to care for. Jesus never just went and found twelve tramps in a bush
somewhere to be His disciples. They were from all levels of society. The money bag must have had
enough money in it, in order that Judas could enrich his life at the same time as Jesus and His disciples
lived from it. Further-more, they supplied to the widows and orphans, and all this without them
realizing Judas was stealing from them!

Remember God's command to care for the widows and orphans? Jesus and His disciples did this. How
then today can God give us this order to fulfill, but we have not, or may not, have money? When Jesus
had pity on the thousands of people which came to listen to Him preach, He sent His disciples to buy
them food. They never said they didn't have money, as there was enough in the bag.
Mark 6:37 "He answered and said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they say unto him, Shall we go
and buy two hundred pennyworth of bread, and give them to eat?"

From the parable of the workers in the vineyard in Matt 20:2, we know that a penny was enough to
maintain a family for a day. In our current monetary terms, a penny would be around R100, and
therefore two hundred in the money bag was roughly about R20 000-00. It is no wonder they never
noticed that a thief was in control of the bag!

The image of Jesus as a poor baby is also often presented. His parents are also presented as poor,
because He was born in a stable and lay in a manger. The truth is, however, that His parents were on
their way to Bethlehem for the census. They had money to stay in the inn, but were too late and the inn
was full. Therefore, they had to make do with what was available, as Mary was almost in labour.

Luke 2:7 "And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him
in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn."

When this Baby was born, treasures were brought to Him from afar. These visitors knew that a king
was born and so brought gifts that were worthy for a king.

Matthew 2:2 "Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east,
and are come to worship him."

Matthew 2:11 "And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his
mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented
unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh"

The Bible not only refers to gold, but to treasures too. The gifts were part of their treasures. This gold,
probably not little either, was available to Joseph, and so Jesus never grew up in poverty. Jesus
understood the Father heart of God, and therefore finances were never an issue in His life. He never
ever landed up in a situation were He had a shortage. He walked in His Father's provision and knew
that there was no limitation on His providing. God's provision is so wonderful that it almost sounds too
good to be true. Look at the incident where the temple taxes had to be paid.

Matthew 17:24 "And when they were come to Capernaum, they that received tribute money came to
Peter, and said, Doth not your master pay tribute?

25: He saith, Yes. And when he was come into the house, Jesus prevented him, saying, What thinkest
thou, Simon? of whom do the kings of the earth take custom or tribute? of their own children, or of
strangers?

26: Peter saith unto him, Of strangers. Jesus saith unto him, Then are the children free.

27: Notwithstanding, lest we should offend them, go thou to the sea, and cast an hook, and take up the
fish that first cometh up; and when thou hast opened his mouth, thou shalt find a piece of money: that
take, and give unto them for me and thee."

Therefore it was worth enough to pay for both Jesus and Peter. Isn't that wonderful! Do you know, He
can still provide for your needs like that today. Do you realy believe it?
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We read where very expensive ointment of spikenard was used to anoint Jesus' feet. According to our
previous calculation of 1 penny, which is equivalent to around R100, the oil was worth around R30
000!!! Judas protested for the wrong reasons, saying it was wasteful. Jesus allowed Mary to continue,
as money was less important to her, but expressing her love for Him was of far greater value. This is
definitely not the conduct of a poor Jesus that we see here!

John 12:3 "Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of
Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment.

5: Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given to the poor?"

Does this mean that Jesus was careless and wasteful with money entrusted to Him? Definitely not! At
the multiplication of the loaves we read that He ordered the disciples to pick up the remaining bread so
that there would not be waste.

Jesus' clothes were also of the highest quality, and even the soldiers who nailed Him to the cross, cast
lots to own them.

John 19:23 "Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took his garments, and made four parts,
to every soldier a part; and also his coat: now the coat was without seam, woven from the top
throughout.
2:4 They said therefore among themselves, Let us not rend it, but cast lots for it, whose it shall be: that
the scripture might be fulfilled, which saith, They parted my raiment among them, and for my vesture
they did cast lots."

Traditions of people

It is not the aim of this booklet to focus on the negative, but before we get to the principles of financial
prosperity, it is necessary to address the traditions and laws of people.

Mark 7:7 "Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.

13: Making the word of God of none effect through your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many
such like things do ye."

In the Old Testament sin separated man from God. Sin resulted in punishment, but, because of His love,
He always reminded man of the choice he had, namely: To experience the curse (punishment), which is
automatically part of the fallen world due to sin, or the blessing, which is His will for us. Man has the
choice, to either experience curse or blessing.

Deuteronomy 11:26 "Behold, I set before you this day a blessing and a curse;

27: A blessing, if ye obey the command-ments of the Lord your God, which I command you this day:

28: And a curse, if ye will not obey the commandments of the Lord your God, but turn aside out of the
way which I command you this day, to go after other Gods, which ye have not known."

The sin (curse) created a dividing wall between God and man, placing man in an unworthy position: A
position of punishment.

Ephesians 2:13 "But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of
Christ.

14: For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition
between us;"

Isaiah 59:1 "Behold, the Lord's hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it
cannot hear:

2: But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from
you, that he will not hear."

Jesus Christ came in order to carry our sins on the cross and to break down the wall of separation from
God.

Mankind has been completely restored to total worthiness before God the Father. What is so precious
about the cross, is that Jesus became everything negative in you and I, in order that we could be free
and enjoy all that is good from God's hand!
2 Corinthians 5:21 "For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the
righteous-ness of God in him."

Jesus carried the curse in our place, so that only the blessings would be our inheritance in Him.

Galatians 3:13 "Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is
written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:"

Therefore God no longer punishes us after the cross of Jesus, as Jesus carried the full punishment, so
that we might have total peace.

Isaiah 53:5 "But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the
chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed."

There remains a final punishment one day, at the end of the world, for those who reject Jesus. Take
note, the negative things are still present, because we live in a fallen and imperfect world. However, the
negative does not have to control our lives, as this is not God's plan for us. Jesus has already obtained
the victory over it!

John 16:33 "These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall
have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world."

Through ignorance concerning the truth, many people still live under and with the curses. Poverty is
part of the curse which Jesus died for. The blessings of Deut. 28 belong to us, but we have to accept
them in and by faith, and then we shall experience them.

Deuteronomy 28:1 "And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the
Lord thy God, to observe and to do all his command-ments which I command thee this day, that the
Lord thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth:

2: And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of
the Lord thy God.

3: Blessed shalt thou be in the city, and blessed shalt thou be in the field.

4: Blessed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy ground, and the fruit of thy cattle, the
increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep.

5: Blessed shall be thy basket and thy store.

6: Blessed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and blessed shalt thou be when thou goest out.

7: The Lord shall cause thine enemies that rise up against thee to be smitten before thy face: they shall
come out against thee one way, and flee before thee seven ways.

8: The Lord shall command the blessing upon thee in thy storehouses, and in all that thou settest thine
hand unto; and he shall bless thee in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.
9: The Lord shall establish thee an holy people unto himself, as he hath sworn unto thee, if thou shalt
keep the commandments of the Lord thy God, and walk in his ways.

10: And all people of the earth shall see that thou art called by the name of Lord; and they shall be
afraid of thee.

11: And the Lord shall make thee plenteous in goods, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy
cattle, and in the fruit of thy ground, in the land which the Lord sware unto thy fathers to give thee.

12: The Lord shall open unto thee his good treasure, the heaven to give the rain unto thy land in his
season, and to bless all the work of thine hand: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, and thou shalt
not borrow.

13: And the Lord shall make thee the head, and not the tail; and thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt
not be beneath; if that thou hearken unto the commandments of the Lord thy God, which I command
thee this day, to observe and to do them:

14: And thou shalt not go aside from any of the words which I command thee this day, to the right
hand, or to the left, to go after other gods to serve them."

Read vs 12 again: It will not be necessary for you to borrow money, no hire purchase, no mortgage, no
over drawn accounts or debt! You will lend to others. Do you believe it and are you experiencing it yet?
It is your inheritance in God!

NB! God loves man and wants to reach everyone with His love, grace and goodness. God wants to
richly bless us, so that we can be a blessing to the world around us. It is God's heartfelt desire that it
should go well with us, so that we can carry the Good News of His love to a hungry and needy world.

Philippians 4:19 "But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ
Jesus."
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God never created us to be financial dams, which only store up wealth, but rather financial pipes
through

which His provision can flow.

Matthew 6:19 "Lay not up for your-selves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and
where thieves break through and steal:

20: But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where
thieves do not break through nor steal:

21: For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also."

1 John 3:17 "But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his
bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?"

There is a saying that a herse never has a trailer behind it, as the dead can't take anything with them.
We, however, have an opportunity to "send money ahead". According to Luke we can use money to
make friends who will be eternally grateful to us.

Luke 16:9 "And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness; that,
when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitations."

God also wants to, through us, change the lives and circumstances of others on a financial level.

James 2:15 "If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food,

16: And one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give
them not those things which are needful to the body; what doth it profit?"
Jesus Himself said:

"…and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to
receive." Acts 20:35

We can only experience this blessing if we have something to give. The hungry, thirsty and naked
world has need of physical things to restore it, and, as James says, they don't need nice spiritual words
to fill their hungry stomachs or to warm them. In order to obtain these life necessities or provisions,
which are then given out again to the needy, we require money. Only once we have given them the
urgently needed provisions, will we then obtain an opportunity to give them of the eternal water too.

You can now say: "It is all good and well to hear, but the facts and realities are there. I don't have
money to just give away, because I don't get a big salary."

How does it work then?

The most important thing to remember is that you are already blessed with all spiritual blessings in
Christ Jesus. All the promises in His Word are for you.

Ephesians 1:3 "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all
spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:"

2 Corinthians 1:20 "For all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of
God by us."

2 Peter 1:3 "According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and
godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue:"

Jesus, by becoming the curse, made it possible that the blessings of Abraham can be ours.

Galatians 3:14 "That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ"

Galatians 3:29 "And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise."

There is no doubt that Abraham was blessed extraordinarily in the financial area of his life.

Genesis 24:35 "And the Lord hath blessed my master greatly; and he is become great: and he hath
given him flocks, and herds, and silver, and gold, and menservants, and maidservants, and camels, and
asses."

It is not true that God decides who and when He is going to bless now, otherwise that would make Him
a respecter of persons. No! God has already poured out His blessings on everyone through Christ Jesus,
but it is true that not everyone experiences them. Only when I become one with Him through spiritual
re-birth, and walk in the principles of His blessings, can I experience His blessings in my life.

The people on earth (children of God) are channels through whom God functions through His Spirit.
The children of God are therefore only stewards of God's money/wealth here on earth. We must know
these truths in the Word and, by faith, make it our portion. Let us look at a few scriptural principles
regarding finances, and how they can help us to experience what God wants for us.
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Tithes

In Genesis we read about the first time a tithe was given.

Genesis 14:17 "And the king of Sodom went out to meet him after his return from the slaughter of
Chedorlaomer, and of the kings that were with him, at the valley of Shaveh, which is the king's dale.

18: And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the most
high God.

19: And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and
earth:

20: And blessed be the most high God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave
him tithes of all."
We see here how Melchizedek, a type of Jesus, gave wine and bread, like Jesus later gave His body and
blood. We also see how Abram, out of gratitude, gave a tithe. Abram was under no obligation and there
was no law he had to fulfill or adhere to. He simply did what was in his heart and what he felt was the
right thing to do. When we therefore give a tithe, it is out of gratitude for what we already have
received from the Cross. We don't fulfill any law by giving a tithe, but do it because we feel it is right
in our hearts. We possess nothing, but yet are appointed as God's stewards, also to give a tithe in order
for the church to function.

This happening occurred 430 years before the law. The giving of a tithe (tenth) was later included
under the law. It was done in order to teach people their responsibility as stewards of the earth. We see
that the portion they were to give, was to go to the church treasury.

Malachi 3:10 "Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and
prove me now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour
you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it."

There are functions that the church has to fulfill, and it requires funds, and the servants of the Word
have to be paid from the treasury. In the same way, the Levitical priests, who were in full time service,
lived from a portion of the income and offerings.

Numbers 18:21 "And, behold, I have given the children of Levi all the tenth in Israel for an inheritance,
for their service which they serve, even the service of the tabernacle of the congregation."

1 Corinthians 9:11 "If we have sown unto you spiritual things, is it a great thing if we shall reap your
carnal things?

12: If others be partakers of this power over you, are not we rather? Never-theless we have not used
this power; but suffer all things, lest we should hinder the gospel of Christ.

13: Do ye not know that they which minister about holy things live of the things of the temple? and
they which wait at the altar are partakers with the altar?

14: Even so hath the Lord ordained that they which preach the gospel should live of the gospel."

1 Timothy 5:17 "Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honour, especially they who
labour in the word and doctrine.

18: For the scripture saith, Thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treadeth out the corn. And, The labourer is
worthy of his reward."

1 Chronicles 29:3 "Moreover, because I have set my affection to the house of my God, I have of mine
own proper good, of gold and silver, which I have given to the house of my God, over and above all
that I have prepared for the holy house."

The bringing of an offering was part of the nation's worship. Money was part of it. Many people say it
is not scriptural in the New Testament to give a tithe, as nothing is written about it. Well, Paul taught
the congregations to put aside money from their weekly income for the ministry.
1 Corinthians 16:1 "Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I have given order to the churches
of Galatia, even so do ye.

2: Upon the first day of the week let every one of you lay by him in store, as God hath prospered him,
that there be no gatherings when I come."

When we, in New Testament times, and as heirs of Jesus, take possession of our full inheritance, we
know that we are only stewards and that a tenth of that which we have received from God, is the least
we want to give. We don't just want to give a tithe (tenth), but also sow from that which we have
received. Remember, the promise of Mal 3:10 is part of God's blessings, which are still effective today.
It is therefore still a good principle to practice today. It is no longer a law, but rather forms a part of our
worship toward God. We don't give a tithe in order to be forgiven for our sins, but because we, as a
result of Jesus' sacrifice on the cross, are already heirs.

In the Old Testament the people lived under many laws. The priests brought sacrifices on their behalf,
and there existed no spirit relationship between God and ordinary people.

In the New Testament it has all changed. Jesus Christ, 2 000 years ago, broke down the separating wall
between God and man, in order to enable us to have a personal relationship (like Adam) with Him
again. In this relationship, God wants to, through His spirit, lead us into the full truth, help and show us
what to do, every moment of every day. I no longer belong to myself, but am only a channel, through
which our loving Heavenly Father wants to establish His Kingdom here on earth. I am a channel of the
supernatural. It is now all about a walk in faith and obedience to the voice of God, Who lives in me,
and Who wants to guide me.

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Sowing and Reaping

Genesis 1:12 "And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree
yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good."

Genesis 8:22 "While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and
winter, and day and night shall not cease."

Isaiah 55:10 "For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but
watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to
the eater:

11: So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall
accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it."

In the Old Testament there were laws and offerings which caused the nation, to a certain extent, to live
in a certain discipline and helped them to fulfill their responsibility. In the New Testament man's
responsibility is to be obedient to God's voice, and then to make the correct choices.

That which you choose to dwell on or occupy yourself with, will determine what you will experience
tomorrow, because everything functions according to the sowing and reaping principle.This principle
holds true for finances too. In the New Testament it is about relationships. In order to hear from God,
on how much and where to give, requires you having an intimate relationship with Him. You have
already brought your tithe to church, but the remaining nine tenths also belong to God. When God lays
on our hearts to help someone in need, we sow from this remaining money. We are God's hands and
feet through which He meets other people's needs through His provision. God chose to work through
people. The only purse available to God to provide for the world's needs, is mine and yours.

James 2:14 "What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can
faith save him?

15: If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food,

16: And one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give
them not those things which are needful to the body; what doth it profit?
17: Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone."

The big secret is, in faith, to be obedient when God leads us to sow. The money we give is not lost, as it
remains seed with the potential to produce a harvest for us. NB! God has already broken the curse of
poverty on the cross and we were already blessed in Jesus Christ 2 000 years ago. God's desire is that
we are to experience financial blessing, so that He, through our obedience, can provide for other
people's needs and be a blessing to them.

2 Corinthians 9:8 "And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all
sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work:"

Note Paul's use of words like, "in all things", "always", "all sufficiency" and "abound." It is not God's
intention to have "only enough", and to give provisions, "just in time." In the beatitudes Jesus describes
to what extent we shall receive if we give.

Luke 6:38 "Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and
running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be
measured to you again."

We have already seen that money wasn't a problem for Jesus. We as people have made money a
problem. One of the most funniest aspects of people who are critical about wealth is this:

They accept many principles and truths found in the Word without much effort, but when it comes to
finances, then suddenly they have many long and detailed explanations about what the Scripture
actually says or doesn't say. Considering they have a problem with money/ wealth, they have to now
explain away the wonderful truth. Take for example 2 Cor 8-9. Paul speaks about money, hard cash and
wealth. He explains how this congregation gave money, beyond their abilities, in order to help other
poor people.

2 Corinthians 8:1 "Moreover, brethren, we do you to wit of the grace of God bestowed on the churches
of Macedonia;

2: How that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded
unto the riches of their liberality.

3: For to their power, I bear record, yea, and beyond their power they were willing of themselves;"

2 Corinthians 8:5 "And this they did, not as we hoped, but first gave their own selves to the Lord, and
unto us by the will of God."

Paul says to the congregation to prepare well in advance to give, so that it will be a decent offering.

2 Corinthians 9:5 "Therefore I thought it necessary to exhort the brethren, that they would go before
unto you, and make up beforehand your bounty, whereof ye had notice before, that the same might be
ready, as a matter of bounty, and not as of covetousness."
Paul is not ashamed to speak about this issue directly to the people, as he knows the principle of sowing
and reaping. If they don't hold onto their money, but rather sow, then the blessing of God can flow into
their finances.

2 Corinthians 9:6 "But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which
soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.

7: Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity:
for God loveth a cheerful giver.

8: And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all
things, may abound to every good work:"Listen to what Paul says in the previous chapter.2 Corinthians
8:9 "For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he
became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich."Jesus became poor for us on the cross.
Remember, in this context He was speaking about money, which is part of our inheritance in Christ.
Paul confirms this later in one of his letters.2 Corinthians 9:10 "Now he that ministereth seed to the
sower both minister bread for your food, and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your
righteousness;

11: Being enriched in every thing to all bountifulness, which causeth through us thanksgiving to God."

Look at the consequences of this. Not only does God meet the people's needs through us, but God is
honoured through our financial ministry.

2 Corinthians 9:12 "For the adminis-tration of this service not only supplieth the want of the saints, but
is abundant also by many thanksgivings unto God;"

The questions we must ask ourselves are these: Do you want to contribute to the thanksgiving to God?
Do you want God to be honoured? If so, then you need to change your attitude toward your thoughts
concerning money.

NB! Of course it is a problem if we just want to collect money to enrich ourselves at the expense of
others. Look at the illustration of the Dead Sea. It has such a high salt content that people can float on
it. It is actually dead. Why? It has no outlet, only an inlet! When we just want, want, want, but there is
no outlet, we become a financial Dead Sea. This is what the Scripture warns against.

1 Timothy 6:10 "For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they
have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows."

If we don't make money the focus of our lives, but rather obedience to God in our relationship with
Him, then it is not a problem if we are rich. God is the One who returns a harvest on our seed. It is all
about the attitude and focus which is in our heart.

Matthew 6:20 "But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt,
and where thieves do not break through nor steal:"

1 Timothy 6:17 "Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not high-minded, nor trust in
uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;
18: That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate;

19: Laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay
hold on eternal life."

For Jesus, it was very important whether people really gave according to their abilities. He noted how
many people gave and with what kind of attitude they gave.

Mark 12:41 "And Jesus sat over against the treasury, and beheld how the people cast money into the
treasury: and many that were rich cast in much.

42: And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing.

43: And he called unto him his disciples, and saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That this poor
widow hath cast more in, than all they which have cast into the treasury:

44: For all they did cast in of their abundance; but she of her want did cast in all that she had, even all
her living."

The second part of this quote is so often distorted and used to show that the widow's attitude is all that
is important. We often hear: "I am allowed to give only a little, as long as I give with the right attitude."
This is only half the truth. Jesus knows our abilities, and knows if we give according to them. He sat
right at the collection box and watched how much each one gave.
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Seed and Bread

We read in the letter to the Corinthians about seed and bread, but what does it mean?

2 Corinthians 9:10 "Now he that ministereth seed to the sower both minister bread for your food, and
multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness;)

11: Being enriched in every thing to all bountifulness, which causeth through us thanksgiving to God."

Seed

This is money you receive in order to give out again. You are only the channel through whom God
gives it to someone else. Remember we are God's stewards. We carry God's purse for Him.

Bread

Bread is the money you have a right to, money being owed. You can enjoy it, as it is your harvest.

Many times we receive money from an unex-pected source, and without thinking twice, we spend it.
This can be a mistake, because perhaps you have just eaten up your seed. If you had sowed it, you
would in time get it back. What's more: You could have also received a hundred fold harvest! That is
why it is important to have a relationship with God, and to ensure we clearly hear His voice concerning
what we are to do. When I receive money, He will, if I allow Him, show me what to do with it.If the
money is seed, then I ask God to show me where I must sow it, i.e. who gets it.If it is bread, then I can
enjoy it with thanksgiving.

Ensure a good harvest

Let us get practical. Let us look at all the aspects which play a role in the sowing and reaping process.

How can I ensure that I will reap a good harvest?

Remember: The more you harvest, the more you can sow next time, and the more God can be glorified!
Perhaps you have never thought about finances like this before, but now is the time to renew your
thoughts.

What do we need for a good harvest?

Soil

God has prepared good soil where I can sow, but there is also poor soil and the hard ground. It is my
responsibility to choose the right soil. If I am in relationship with Him, He will lay it in my heart to sow
in a specific place. If I am obedient, I am assured of good soil. It is not our duty to give to every "good
cause". Not every beggar is necessarily good soil, and just so not every spiritual ministry either. Allow
God to show you where to sow. Much seed, with many good intentions, has been sown onto the hard
ground, with no results.

Seed

We are the sowers with the seed in our possession. It doesn't matter how much or how little money you
have; that which you have, is potential seed which can bring in a harvest when planted in fertile soil.
We must sow the correct amount of seed. As with the soil, God will show us how much and where we
are to sow. It is however important that we have the correct attitude, because then we want to sow as
much as possible.

2 Corinthians 9:6 "But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which
soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.

7: Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity:
for God loveth a cheerful giver."

Sowers

We are the sowers who, in obedience, have to disperse God's money (seed). When we obey God and do
what He requires of us, there is a very important principle which we must remember.

Matthew 6:1 "Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no
reward of your Father which is in heaven.

2: Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in
the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have
their reward.

3: But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:

4: That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee
openly."

2 Corinthians 9:7b "For God loveth a cheerful giver."

Man so desires to be glorified, and others must surely know what he has done again. Pride and
haughtiness can easily affect my harvest in a bad way. When the correct amount of seed is in the correct
soil, as God said, what now?

Every farmer who sows has an expectation. It is therefore important to have an expectation, as this
determines your behavior.

Galatians 6:8 "For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to
the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.

9: And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not."

Water

The only way to water this seed, to allow it to grow into a large harvest, is by FAITH. Not faith in
something we have done, but rather in God's faithfulness to fulfill His promises, and manifest them in
our lives. We must remind God of His promises.

Isaiah 62:6b "That make mention of the Lord, keep not silence,"

We don't do it because He can forget, but rather to establish it in our own hearts. We must think, speak
and live the solution/victory. That which we speak is very important.

Proverbs 18:21 "Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit
thereof."

Germination

It is here that God takes over. Jesus describes what happens here.

Mark 4:26b "… as if a man should cast seed into the ground;

27: And should sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed should spring and grow up, he knoweth not
how."

Fortunately it is not necessary for us to know and understand everything. What must we do now? We
must have faith! Therefore we must think, speak and feel like God does about the situation (harvest).

Romans 4:17 "(As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,) before him whom he
believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they
were."

Hebrews 11:1 "Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen."

God said:

Philippians 4:6 "Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving
let your requests be made known unto God."
Philippians 4:13 "I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me."

Do we really believe it?By speaking negatively or allowing fear a place, we allow our harvest to be
stolen. Also by disobedience to God's voice. The enemy wants us to focus on the circumstances, the
facts and realities, but God is above them. Faith stands on God's Word and not on what I see. Unbelief
always seeks a way out and then we have a lovely excuse or explanation why God's principles don't
work: "Yes but……"
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Testimony

One day I was praying, and the Lord told me what my problem was. He said: " You are trusting in my
provision." I was amazed, because wasn't this how it worked? I didn't immediately understand what
God meant. Suddenly it became clear to me. When God supplies an amount of money to me, I am so
excited and then I cherish the money. As soon as it becomes less, my attitude changes, because I
become worried again. I want to then protect what is left. You see, my trust was in the gift (provision)
and not in the Giver.

Can I expect something back, a return?

We have been taught for so many years to give, but never to actually expect to get anything back. It is
correct: I must, in obedience to God's voice, give to others without expecting anything back from them,
but I can have a big expectation from my Heavenly Father's side. To sow without expecting a harvest
from God, is just as wrong as not to sow at all.

This earth with all its wealth, was created by God, so that His children could enjoy it.

1 Corinthians 10:26 "For the earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof."
The enemy is the god of the fallen world system and of lies concerning finances, through which the
children of God, and in fact the whole world, are paralysed.

2 Corinthians 4:4 "In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not,
lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them."

Satan has spread his lies in and through the church, like: "The more the children of God suffer, the
more they will seek His face and the more humble they will be." How much damage is not caused in
people's lives by this so-called, good teaching? It is God's heart felt desire that it goes well with us in
all things.

3 John 1:2 "Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul
prospereth."

Psalms 35:27 "Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favour my righteous cause: yea, let them say
continually, Let the Lord be magnified, which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant."

NB! In order to experience this financial inheritance in Christ in your life, it is important to be in a
relationship with Him. It is not just a few instant words you speak out, and everything is then sorted out
and perfect. There is a path to follow, on which we practice to change our negatively formed thoughts,
caused from years of wrong teachings and lies, and replacing them with that which is our inheritance in
Christ.

Ephesians 4:22 "That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt
according to the deceitful lusts;

23: And be renewed in the spirit of your mind;

24: And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness."

Galatians 6:9 "And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not."

It is wonderful to know that our loving Heavenly Father wants us to be blessed in the financial area of
our lives, so that we can also live out His love tangibly in the world.

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Prayer For my finances
01/27/2010 07:13 AM

Prayer For my finances

Father, I come boldly before Your throne of grace that I may obtain help in this time of (financial) need
in my life.

You said that we have not because we ask not. So I come before You in prayer, making my request
known unto You, and asking for Your provision in supplying this need before me; for You said that if
evil men know how to give good gifts unto their children, then how much more will our Heavenly
Father give good gifts (and needful things) to His children that ask Him. So I ask through prayer, and
by faith in Your unfailing Word for this petition.

Father, You told us in Your Word, that if we would seek first the Kingdom of God and all of Your
righteousness, You would bless all of our needs to be added unto us. You also told us in Your Word that
if we would delight ourselves in You, that You would give us the desires of our heart. Father, I pray that
You would help and bless me to always seek You and Your righteousness first and foremost in my life;
and I pray that I will always find my delight in You; and as I do so, I thank You for supplying every one
of my needs, and blessing me with the desires of my heart.

Lord, You are my Shepherd. And as my Shepherd, I confess Your Word that I shall not want (or be
in lack of) any good, beneficial, or needful thing in my life. For You are the God of my provisions, who
supplies all my needs according to Your riches in glory; and You promised that You would not withhold
any good thing from Your people who walk upright before You.

Father, You said that Your Spirit runs to and fro throughout the whole earth to show Yourself strong
on behalf of those whose hearts are mature towards You; therefore, I thank You for showing Yourself
strong unto me against my enemies of debt and lack, and giving me victory over them as You supply
this need, as well as every need in my life.

Father, You warned us that we would have many afflictions, but You also promised that You would
deliver us from them all. Therefore, I thank You for Your strong hand of deliverance in supplying and
meeting this need for me. For Your Word says that You have never forsaken the righteous, nor allowed
his seed to beg for bread. And Father, I confess according to Your Word that I am the righteousness of
God—not because of my works, but because I am created in Christ Jesus, and I am made righteous
through Him.

Father, You have established us as kings and priests unto the Most High King, Jesus Christ; and You
said that when a king shall decree a thing, it shall be established. So by Your authority, I decree that
this present need in my life is established, and all of my needs are met and fulfilled.

Father, I thank You for the power and the authority You have given unto us to speak to our
circumstances. For You said that we can speak to our mountains and command them to be removed and
cast into the sea. So Father, by the authority of Your Word, I speak to this mountain of debt, bills, and
financial obligations before me. I speak to (problem)and all the people who doesn’t pay us on time our
money, and I command them to be uprooted, removed from before me, and cast into the sea.

Father, as Jesus blessed the two fish and five loaves of bread and multiplied them to be able to feed
the five thousand and still have plenty left over, I also speak the Word of God to my finances, and I
command them to be multiplied to be able to pay all my bills; and I thank You that I still have plenty
left over. And, I confess Your Word that I am completely out of debt, and I owe no man anything but to
love them.
 Father, I thank You for the promise of Your Word that You would rebuke the devourer for my sake.
So by Your promise, and by the authority You have given unto me, I bind every hindering spirit that has
attacked my finances. I bind every spirit of debt, lack and insufficiency in my life; and by the Word of
the living God, I rebuke and cast them down, and I command them to loose and release every hold
from my life and my finances, by the power and the authority of the name of Jesus Christ.

Father, according to Your Word, if an enemy is caught stealing, he must return seven-fold of that
which he has stolen. Father, I have caught the enemy stealing (from me). For Your Word has revealed
and exposed him as the thief that comes to steal, kill and destroy. So Satan, I command you by the
authority of God’s Word to return everything you have stolen from my life. And, for every “single”
thing you have stolen from my life and my finances, I command you to return unto me seven times that
amount, by the authority of the name of the Lord, Jesus Christ.

Now Father, I believe Your Word, and I am fully persuaded that what You have promised, You are
also able to perform. And this is the confidence that I have: that if I ask anything according to Your
will, I know that You hear me; and since I know that You hear me, I know that I have the petitions that I
desire and I have asked of You. I believe it, and I receive the blessings of the Lord in my life. In the
name of Jesus Christ, I pray, AMEN!
GOD PROVIDES
02/24/2010 05:59 AM

"JEHOVAH JIREH"

GOD PROVIDES

Devotional done by Stacey our partner

God provides to each one of us daily in more ways than we think about or give Him credit for. We
simply do not think about all the ways in which our needs are met, or just Who it is that meets them.

What does the words "provider" & "provision" mean? Well, according Webster, this is what his
dictionary says;
 PROVIDE -- To supply what is needed, such as for a family.

PROVISION -- A stock of needed supplies, such as food.

PROVIDER -- The ONE Who provides.

Lately, this has really been any eye opener for me. For all of those days when nothing seemed to be
moving, or happening, God was. He was busy working on where many of us would be spending the
night. He was working on where we were going to eat, who was going to either give it to us, or pay for
it. He was busy putting things in order for us.

What makes me so sure of that? Because He cannot go against His own words, and the things He has
promised to do for us. The Bible is full of places where the Lord has provided for the needs of HIS
people. Here are a few of them.

GENESIS 22:8 -- Abraham said, My son, God Himself will provide a lamb for the burnt offering.
So the two went on together.

GENESIS 22:14 -- So Abraham called the name of that place The Lord Will Provide.

PSALM 65:9-10 -- You visit the earth and saturate it with water; You greatly enrich it; the river of
God is full of water; You provide them with grain when You have so prepared the earth. You water the
fields furrows abundantly, You settle the ridges of it; You make the soil soft with showers, blessing the
sprouting of its vegetation.

PSALM 84:11-12 -- For the Lord God is a Sun and Shield; the Lord bestows present grace and favor
and future glory, honor, splendor, and heavenly bliss! No good thing will He withhold from those who
walk uprightly. O Lord of hosts, blessed, happy, fortunate, to be envied is the man who trusts in You,
committing all and confidently looking to You, and that without fear or misgiving!

PSALM 145:14-16 -- The Lord upholds all those of His own who are falling and raises up all those
who are bowed down. The eyes of all wait for You looking, watching, and expecting and You give them
their food in due season. You open Your hand and satisfy every living thing with favor.
 ISAIAH 45:2-3 -- I will go before you and level the mountains to make the crooked places straight; I
will break into pieces the doors of bronze and cut asunder the bars of iron. And I will give you the
treasures of darkness and hidden riches of secret places, that you may know that it is I, the Lord, the
God of Israel, Who calls you by your name.

JEREMIAH 33:9 -- And Jerusalem shall be to Me a name of joy, a praise and a glory before all the
nations of the earth that hear of all the good I do for it and they shall fear and tremble because of all the
good and all the peace, prosperity, security, and stability I provide for it.

PHILLIPPIANS 4:19 -- And my God will liberally supply, fill to the full, your every need according
to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus.

REVELATION 7:15-17 -- For this reason they are now before the very throne of God and serve Him
day and night in His sanctuary, temple: and He Who is sitting upon the throne will protect and spread
His tabernacle oveer and shelter them with His presence. They shall hunger no more, neither thurst any
more; neither shall the sun smite them, nor any scorching heat. For the Lamb Who is in the midst of the
throne will be their Shepherd, and He will guide them to the springs of the waters of life, and God will
wipe away every tear from their eyes.

(scripture from the Amplified Bible).

Those are just a few of the many scriptures that deal with the Provision that God gives to us each
and every day. I strongly encourage you to study this further. Get into the Word of God, look up each
and every scripture that has to do with any kind of provision. You can find them from Genesis to
Revelation.

The book of Exodus tells the story of when the Israelites were in the desert, on the way to the
Promised Land. There you can find where God Himself gave them shelter from the heat during the day,
and fire at night to see. He gave them Manna...straight down from heaven. It fell at night when they
were sleeping. He provided enough food for each day, with the exception of the Sabbath. Only on the
6th day did they receive enough for 2 days.

Looking further through the Word, you find where the Lord provided shelter for King david, food
for his army of men, protection when he needed it, defended him when he needed it.

The Lord provided for Daniel when he refused to eat the kings meat. God gave Daniel and his men
favor with the one that was to feed them. He provided protection when Daniel was thrown in with the
lions.
 The Lord provided for Elijah food delivered by the ravens, and water in the brook. He provided for
the widow woman that the Lord commanded to take care of Elijah. Her meal and oil never ran out.

Keep going through each book of the Bible, there are so many places where God provided for His
people, and they always had what they needed.

The greatest and most painful provision God the Father ever gave to us was Jesus. Knowing that
once He was born on this earth, He would hang on a cross. He would be suspended in the air, between
heaven and hell. He was hanging there as the Provision of life. Because of that cross, the Blood on the
ground, the last breath He took, the three days He spent in the grave, going into the pits of the earth,
and taking back the keys to His Kingdom, the keys to death, hell and the grave. Because the Provision
woke up, got up, got dressed, and walked out of that tomb, you and I have the ability to walk out of any
grave that the enemy tries to bury us in. Whether it is the grave of no job, no home, no money, no food,
no friends, no family, no car, your prodigal husband, wife, or child. The need has already been met. The
Provision (Jesus)has been sent, by the Provider, whose name is Jehovah Jireh, God the Father. In the
name of Jesus, Praise Him, love Him, worship Him, and above all thank Him for each and everything
that you have ever needed, it was met, what you have need of now, it is here, and what you will have
need of later, it is already done.

I challenge each one of you, myself included to look back over the last few months or years of your
life and ask yourself these questions. How many times did the invisible hand of God move to provide
you with something that you needed? How did He get what you needed to you? Who did He use to
help you? If you will do this, I can just about promise you, that once you go to writing this down, your
heart will break.

"remember when this happend? It was Me, that unexpected check in your mailbox, It was Me.
Those bags of food on your doorstep, that nobody knew how they got there, that no one saw who left
them, It was Me. When the boss tried to fire you from your job, and couldnt. It was Me. When you got
the news about what your husband or wife was doing, It was Me. It was Me, Your Provider telling you,
showing you, answering your desperate cries and prayers. It was Me telling you to just stand still.

I have already been where you are about to go. I already know the prayers you are going to pray. I
already have the bottles ready for the tears you have not yet cried. I already know how, when, where,
the day and time that your hearts desire will be given to you. It is done, it is finished, they are coming.
Your families-coming. Your children - coming, Your husband -coming, Your wife -coming. Your
friends - coming. Even Your enemies - coming.

I, the Lord your God have spoken this to you. My word and My promises do not fail. Stand still,
Stand tall, Stand on My Word, Stand on your knees. JUST STAND."

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Letter to a Prodigal Bride
09/14/2013 05:30 PM
Letter to a Prodigal Bride

Hi you. Haven’t seen of heard from you in years. It’s been so many years from the day you stepped out
of my door. The seconds, minutes, hours, days and years seems to go by like a heart beat. In all the
craziness you left our home I never got the chance to say goodbye and how much I love you. All I can
remember is a broken girl I could not help. A girl who needs my love, but she could not receive it.

I still sometimes wonder what made you leave. I knew we had problems but who doesn’t. Your hatred
for me after that all I could not understand. It hurt me you know. All the lies, rumors and accusations
you made about me. But I found that when all the pain subsided I had more room to love you even
more. I forgave you along long time ago. After all you have done I still love you like God loves His
son, unconditionally. Many say I’m crazy wasting all my time on standing and waiting for you.

Many brides came along but my eyes and heart belongs to no one but you. Even if you don’t accept my
love I will still love you like Hosea loved Gomer, like Christ loved me till this very day. I want my love
for you to reflect Christ love for His bride, ecclesia the church.

Many nights and days I lay and wonder how you are. I pray that God will keep you safe in a far distant
land. Some day soon I know I will see your face again. But in Gods timing. My bride even if I can’t
contact you, I know that God reminds you of me. The day is dawning near when you will see me as I
am and not how the enemy lied to you about me.

“I am nothing special, of this I am sure. I am a common man with common thoughts and I've led a
common life. There are no monuments dedicated to me and my name will soon be forgotten, but I've
loved another with all my heart and soul, and to me, this has always been enough..” ? Nicholas Sparks,
The Notebook

See you soon

The pattern of a prodigal
01/30/2010 11:11 AM

The pattern of a prodigal

Devotional done by Ess-Jee from standforyourmarriage.org

the-prodigal-son

Today were going to try to give you a better understanding of what a prodigal goes through and what is
the process they go through. Always remember that your fight is not with your spouse but against the
enemy of their soul, the devil. Standing for your marriage goes much deeper than just that your spouse
return to you, it’s a battle for their soul and they will thankyou because you never gave up on them.
Prodigals do come home but in Gods perfect timing. Most Standers think that they are waiting for God
but actually God is waiting for us, to be obedient to Him and let Him make the changes in us before He
can make any changes in our spouse. I hear of many standers that feel alone and abandoned and hurting
emotions flowing in their hearts. Your spouse has been deceived by the evil one believing a lie and
following it, their eyes are blinded and ears are blocked. Most of them listen to the devils lies and not
Gods truths. That’s why your prayers are so important and your constant love for them. Asked the Lord
to take your pain and heart ache, He can and He will. Let’s take a look what

David says:

Psalm 34:18

The LORD is near to the broken hearted And saves those who are crushed in spirit.

The Lord is always near in the midst of your marriage problems, His there holding it together.
Remember Jesus said that His yoke is easy and His burden is light , so if things feels heavy again and
you want to give up , give it to Jesus, He can Handle it. He loves you both; never ever give up on your
spouse or your marriage. Jesus never ever gives up on us so please don’t give up on your spouse, there
lives could depend on it.

Psalm 51:17

The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; A broken and a contrite heart, O God, You will not despise.

The Lord will never forsake you or leave you alone, He loves you and just wants the very best for you
and your family, trust in Him and His mighty power, with God anything is possible, do you believe
that?

Isaiah 61:1
The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me, Because the LORD has anointed me To bring good news to the
afflicted; He has sent me to bind up the broken hearted, To proclaim liberty to captives And freedom to
prisoners;

Have hope, God is in control and His son Jesus Christ is sitting on the throne of victory, Jesus took
away Hopelessness and He gave us Hope. Even when things seem to be over its not, In Jesus’ terms
that it is only the beginning of new tidings for you. God will bring back your spouse from the prison of
bondage their in. I know sometimes the journey may feel long and the wait seems to just go on and on,
but know while you are waiting for the restoration of your marriage the Holy Spirit is moving and
working, we live by faith and not by sight. The Lord said in His word that those who diligently seek
Him will see His face, are you diligently seeking the Lord daily for the restoration of your marriage and
His will for your life? Praying for your husband or wife out of a humble heart? Covering there
nakedness of sin?

Ezekiel 34:16

"I will seek the lost, bring back the scattered, bind up the broken and strengthen the sick.

Lets take a look at , what is the typical pattern of a prodigal, I call it the 5 ‘R’s’ to Restoration:
rebellion, ruin, repentance, reconciliation, restoration.

1. Rebellion - refusal to accept some authority or code or convention; organized resistance or

opposition to a government or other authority, dissent from an accepted moral code or convention of
behaviour, dress, etc.

2. Ruin -Total destruction or disintegration, physical, moral, social, or economic.

3. Repentance - The act or process of repenting. Remorse or contrition for past conduct or sin, "Joy
shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which
need no repentance" Bible: St. Luke

4. Reconciliation - getting two things to correspond; joint operation or action; "their cooperation with
us was essential for the success of our mission"
5. Restoration - the act of restoring or state of being restored, as to a former or original condition,
place, etc.the replacement or giving back of something lost, stolen, etc. something restored, replaced, or
reconstructed.

Be strong in the Lord

The Prodigal
01/16/2010 03:27 AM

The Prodigal

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Luke 15:11-32 (NIV) "There was a man who had two sons. The younger one said to his father, "Father,
give me my share of the estate."So he divided his property between them.

"Not long after that, the younger son got together all he had, set off for a distant country and there
squandered his wealth in wild living. After he had spent everything, there was a severe famine in that
whole country, and he began to be in need.

So he went and hired himself out to a citizen of that country, who sent him to his fields to feed pigs. He
longed to fill his stomach with the pods that the pigs were eating, but no one gave him anything. "When
he came to his senses, he said, "How many of my father's hired men have food to spare, and here I am
starving to death!

I will set out and go back to my father and say to him: Father, I have sinned against heaven and against
you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son; make me like one of your hired men."

So he got up and went to his father. "But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was
filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him. "The son
said to him, "Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called
your son."

"But the father said to his servants, "Quick! Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his
finger and sandals on his feet. Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let's have a feast and celebrate. For
this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found."So they began to celebrate.

"Meanwhile, the older son was in the field. When he came near the house, he heard music and dancing.
So he called one of the servants and asked him what was going on. Your brother has come," he replied,
"and your father has killed the fattened calf because he has him back safe and sound."

"The older brother became angry and refused to go in. So his father went out and pleaded with him. But
he answered his father, "Look! All these years I've been slaving for you and never disobeyed your
orders. Yet you never gave me even a young goat so I could celebrate with my friends. But when this
son of yours who has squandered your property with prostitutes comes home, you kill the fattened calf
for him!"

"My son," the father said, "you are always with me, and everything I have is yours. But we had to
celebrate and be glad, because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is
found."

Definition of a Prodigal: Given to extravagant expenditure; expending money or other things without
necessity; recklessly or viciously profuse; lavish; wasteful; not frugal or economical; as, a prodigal
man; the prodigal son; prodigal giving; prodigal expenses. One who expends money extravagantly,
viciously, or without necessity; one that is profuse or lavish in any expenditure; a waster; a spendthrift.

Prodigal Quotations

If they had a social gospel in the days of the prodigal son, somebody would have given him a bed and a
sandwich and he never would have gone home.
Vance Havner

The pattern of the prodigal is: rebellion, ruin, repentance, reconciliation, restoration.
Edwin Louis Cole

I do not overlook the fact that the appearance of these new, free nations in the European political
community not only celebrates the return of the prodigal son but also creates new sources of friction
here and there.
Hjalmar Branting
Every parent is at some time the father of the unreturned prodigal, with nothing to do but keep his
house open to hope.
John Ciardi

Love never reasons, but profusely gives; it gives like a thoughtless prodigal its all, and then trembles
least it has done to little.
Hannah More

Your prodigal son has left again to exorcise some demons.

John W. Hinckley, Jr.

Let’s take a look at what the Bible says about a Prodigal:

Proverbs 22:6
"Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it

Isaiah 9:2
The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of
death a light has dawned

Isaiah 43:4-8
Since you are precious and honored in my sight, and because I love you, I will give men in exchange
for you, and people in exchange for your life. Do not be afraid, for I am with you; I will bring your
children from the east and gather you from the west. I will say to the north, 'Give them up!' and to the
south, 'Do not hold them back.' Bring my sons from afar and my daughters from the ends of the earth-
everyone who is called by my name, whom I created for my glory, whom I formed and made." Lead
out those who have eyes but are blind, who have ears but are deaf.

Jeremiah 24:7
I will give them a heart to know me, that I am the LORD. They will be my people, and I will be their
God, for they will return to me with all their heart.

Jeremiah 32:38-39
They will be my people, and I will be their God. I will give them singleness of heart and action, so that
they will always fear me for their own good and the good of their children after them.

Ezekiel 11:19-20
I will give them an undivided heart and put a new spirit in them; I will remove from them their heart of
stone and give them a heart of flesh. Then they will follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws.
They will be my people, and I will be their God.

Ezekiel 34:11-12
For this is what the Sovereign LORD says: I myself will search for my sheep and look after them. As a
shepherd looks after his scattered flock when he is with them, so will I look after my sheep. I will
rescue them from all the places where they were scattered on a day of clouds and darkness.
Ezekiel 36:26-27
I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and
give you a heart of flesh. And I will put my Spirit in you and move you to follow my decrees and be
careful to keep my laws.

Ezekiel 37:23b-24
They will no longer defile themselves with their idols and vile images or with any of their offenses, for
I will save them from all their sinful backsliding, and I will cleanse them. They will be my people, and
I will be their God.' My servant David will be king over them, and they will all have one shepherd.
They will follow my laws and be careful to keep my decrees.

Hosea 6:1-3
"Come, let us return to the LORD. He has torn us to pieces but he will heal us; he has injured us but he
will bind up our wounds. After two days he will revive us; on the third day he will restore us, that we
may live in his presence. Let us acknowledge the LORD; let us press on to acknowledge him. As surely
as the sun rises, he will appear; he will come to us like the winter rains, like the spring rains that water
the earth."

Joel 2:12-13
Even now," declares the LORD, "return to me with all your heart, with fasting and weeping and
mourning. "Rend your heart and not your garments. Return to the LORD your God, for he is gracious
and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in love, and he relents from sending calamity.

Zechariah 10:6,8a
I will strengthen the house of Judah and save the house of Joseph. I will restore them because I have
compassion on them. They will be as though I had not rejected them, for I am the LORD their God and
I will answer them. I will signal for them and gather them in. Surely I will redeem them; they will be as
numerous as before.

Matthew 18:12-13
What do you think? If a man owns a hundred sheep, and one of them wanders away, will he not leave
the ninety-nine on the hills and go to look for the one that wandered off? And if he finds it, I tell you
the truth, he is happier about that one sheep than about the ninety-nine that did not wander off.

Romans 4:20-21
Yet he did not waver through unbelief regarding the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith
and gave glory to God, being fully persuaded that God had power to do what he had promised.

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Hey you! You're Not Worthless
04/27/2012 03:12 PM
Hey you! You're Not Worthless.
“Even if my father and mother abandon me, the Lord will hold me close.” Psalm 27:10

I think one of the worst things that we standers feel from rejection of our spouses, is the feeling of
worthlessness. How many times have you felt like you weren't worth loving because your spouse left
you? I know I have struggled with this myself.

About a week ago in my prayer time with God, He revealed to me that I still see myself as worthless
because my spouse rejected our marriage. He also told me this is one of the enemy's biggest lies, and
that none of His people are worthless. I know you can relate to the way that I've felt in the past 3 years,
because we can't seem to understand why our spouses have rejected us, or why they haven't come back
yet. Here's how valuable we are to God:

"Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? And not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your
Father. But even the hairs of your head are all numbered." Matthew 10:29-30

Did you catch that? Your hairs are NUMBERED, each one of the hairs on your head has a number.
You better believe that God notices when one falls, or when new ones grow in. That's how important
you are.. you are not worthless. God has a plan for your life, and even though it may look like your
situation is dead in the natural, rest assured that God is in control, and His plan is working itself.

Be encouraged today. You are not worthless, and even though you may be feeling the rejection from
your spouse, one day that rejection will turn into gratitude... Gratitude from your prodigal that you
didn't give up on them.

Stand Strong,
Krystal Chretien

Krystal Chretien began working under Ess-Jee Rautenbach’s leadership in helping others with troubled
marriage in late 2010. After facing troubles in her own marriage, her passion became helping God’s
people recover from rejection and point them to Jesus, the author and finisher of restored marriages.

Becoming a part of Stand For Your Marriage Ministries set the pace for Krystal to get a minister’s
license, and is very active in ministry in her home church.
Stand Analogy
04/24/2012 10:56 AM
Stand Analogy
By Ess-Jee Rautenbach

In the Christian culture we live in today it seems that we are a bit confused on what we need to do in
our battle with our adversary the devil. Some teach that you got to fight darkness and the other says that
demons and the devil got extinct with the dinosaurs. There are so many conclusions on what our
responsibility is and what is Gods responsibility and where does the devil fit in, in all this.

In this article I will try to show you the right way to battle the enemy and the wrong way. What is the
truth around spiritual warfare and how to really have an affect in the spiritual realm? Did you ever
come to a point that you ask yourself,”Why am I doing what I am doing”. I have heard numerous
people saying that they must pray more, vast more, and then God will move for me in my situation. Is
that true, can Gods arm be turned by us reciting prayers to Him?
To start of we must start by the right foundation. That is where I will start; the foundation of Jesus. Do
you know what Jesus did for you on the Cross? Do you fully understand the Impact of Gods sacrifice
for you and me? Was Gods sacrifice through His son Jesus by any means half measure? Or did He
accomplish what He send His son to do for us. The sacrifice Jesus made for us was no half measure.
Jesus accomplished here on earth what GOD has sent Him to do. You can say that it was mission
accomplished. What did God accomplish?

God’s primary reason for sacrificing His son was to get rid of sin and the partition wall that divided us
from Him. When God dealt with the sin issues He dealt with satan and HIS SPIRITS ASWELL. Many
believe that Jesus came primarily to defeat satan. That is not true, that was His secondary objective.
When God reconciled us through the death and resurrection of His Son Jesus He defeated satan as well.
So to summarize this quickly. Jesus defeated sin on the cross. He took away the partition wall between
us and God, so that we can have access to the Father. Jesus also got victory over satan and his spirits.

So where does that leave us? We stand in Victory with Christ. (Col 213 -15) Victory is a bi-product of
us living in Gods truth. We are saved because we are set free from our sin nature. The Bible does not
tell us to fight the Devil. How can you fight something that is already defeated? The Bible tells us to
STAND IN Christ. The battle is the Lords. The bible tells us that we do not fight the enemy. We walk
underneath the authority of Jesus Christ by doing what He has called us to do. All you do is Stand and
endure and God will secure. The believer who does the will of God must learn How to Stand. (Eph
6;13-14)

Authority is in relationship with the Father, not in method. Prayer is prompted out of the relationship
you have with the father. When you have authority, all you need to do is Stand. You maintain your faith
in God and His word. The closer you grow to God, the closer He grows to you. Our faith needs to be
God and obedience centered. Not man or method centered. The devil hates it when we get the courage
to Stand no matter what, because he knows that if he can not get you to quit he can not do anything.

You resist the enemy by submitting yourself to God. We pray to the Father and then we act in faith and
obedience. We gird our loins and we just stand, eventually our stand will outlast the enemy. Faith is
basically that you have decided not to move from the stand you have made, until your get your promise
fulfilled. To stand for something you will need courage, when everybody else runs you will need the
guts to hold your position. To resist the adversary means to say no to his ways and solutions. It means
not to give in to him.

When the enemy tries to tempt you, you say no.

When the enemy lies to you, you ignore his lies.
You resist the enemy by being steadfast in faith.

When we can understand that our stand is in Christ, then the victory He has already accomplished for
us can manifest it self in our daily lives. It is not about us but it is all about God. God is sovereign (Rev
19:6). Make your stand today and buy into the victory God has already given us 2000 years ago.
What makes a true Champion?
04/07/2011 11:46 AM

What makes a true Champion?

Devotion done by Ess-jee Rautenbach and Edited by Marc Vivier

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What makes a true champion? Lately I have asked myself this question over and over. What makes a
champion? What is the DNA of a champion? We see a whole list of champions when we read Hebrews
11. The Holy Bible is full off champions. We can even have a look at champions in the world. What did
it take to make them champions?

I am a big fan of the World’s Strongest Man. One guy who stood out for me was Phil Pfister, the 2006
Title holder. Here is a short story about his victory:

world_strongest_manPhil Pfister (born May 15, 1971 in Charleston, West Virginia), is a leading
strongman competitor, winning the 2006 Met-Rx World's Strongest Man competition and its $41,000
grand prize on September 23, 2006 in Sanya, China. He is the first American to win since Bill
Kazmaier in 1982.[2] Pfister stands 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) and weighs 375 pounds (170 kg).?

Prior to 2006, Pfister's previous best finishes in the World's Strongest Man were fourth place in 1998 in
Tangier, and fourth place again in 2001 in Victoria Falls. He placed fourth at the 2007 and 2008 WSM
contests, and seventh in 2009.[3] ? While qualifying for his 4th place finish in Victoria Falls, during an
event known as the Hercules Hold, Pfister made a verbal promise that he would be the man responsible
for bringing the World's Strongest Man title back to the United States. From Wikipedia, the free
encyclopaedia

It took Phil more or less 6 years to become the World’s Strongest Man. Even when it seemed that he
will never reach that goal, he kept on trying, believing that one day he will reach that dream and won’t
quit till it becomes a reality.

It’s so sad that not many Christians have that fight in them anymore. We accept our sickness, marriage
problems or financial circumstances and say ah well it’s just my luck, why fight.

Jesus came to show us that we are more than conquerors. We are born with a Champion DNA. When
we accept Christ our Saviour as our Lord we unlock that Holy DNA. The word says in Romans 5:5 that
God already poured His love and unlimited potential into our hearts.

Why then do we live a sub standard life? The answer is quite simple. Paul said that we should not
conform to this world but be transformed into the likeness of Christ. Not many believers want to give
up themselves for the sake of gaining Christ, living the life He wants for them and not what they think
they may have.
People first choose how they wish to live and then construct And conform their interpretation of
scripture to suit their Lifestyle, not vice versa. It is a rare person who has the Integrity and trust toward
God to objectively read the Bible To see what is said and then conform his/her life to the Word Of God
no matter what the cost.

The world has been salt to the church,Rather than vice versa.

For whom am I living? For Jesus Christ, His

Kingdom, His Name, and His image in the sight of

Others? Or, for myself, my happi

ness, and my emotional Well being? (Craig Hill)

You see it costs a price to follow Christ. It’s not like a Mickey Mouse Club House were anything goes,
we are called to be Holy and blameless and not to conform to this world’s ways and solutions. When
God called me to Stand for my marriage and start this Ministry it was everything but easy, but I'm so
glad He gave me the guts to press forward through all the pain and hardship. A champion is someone
who stands up for what he or she believes in and not quitting till that goal is achieved. Where would we
be today if Christ didn’t fight for us till the end? Don’t you think your family deserves the same?

Come on STAND, Stand, Stand and fight till your breakthrough comes, and it will…

All the Glory to God and our Commander in Chief, Jesus Christ.
Keep on going on, pressing on
03/24/2011 02:22 AM

Keep on going on, pressing on

Devotion done by Ess-jee Rautenbach and Edited by Marc Vivier

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The word "press" means to exert (put out) steady (firm) weight or force against; to advance

eagerly;to push forward.

Maybe you are in financial difficulty, your marriage is struggling or you’re just facing so
many impossible circumstances. There seems to be no hope for you. You feel that you

can break any day now and you think to yourself that it’s better if you just stay in bed today.

I know of many believers facing these scenarios everyday.

God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the

earth should change and though the mountains slip into the heart of the sea; though its waters roar and

foam, though the mountains quake at its swelling pride. Selah. The LORD of hosts is with us; the God
of

Jacob is our stronghold. Selah. Psalm 46:1-3,7

I want to encourage you today to have good faith. There is always hope for you no matter

how impossible your circumstances may seem. Let’s go back a few thousand years when

David faced so many big giants. He faced the biggest giant of them all, Goliath. Everybody

was so scared of this big man, striking terror right through the kingdom of God’s people.

Even Saul the mighty king didn’t wish to face this mighty man. Instead, a small and young

boy took it upon himself, put his faith in God, and defeated Goliath with just a rock and

slingshot.

Samuel 17:41The Philistine kept coming closer to David, with his shield bearer walking in front of
him. 17:42

When the Philistine looked carefully at David, he despised him, for he was only a ruddy and handsome
boy. 17:43

The Philistine said to David, “Am I a dog, that you are coming after me with sticks?” Then the
Philistine cursed

David by his gods. 17:44 The Philistine said to David, “Come here to me, so I can give your flesh to
the birds of

the sky and the wild animals of the field!”

17:45 But David replied to the Philistine, “You are coming against me with sword and spear and
javelin.
But I am coming against you in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel’s armies, whom you
have defied!

17:46 This very day the Lord will deliver you into my hand! I will strike you down and cut off your
head.

This day I will give the corpses of the Philistine army to the birds of the sky and the wild animals of the
land.

Then all the land will realize that Israel has a God 17:47 and all this assembly will know that it is not
by sword

or spear that the Lord saves! For the battle is the Lord’s, and he will deliver you into our hand.”

17:48 The Philistine drew steadily closer to David to attack him, while David quickly ran toward the
battle line

to attack the Philistine. 17:49 David reached his hand into the bag and took out a stone. He slung it,
striking the

Philistine on the forehead. The stone sank deeply into his forehead, and he fell down with his face to
the ground.

17:50David prevailed over the Philistine with just the sling and the stone.

He struck down the Philistine and killed him. David did not even have a sword in his hand.

17:51 David ran and stood over the Philistine. He grabbed Goliath’s sword, drew it from its sheath,
killed him, a

nd cut off his head with it. When the Philistines saw their champion was dead, they ran away.

There are many stories like this giving us hope that we can achieve anything if we just don’t

quit believing in our victory who is Jesus Christ. Some of you may feel that you’re on you’re

knees or already on your back on the ground. It doesn’t matter in what position you find

yourself,the main thing is that you keep on moving, even if you crawl, just don’t stop moving.

One day you will find yourself standing again and you’ll wonder how.

We must keep on pressing on till our victory comes and not give up or give in.

The enemy also knows that if he can just stare us down long enough we will give up.

The secret is that we must take a stand till our breakthrough comes.
Most Christians just have a horizontal growth and not a vertical one.

Not breaking through that stronghold.

Let’s travel back in time one more time. Remember Joseph?

He was sold as a slave by his own family.

And to top that he was wrongfully accused and found himself in deeper trouble

second time around. I think to myself he had all these promises

God made him but he just experienced rejection, pain etc his whole life so far.

What was going on? I think he asked God but why,

I’m only struggling and just going backwards.

But Joseph knew His God is a faithful God and even if sometimes he didn’t

understand everything, he knew the plans God had for him was to prosper

him and not to harm him.

One day the pharaoh of Egypt called him in and asked him to give meaning

to his dreams and with God’s knowledge Joseph did it with ease.

Joseph became a ruler and was appointed by the pharaoh over all of Egypt.

GEN : 5 Joseph had a dream, and when he told it to his brothers, they hated him all the more
.6 He said to them, "Listen to this dream I had:7
We were binding sheaves of grain out in the field when suddenly my sheaf rose and stood upright,
while your sheaves gathered around mine and bowed

down to it."11 His brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept the
matter in mind.18 But they saw him in the distance, and before he reached them,
they plotted to kill him.19 "Here comes that dreamer!" they said to each other.

20 "Come now, let's kill him and throw him into one of these cisterns and

say that a ferocious animal devoured him. Then we'll see what comes of his
dreams."21 When Reuben heard this, he tried to rescue him from their hands. "Let's not take his life,"
he said.

22 "Don't shed any blood. Throw him into this cistern here in the desert,

but don't lay a hand on him." Reuben said this to rescue him from them and

take him back to his father.23 So when Joseph came to his brothers,
they stripped him of his robe--the richly ornamented robe he was wearing--
24 and they took him and threw him into the cistern. Now the cistern was

empty; there was no water in it.

25 As they sat down to eat their meal, they looked up and saw a caravan of

Ishmaelites coming from Gilead. Their camels were loaded with spices, balm

and myrrh, and they were on their way to take them down to Egypt.26
Judah said to his brothers, "What will we gain if we kill our brother and cover up his blood?

27 Come, let's sell him to the Ishmaelites and not lay our hands on him;

after all, he is our brother, our own flesh and blood." His brothers

agreed.2 The LORD was with Joseph and he prospered,

and he lived in the house of his Egyptian master.

3 When his master saw that the LORD was with him and that the
LORD gave him success in everything he did,

4 Joseph found favor in his eyes and became his attendant. Potiphar put

him in charge of his household, and he entrusted to his care everything he

owned.5 From the time he put him in charge of his household and of all that
he owned, the LORD blessed the household of the Egyptian because of Joseph.
The blessing of the LORD was on everything Potiphar had, both in the house

and in the field.

6 So he left in Joseph's care everything he had; with Joseph in charge, he

did not concern himself with anything except the food he ate. Now Joseph

was well-built and handsome,7 and after a while his master's wife took notice
of Joseph and said, "Come to bed with me!"

8 But he refused. "With me in charge," he told her, "my master does not

concern himself with anything in the house; everything he owns he has

entrusted to my care.

9 No one is greater in this house than I am. My master has withheld

nothing from me except you, because you are his wife. How then could I do

such a wicked thing and sin against God?"

10 And though she spoke to Joseph day after day, he refused to go to bed

with her or even be with her.

11 One day he went into the house to attend to his duties, and none of the

household servants was inside.

12 She caught him by his cloak and said, "Come to bed with me!" But he

left his cloak in her hand and ran out of the house.

13 When she saw that he had left his cloak in her hand and had run out of

the house,
14 she called her household servants. "Look," she said to them, "this

Hebrew has been brought to us to make sport of us! He came in here to sleep

with me, but I screamed.

19 When his master heard the story his wife told him, saying, "This is how

your slave treated me," he burned with anger.

20 Joseph's master took him and put him in prison, the place where the

king's prisoners were confined. But while Joseph was there in the prison,

21 the LORD was with him; he showed him kindness and granted him favor in

the eyes of the prison warden.

22 So the warden put Joseph in charge of all those held in the prison, and

he was made responsible for all that was done there.

23 The warden paid no attention to anything under Joseph's care, because

the LORD was with Joseph and gave him success in whatever he did.

40:1 Some time later, the cupbearer and the baker of the king of Egypt

offended their master, the king of Egypt.

2 Pharaoh was angry with his two officials, the chief cupbearer and the

chief baker,

3 and put them in custody in the house of the captain of the guard, in the

same prison where Joseph was confined.

4 The captain of the guard assigned them to Joseph, and he attended them.

After they had been in custody for some time,

5 each of the two men--the cupbearer and the baker of the king of Egypt,

who were being held in prison--had a dream the same night, and each dream

had a meaning of its own.

6 When Joseph came to them the next morning, he saw that they were

dejected.

7 So he asked Pharaoh's officials who were in custody with him in his

master's house, "Why are your faces so sad today?"

8 "We both had dreams," they answered, "but there is no one to interpret

them." Then Joseph said to them, "Do not interpretations belong to God?

Tell me your dreams."

9 So the chief cupbearer told Joseph his dream. He said to him, "In my

dream I saw a vine in front of me,

10 and on the vine were three branches. As soon as it budded, it

blossomed, and its clusters ripened into grapes.

11 Pharaoh's cup was in my hand, and I took the grapes, squeezed them into

Pharaoh's cup and put the cup in his hand."

12 "This is what it means," Joseph said to him. "The three branches are

three days.

13 Within three days Pharaoh will lift up your head and restore you to

your position, and you will put Pharaoh's cup in his hand, just as you used

to do when you were his cupbearer.

14 But when all goes well with you, remember me and show me kindness;

mention me to Pharaoh and get me out of this prison.

15 For I was forcibly carried off from the land of the Hebrews, and even

here I have done nothing to deserve being put in a dungeon."

16 When the chief baker saw that Joseph had given a favorable

interpretation, he said to Joseph, "I too had a dream: On my head were

three baskets of bread.

17 In the top basket were all kinds of baked goods for Pharaoh, but the

birds were eating them out of the basket on my head."

18 "This is what it means," Joseph said. "The three baskets are three

days.

19 Within three days Pharaoh will lift off your head and hang you on a

tree. And the birds will eat away your flesh."

20 Now the third day was Pharaoh's birthday, and he gave a feast for all

his officials. He lifted up the heads of the chief cupbearer and the chief

baker in the presence of his officials:

21 He restored the chief cupbearer to his position, so that he once again

put the cup into Pharaoh's hand,22 but he hanged the chief baker, just as
Joseph had said to them in his interpretation.

23 The chief cupbearer, however, did not remember Joseph; he forgot him.

41:1 When two full years had passed, Pharaoh had a dream: He was standing

by the Nile,

2 when out of the river there came up seven cows, sleek and fat, and they

grazed among the reeds.

3 After them, seven other cows, ugly and gaunt, came up out of the Nile

and stood beside those on the riverbank.

4 And the cows that were ugly and gaunt ate up the seven sleek, fat cows.

Then Pharaoh woke up.

5 He fell asleep again and had a second dream: Seven heads of grain,

healthy and good, were growing on a single stalk.

6 After them, seven other heads of grain sprouted--thin and scorched by

the east wind.

7 The thin heads of grain swallowed up the seven healthy, full heads. Then

Pharaoh woke up; it had been a dream.

8 In the morning his mind was troubled, so he sent for all the magicians

and wise men of Egypt. Pharaoh told them his dreams, but no one could

interpret them for him.

9 Then the chief cupbearer said to Pharaoh, "Today I am reminded of my

shortcomings.

10 Pharaoh was once angry with his servants, and he imprisoned me and the

chief baker in the house of the captain of the guard.

11 Each of us had a dream the same night, and each dream had a meaning of

its own.

12 Now a young Hebrew was there with us, a servant of the captain of the

guard. We told him our dreams, and he interpreted them for us, giving each

man the interpretation of his dream.

13 And things turned out exactly as he interpreted them to us: I was

restored to my position, and the other man was hanged."

14 So Pharaoh sent for Joseph, and he was quickly brought from the

dungeon. When he had shaved and changed his clothes, he came before

Pharaoh.

15 Pharaoh said to Joseph, "I had a dream, and no one can interpret it.

But I have heard it said of you that when you hear a dream you can

interpret it."

16 "I cannot do it," Joseph replied to Pharaoh, "but God will give Pharaoh

the answer he desires."

17 Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, "In my dream I was standing on the bank of

the Nile,
18 when out of the river there came up seven cows, fat and sleek, and they

grazed among the reeds.

19 After them, seven other cows came up--scrawny and very ugly and lean. I

had never seen such ugly cows in all the land of Egypt.

20 The lean, ugly cows ate up the seven fat cows that came up first.

21 But even after they ate them, no one could tell that they had done so;

they looked just as ugly as before. Then I woke up.

22 "In my dreams I also saw seven heads of grain, full and good, growing

on a single stalk.

23 After them, seven other heads sprouted--withered and thin and scorched

by the east wind.

24 The thin heads of grain swallowed up the seven good heads. I told this

to the magicians, but none could explain it to me."

25 Then Joseph said to Pharaoh, "The dreams of Pharaoh are one and the

same. God has revealed to Pharaoh what he is about to do.

26 The seven good cows are seven years, and the seven good heads of grain

are seven years; it is one and the same dream.

27 The seven lean, ugly cows that came up afterward are seven years, and

so are the seven worthless heads of grain scorched by the east wind: They

are seven years of famine.

28 "It is just as I said to Pharaoh: God has shown Pharaoh what he is

about to do.

29 Seven years of great abundance are coming throughout the land of Egypt,

30 but seven years of famine will follow them. Then all the abundance in

Egypt will be forgotten, and the famine will ravage the land.

31 The abundance in the land will not be remembered, because the famine

that follows it will be so severe.

32 The reason the dream was given to Pharaoh in two forms is that the

matter has been firmly decided by God, and God will do it soon.

33 "And now let Pharaoh look for a discerning and wise man and put him in

charge of the land of Egypt.

34 Let Pharaoh appoint commissioners over the land to take a fifth of the

harvest of Egypt during the seven years of abundance.

35 They should collect all the food of these good years that are coming

and store up the grain under the authority of Pharaoh, to be kept in the

cities for food.

36 This food should be held in reserve for the country, to be used during

the seven years of famine that will come upon Egypt, so that the country

may not be ruined by the famine."

37 The plan seemed good to Pharaoh and to all his officials.

38 So Pharaoh asked them, "Can we find anyone like this man, one in whom

is the spirit of God?"

39 Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, "Since God has made all this known to you,

there is no one so discerning and wise as you.

40 You shall be in charge of my palace, and all my people are to submit to

your orders. Only with respect to the throne will I be greater than you."

41 So Pharaoh said to Joseph, "I hereby put you in charge of the whole

land of Egypt."

42 Then Pharaoh took his signet ring from his finger and put it on

Joseph's finger. He dressed him in robes of fine linen and put a gold chain
around his neck.

43 He had him ride in a chariot as his second-in-command, and men shouted

before him, "Make way!" Thus he put him in charge of the whole land of

Egypt.

44 Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, "I am Pharaoh, but without your word no

one will lift hand or foot in all Egypt."

45 Pharaoh gave Joseph the name Zaphenath-Paneah and gave him Asenath

daughter of Potiphera, priest of On, to be his wife. And Joseph went

throughout the land of Egypt.

46 Joseph was thirty years old when he entered the service of Pharaoh king

of Egypt. And Joseph went out from Pharaoh's presence and traveled

throughout Egypt.

Even when things may seem lost, its not.

Standing is not a duty, but a life style.
03/16/2011 11:16 AM

Standing is not a duty, but a life style.

Devotion done by Ess-jee Rautenbach and Edited by Marc Vivier

marriage-is-a-signpost

Psalm 89:2
I will declare that your love stands firm forever, that you established your faithfulness in heaven itself.

Standing for someone means so much more than just the restoration of your marriage. It means that you
are standing with God and for the eternal destiny of your beloved. What an honor to stand in the gap of
your husband or wife. The world we live in has lost the plot for marriages and love. How can we as a
church show the world out there what Jesus love is, if we can’t even show that unconditional love is the
essence of our marriages or families?

1 John 3:16
This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our
lives for our brothers. (NIV)

1 John 3:18
Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth. (NIV)

1 John 4:8
Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. (NIV)

I had many people saying this to me; “But Ess-Jee you don’t understand!” Yes most of them are right, I
don’t understand. Did God ever give up on us? Did He ever say “well Ess-Jee messed up one time too
many, I’m finished with him. I’m going to look for another I can love the way I want to be loved”. No,
never. God stood with us even when we’d forsaken Him. He still loved us. He said in His word that I
died for you even when you were still sinners. I loved you so much that I sent My Son to die for you.

Ephesians 5:1-3

Therefore be imitators of God as dear children.

And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to
God for a sweet-smelling aroma.

But fornication and all uncleanness or covetousness, let it not even be named among you, as is fitting
for saints;
We were called in marriage to love each other for better or for worse until death do us part. That means
until death splits us apart.

Many of us don’t really understand what a covenant is all about and that is why God said in His word,
that it is better not to vow than to vow. We were called to sacrifice our lives to God and our beloveds.
So many of us claim we live for God, but, our lives don’t speak of it. I think many of us are searching
for our happiness, forgetting that God actually cares more about our holiness.

In my experience from the short while I have been in ministry, is that second or third marriages actually
last shorter than the first. Most marriages come to an end because of selfishness and lust, and because
of two emotionally broken people coming together.

Marriage is a daily commitment. Even if you’re divorced or separated in worldly terms, you’re actually
still married before God and God want us to honor our vows.

I have heard an interesting testimony from Marlyn Phillips from 2=1 ministries. She stood 3 years for
Michael before he came back and even when he did it took another year before he came to repentance.
She said that when he returned everyone was praising her and telling her how great she was, doing this
hard thing to stand for Michael. When she arrived home she was telling God that it was so great that He
chose her to do this awesome thing. After a while God asked her; “What did you do that you didn’t
vow to do on your wedding day?”

This had me thinking. We as Christians Vowed before God and Witness that we would love this person
no matter what the cost.

Guys its time that the Church of Christ starts acting on what we say we believe in. We need to Stand for
God and start to rise up a generation that says Yes to Jesus Culture and God’s standards, and says No to
the world’s standards and culture. The world has been the salt for long enough and now it’s our turn to
become the salt again.

I challenge you: If you’re married and even if your spouse has left you, stand up and love your beloved
even if they don’t deserve your love.

Choose today to love them as Christ loved us.

Come Home!
12/14/2010 12:05 AM
Come Home!

Devotional done by Ess-Jee from Stand ministries.

romantic-Couples-Loving

Isaiah 43:4-8
Since you are precious and honored in my sight, and because I love you, I will give men in exchange
for you, and people in exchange for your life. Do not be afraid, for I am with you; I will bring your
children from the east and gather you from the west. I will say to the north, 'Give them up!' and to the
south, 'Do not hold them back.' Bring my sons from afar and my daughters from the ends of the earth-
everyone who is called by my name, whom I created for my glory, whom I formed and made." Lead
out those who have eyes but are blind, who have ears but are deaf.

Is this your hearts cry this Christmas season? Are you ready for your breakthrough? Will you fight even
harder now for your beloveds soul, and your marriage to be resurrected from the grave?

Jeremiah 24:7
I will give them a heart to know me, that I am the LORD. They will be my people, and I will be their
God, for they will return to me with all their heart

I really believe that this season were entering is a season of restoration and reconciliation season. I
challenge each of you to pray longer, to stand stronger and proclaim louder: God Restores!

Jeremiah 32:38-39
They will be my people, and I will be their God. I will give them singleness of heart and action, so that
they will always fear me for their own good and the good of their children after them.

Ezekiel 11:19-20
I will give them an undivided heart and put a new spirit in them; I will remove from them their heart of
stone and give them a heart of flesh. Then they will follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws.
They will be my people, and I will be their God.
Speaking out of my own experience waiting for the one you love to return, takes its toll now and then.
Seeing other loving couples hugging and holding one another hands, are sometimes so hard to bear. I
sometimes just feel hopeless. But then every time I feel that way a soothing hand touches my heart and
whisper: Stand strong my Son, it won’t be long now.

Ezekiel 34:11-12
For this is what the Sovereign LORD says: I myself will search for my sheep and look after them. As a
shepherd looks after his scattered flock when he is with them, so will I look after my sheep. I will
rescue them from all the places where they were scattered on a day of clouds and darkness.

We serve such a faithful God. He is so true to His word and His promises. I love Him so much. Let God
use you as a masterpiece of His love to your husband or wife. I know that so many broken families
dread this time of year. Give the Lord all your pain and despair, have hope.

Hosea 6:1-3
"Come, let us return to the LORD. He has torn us to pieces but he will heal us; he has injured us but he
will bind up our wounds. After two days he will revive us; on the third day he will restore us, that we
may live in his presence. Let us acknowledge the LORD; let us press on to acknowledge him. As surely
as the sun rises, he will appear; he will come to us like the winter rains, like the spring rains that water
the earth."

Jesus will never leave you nor forsake you, He’s there with you in that pain. When you feel lonely or
miss the one you sacrificing your life for, go to God. He will sooth your pain, He will give you a
garment of praise for your spirit of heaviness.

I say again, God will bring your beloved Home. Think of that day , that grand day when both of you
will be ready for a marriage resurrected and restored. Off all the people who said your crazy, wow how
God would be glorified through your marriage and through you, not giving up no matter what. Then
this sadness you experiencing now will be long forgotten.

Maybe your turn for restoration is tomorrow? Stand strong and prepare your heart for your beloveds
return, and they will.
“For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”

All glory to God our saviour through Jesus the Christ.

Standing no matter what
12/09/2010 11:38 AM

Standing no matter what

Devotional done by Ess-Jee from stand

brideandgroom

Matthew 24:12-13
Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold, but he who stands firm to the
end will be saved

Are you willing to stand for your marriage to be restored and resurrected, no matter what the cost? I
know of many standers who started good and then just reaction of there spouse or circumstances hit
them and they had a enough. I have learned that the more you put in and pray the worse things
sometimes gets.

Mark 13:13
All men will hate you because of me, but he who stands firm to the end will be saved.

Many people give up because the more they pray the more difficult there circumstances seems to get.
But what they not realize is that hell has notice you, and they will anything to stop your stand.
Remember our fight is not with flesh or blood but with the rulers and principalities of the underworld.

Luke 21:19
By standing firm you will gain life
.

Jesus came and gave us the Victory. He made us to be over come

rs and not weaklings or defeated, so let’s start to overcome. The Lord showed me exactly how the
enemy works. He knows that most of our battles are long and stretched out and all he has to do is stare
you down. Most Christians just give up if the war goes on to long and they lose the fight. But the devil
knows that if you keep on fighting and keep on standing he must leave and your victory will be yours.

1 Corinthians 15:5

8
Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the
work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.

I challenge each one of you to fight this good fight of faith till your breakthrough comes. Trust in your
daddy God.

Psalm 20:7-8
Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God. They are
brought to their knees and fall, but we rise up and stand firm.
Playing the waiting game
10/26/2010 09:54 AM

Playing the waiting game

Devotional done by essjee from stand for your marriage.org

Waiting-for-the-breeze

"Love is never tired of waiting."1 Corinthians 13:4

Do you feel tired and weary? You feel you have waited for so long for your breakthrough to come but it
seems it never does come? Why does it take so long? God do you hear me, why why why?

I know of many people and standers feeling this way. Sometimes we just don’t see any results and the
world seems to be going without you making any real impact with your prayers. But to wait on God
and His timing is very important. God’s timing for your breakthrough is perfect and He knows when it
will manifest into the physical realm. Many people give up when God “takes to long”.

God is so mysterious and I think we don’t even have a clue what is going on behind the scenes. He’s at
work for me and you. We must be diligent in our walk with Him; for with Him time is like 1000 years
and 1000 years like one day.

I have struggled with this many times, but God showed me that I must get an eternal perceptive on my
situation. Our eternal salvation already starts here on earth. Take your eyes away from day and time and
start to take on day at a time and living in the present and not you’re past or future.

Most of us miss life here and now because we live for the future or try to remember the past. His spirit
soars me to the highest high and I choose I will not look back but keep my trust in Him because God
reigns still. All the authority on heaven and earth is given to our Lord Jesus and He work through us.

Let’s see some more verses about waiting:

"So that you may not be slow in heart, but may take as your example those to whom God has given
their heritage, because of their faith and their long waiting." Hebrews 6:12
“And so, as the result of patient waiting, our forefather obtained what God had promised." Hebrews
6:15

"Go on waiting calmly, my brothers, till the coming of the Lord, like the farmer waiting for the good
fruit of the earth till the early and late rains have come." James 5:7

"Be as calm in your waiting; let your hearts be strong: because the coming of the Lord is near." James
5:8

"Say no hard things against one another, brothers, so that you will not be judged; see, the judge is
waiting at the doors." James 5:9
"The Lord is not slow in keeping his word, as he seems to some, but he is waiting in mercy for you, not
desiring the destruction of any, but that all may be turned from their evil ways." 2 Peter 3:9

"See, I am waiting at the door and giving the sign; if my voice comes to any man's ears and he makes
the door open, I will come in to him, and will take food with him and he with ME." Revelation 3:20

Remember it’s not our work to bring Gods word in fulfillment but Gods, so never stop praying and
believing until your breakthrough comes and it will. We serve a faithful God who loves you so much.
He has given everything for us, let’s trust Him and accept His good plan for our lives and our
marriages.

Nothing going hold me back

10/25/2010 03:00 AM

Nothing going hold me back

Devotional done by essjee from stand for your marriage.

peter_and_john_running-dan-burr-mindre

Amazing Love how can it be? Jesus can set you free from any form of depression or oppression. Do
you believe that? I do believe that. This week was certainly one of the most tough weeks in my life. I
was so sick, my body was in constant pain and had headaches coming and going. Fever reaching high
highs.

I want to remind you that no matter what comes against you turn your back on it and turn your gaze on
Jesus. Jesus is the only one who can heal you or restore you. One night late this week I looked for our
God out of desperation, I called out to Him out of all my pain and He answered me, no matter how
many waves may break on you, no matter if it feels to you your actually sinking deeper and deeper into
life’s misery, keep holding on to Jesus’ hand.

He will take you places you have never been before. He will take you from the land of weary to His
victory, Keep on trusting Him through everything, He is so faithful. I want to proclaim this with
urgency, please trust in Him. I declare You are faithful my God. He is and was and will always be, God
of all eternity.
20Just then a woman who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years came up behind him and
touched the edge of his cloak. 21She said to herself, "If I only touch his cloak, I will be healed."
22Jesus turned and saw her. "Take heart, daughter," he said, "your faith has healed you." And the
woman was healed from that moment. Mathew 9:20-22

Will you be like this woman believing in our Gods mighty power, that if we seek Him with all our heart
He will heals us from all our pain and misery? He can and will, but He is waiting for you to seek Him. I
get many mails daily of people hurting and looking for comfort. Jesus can give you that comfort you so
desperately want. He has restored me and every time I shout to Him, He answered me. He will go out
before you and make your crooked places straight. He loves you so much, you are His beloved and
every tear you may cry He holds in His hand. He knows exactly how you may feel.

Even if you may feel alone and weary turn to God, His arms are always welcoming and if you wait on
Him, He will give you new strength like an eagle. I think if we would spend the amount time we spend
online or in front of the television on God, mmm what would happen? God promises that those who put
there trust in Him will not be ashamed, so church let trust Him
I have lost everything
10/04/2010 04:53 PM

I have lost everything

Devotional done by essjee from stand for your marriage

despair1

Psalm 103:8-17

8 The Lord is compassionate and merciful,slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love.9 He will not
constantly accuse us,nor remain angry forever.10 He does not punish us for all our sins;he does not deal
harshly with us, as we deserve.11 For his unfailing love toward those who fear him is as great as the
height of the heavens above the earth.
12 He has removed our sins as far from us as the east is from the west.13 The Lord is like a father to
his children,
tender and compassionate to those who fear him.14 For he knows how weak we are;he remembers we
are only dust.
15 Our days on earth are like grass;like wildflowers, we bloom and die.16 The wind blows, and we are
gone—
as though we had never been here.17 But the love of the Lord remains foreverwith those who fear him.
His salvation extends to the children’s children

Reflecting a year and through months back I see how I have lost everything dear to me. In many ways I
have died also. The pain that goes with separation or divorce is so hard to describe, its something not
many recover from much more go on with there live normally. I thought I will never recover from all
that pain I felt in my heart. I thought my life was over and done with. Even after the Lord gave me the
revelation of to stand in Love with Him for the restoration of my marriage and wife, I had some dark
days.

I’m writing this devotion today to give you hope dear stander, maybe your beginning this journey or
have been standing a while, I think in both cases you will find this devotional inspiring.

When my spouse was deceived and she hardened her self to me and left I felt rejected, hurt, mistreated,
abounded, unloved , tricked, banished, and felt like a fool. The next phase one goes after that is the why
questions? Why God….., why did this happen to us? Why, why why…? At some stages we get so mad
at God that we turn away from Him. Then the next question we start to ask is the what if? Some
standers who are standing awhile will get weary and will find someone else to fill that hole.

Many of us will try to solve our problems on our terms and our ways. In the start of our stand we will
trust God but as time passes and we don’t see any results we will say , ok God your taking to long, I’m
taking things in my hands now. Some days we will just feel hopeless and weary and just want to give
up. We will be tempted everyday. Not many of us will succeed, falling back to our old habits or
addictions.

But how then, Essjee, do we get to the other side? I founded that is actually so simple. To lose
everything is sometimes a perfect place to start. Ask yourself who built this house, you or God? Let
God lead you to rebuild on the rock, Jesus Christ. Jesus did do everything for us. He died so that you
and I can have a life of abundance. I have decided that I will love my wife no matter what. Even if she
didn’t deserve my love, I will still love her. Christ died for us even when we didn’t even deserve it.

To stand is more than just standing for your marriage to get healed, resurrected or restored. This is
about your mate’s eternal destiny. Who is going to pray for them if we stop praying for there salvation
and safety etc? You’re also breaking the curse of divorce in your family, you’re leaving a legacy. To
stand is LOVE in action. Through your commitment to love your beloved for better and worse you will
demonstrate to them what love is all about.

Dear reader I can testify that I’m whole again, all my past failures and struggles, My Lord and savior
Jesus took away. He made me into a new man, I never thought that was possible. I have a love now for
Jesus and my wife I never new was possible. I love her so so much even words can’t describe the love I
have for her. We were call to a higher calling; we won’t call to live out our life for all of our selfless
desires.

A time for everything

Ecclesiastes 3:1-

A Time for Everything

1 For everything there is a season,

a time for every activity under heaven.
2 A time to be born and a time to die.
A time to plant and a time to harvest.
3 A time to kill and a time to heal.
A time to tear down and a time to build up.
4 A time to cry and a time to laugh.
A time to grieve and a time to dance.
5 A time to scatter stones and a time to gather stones.
A time to embrace and a time to turn away.
6 A time to search and a time to quit searching.
A time to keep and a time to throw away.
7 A time to tear and a time to mend.
A time to be quiet and a time to speak.
8 A time to love and a time to hate.
A time for war and a time for peace.

If you choose to re commit to your stand and say God I’m doing this come high and low water I choose
to follow you no matter what. Say out loud our standers affirmation;

God bless

Standers Mission Statement

I AM STANDING FOR THE HEALING OF MY MARRIAGE!...

I will not give up, give in, give out or give over 'til that healing takes place. I made a vow, I said the
words, I gave the pledge, I gave a ring, I took a ring, I gave myself, I trusted GOD, and said the words,
and meant the words... in sickness and in health, in sorrow and in joy, for better or for worse, for richer
or for poorer, in good times and in bad...so I am standing NOW, and will not sit down, let down, slow
down, calm down, fall down, look down or be down 'til the breakdown is torn down!

I refuse to put my eyes on outward circumstances, or listen to prophets of doom, or buy into what is
trendy, worldly, popular, convenient, easy, quick, thrifty, or advantageous... nor will I settle for a cheap
imitation of God's real thing, nor will I seek to lower God's standard, twist God's will, rewrite God's
word, violate God's covenant, or accept what God hates, namely divorce!

In a world of filth, I will stay pure; surrounded by lies I will speak the truth; where hopelessness
abounds, I will hope in God: where revenge is easier, I will bless instead of curse; and where the odds
are stacked against me, I will trust in God's faithfulness.

I am a STANDER, and I will not acquiesce, compromise, quarrel or quit.. I have made the choice, set
my face, entered the race, believed the Word, and trusted God for all the outcome.

I will allow neither the reaction of my spouse, nor the urging of my friends, nor the advice of my loved
ones, nor economic hardship, nor the prompting of the devil to make me let up, slow up, blow up, or
give up 'til my marriage is healed.

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Stand for your marriage endeavors to generate hope and healing in the midst of problems, broken and
hurting marriages.
Step1
01/10/2010 02:01 PM

Step 1

Meeting Jesus

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1 John 3:1

How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that
is what we are
Do you know Jesus Christ? He died for you on the cross so that you can receive forgiveness of sins and
that you can live a life full of His love and freedom. Maybe you have already met Jesus, but life’s
business kept you away from spending time with Him, what ever the case might be, just know that you
need Jesus in your life! He is the only one who can help you in this dark hour.

What you need to do is to repent all your past sins to God and ask Him for His forgiveness, you also
need to invite Him to come and live in your heart. Jesus only wants the best for you and your loved
one, however, it is your choice if you are going to accept Him as your God and King or not.

Deuteronomy 30:19

This day I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you that I have set before you life and death,
blessings and curses. Now choose life, so that you and your children may live

Are you ready to commit or recommit your life to Gods will and purpose for your life?

If you are ready pray this prayer out loud:

"Father, I know that I have broken your laws and my sins have separated me from you. I am truly sorry,
and now I want to turn away from my past sinful life towards you. Please forgive me, and help me
avoid sinning again. I believe that your son, Jesus Christ died for my sins, was resurrected from the
dead, is alive, and hears my prayer. I invite Jesus to become the Lord of my life, to rule and reign in my
heart from this day forward. Please send your Holy Spirit to help me obey You, and to do Your will for
the rest of my life. In Jesus' name I pray, Amen." Welcome to the family of God!

* Read Article – http://www.sinner-prayer.com

John 1:12 You are now God's child.

Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of
God

John 15:15 As a disciple, you are now a friend of Jesus Christ.

I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master's business. Instead, I have
called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you.

Romans 5:1 You have been justified.

Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus
Christ.

1 Corinthians 6:17 You are united with the Lord, and You are one with Him in spirit.

But he who unites himself with the Lord is one with him in spirit.

1 Corinthians 6:19-20 You have been bought with a price and I belong to God.

Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received
from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honour God with your body.

1 Corinthians 12:27 You are now member of Christ's body.

Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it.

Ephesians 1:3-8 You have been chosen by God and adopted as His child.

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms
with every spiritual blessing in Christ. For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be
holy and blameless in his sight. In love he predestined us to be adopted as his sons through Jesus
Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely
given us in the One he loves. In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in
accordance with the riches of God's grace that he lavished on us with all wisdom and understanding.

Colossians 1:13-14 You have been redeemed and all your sins have been forgiven.

For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he
loves, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

Colossians 2:9-10 You are complete in Christ.

For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form, and you have been given fullness in
Christ, who is the head over every power and authority.

Hebrews 4:14-16 You have direct access to the throne of grace through Jesus Christ.

Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has gone through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God,
let us hold firmly to the faith we profess. For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize
with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are yet was
without sin. Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy
and find grace to help us in our time of need.

The Bible tells us that your eternal salvation is secure! "that if you confess with your mouth the Lord
Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved." (Romans
10:9)

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Step 2
01/10/2010 02:13 PM

Step 2

Baptizing with water

Well done! Your life is going to change dramatically after you have given your heart to Christ. The
second process you must go through is to get yourself baptized. Why you may ask me, let me explain;

In Mark 16:16 Jesus says, "He who believes in Jesus will be saved. Jesus says that both belief and
baptism are required to enter into His kingdom here on earth, it does not mean that if you do not get
baptized, that you will not go to heaven, all it means is that you will not experience Gods kingdom here
on earth. In other words you will not experience the Lords victory when you don’t get baptized, you
will be a Christian playing in the mud and not a Christian walking in Jesus victory.

Matthew 28:19

Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of
the Holy Ghost
The Bible teaches water baptism for the New Testament church, and it is our responsibility to obey this
teaching. Jesus gave us some insight as to the importance of water baptism in John 3:5: "Jesus
answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot
enter into the Kingdom of God." Both the context of that statement and the subsequent practice of the
New Testament church indicates that He was speaking of the water baptism.

In short the work of the cross is God’s blessing for life…Baptism is our key into His kingdom. So the
what after the who is; that one, goes into the water symbolizing giving up the old sinful life style, and
then when one comes up from the water, this symbolizes that one is raised up as a new creation in
Christ. In summary; one dies with Christ and then one is resurrected with Him from the grave.

2 Corinthians 5:17 : The old has gone, the New has come.

Galatians 2:20 (New International Version)

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!

I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body,
I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.

We encourage you now to find a local church where you can be baptized and grow in the knowledge of
God through His Word, the Bible. This is our second step…

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Step 3
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Step 3

Deliverance
Psalm 3:8

"From the Lord comes deliverance."

Colossians 1:13

For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he
loves

Now you got the fullness of Gods Holy Spirit living in you, He will lead you into His truths and guide
you were you need to go. In our third step we are going to explore in the process of sanctification;
which is, deliverance.

What is "deliverance?" People often use the term "deliverance" as if it were synonymous with "the
casting out of demons." Indeed, deliverance may entail casting out demons, but the term, as used in
Scripture, has a much broader meaning and deeper significance.

In the Bible, "deliverance" conveys an overall picture of salvation through the hand of a loving and
powerful God. It describes the full impact of Jesus' death and resurrection being applied to God's
people. And it signifies the fullness of freedom in Christ.

The first meaning of "deliverance" is "to deliver out of the hands of..., to escape." This meaning
illustrates God's rescue of His people from the dominion of Satan and the world system. The same
sense is poetically conveyed in Psalm 124:7 (NASV) by a word meaning "to slip away, to escape,
deliver from danger."

The second meaning of "deliverance" is whereby because of all the past hurts or rejections that have
formed rocks in ones heart, only a few of His messages come through. Deliverance is a way of
clearing all the rocks out of ones heart.
You yourselves have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how I bore you on eagles' wings, and
brought you to Myself (Exodus 19:4 NASV).

The aspect of deliverance requires the believer to be equipped by God with spiritual weapons of
warfare. God will supply the power to defeat the enemy once the believer faces the enemy in faith.
David gave us an example of God's faithfulness to the one who will face the enemy:

Then David said to the Philistine [the giant, Goliath], "You come to me with a sword, a spear, and a
javelin, but I come to you in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel,whom you
have taunted. This day the Lord will deliver you up (Sagar Strong's : to shut up, fig. to surrender; to
deliver into anyone's power) into my hands, and I will strike you down and remove your head from
you..." (I Sam 17:45-46 NASV).

The third meaning of deliverance is "to have ample space between oneself and one's enemies." It is the
end result and goal of the process of deliverance, where one's enemies have been beaten back and
brought into subjection, so that they do not press in to harass, distress, and endanger a person or his
land.

And Thou hast not given me over into the hand of the enemy; Thou hast set my feet in a large place
(Psalms 31:8 NASV).

From my distress I called upon the Lord; the Lord answered me and set me in a large place (Psalm
118:5 NASV).

So your question now is, how do I go through the process of deliverance? Firstly, you can seek a
deliverer who can assist you through this process or you can start by praying this deliverance prayer
from a humble and obedient heart.
Please pray this prayer out loud; Jesus defeated the enemy by praying out loud’ so you will do exactly
the same.

Jesus, I come to you as my deliverer. I believe that You are the Son of God, that You died for me and
rose again. I confess You as Lord and renounce all influences of Satan in my life. Lord, you know the
demons that oppress me, that harass me, that entice me, that enslave me. I confess all my sins to you.
(You must name them out loud before God). I repent of (turn away from) all my sins. I renounce any
form of the occult or idolatry in my life or in the life of my ancestors (Name them to the extent of your
knowledge of it). I forgive anyone who has ever hurt me in any way and I let go of any bitterness or
resentment. (Name any such people whom you associate with personal pain and forgive them by
name). I believe I am saved by the blood of Jesus and Satan has no further legal rights to my spirit,
soul, mind or body. Through the blood of Jesus I am justified, just as if I never sinned. Through the
blood of Jesus I am sanctified, set apart to God. Through the blood of Jesus, I am redeemed out of the
hand of the devil.

Jesus you said whoever calls upon the name of the Lord SHALL be delivered. I call upon you. Deliver
me!

Now in the name of Jesus Christ I bind every evil spirit in or around my life. In the name of Jesus I
command you to get out and leave me alone. Go in Jesus’ name!

(Now co-operate with the Holy Spirit. It may help to breathe out. After expelling breath a few times,
the enemy will begin to manifest and he will be forced to leave. Use your will to force him out in Jesus’
name. Then praise God for the results and get filled with the Holy Spirit).

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Step 4

Nurture

You are now clean from the inside out and the Lord has begun His cleaning process in you, it is
important at this stage for you to fill that empty gap of what was removed out of you and start filling
yourself with God’s Word and truths.

Here is some important tips that can help you through this process;

The actions one takes following a deliverance session will be just as important, if not more important
than the deliverance itself. This is because the evil spirits will seek re-entry at some point. If they
succeed in re-entry, your condition will be worse than before the deliverance., as Jesus explained in
Luke 11:24-26. It is best to walk very close to Jesus following the deliverance. Here are some
suggested actions to take:

1. Meet with God daily in devotional times (to include Bible study, prayer, praise and scripture
memory work)

2. Maintain daily vigilance against temptations

3. Give God thanks and praise each day for the deliverance and healing he has given and is giving
you.

4. Honour God each day with how you use your body, remembering that your body is a temple of
God's Holy Spirit (Romans 12:1-2; 1Corinthians 6:12-20).
5. Get connected with a good church. A church will give you a spiritual"covering" of prayer and
edification that you need. If you're not connected to a church, we encourage you to get connected !

6. Set up a support network: Your church may be the best place to establish a support network. Your
support network should consist of people who are willing to pray for you and disciple you in your walk
with Jesus. Take care not to abuse your support network by depending on them more than you depend
on God. As you move forward in your new life, have an expectant heart, looking for God's hand
guiding you.

Consider how God may want to use you to reach others with his love and healing.

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Step 5
01/10/2010 02:30 PM

Step 5

Gods Voice

Learning how to hear Gods voice and to read His word daily, is very important, in your walk with God.

Were going to teach you how to hear Gods voice and to know the difference between Gods voice, the
enemies and your own feelings, how to know the differences between a lie and Gods truths. Jesus
declared, “This is eternal life – that they may know God” (Jn. 17:2). Unfortunately, many in the Church
miss the great blessing of fellowship with our Lord because we have lost the ability to recognize His
voice within us. Though we have the promise that “My sheep hear My voice,” too many believers are
starved for that intimate relationship that alone can satisfy the desire of their hearts. Let us start by
looking at some points:

He can speak to you through His word

Whereby when one is busy with ones devotional time ,passages will just leap of from the bible.

He can speak with you through nature

Romans 1:20 (New International Version)

20For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—
have

been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse.
Psalm 19:1-4 (King James Version)

1The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork.2Day unto day

uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge.3There is no speech nor language, where
their

voice is not heard.4Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world.

In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun,

He can speak to you through other people

Sometimes people will give you a prophetic word that is directly from God, but always test the word
you receive to the bible.

He can speak to you through the flowing of thoughts and emotions

Sometimes you will start your devotional time with God and suddenly you will get this inflow of
thoughts.Elijah described it as a still, small voice (I Kings 19:12 ),Paul knew the sound of God
speaking to him .. I had always listened for an inner audible voice, and God does speak that way at
times. However, I have found that usually, God's voice comes as spontaneous thoughts, visions,
feelings, or impressions.
It is very important that one always measures the voice or thoughts you hear with God's love and the
cross of Jesus, meaning that if the voice doesn't build one up but instead tears one down, then that voice
is not from God but from the enemy.

Experience indicates that we perceive spirit-level communication as spontaneous thoughts, impressions

and visions, and Scripture confirms this in many ways.

He can speak to you through Dreams, visions and Angels

God speaks in a Audible voice to His children

Knowing God through the Bible is a vital foundation to hearing His voice in your heart, one must have
a solid commitment to knowing and obeying the Scriptures. Lets try to simplify the process for you:

1. First go to a quiet place in the house, close the door behind you and put off all cell phones, radios,
televisions that can hinder your focus.

2. Sit at a table and be comfortable

3. Make sure you have a pen and paper at hand and off course your bible (please try to get a older
version bible example 1983)

4. Close your eyes and start picturing yourself at your happy place (happy place can be anywhere were
you feel safe)

5. Loving God through a quiet worship song is one very effective way to become still. Keep your eyes
closed and imagine that the Lord is in front of you and speaking to you.

6. Suddenly there will come thoughts into your mind and start writing them down(always test the
words coming in to your mind to the Lords word, His word is just Love and what you hear from Him,
will always speak of things in the future and it will always build you up and not brake one down)
7. Always cross reverence the word you receive, if it’s not in love or is not in line with the Bible it’s
not from God.

8. Practice makes perfect.

Isaiah 55:8 – 13

“Indeed,my plans are not like your plans,and my deeds are not like your deeds,5:9 for just as the sky is

higher than the earth,so my deeds are superior to your deeds and my plans superior to your plans.55:10

The rain and snow fall from the sky and do not return,but instead water the earth and make it produce

and yield crops,and provide seed for the planter and food for those who must eat.55:11 In the same
way, the promise that I make does not return to me, having accomplished nothing.No, it is realized as I
desire and is fulfilled as I intend.”55:12 Indeed you will go out with joy;you will be led along in
peace;the mountains and hills will give a joyful shout before you,and all the trees in the field will clap
their hands.55:13 Evergreens will grow in place of thorn bushes,firs will grow in place of nettles;they
will be a monument to the Lord,a permanent reminder that will remain.

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Step 6
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Step 6

Intersession/Standing in the Gap

- Don Rogers, Incensory prayer, Spiritual Warfare Ministries, Inc..1990

http://www.sw-mins.org/Intercessory%20Repentance.htm
This principle of intercession can be summed up by the words God spoke through the prophet Ezekiel
concerning Jerusalem's sins. "I looked for a man among them who would build up the wall and stand
before me in the gap on behalf of the land so I would not have to destroy it, but I found none."

“For the unbelieving husband has been sanctified through his wife, and the unbelieving wife has been
sanctified through her believing husband” (1Corinthians 7:14 NIV).

Satan’s legal ground is bypassed by this truth! Halleluiah! Even though your spouse may be resistant to
the things of God, as you pray the word of God, you are agreeing with God even when they do not
want God to work in their life.

The change must occur in you first, before it can happen with your spouse. The next step is starting to
stand in the gap for your spouse. Better description of this is interceding for them. In short this process
is you praying for their salvation and for them to repent of their sin and turn to God. Usually when a
prodigal spouse turns their eyes back to Jesus and repent of there sin then they return back to their
waiting husband or wife.

Intercessory prayer is not the same as the prayers for you. Intercession is not just praying for someone
else's needs. Intercession is praying with the real hope and real intent that God would step in and act for
the positive advancement of some specific other person(s) or other entity. It is trusting God to act, even
if it's not in the manner or timing we seek. God wants us to ask, even urgently. It is casting our
weakness before God's strength, and (at its best) having a bit of God's passion burn in us.

"Charles Spurgeon

"I commend intercessory prayer, because it opens man's soul, gives a healthy play to his sympathies,
constrains him to feel that he is not everybody, and that this wide world and this great universe were
not after all made that he might be its petty lord, that everything might bend to his will, and all
creatures crouch at his feet.

The Bible has many cases of people standing up for others before God. The master builder Nehemiah
prayed to God to bring about the rebuilding of Jerusalem and of his people. As they took their concerns
to God, the key motivation behind these giants of faith was compassion. They loved the people, the
culture, the faith with a love like God's love, and it burned in them so much that they dared to take on
God on their behalf. God listened to their cries -- not by ignoring the wrongdoings which got the divine
wrath kindled in the first place, but by saving at least some of the people and bringing them back to
where they belonged.
The New Testament has its cases of intercessory prayer. Jesus was the prime example of an intercessor.
He interceded in prayer for God to bless and protect His followers. At the cross, He prayed, "Father,
forgive them, for they know not what they do." Indeed, His whole life, His whole reason for being
born, was to be a living intercession, a giving of His life to span the rift caused by our rebellion against
God. Others followed Jesus' example. Stephen's last words were an intercession on behalf of those who
were killing him. Paul prayed constantly for the struggling young church, for character, behaviour,
witness, and wisdom. It is Paul's regular intercession for the church and its people which sets the usual
pattern for our own intercessory prayers.

Even at its earliest, the young church was praying for people : for safe travel, praying that people might
know Christ through other peoples' witness, praying for healing and health, for rescue, for wisdom, for
childbirth, for spiritual growth, for marriages -- asking God to bring benefit or blessing to people other
than themselves. The others were not always beloved; they prayed for their political leaders, some of
whom were out to kill them. But they knew their God was merciful and was intimately involved with
what was going on in the world. And they knew they were called by God to share in that involvement.

Intercessory prayer aims to build people into what God wants of them, not to tear them down. The
place where intercessory prayer must start is with you. It's great to know that others may be stepping up
for someone before God, but God wants you to put something of yourself on the line. Otherwise, it's
too cheap to be real. Your private devotions are not just for your own benefit. If God's love is at work in
you, you will start loving your spouse in a deeper way, and your love for them will lead you to take it to
the ultimate Source of strength, healing, and love. God likes to see divine love at work in you. God
honours your part in the relationship.

Intercessory prayer does not work by our own power, as if we were the Almighty. When prayer is
answered, it is answered in God's way, and it may not be at all like the 'victory' you are 'claiming'.
Much of the time, the Spirit's main work is to change you, to make you care more, and to get you to
focus on what others are going through instead of only seeing it from where you are.

God, in giving us all free will, said to us: "Your will be done." Some of us turn back to him and say:
"My will is that your will be done." That is obedience to the first and greatest commandment. Then,
when we do that, he turns to us and says: "And now, your will be done." And then he writes the story of
our lives with the pen strokes of our own free choices.

Man has a free will but your prayers allow God to move more freely upon your prodigal. So don’t give
up. Stand strong, for God “is able to do exceedingly above all that you ask or think” (Ephesians
3:20).Take your eyes off the outward appearances and circumstances in your wayward loved one’s life,
and aim your prayers towards their heart.“God sees not as man sees, for man looks at the outward
appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart.” (1 Samuel 16:7 ). You can begin standing on God’s word
for your spouse today.
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Step 7

Prayer

Every time we pray our horizon is altered, our attitude to things is altered, not sometimes but every
time, and the amazing thing is that we don't pray more.

You pray God's Word over your own life and over your spouse, in so doing; you speak and release into
you and your spouses life the promises that God has already spoken. You release the power of
Scripture!

John 1:1

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

God has always spoken through dreams and visions, and He specifically said that they would come to
those upon whom the Holy Spirit is poured out (Acts 2:1-4, 17).

Jesus demonstrated the ability of living out of constant contact with God, declaring that He did nothing
on His own initiative, but only what He saw the Father doing, and heard the Father saying (Jn.
5:19,20,30).

What an incredible way to live!

Is it possible for you to live out of divine initiative as Jesus did? Yes! Fix your eyes upon Jesus. The
veil has been torn, giving access into the immediate presence of God, and He calls you to draw near
(Lk. 23:45; Heb. l0: 19-22). “I pray that the eyes of your heart will be enlightened….”
The Scriptures record many examples of individual’s prayers and God’s replies (e.g. the Psalms, many
of the prophets, Revelation).

• By praying, you honour God....by believing Him and responding with action to His truths. Such
action is an essential element to a life of faith. And remember, God loves faith!

• In addition, you strengthen your own life by overwriting negative scripts that have driven your life for
years. What a simple antidote to destructive negativity!

• Proclaiming scripture is a natural response to understanding what God has promised you through
Jesus Christ.

• Prayer is part of the exercise of your royal priesthood, exercising priesthood on your own behalf and
that of family, friends, and all that concerns you. As you exercise this priesthood in prayer, you grow in
Kingdom authority and dominion. This is not arrogance or presumption, but confidence in who God
has called you to be and to do.

• Now you come to a place of synergy: agreement with God. You come to that place, you and I, where
His Word will not return to Him void.

(Is 55:10-11) We begin to sense the power of Heaven released in our lives.

Next I’m going to show you examples how you can use the word of God and transform it into a mighty
prayer bombs.

Take any scripture and personalized it by putting your spouse name in the gaps and praying it out loud.
For example:

"I pray that ____ was taught, with regard to ____ former way of life, to put off their old self, which is
being corrupted by its deceitful desires; to be made new in the attitude of their minds; and to put on the
new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness . . . Do not let any unwholesome talk
come out of their mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that
it may benefit those who listen. And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed
for the day of redemption. I pray that ____ will get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and
slander, along with every form of malice. I pray that ____ will be kind and compassionate to one
another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave us." Ephesians 4:22-24,29-32

"Therefore, as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion,
kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you
may have against one another (spouse and other person). Forgive as the Lord forgave you. And over all
these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity." Colossians 3:12-14
"Wives, ____ submit to your husbands, ____ as is fitting in the Lord. Husbands, ____ love your wives
____ and do not be harsh with them. Children, ____ obey your parents in everything, for this pleases
the Lord." Colossians 3:18-20

"Lord, I worship and praise You that God does speak --now one way, now another—though man may
not perceive it. In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falls on ____ (spouse's name) as
they slumber in their beds, He may speak in ____ ears and terrify them with warnings, to turn ____
from wrongdoing and keep him from pride, to preserve his soul from the pit, his life from perishing by
the sword." I thank You that ____ will pray to God and finds favor with Him, ____ sees God's face and
shouts for joy; ____ is restored by God to ____ righteous state. Then ____ will come to men and say, I
sinned, and perverted what was right, but I did not get what I deserved. God redeemed my soul from
going down to the pit, and ____ will live to enjoy the light." Job 33:14-18,26-28

"Lord, I pray that You will sprinkle clean water on ____, and ____ will be clean; You will cleanse ____
from all their impurities and from all their idols. You will give ____ a new heart and put a new spirit in
____; I will remove from ____ their heart of stone and give them a heart of flesh...Then the nations
around you that remain will know that I the LORD have rebuilt what was destroyed and have replanted
what was desolate. I the LORD have spoken, and I will do it." Ezekiel 36:25-26,36

"Therefore, ____ I will judge you, each one according to his ways, declares the Sovereign Lord,
Repent! ____, Turn away from all your offenses; then sin will not be your downfall. Rid yourselves of
all the offenses you have committed, and get a new heart and a new spirit . . . For I take no pleasure in
the death of anyone, declares the Sovereign Lord. ____ Repent and live!" Ezekiel 18:30-32

"Lord, I praise you that have called me into righteousness; I will take hold of Your hand. Thank You
that You are a covenant for the people and a light for the Gentiles, to open ____ eyes that are blind, and
to free ____ who is a captive from their prison and to release them from the dungeon where they sit in
darkness." Isaiah 42:6-7

This is just some examples to give you a kick start, the more time you spend with God and His word ,
the more He will train you and equip you to pray more sufficient. What you basically are doing is
implanting Gods truths into them and with time Gods truths will grow and make them into the daughter
or son of God they were destined to be. The most loving thing you can do for your spouse is praying
for them and offering your free time bringing them to the Lords feet daily.

He said, “My work was to plant the seed in your hearts, and Apollos’ work was to water it, but it was
God, not we, who made the garden grow in your hearts.” 1 Cor. 3:6 TLB

Summary of praying:

1. Adopt a Christ-like attitude toward the person for whom you are praying for. Realize God's desire to
see people repent and be free. Ask God to show you any wrong attitudes or motives which remain in
you. Pray for God's love to overcome your prejudice and judgmental attitudes.
2. Ask God to show you the sinful areas in a person's life that need to be addressed. Make a list of these
sins so that you may intercede daily concerning them. Bringing them to God daily is necessary because
people renew their sins daily.

3. Address every act of sin that occurs around you immediately. This can be done by immediately
praying silently or going into another room for privacy.

4. Use your believer's authority in Christ. Always learn to act on the basis of faith, because you will not
always see a reaction in the natural. If Christians only realized what often happens when they pray or
exercise spiritual authority, they would truly be amazed.

5. Test the spirits (1 John 4:1). Do not always assume that your problems are always natural ones, or
always the enemy. Pray for spiritual discernment. It is possible to test situations by confessing any sin
connection and then exercising spiritual authority against any demonic activity associated with the
problem. You will be surprised in the number of times your situation will change as a result.

If you are willing to step out in faith and explore this biblical principle of "intercessory prayer for
repentance" you will soon realize it is possible through God's grace and power to pull down
strongholds that the enemy has built around your spouse’s heart. But you will have to learn to be
patient, persevering and stand in faith on God's promises.

- Don Rogers, Incensory prayer, Spiritual Warfare Ministries, Inc..1990

http://www.sw-mins.org/Intercessory%20Repentance.htm

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Step 8

Some Facts about Standing for your marriage

Charlyne and Bod Steenkamp, Rejoice Marriage Ministries Inc., www.rejoicemarriageministries.org.

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1 Corinthians16:13 B

Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be men of courage; be strong.

Be on your guard that you don’t get deceived by the enemy that while your standing you getting
spiritual puffed up and think of yourself better than your spouse, ask the Lord continually to keep your
heart humble. To be a “stander” doesn’t mean you can simply talk the “stander” talk or act a certain
way, it must be you commit yourself totally to the Lord and your spouse; it must become a way of life
for you, striving each day to be more like Jesus. There must be no place for sin, in any form, in your
life.

As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the LORD is flawless. He is a shield for all who take refuge
in him." 2 Samuel 22:31

"Blessed be the Lord my Rock, Who trains my hands for war and my fingers for battle. My loving
kindness and my fortress, my high tower and my deliverer, my shield and the One in whom I take
refuge; Who subdues my people under me." Psalm 144:1-2 (KJV)

"So take everything the Master has set out for you, well-made weapons of the best materials. And put
them to use so you will be able to stand up to everything the devil throws your way. This is no
afternoon athletic contest that we'll walk away from and forget about in a couple of hours. This is for
keeps, a life-or-death fight to the finish against the devil and all his angels. Be prepared. You're up
against far more than you can handle on your own. Take all the help you can get, every weapon God
has issued, so that when it's all over but the shouting, you'll still be on your feet." Ephesians 6:11-13
(The Message)

"Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and
having done all to stand, stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the
breastplate of righteousness and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace;
above all, taking the shield 0f faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the
wicked one. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God,
praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all
perseverance and supplication for all the saints." Ephesians 6:13-18 (KJV)

Truth, righteousness, peace, faith, and salvation are more than words. Learn how to apply them. You'll
need them throughout your stand. God's Word is an indispensable weapon. In the same way, prayer is
essential in this ongoing warfare for the salvation of your spouse. Pray hard and long. Pray for your
brothers and sisters. Keep your eyes open. Keep each other's spirits up so that no one falls behind or
drops out.
"Thou therefore endure hardness as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. No man that warreth entangleth
himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier." 2
Timothy 2:3-4

"So be careful to do what the LORD your God has commanded you; do not turn aside to the right or to
the left. Walk in all the way that the LORD your God has commanded you, so that you may live and
prosper and prolong your days in the land that you will possess." Deuteronomy 5:32-33

Why Stand?

1. The Lord will be your direction giver, guiding you to all the choices you must make.

2. You will learn that God do answer prayers.

3. The Lord will reveal Himself to you in ways you never even could imagine is possible.

4. You will learn that God can be trusted.

5. The dilemma of divorced and dating can be disastrous, but can be detoured.

6. You will have a new found passion for Jesus, and you will certainly touch many people around
you with this Hope the Lord gave you.

7. The generational curse of divorce in your family can be broken.

8. You will be leaving your family a legacy.

9. Your prodigal spouse can repent and gain life eternal through a personal knowledge of Jesus
Christ.

10. You can enjoy all the benefits and blessings of God with a marriage restored and resurrected.

What will you experience during your Stand?

Do not expect people to understand your stand for marriage restoration. God has given to you, not to
others, the assignment and the burden to stand with Him and to pray for your spouse. Because of this,
you must always look to God, and not to people for your support. Sometimes you may feel so alone
and hopeless but always remember that God will never leave you nor forsake you He is their holding
your hand in the midst of your marriage problems. Always remember that this is a spiritual battle, and
spiritual battles are won with spiritual weapons.

2 Corinthians 10:4

The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power
to demolish strongholds
The solution for your marriage is Jesus and Jesus alone , I will say this again these steps were giving
you is just tools to steer you into the right direction for your marriage restoration.

Your beloved spouse has been taken captive by satan to do his evil will. The words and actions that hurt
you today are those of the Enemy, and not your spouse’s. Remember, satan is the father of all lies, so do
not expect to hear the truth from your prodigal spouse. He is using your spouse for his mouth pieces, so
try to see it that way. Love the sinner but hate the sin. Your war is with satan and not with your spouse.

One way or another, your prodigal will witness or hear about your changed lifestyle when you start
looking to God alone to heal and to restore your marriage and family. Your prodigal, with their life in
turmoil, will be strangely attracted to the peace that you have, in spite of the circumstances. Claim that
peace by a consistent, close, loving relationship with Jesus Christ. The peace that attracts prodigals
comes from God alone, and not from any self-help or secular program designed to get your spouse back
in the door.

Always remember, this is not about manipulating your prodigal spouse back home so that you will be
happy. It is a life or death battle for the eternal destiny of your prodigal’s soul. The end result will be
life eternal, in Heaven, or a life in Hell, depending on what your beloved does with Jesus.Expect every
area of your mate’s life to change as they silently seek relief from the torment the enemy is bringing
their way.

Do not be wiped out by job changes, moves to distant places, new hobbies and attractions, or even an
often-forced attempt to legalize their adultery by entering a non-covenant marriage to another person.
Remember, God still considers you to be married.

Marriages are healed when spouses stop making excuses with man’s terms and start dealing with their
mate’s sin problem in the prayer closet. No other human can tell you the exact day your prodigal will
repent and come home.

Allow God to be God in bringing your prodigal home to Himself, and home to you. Be careful not to
set stipulations for your prodigal’s return without first seeking God for His will. The prodigal journey
back home is filled with false starts. Please be prepared for these.

Prodigals do come home.

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Step 9

Summary
2 Corinthians 2:10

But one whom you forgive anything, I forgive also; for indeed what I have forgiven, if I have forgiven
anything, I did it for your sakes in the presence of Christ

1 John 4:7

Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of
God and knows God.

All of the above steps can be summed up in three words and that is unconditional Love and
Forgiveness. Many people will tell you that you deserve someone better as your husband or wife who
had abandoned you, someone who would appreciate you more, they can be right by saying that, but did
we deserve Jesus dying on the cross for us? No we didn’t , so Jesus expect from us as husbands and
wife’s to love our wives or husbands the same way God loves us , by giving His son for us so we can
life today in total freedom from sin.

Asked God to show you how to love your husband or wife in a deeper level and Forgive them the same
way God has forgiven us, only God can build His unconditional love into your heart and only you can
choose to forgive your husband or wife. See this time while you’re standing for your marriage
restoration and waiting for the return of your husband or wife as a healing period for you both. Lord
will bring them back on His timing so don’t let time be your enemy. Use this time of solitude to spend
more time with God and grow spiritually. All you have to do is STAND AND ENDURE the Lord will
do the rest, the battle is not yours but Gods.

2 Chronicles 20:15 (New International Version)

'Do not be afraid or discouraged because of this vast army. For the battle is not yours, but God's.

Stand strong

I wholeheartedly believe that God can turn any pain into purpose.

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Prayer & Scriptures For Those Involved In Court Cases

Refrences: http://www.burstingforthministries.com/index.php?p=1_16_Prayer-Scriptures-For-Those-
Involved-In-Court-Cases
Father, in the name of Jesus, it is written in Your Word to call on You and You will answer me and show
me great and mighty things. I put You in remembrance of Your Word and thank You that You watch
over it to perform it.

I say that no weapon formed against me shall prosper and any tongue that shall rise against me in
judgement I shall show to be in the wrong. This peace, security and triumph over opposition is my
inheritance as Your child. This is the righteousness which I obtain from You, Father, which You impart
to me as my justification. I am far from even the thought of destruction, for I shall not fear and terror
shall not come near me.

Father, You say You will establish me to the end - keep me steadfast, give me strength, and guarantee
my vindication; that is, be my warrant against all accusation or indictment. Father, You contend with
those that contend with me and You perfect that which concerns me. I dwell in the secret place of the
Most High and this secret place hides me from the strife of tongues for a false witness who speaks out
lies is an abomination to You.

I am a true witness and all my words are upright and in rightstanding with You, Father. By my long
forbearing and calmness of spirit the judge is persuaded and my soft speech breaks down the hardest
resistance. Therefore, I am not anxious beforehand how I shall reply in defense or what I am to say for
the Holy Spirit teaches me in that very hour and moment what I ought to say to those in the outside
world. My speech is seasoned with salt.

I thank You, Father, that Satan and every menacing spirit are bound from operating against me for I am
strong in You Lord and in the power of Your might quenching every fiery dart!

Thank You, Father, that I increase in wisdom and in stature and years, and in favor with You God and
man. Praise the Lord!

SCRIPTURE REFERENCES:

Jeremiah 33:3 Jeremiah 1:12

Psalms 31:20 Psalms 138:8
Proverbs 6:12 Proverbs 8:8
Proverbs 14:25 Proverbs 25:15
Isaiah 43:26 Isaiah 49:25
Isaiah 54:14 Isaiah 54:17
Matthew 18:18 Ephesians 6:10,16
Luke 2:52 Luke 12:11-12
1 Corinthians 1:8 Colossians 4:6

A Prayer for Those Involved in Court Cases

11/10/2011 04:51 PM
A Prayer for Those Involved in Court Cases
Many Christians are acquainted with the anxiety that can come from being involved in a court case.
Sometimes, even full-blown desperation will try to take over the situation. But it’s up to you whether or
not you vie in to these emotions. In order to come out victoriously, you must refuse anxiety and fear.

If you are in the middle of a court case, God cares. He wants you to have faith in Him for direction
through every situation related to the legal battle.

As you face a legal battle, you must choose to walk in God’s righteousness, His integrity, His love and
His Word. And through the challenge, stand on, pray and confess the truth of God’s Word as reflected
in the following prayer:

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Should Christians Sue in Court?
11/10/2011 04:47 PM
Should Christians Sue in Court?

By Mary Fairchild, About.com Guide

Answer:

The Bible speaks specifically to this question of Christians filing lawsuits against one another.

1 Corinthians 6:1-7
When one of you has a dispute with another believer, how dare you file a lawsuit and ask a secular
court to decide the matter instead of taking it to other believers! Don’t you realize that someday we
believers will judge the world? And since you are going to judge the world, can’t you decide even these
little things among yourselves? Don’t you realize that we will judge angels? So you should surely be
able to resolve ordinary disputes in this life. If you have legal disputes about such matters, why go to
outside judges who are not respected by the church? I am saying this to shame you. Isn't there anyone
in all the church who is wise enough to decide these issues? But instead, one believer sues another—
right in front of unbelievers!

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Bible Verses going to court
11/10/2011 04:44 PM
Bible Verses about Going To Court

1 Corinthians 6:1-20 ESV / 24 helpful votes

When one of you has a grievance against another, does he dare go to law before the unrighteous instead
of the saints? Or do you not know that the saints will judge the world? And if the world is to be judged
by you, are you incompetent to try trivial cases? Do you not know that we are to judge angels? How
much more, then, matters pertaining to this life! So if you have such cases, why do you lay them before
those who have no standing in the church? I say this to your shame. Can it be that there is no one
among you wise enough to settle a dispute between the brothers, ...

Matthew 18:15-17 ESV / 23 helpful votes

“If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault, between you and him alone. If he listens to
you, you have gained your brother. But if he does not listen, take one or two others along with you, that
every charge may be established by the evidence of two or three witnesses. If he refuses to listen to
them, tell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the church, let him be to you as a Gentile
and a tax collector.

Ephesians 5:11 ESV / 13 helpful votes

Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead expose them.

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A DAILY PRAYER FOR FREEDOM

-John Eldredge-

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My dear Lord Jesus, I come to you now to be restored in you-to renew my place in you, my allegiance
to you, and to receive from you all the grace and mercy I so desperately need this day. I honor you as
my sovereign Lord, and I surrender every aspect of my life totally and completely to you. I give you
my body as a living sacrifice; I give you my heart, soul, mind, and strength; and I give you my spirit as
well.
I cover myself with your blood-my spirit, my soul, and my body. And I ask your Holy Spirit to restore
my union with you, seal me in you, and guide me in this time of prayer. In all that I now pray, I include
(my spouse, and/or my children, by name). Acting as their head, I bring them under my authority and
covering, and I come under your authority and covering. Holy Spirit, apply to them all that I now pray
on their behalf.

Dear God, holy and victorious Trinity, you alone are worthy of all my worship, my heart's devotion, all
my praise and all my trust and all the glory of my life. I worship you, bow to you, and give myself over
to you in my heart's search for life. You alone are Life, and you have become my life. I renounce all
other gods, all idols, and I give you the place in my heart and in my life that you truly deserve. I
confess here and now that it is all about you, God, and not about me. You are the Hero of this story, and
I belong to you. Forgive me, God, for my every sin. Search me and know me and reveal to me any
aspect of my life that is not pleasing to you, expose any agreements I have made, and grant me the
grace of a deep and true repentance.

Heavenly Father, thank you for loving me and choosing me before you made the world. You are my
true Father-my Creator, my Redeemer, my Sustainer, and the true end of all things, including my life. I
love you; I trust you; I worship you. Thank you for proving your love for me by sending your only Son,
Jesus, to be my substitute and representative. I receive him and all his life and all his work, which you
ordained for me. Thank you for including me in Christ, for forgiving me my sins, for granting me his
righteousness, for making me complete in him. Thank you for making me alive with Christ, raising me
with him, seating me with him at your right hand, granting me his authority, and anointing me with
your Holy Spirit. I receive it all with thanks and give it total claim to my life.

Jesus, thank you for coming for me, for ransoming me with your own life. I honor you as my Lord; I
love you, worship you, trust you. I sincerely receive you as my redemption, and I receive all the work
and triumph of your crucifixion, whereby I am cleansed from all my sin through your shed blood, my
old nature is removed, my heart is circumcised unto God, and every claim being made against me is
disarmed. I take my place in your cross and death, whereby I have died with you to sin and to my flesh,
to the world, and to the Evil One. I am crucified with Christ, and I have crucified my flesh with all its
passions and desires. I take up my cross and crucify my flesh with all its pride, unbelief, and idolatry. I
put off the old man. I now bring the cross of Christ between me and all people, all spirits, all things.
Holy Spirit, apply to me (my spouse and/or children) the fullness of the work of the crucifixion of Jesus
Christ for me. I receive it with thanks and give it total claim to my life. Jesus, I also sincerely receive
you as my new life, my holiness and sanctification, and I receive all the work and triumph of your
resurrection, whereby I have been raised with you to a new life, to walk in newness of life, dead to sin
and alive to God. I am crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I who live but Christ who lives in me. I
now take my place in your resurrection, whereby I have been made alive with you, I reign in life
through you. I now put on the new man in all holiness and humility, in all righteousness and purity and
truth. Christ is now my life, the one who strengthens me. Holy Spirit, apply to me (my spouse and/or
my children) the fullness of the resurrection of Jesus Christ for me. I receive it with thanks and give it
total claim to my life.

Jesus, I also sincerely receive you as my authority and rule, my ever-lasting victory over Satan and his
kingdom, and I receive all the work and triumph of your ascension, whereby Satan has been judged and
cast down, his rulers and authorities disarmed, all authority in heaven and on earth given to you, Jesus,
and I have been given fullness in you, the Head over all. I take my place in your ascension, whereby I
have been raised with you to the right hand of the Father and established with you in all authority. I
bring your authority and your kingdom rule over my life, my family, my household, and my domain.
And now I bring the fullness of your work-your cross, resurrection, and ascension-against Satan,
against his kingdom, and against all his emissaries and all their work warring against me and my
domain. Greater is he who is in me than he who is in the world. Christ has given me authority to
overcome all the power of the Evil One, and I claim that authority now over and against every enemy,
and I banish them in the name of Jesus Christ. Holy Spirit, apply to me (my spouse and my children)
the fullness of the work of the ascension of Jesus Christ for me. I receive it with thanks and give it total
claim to my life.

Holy Spirit, I sincerely receive you as my Counselor, my Comforter, my Strength, and my Guide.
Thank you for sealing me in Christ. I honor you as my Lord, and I ask you to lead me into all truth, to
anoint me for all of my life and walk and calling, and to lead me deeper into Jesus today. I fully open
my life to you in every dimension and aspect-my body, my soul, and my spirit-choosing to be filled
with you, to walk in step with you in all things. Apply to me, blessed Holy Spirit, all of the work and all
of the gifts in Pentecost. Fill me afresh, blessed Holy Spirit. I receive you with thanks and give you
total claim to my life (and my spouse and/or children).

Heavenly Father, thank you for granting to me every spiritual blessing in the heavenlies in Christ Jesus.

I receive those blessings into my life today, and I ask the Holy Spirit to bring all those blessings into
my life this day. Thank you for the blood of Jesus. Wash me once more with his blood from every sin
and stain and evil device. I put on your armor-the belt of truth, the breastplate of righteousness, the
shoes of the readiness of the gospel of peace, the helmet of salvation. I take up the shield of faith and
the sword of the Spirit, the Word of God, and I wield these weapons against the Evil One in the power
of God. I choose to pray at all times in the Spirit, to be strong in you, Lord, and in your might.

Father, thank you for your angels. I summon them in the authority of Jesus Christ and release them to
war for me and my household. May they guard me at all times this day. Thank you for those who pray
for me; I confess I need their prayers, and I ask you to send forth your Spirit and rouse them, unite
them, raising up the full canopy of prayer and intercession for me. I call forth the kingdom of the Lord
Jesus Christ this day throughout my home, my family, my life, and my domain. I pray all of this in the
name of Jesus Christ, with all glory and honor and thanks to him.

AMEN

Prayer for; every plant that our Heavenly Father did not plant will be uprooted.
05/08/2010 09:23 AM

Prayer for every plant that our Heavenly Father did not plant will be uprooted.

Lord uproot all (spouses name) ROOTS AND Plants in her/his heart, what is not from you. Burn it
Lord; the root the branches and the leaves, let nothing be left of the lie that rooted it self in there hearts
and minds. May you Lord remove the veil of darkness totally from their eyes and minds. Were there is
now a blank and gap fill it with your seeds of love that is the fruits of the spirit which is; love, joy,
peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there
is no law. Now those who belong to Christ have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we
live by the Spirit, let us also behave in accordance with the Spirit. Let us not become conceited,
provoking one another, being jealous of one another.

Thank you Lord that you will teach us your standards and your degrees, give (spouse name) a mighty
revelation about what Godly Love is all about. Replace in them Your Godly vision of love in the place
of what deceived version of love they have in there hearts, planted there by the world and the enemy
and there parents and any other sources. Lord un root any root that is not from You, and plant a new
seed in (SPOUSES) heart, you seeds of love and compassion and then they will know the truth and the
truth will set them free.

Then they will turn there eyes from the deceitful lies that they have believed and then they will know
the truth and Lord they will turn there eyes back to You and then they will know the truth and the truth
will set them free from the imprisonment they are in. They will find away to escape the trap of the devil
who has taken them captive to do his will and they will flea the passions of there youth and will come
back to the kingdom of The Light. Thank you o Sovereign Lord, that they will be restored to there
righteous state of mind and soul and then they will return with more compassion and everlasting
commitment to You Lord Jesus and to me, never failing Husband/wife. Who are eagerly waiting the
return of MY BELOVED Husband/wife.

"Many are the plans in (spouse name) heart, but it is the Lord's purpose that prevails."Lord we block
any being or demon or any man who stands in Your way to our marriage restoration, Lord we bind any
plans that the enemy is planning against us. Lord you say that any weapon forged against us will not
prevail, Lord no harm will come near our tents, our Lord is our protector and Vindicator to You all the
Glory forever and ever and ever and ever. Lord block (my spouses) path with thorn bushes "Therefore
you will block there path with thorn bushes; you will wall them in so that they cannot find there way.
They will chase after her/his lovers but not catch them; They will look for them but not find them. Then
they will say, 'I will go back to my husband/wife as at first, for then I was better off than now.'" Hosea
2:6-7

Father, I thank you that your word says that You will give my spouse a new heart and put a new spirit
within her. Take away (spouses name) stony heart and give her/him a heart of flesh according to your
word. Put Your Spirit within(spouses name) and cause her/him to walk in Your statutes, and heed your
ordinances and do them. I also pray that he/she might daily seek You with all her/his heart, walking in
the Spirit moment by moment, growing in her/his dependence on You.

Psalm 119:1-2 - Make (spouses name) a woman/man of integrity who follows all Your laws. Help
her/him to search for You with all her/his heart. Prov 3:5-6 - May she/he trust in You with all her/his
heart and not lean on her/his own understanding. Help her/him to seek Your will in all she/he does. And
direct (spouses name) path.

"Dear Lord, we come to you because we are broken. What we have in front of us is a thirsty ground. A
dried up pool. Lord, pools were made to spring forth water. They were designed to bring life to those
around them. Lord, this marriage is like a pool that has gone dry and is cracked by the hot son. We need
your life. We need your forgiveness. We need you to bring a miracle into this barren pool that it might
again flow with life and water and be a blessing to many around them. Again, only you can do this. It
says, "He changes a wilderness into a pool of water." We now specifically ask that you bring me and
my beloved to this abundance. In the powerful Name of Jesus Christ we pray.

Build a spirit of sacrificial love in me toward my life partner. Teach me to love my (spouse’s name)
today the same way Jesus loves me. Bless my spouse today with your richest blessing in Christ Jesus.
Provide the spiritual needs of my spouse in a way that glorifies You. Teach both of us to trust your
Word without compromise. Help me keep be faithful to the covenant I made with my eyes. Give them
confidence to trust Your Word without exception.

Father, I thank you that (spouse’s name) heart is in Your hand; turn it like rivers of water towards Your
will. (Prov 21:1 NKJ)Circumcise her/his heart and open it to the gospel; and remove all hindrances so
she/he can obey Your truth. (Deut 30:6 RSV)Thank You, Father, that You have promised to give
(spouses name) a new heart and put a new spirit within her/him; and that You will take away her/his
heart of stone and give her/him a heart of flesh.

I believe Your Word that says You will put Your Spirit within (spouses name) and cause her/him to
walk in Your statutes, and to keep Your judgments and do them. (Ezek 36:26-27 NKJ)Thank You, Lord
for giving Jodi a heart to know You, for then she/he will return to You with her/his whole heart. (Jer
24:7 NASB)Thank You, Father, for giving (spouses name) one heart and one way, that she/he may fear
You forever for her/his good, and the good of her/his children. Teach (spouses name) Your way, O
Lord, so she/he will walk in Your truth: give her/him an undivided heart so she/he will fear Your name.
(Ps 86:11 NIV)

Thank You for Your everlasting covenant with her/him. Bless me with spiritual discernment and use me
to help others. Give me the confidence to speak your Word boldly today. Use me to do your work and
receive my gratitude- a sacrifice of praise, the fruit of lips that praise your Name. Restore my marriage,
extend my boundaries and bless my wife/husband. Magnify the work of my hands to bring glory to
your Name. Make the desires of my heart the absolute same as Yours, Father.

Help me to stand when I want to quit.

We asked this in the Mighty name of Jesus Christ

Amen

Prayer to Get Rid of the habits of the old person

05/04/2010 08:03 AM

Prayer to Get Rid of the habits of the old person

In the name of Jesus I submit my spirit, mind and body to the will and plans to God. I bind myself to
the truth of God and the blood of Jesus that work daily in my life.

I bind my thoughts to the thoughts of Jesus, so that I can have His thoughts, plans and views within me.
I bind my feet to the path that you want me to follow oh Lord so that my footsteps can be powerful. I
bind myself to the cross and its mercy, forgiveness and death to the selfish I. In the name of Jesus I bind
evil and its power over my life. I rebuke his works.

Lord I regret my wrong thoughts and views. I reject them and ask for your forgiveness. I ask that you
destroy every old thought, way of thinking, idea, desire and habit that is still working in me. I bind
myself to the views and ways of Jesus Christ. I bind myself to the victory and spiritual desires that are
in keeping with the fruit of the Holy Spirit. Father I ask that you destroy every stronghold of negative
feelings that I harbour against anybody.

Forgive me as I forgive those who caused me pain, and sadness. I ask in the name of Jesus that You
destroy any curses that was spoken over my family and me. I also ask in Jesus name to destroy all the
curses that were spoken over my fore fathers.

I thank You Jesus that you are true to Your word and that you have answered my prayer. I worship You
as the only and true living God and King of my life?

In Jesus Name I Pray

Amen

Therefore bring forth fruits worthy of Repentance Luke 3:8

All the Glory to God our redeemer!

05/01/2010 08:57 AM

All the Glory to God our redeemer!

"The sounds of joy and gladness, the voices of bride and bridegroom, and the voices of those who
bring thank offerings to the house of the Lord, saying, 'Give thanks to the Lord Almighty, for the Lord
is good; his love endures forever." Thank you Lord For restoring our marriage as it were before."
Jeremiah 33:11

Thank you Lord that you know what I need before I even ask .Matthew 6:8"Lord I Ask and it will be
given to ME;I will seek and I will find; I Will knock

And the door will be opened to me. For everyone who asks Receives; he who seeks finds; and I WILL
knock, TILL the door is be opened." Matthew 7:7-8

"I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me...And my God shall supply all My needs
according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus." Philippians 4:13,19 Dear Lord strike my beloved
with love and humbleness, striking and then healing her/him spiritually, mentally and emotionally. The
She/He will turn to the Lord and He will listen to our prayers and heal my spouse.

God you will restore us. You will heal our wounds. You, the Lord, affirm it! Lord heal my beloved
completely from her/his spiritual blindness and cure those who needed healing.But for Me who respect
Your name oh Lord , the sun of vindication will rise with healing wings, and I will skip about like
calves released from the stall. I will trample on the wicked, for they will be like ashes under the soles of
your feet OH Lord on the day which your preparing,Therefore repent my beloved and turn your back
so that your sins may be wiped out, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the
Lord, and so that He may send the Messiah appointed for you – that is, Jesus. This one heaven must
receive until the time all things are restored, which God declared from times long ago. (Spouse Name)
Break away from your sins by doing what is right.

“You Lord will never leave me and you will never abandon my spouse.” So I can say with confidence,
“The Lord is my helper, and I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?”My marriage will be restored
and you my faithful Lord and saviour will get all the Glory. Marriage must be honoured among all; I
especially pray that my marriage will be restored very soon. O sovereign master, your decrees can give
me life; may years of life will be restored to me. Restore my health and preserve my life.’

With divine retribution You Jesus comes to deliver me.” Then my beloveds spiritual blind eyes will
open and she/he will come to her/his senses and escape the grip of satan and turn her/his eyes to the
Lord and she/he will repent and return to me who is waiting for her/his return, Then her/his blind eyes
will open, and hear spiritual deaf ears will hear. You Lord will open their blind eyes, and to release
them from their dungeon.

Those who live in darkness from prisons, The Lord emerges like a hero, like a warrior he inspires
himself for battle; he shouts, yes, he yells he shows his enemies his power I will lead the blind along an
unfamiliar way I will guide them down paths they have never travelled I will turn the darkness in front
of them into light and level out the rough ground This is what You will do for them You Lord Jesus will
not abandon my beloved.

“Listen, you deaf ones! Take notice, you blind ones! My covenant partner (spouses name), the servant
of the Lord, is truly blind. You see many things, but don’t comprehend, their ears are open, but do not
hear, don’t be afraid, for the Lord will protect you.

The Lord call you by name, you are His. When you pass through the waters, He will be with you; when
you pass through the streams, they will not overwhelm you. When you walk through the fire, you will
not be burned; the flames will not harm you. OH Lord you’re my Deliverer, Since me and my
wife/husband are precious and special in your sight ,and you Lord Love us both. Lord you will hand
over people in my place and nations, I will not be afraid for the Lord is with me. From the east you will
bring my wife/husband; from the west you will gather them. You will say to the north, ‘Hand them
over!’ and to the south, ‘Don’t hold any back!’ Bring my wife/husband from distant land, and other
prodigals from the remote regions of the earth, everyone who belongs to you oh Lord Jesus, whom You
created for Your glory, whom You formed – yes, whom You made!

Bring out the people who are blind, even though they have eyes, those who are deaf, even though they
have ears! All families gather together, You Lord will act, and who can prevent it?”This is what the
Lord says, the one who made a road through the sea, a pathway through the surging waters, the one
who led chariots and horses to destruction, together with a mighty army. Anything is possible with you
our Great and powerful God, Look, that You Lord is about to do something new. “Now it begins to
happen!

Yes, Lord you will make a road in the desert and paths in the wilderness because You put water in the
desert, and streams in the wilderness, to quench the thirst of Your chosen people, the people whom You
formed for Yourself, so we might praise You Great King.”
In JESUS Name

AMEN

Prayer Seeds 2
04/30/2010 11:31 AM

Prayer Seeds 2

He said, “My work was to plant the seed in your hearts, and Apollos’ work was to water it, but it was
God, not we, who made the garden grow in your hearts.” 1 Cor. 3:6 TLB

…Jesus you will heal (my spouses) backslidings.Jeremiah 3:22

Lord me and my wife/husband love you, we will do our best to obey your commandments. John 14:15-
16

Heavenly Father, thank you that you promise comfort to those who mourn. Heavenly Father, we know
that you are the God of all comfort. Lord, we ask you to comfort _________and fill them with your
peace. Give them the strength they need in this difficult time. We pray that you would surround them
with your love. Heal their brokenness and bind their wounds, in Jesus name.

Lord Jesus you gave me the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of
the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt me or my spouse. Luke 10:19

Therefore I submit MY SPOUSE to You God. We Resist the devil and he will flee from us. James 4:7,
thank you that Jesus came to destroy the works of the devil. Thank you, Lord, that you always cause us
to triumph and overcome. In the name of Jesus, I resist every work of the enemy and command the
enemy to leave every situation in my life. I declare that I am free of every evil work by the blood of
Jesus. Heavenly Father, I pray that your will and peace would be established in my marriage , in Jesus'
name.

Heavenly Father, you lift up those who are bowed down. Lord, I ask that you would lift (my
beloved)up and heal (my beloveds) brokenness. Give her/him beauty, joy, and praise instead of
depression and heaviness. I resist depression, and I thank you for restoring my spirit and showing me
how I can obtain that abundant life you have promised, in Jesus' name.

UnlessYou LORD builds the house, they labor is in vain who build it; unless You LORD guards the
city, the watchman stays awake in vain. Psalms 127:1…And the effect of righteousness, quietness and
assurance forever. Lord for me and my beloved will dwell in a peaceful habitation, in secure dwellings,
and in quiet resting places… Isaiah 32:17-18
So we shall rejoice in every good thing which the LORD our God has given to us and our house…
Deuteronomy 26:11, by faith we declare Jesus is Lord of this family and no weapon formed against
them shall prosper. We come against all strife, discord, division, unforgiveness, anger or ill will, in the
name of Jesus. We invite the power of the Holy Spirit to work in their lives. Thank you for
establishing peace, harmony and unity into this family. Thank you for showing them how to love one
another, as you have loved them, in Jesus' name

Prayer Seeds 1
04/30/2010 10:57 AM

Prayer Seeds 1

He said, “My work was to plant the seed in your hearts, and Apollos’ work was to water it, but it was
God, not we, who made the garden grow in your hearts.” 1 Cor. 3:6 TLB Heres some Mini scriptures
prayers you can pray daily into your spouse life and heart.
“For the unbelieving husband has been sanctified through his wife, and the unbelieving wife has been
sanctified through her believing husband” (1Corinthians 7:14 NIV).

Lord heal (my spouse) broken heart and bind up her/his wounds. Psalms 147:3 Sovereign Lord give
power to (my spouse), and increases her/his strength… So I say to my wife/husband; Those who wait
on the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and
not be weary, they shall walk and not faint. Isaiah 40:29-31

Heavenly Father, thank you that Jesus came to heal the brokenhearted and bind their wounds. I ask you
to give me strength and hope, beauty for ashes, and joy for mourning. Lord, I ask you to heal me from
all past abuse and protect me from future abuse. Help me to forgive everyone who has hurt me in any
way, in Jesus' name.

In righteousness you shall be established (my spouse); you shall be far from oppression, for you shall
not fear; and from terror, for it shall not come near you. Indeed they shall surely assemble, but not
because of Me. Whoever assembles against you shall fall for your sake. Isaiah 54:14, 15

…Lord give (my spouse) beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the
spirit of heaviness… Isaiah 61:3
Lord I confess for (my spouses) sins, Your Lord are faithful and just to forgive (my spouses sins) and to
cleanse her/him from all unrighteousness. I John 1:9

Therefore Lord thankyou that you have set my wife/husband free, who the Son makes free, shall be
free indeed. John 8:36…But where sin abounded in my(spouse), I pray Lord that your grace abounded
much even more in my wife/husband… Romans 5:20

I say to my wife/husband ; Put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to fulfill
its lusts. Romans 13:14

Sovereign Lord, I confess to you that My wife/husband is in bondage to ____. Lord, I ask for your
forgiveness and that you would cleanse (my spouse) and make her/him right with you and renew a right
spirit within (my spouse). I ask for greater strength for my husband/wife to resist every temptation and
to live righteously for you. I believe (my spouse) receive that strength and freedom now, in the name
of Jesus.

Behold, You are the sovereign LORD, the God of all flesh. Is there anything too hard for You?
Jeremiah 32:27

Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears
us. And if we know that He hears us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we
have asked of Him. I John 5:14-15

(My spouse)be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let
your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will
guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:6-7
Thank You Lord that your Son was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil. I John
3:8-9

Heavenly Father, thank you that there is nothing too hard for you. Thank you that Jesus was
manifested that He might destroy the works of the devil. Heavenly Father, I ask you to set _______free
from every bondage and addiction, in the name of Jesus. Lord, put a desire in their heart for
righteousness. Thank you for answering my prayer, in Jesus' name.

O Sovereign GOD Prayer

04/26/2010 11:53 AM

O Sovereign GOD Prayer

O Sovereign GOD the Sovereign Lord, the strength of my salvation, You have covered my head in the
day of battle. With your help I can advance against a troop; with my God I can scale a wall. As for God,
his way is perfect; the word of the Sovereign LORD is flawless. He is a shield for all who take refuge
in him. For who is Sovereign God besides the Sovereign LORD? And who is the Rock except our
Sovereign God? It is Sovereign God who arms me with strength and makes my way perfect. He makes
my feet like the feet of a deer; he enables me to stand on the heights. He trains my hands for battle; my
arms can bend a bow of bronze. You give me your shield of victory, and your right hand sustains me;
you stoop down to make me great. You broaden the path beneath me, so that my ankles do not turn.

“O Sovereign LORD, I cry out to you. I will keep on pleading day by day” (Psalm 88:13). “I Trust in
the Sovereign LORD with all my heart; do not depend on my own understanding. I Seek His will in all
I do, and He will direct my paths” (Proverbs 3:5-6).

"I believe, SO all things are possible for me who believes” I abide in Jesus word, and I am His disciple
indeed. 32 And I shall know the truth, and the truth shall make ME free.” But You, O Sovereign LORD,
are a shield for me, My glory and the One who lifts up my head. My defense is of God, Who saves the
upright in heart. The LORD is my light and my salvation; Whom shall I fear? The LORD is the defense
of my life; Whom shall I dread?

For in the time of trouble He shall hide me in His pavilion; In the secret place of His tabernacle He
shall hide me; He shall set me high upon a rock. Let those who love the Sovereign LORD hate evil, for
he guards the lives of his faithful ones and delivers them from the hand of the wicked. Though I walk
in the midst of trouble, you preserve my life; you stretch out your hand against the anger of my foes,
with your right hand you save me.

But the Sovereign Lord is faithful, and he will strengthen and protect you from the evil one. Be strong
and courageous, do not be afraid or tremble at them, for the LORD your God is the one who goes with
you. He will not fail you or forsake you. The LORD lives! Praise be to my Rock! Exalted be God, the
Rock, my Savior! He is the God who avenges me, who puts the nations under me, who sets me free
from my enemies. You exalted me above my foes; from violent men you rescued me. Therefore I will
praise you, O LORD, among the nations; I will sing praises to your name.
Look to the LORD and his strength; seek his face always. But we see Jesus, who was made a little
lower than the angels, now crowned with glory and honor because he suffered death, so that by the
grace of God he might taste death for everyone…Since the children have flesh and blood, he too shared
in their humanity so that by his death he might destroy him who holds the power of death--that is, the
devil--and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of death. You, dear children,
are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in
the world.

Lord, I will not get weary in my most important responsibility toward my (spouse), that is, praying for
(spouse), but I will keep at it, watching for Your answers and remembering to thank You when they
come (Col. 4:2). I know that as I pray for my (spouse), and as the Holy Spirit helps (spouse), you will
cause all things to work together for the good of our marriage (Phi. 1:19, Rom. 8:28).Certainly you do
not want a sacrifice, or else I would offer it; you do not desire a burnt sacrifice. The sacrifices God
desires are a humble spirit –O God, a humble and repentant heart you will not reject. Because you
favour (spouse), do what is good for (spouse)!I declare That (spouse) would be ever captivated by my
love.Eph 5:33 Help (spouse) to love me as You have called (spouse) to. May she/he respect me, notice
me, regard me, honor me, prefer me, venerate and esteem me, and that she would defer to me, praise
me, love me, and admire me exceedingly.

Lord, open my wife/husband spiritual eyes to see Your Light, Your Truth and the way of escape from
the chains of bondage that they are living in. Nothing is too hard for You to do. I choose to believe in
Your mighty power.

(spouse) is my wife/husband, GOD. YOU have given her/him for me and YOU do not make any
mistakes. Now I take my wife/husband and I pray us under the BLOOD OF JESUS CHRIST and put us
as a unit before your throne. GOD, I declare these words today: “BUT AS FOR ME AND MY HOUSE,
WE WILL SERVE THE LORD” (Joshua 24:15).

"I pray, Lord God of heaven, O great and awesome God, You who keep Your covenant and mercy with
those who love You and observe Your commandments, please let Your ear be attentive and Your eyes
open, that You may hear the prayer of Your servant which I prayer before You now, day and night, for
(spouse) my wife/husband Your daughter/son, and confess the sins of the (spouse)which she/he has
sinned against You. Both her/his father's house and she/he have sinned. They have acted very corruptly
against You, and have not kept commandments, the statutes, nor the ordinance which You commanded
Your servant Moses." (Nehemiah 1:5-7) 'Lord, do not hold this sin against them.'"Father, forgive them,
for they do not know what they are doing."

"Lord I want my spouse to be set free from the bondages of sin. Lord, I am praying for my spouse's
salvation and for our marriage to be resurrected, healed and rebuilt by Your mighty power. Lord God I
asked of you to help (spouse)to put away her/his selfishness. She/he needs to first respond to Your love
o God by agreeing with You. She/he needs to acknowledge how she/he has turned away from Your
loving plan for her/his life and desire Your and My love now.

Lord (spouse) needs Your forgiveness for all(spouse)unsubmissiveness including her/his poor attitudes.
I Confess for (spouse) how she/he didn’t trust You Lord in those difficult circumstances. Through Jesus
Christ (spouse) will find forgiveness for her/his sins, restoration of her/his soul and her/his marriage,
and a fresh new start that never has an end. Lord I place both me and(spouse)as a unit before Your
throne, you pronounce us one and that is what we shall be no more 2 but one so we, Acknowledge that
You know the best plan for our life’s and that we will trust You o God, to lead us to fulfil this plan , in
that I will love my (spouse) unconditionally and she/he will return to You and to me .

Dear Lord, it is time for (spouse) to change. She/he has avoided her/his responsibilities. (spouse) have
pursued her/his own desires and gone her/his own way. All she/he got was emptiness and a void.
She/he has not paid attention to you and your purposes o Lord God. She/he has been too insistent on
getting what she/he thinks she/he needs. Here you have this great design for (spouse)’s life, and she/he
have hardened herself/himself to it.

(spouse) no longer wants to be part of the problem, but with your love flowing through her, to be part
of the solution. Lord, through Jesus Christ, please forgive (spouse) for her/his selfish ways and restore
her/him to You. Forgive her/his for (spouse) unsubmissiveness shown in both her/his attitudes and acts
against me her husband/wife.

Grant (spouse) no greater passion than to respond fully and warmly to You and your plans.
Help(spouse)o Lord. Her/his faith is so small. There will be times she/he will not understand your
ways, but they do desire them. Now may Your waves of love overflow and refresh her/his heart that
Your love in (spouse) may splash over into the lives of those around(spouse).

Lord, I pray that you would help (spouse)to be your faithful representative to me her husband/wife.
She/he has made it rough for me. (spouse) have been selfish in her/his thinking; she/he have demanded
her/his own time. (spouse) now affirms that she/he (spouse) die to her self/him self, O Lord. Let
(spouse)serve You by faithfully serving me. May you see her/his love for You as You see her/his
faithful service to me her/his husband/wife. In Christ Jesus I pray, Amen.

"It is not good for me to be alone."

04/12/2010 04:54 PM

Prayer

"It is not good for me to be alone."

(Genesis 2:18)

Lord gives me strength and when we feel weary to increases your power in our weakness. Even youths
grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the Lord will renew their
strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not
be faint." Isaiah 40:29:31

I will not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving,
present my requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard my
heart and my mind in Christ Jesus." Philippians 4:6-7
"But I call to God, and the Lord saves me. Evening, morning and noon I cry out in distress and he hears
my voice...I will Cast all my cares on the Lords and he will sustain me; he will never let the righteous
fall...But as for me, I trust in you." Psalm 55:16-17, 22-23

Lord put a hedge of protection and the Blood of Jesus over me, my spouse, our marriage, our finances,
our employment, health and your future. Praise is to the Lord, to God our Saviour, who daily bears our
burdens." Psalm 68:19

Lord frees me and my spouse from all our burdens, giving us rest and peace as you follow you on our
spiritual journey toward marriage restoration. Lord uses the Holy Spirit to lead us through every day of
your life. Lord gives us your divine wisdom, and instructions as well as your mercy and grace to help
us every hour of each day. Ask the Lord to meet us in this new way, so we know for certain, that we can
lay our burdens down for the Lord to carry. Lord I allow you Jesus to become our burden-bearer. I will
not go back and pick them up again!

"Lord I cast all my anxiety on you because you care for me and my beloved spouse." I Peter 4:7Lord
makes my ways pleasing to You, so that even my enemies will live at peace with me." - Proverbs
16:7Lord shows me and my spouse again your vision goals and dreams you have for us. God your
love” (1 John 4:8). Lord your love cannot change because You do not change. Your love had no
beginning and never will cease. Because God is infinite, His love is infinite. His love is pure and holy.
In deed, His love is incomprehensible. Lord learn us me and my spouse your Love and take out of us
any selfish.

Lord pour your Godly love in to our hearts, you did this through the Holy Spirit who was given to us”
(Romans 5:5; cf. Gal. 4:6).

Lord let your love overflow in my and (spouses name) heart, Holy spirit that they will be returned to
there righteous state and with your divine love eating away any wall that they have build inside of
them, break it and let your love flow to them in abandon, and then there eyes will be enlightened and
they will turn there eyes from darkness to light and from the power of satan to you our God and
savoir ,then they will know the truth and the truth will set them free of there bondage of sin and
deception, and then they will return to us with an new found compassion and devotion and commitment
for me and other standers world wide that will last a lifetime this time around.

In Jesus Name Alone

Amen
Husbands Prayer 3
03/29/2010 08:04 AM

"Heavenly Father,

Thank you for giving me a model through Jesus of the love I am to show for my wife. I confess that I
have not loved my wife as you have instructed me to. Please forgive me specifically for not
__________________(list shortcomings).
 In the name of Jesus Christ, I claim the finished work of the cross and break any curses operating over
my wife, myself and our marriage. Lord, I commit today to pursue Godly love for my wife by loving
her as Christ loved the church,

loving her as my own body, loving her with understanding and showing her due affection. Father
please strengthen me by the Holy Spirit to love her in these ways.

Please ignite the fires of passion between us and restore in us healthy sexual desire for one another. I
ask that you will help my wife be the woman that you want her to be. Please bless her and work in her
life. Thank you, Father! In Jesus' name,

Amen."

Courtesy of http://www.porn-free.org/index.html
Husbands Prayer 2
03/29/2010 08:03 AM

Dear Lord,

Help me to be the kind of husband you want me to be.

Help me not to take my role as husband lightly or take my wife's love for granted.

Help me to be a good listener, giving my wife my full attention so that I will be well aware of her
concerns, aspirations, and needs.

Help me to pay attention to the advice my wife gives me when she brings things to my attention that I
may be doing wrong or that I could be doing better.

Help me to be more anxious to please my wife than to have my own way.

Help me to be aware of the things that I do that upset my dear wife - and enable me not to keep doing
them - so that I will not be causing unnecessary problems in our relationship.

Help me to remember that I am commanded to love my wife as Christ loved the Church and gave His
life for it and please help me to better understand what that means to me as a husband.

Help me to treat my wife better than when we were first met and remind me of the importance of
spending quality time alone with her and of doing things to remind her of how special she is to me.

Help me not to jump to conclusions about my wife's motives and enable me to think the best of her at
all times.

Help me to apologize and set things straight when I complain, falsely accuse, act selfishly, or say
unkind or provoking words.

Help me to go out of my way to complement her and to encourage her.

Help me to be a proper example of what a loving, considerate, caring, and self-sacrificing husband
should be.

Help me to realize that it is my job to be an example of maturity and not an example of a disrespectful
wisecracking school boy.

Help me to be joyful in spite of my circumstances and help me to avoid whining and complaining when
things do not go my way.

Help me to admit my faults, to apologize when I am wrong, and to be anxious to heal wounds that I
may have caused in my relationship to my wife.

Help me to realize that is far better to get my wife to do things I want her to do because she loves me
and not because I threaten her or yell at her.

Help me to never forget that You gave me my wife to be a helpmate and best friend and may I never
think of her as an adversary or a hindrance.

Help me to show my children how much I respect and love their mother by my actions and by the
words out of my mouth.

Help me not to be afraid to be affectionate and loving towards my wife in front of my children so that
they will know how to be good spouses when they grow up.

Help me to properly discipline my children so they are not a burden or a grief to my wife.

Help me to show my children that my wife is truly my very best friend and a highly trusted partner in
the ministry of our family.

Make me the kind of husband who my wife will never regret having married and even more than that,
make me the kind of husband who is a joy for my wife to be around and who my wife will be proud to
call her husband, a man who honors her and who honors Christ.

Amen.

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FREEDOM OF THE MIND
03/29/2010 03:08 AM

FREEDOM OF THE MIND

PASTOR GREGORY M. DICKOW

Romans 12:1-2

Father, I present my body to you as a living and holy sacrifice acceptable to You, which is my spiritual
service of

worship. I will not be conformed to this world, but transformed by the renewing of my mind, that I may
prove

what the will of God is.

I Corinthians 2:16

I have the mind of Christ; therefore I can know the thoughts of my Lord that He may instruct me.

Ephesians 4:23-24

I am renewed in the spirit of my mind and I put on the new self, which in the likeness of God, has been
created in

righteousness and holiness of the truth.

II Timothy 1:7

Father, I thank you that I do not have a spirit of fear, but I have a spirit of power, a spirit of love and a
spirit of a

sound, strong, firm, safe, stable and disciplined mind which produces Godly thoughts.

I Corinthians 13:7

I set my mind to believe, bear, hope and endure all things.

Colossians 3:2

I set my mind on things above, not on things on the earth.

Joshua 1:5-9

I am strong and courageous, I will not fear or tremble or be dismayed. God’s Word will never stop
being spoken
out of my mouth, for I meditate on the Word of God day and night and I am careful to do all that God
commands,

therefore success and prosperity are mine now!

Isaiah 54:14, 17

I am established in righteousness. I am far from oppression in my mind; and fear and terror will not
come near me

to control me. No weapon formed against me shall prosper and every tongue that accuses me in
judgment shall be

shown to be in the wrong.

Colossians 3:15

I let the peace of God rule in my heart and mind and I am thankful to God for all things.

Philippians 4:7-8

Father, I thank you that the peace of God, which surpasses all knowledge, is guarding my heart and
mind in Christ

Jesus. I command my mind to dwell only on that which is true, honorable, pure, lovely excellent and
worthy of

praise.

I Corinthians 2:16

I have the mind of Christ.

CONFIDENCE
03/29/2010 03:00 AM

CONFIDENCE

PASTOR GREGORY M. DICKOW

I refuse to throw away my confidence no matter what I see.

I will not allow what I see to discourage me.

I will not allow what I see to pull me down and to make me throw away my confidence.

I make a decision, I will not throw away my confidence, because my confidence has a great reward.
(Hebrews10:35)

It may take a while, but I have patience; for in a little while, what He promised will manifest because I
am the just,

and I live by faith and because I live by faith, I will not shrink back. Because when I shrink back, God
has no

pleasure in me and my number one goal is to be pleasing to God. (Hebrews 10:38)

I maintain therefore an attitude of faith, a spirit of faith, a position of faith that is always pleasing to
God. And

therefore the manifestation will come because I maintain my position of pleasing God by using my
faith and

holding fast to my confession and never letting it go. (Hebrews 11:6)

I will not draw back.

I will not shrink back, but I will have faith until the end, until the outcome, until what I believe is what
I see. If I

don’t see it, that won’t change what I believe. Because the reason I’m believing is first and foremost to
be pleasing

to God, then to see the manifestation.

The manifestation will come when I’m pleasing to God. And I choose to hold fast to faith, to
confidence in this

Word, and I will not let go.

I will not give up.

I will not let go of my confession no matter what I see, no matter what I feel, no matter what other
people say or

do, no matter how many people shrink back.

A thousand may fall on my side and ten thousand at my right hand, but it shall not approach me. It’s not
coming
near my dwelling place because I’m holding fast to my confession. (Psalm 91:7)

I confess I’m blessed.

I confess I’m healed.

I confess I have wisdom.

I confess I’m happy.

I confess I have the money I need.

I confess I have the job I need.

I confess I’m a soul winner.

I confess I have the right answer in every situation.

I confess I’m the head and not the tail.

I confess I will not give up.

I will not let go of my confession of faith.

I will not be discouraged when I don’t see results. Therefore I refuse to throw away my confidence.

I will not change my confession.

My love will not grow cold.

I abide in love.

I remain in love.

God loves me and I love others and therefore my faith works. (Galatians 5:6)

And as long as my faith is working, my giving continues.

As long as my giving continues, my harvest is on the way.

As long as my harvest is on the way, bitterness cannot enter in and defile my roots.

My roots are healthy roots.

My roots are productive roots.

I’ve got the Word of God in my roots.

The Word of God is what I meditate on day and night.

And I’m like a tree firmly rooted, firmly planted in streams and rivers of living water and

therefore I will bring forth fruit in my season.

My leaf will not wither.

In whatever I do, I will prosper. (Psalm 1:2-3)

So, I make the confession that bitterness will not be rooted in my life.

My harvest will not stop because my giving will not stop, because my faith will not fail, because my
love will not grow cold, because my confession will not change, because I will not throw away my
confidence.

I AM COMMITTED
03/29/2010 02:58 AM

I AM COMMITTED

PASTOR GREGORY M. DICKOW

I am a disciple of Jesus Christ.

I am a part of the fellowship of the unashamed. I have stepped over the line. The

decision has been made. I will not look back, let up, slow down, back away, or be

still.

My past is redeemed. My present makes sense. My future is secure. I am finished and

done with low living, sight walking, small planning, smooth knees, colorless dreams,

tamed visions, mundane talking, cheap living and dwarfed goals.

I no longer need preeminence, position or popularity. I don’t have to be right. I don’t

have to be first. I don’t have to be recognized. I don’t have to be praised. I don’t

have to be regarded. I don’t have to be rewarded.

I am committed to the Lord Jesus Christ. I now live by faith. I lean on His presence.

I walk with patience. I live by prayer. I labor in love. My face is set. My road is

narrow. My way is rough. My companions may be few, but my guide is reliable. My

mission is clear. I cannot be bought, deluded or delayed.

I will not flinch in the face of sacrifice. I will not hesitate in the presence of adversity.

I will not negotiate at the table of the enemy. I will not meander in the maze of

mediocrity. I won’t give up. I won’t shut up. I won’t let up until I have stayed up,

stored up, prayed up, paid up and preached up for the cause of Jesus Christ.

I am a disciple of the Lord Jesus. I will go till He comes. I will give till I drop. I will

preach till all know. I will work till He stops me and when He comes He will find faith

and commitment in my life. When He comes He will have no problem recognizing me,

in Jesus name. Lord, use me. Amen.

Christian Education
03/29/2010 02:55 AM

Christian Education
PASTOR GREGORY M. D ICKOW

Now that your children are back in school, I want to encourage you as a parent to ensure that you are
equipped to take a primary role in their education.

Whether they are in public or private school, or whether you home-school them, there are some simple
things you can do to make sure they receive God’s best for their life, NOW and FOREVER!

I have put together 5 pillars of a Biblical education that you should be sure are instilled in your
children. Let me state the obvious—the school your children go to, is not responsible for making sure
these things are instilled in your kids—YOU ARE, as their parent. Proverbs 22:6 says to parents:
“Train up a child in the way he should go, and even when he is old, he won’t depart”. (I like the BBE
Translation: “If a child is trained up in the right way, even when he is old he will not be turned away
from it.”)

It’s not that hard. Let me help you…

Five Pillars of Biblical Education

1. Teach your children the Bible. Read it to them. The power of reading the Bible will be rewarding and
profound in your child’s life. Read it to them until they graduate from high school. It will create a bond
between them and God-- as well as between them and you. Then, talk about it with them. Start out the
day, perhaps for just 10 or 15 minutes. You will be amazed at the results. If you

are not sure how to start, let me suggest you begin with John, chapter one.

2. Discover your child's unique individuality. Your child has a treasure inside of him or her. Don’t put
your children under pressure to follow your dreams--to be an athlete, or a great musician. Discover
your child’s individuality, by observing what they are good at and interested in. This may be art or
computers, or science. Perhaps they excel in communicating or in debate (who hasn’t discovered that
side of their child?!!!!). Explain to them that God created them uniquely and individually, with special
gifts. Part of life is discovering those gifts, developing those gifts and then distributing those gifts to
serve others, advance God’s kingdom, and provide for your child’s needs as they grow. Once
discovered, bring that gift to the forefront so they will be able to develop it and feel a sense of esteem
and uniqueness about themselves. Teach them how important it is to not compare themselves to others,
because God created them different, so it is incredibly frustrating to try to be like someone when you
can’t be. This doesn’t mean you should excuse your children from learning a language, playing an
instrument, etc. But expose them to several things, and through the process they will discover
something they love. Once they do, teach your child to develop that individuality. _

3. Teach your children principles, not just rules. An example of a “principle” is the law of “seedtime
and harvest”. Instead of just saying “no” to everything without an explanation, teach them that
whatever they allow into their eyes or ears is a seed. And that seed will produce a harvest. Show them
the good seeds they should be planting in their heart and the positive results they can expect from the
good seeds. And help them understand the bad seeds (certain television shows, movies, people’s words,
ideas, etc.), and the consequences of the harvests that are sure to come. If they say that nobody likes
them, teach them to “plant the seed” of friendship toward others, and they will “reap the harvest” of
friendship from others.

4. Establish a Biblical worldview. Everything must be viewed through God’s story, “His-story”. Secular
humanism is the belief that the world revolves around man, and man’s
discoveries/accomplishments/advancements. But a Biblical worldview is the belief that the world
revolves around God, His plan, and His purposes for mankind, and the world. In our Christian
Academy, we teach children how to view each subject, whether it is math, science, art or any other,

through God’s eyes. We learn math, to discover that God has a SOLUTION for every problem that we
will ever face. That everything in life “adds up”, if we love God and are called according to his
purpose.

5. Teach your children Christian character. Character is: what we are when no one is looking. It is the
habits that are formed through consistent application and the reputation people have come to expect of
us, through our true actions. The goal of education is not just knowledge--it is action. Ultimately, our
character is how we act on a consistent basis—which is not something we cannot fake for long. Follow
this process: our thoughts determine our actions. Our actions determine our habits. Our habits
determine our character. And our character determines our destiny. Start by teaching your children to
“think right”. Right “thinking” will eventually lead to right “living”. And that begins with an
understanding of God’s Word. This takes us back to the first pillar. Make sure your children are taught
the Word of God—at home, at church, and if you can provide it: at the school they attend.

We want our children to live by internal convictions, not just persuasions we convinced them of. By
internalizing the truths of God’s Word, by the time they go to college or step into their future, they will
have convictions that will serve as pillars in their lives called “character”.

Addictions
03/29/2010 02:45 AM

Addictions

PASTOR GREGORY M. D ICKOW

In Matthew 4 Jesus was tempted by the devil. We all face temptation – even Jesus did. If
you’re in the wilderness like He was, you can overcome by doing what He did.

What does the devil do to try to tempt us?

1.The devil questions our identity

You need to know who you are. You’re a child of God. You are the righteousness of

God. What did Jesus do? He quoted Deuteronomy. He’s not making up scripture.

Whatever he would have said would become scripture, but He held fast to the Word.

Go back to the simple truths of the Word.

Romans 12:1-2 says “And be not conformed to this world: but be transformed by the

renewing of your mind.” Bring your mind into subjection of the word by feeding your

mind the Word of God. If you’re dealing with smoking and drinking – your body is

the temple of the Holy Spirit. Get in that Word, get your mind renewed, and replace

those thoughts with greater thoughts. Open your mouth. Confess any scripture you

know and that will consume the thoughts that have consumed you. God has given you

this Word so you can be free.

2.The devil tempts us to tempt God.

Tempting God means needing to see God do what He said He would do before we

believe what He said. It’s putting God in a position to prove He’s God. He won’t.

Jesus said it is written. It is written. It is written. And the devil left Him. Angels came and

ministered to him. Satan leaves, but then you need to be ministered to. It takes energy to

resist the devil. It takes persistence. It takes consistency. Build up that habit of speaking

the Word.

I John 2:14 says, “I have written unto you young men, because you are strong, and the

Word of God abides in you, and you are victorious over the evil one.” You’re strong

when the Word of God abides in you. John 15:7 says, “If you abide in Me, my words
abide in you, you shall ask whatever you wish, and it shall be done for you.” God takes

that Word that you have abiding in you, and then He has something to work with.

Read 1 Corinthians 10:13. The devil wants you to think “I don’t know if I can handle this

temptation.” But this verse says that God will not allow you to be tempted beyond what

you are able. So if you find yourself in a situation, be encouraged. You can get out of it.

It’s not impossible.

Here’s how temptation works:

Fantasy

®Flirtation ®

Fall

First, you allow it to grow in your mind. Then you begin to flirt with it. Then you fall.

We need to deal with it in the early stages – of fantasy and thought life. That way if we

stumble, we can still pull back. You can’t look at pornography. You have to watch over

your heart with all diligence. You have to be careful where you go, who you hang around

with, what you watch, because you have a responsibility to watch over your heart.

2 Peter 2:9 says, “The Lord knows how to deliver the godly out of temptation.” He gives

us the knowledge how to avoid it ourselves. There is only one way to not be tempted – to

be dead. Guess what we need to do then – be dead. Your flesh is going to give you

impulses – be dead to it. I take up my cross and I die to this.

2 Tim 2:22 says “Flee youthful lusts.” Run with all your might. Run as if your life

depended on it. Run with them that call on the Lord from a pure heart. Eccl 4:9 says

“Woe to the one who falls and is alone…” Get help when you need it.

Here are a few simple steps to help you:

1.If you’re born again, you are a new creature

. God says “Be ye holy, even as I am

holy.” He says this over you. He says you already are holy. He made you in His image. If

you’ve made Jesus your Lord, then as He is so are you in this world. The same Spirit that

raised Jesus from the dead lives inside you. If you’ve never asked Jesus to be your Lord,

pray this simple prayer:

2.Repent

To repent is to change how you think. When you try to take a shortcut to change on the

outward, you’ll never be able to change. Romans 12:1-2 says Be transformed by the

changing of your mind. It’s your thought life. As I got my mind renewed, my desires

change. You’re not going to be able to strongwill yourself into doing it. Addictions can

be delivered instantly, but sometimes it’s just that you need your mind renewed. It’s like

a pig - you can dress him up, make him look good, but when he sees mud, he’s going to

jump in. Why? Because he’s not changed on the inside.

3.Know who you are in Christ

These scriptures will help you know what you have now that you are in the family of

God. Confess these scriptures. As you get these in your heart, your desires will change,

and as a result your actions will change.

4.Know that the Curse is broken

Addictions are sometimes passed down from generation to generation. The Bible says

that God will visit the iniquity of the fathers up into the third and fourth generations. But

you can make a decision that you can either be one of the four generations of curses, or

you can be the first generation of blessings. You need to make that decision today.

How do we Break the Cycle of the Curse of Addiction?

1.You’ve got to sow the opposite of what your parents reaped

, if they reaped negative

things in their lives, you’ve got to sow the opposite of that, into someone else’s life.

2.You’ve got to identify with the new blood line

. I am not a part of the generation of my

parents any longer. I’m a part of the new blood line. I’m a part of a new blood line, Jesus

became a curse for me, Galatians 3:13 says for cursed is what hangs on a tree, when he

died on the cross the generational curses died on the cross with him.

3.Don’t retaliate.

Don’t react to what people have done to you, don’t try to get back at

somebody, at your relatives or at your parents, or at your kids or at whomever.

4.Accept personal responsibility

. It’s your responsibility to drive this mountain out of

your life, it’s your responsibility to say to this thing be gone, it’s your responsibility to

say to the mountain of curses, be thou removed! And cast into the sea.

5.You’ve got to make different choices than your parents made

. If you don’t, then that stuff is going to follow you all the way to your grave. You need to be set free.

Now it’s not a feeling, breaking free from a curse is not a feeling, it’s a decision. It’s appropriating the
blood of Jesus.

Decide to be the first generation of blessing. Decide that from today on, you choose life,

and you identify with the bloodline of Jesus. Identify with what He says. He said “it is

written,” and you say, “it is written,” He says “you are holy,” and you say “I am holy.”
He says, “you’re more than a conqueror” and you say “I’m more than a conqueror. I can

do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” You already are made free by the

blood of Jesus and He became that curse for you. Hallelujah! Receive that for your life

TODAY!

VICTORY OVER FEAR

03/29/2010 02:32 AM

Victory over Fear

PASTOR GREGORY M. D ICKOW

God has not given me a spirit of fear, but of power and love and a calm, well balanced mind.

Isaiah 12:2

I am not afraid because God is my salvation and I trust Him.

1 John 4:18

I am not tormented because all fear is cast out in God's perfect love.

Isaiah 41:10

I do not fear nor am I dismayed, because God is with me. God makes me strong and helps me and
upholds me with

His victorious and righteous right hand.

Isaiah 43:1
I do not fear, for God has redeemed me and called me by name - I am His.

Hebrews 13:6

The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man can do to me.

Proverbs 29:25

I avoid snares because I do not fear man, but I place my trust in the Lord and therefore I am safe.

Deuteronomy 31:6

I am strong and courageous, delivered from fear, because the Lord my God goes with me. He will not
fail me nor

forsake me.

Romans 8:15

I have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear, but I have received the spirit of adoption
whereby I cry

"Abba, Father."

Proverbs 1:33

I listen to the Lord, therefore I dwell safely and I am quieted from the fear of evil.

Deuteronomy 1:21

I will not fear nor be discouraged, for the Lord my God has set the land before me - I will go up and
possess it.

Deuteronomy 3:22

I will not fear, for the Lord my God shall fight for me.

Luke 12:32

I do not fear, for it is my Father's good pleasure to give me the kingdom.

Psalm 112:7

I am not afraid of bad news, for my heart is fixed, trusting in the Lord.

Isaiah 12:2

I am strong and courageous, not fearful and dismayed for the Lord Jehovah is my strength, my song
and my
salvation.

John 14:27

I walk in the peace that Jesus has left for me, not peace as the world gives. My heart is not troubled
neither is it

afraid.

II Timothy 1:7

Fear
03/21/2010 09:11 AM

Fear

Devotional done by Ess-Jee from standforyourmarriage.org

Storm20Of20Sadness20

Definition of Fear: A feeling of agitation and anxiety caused by the presence or imminence of danger.

The Lord is my Light and my Salvation--whom shall I fear or dread? The Lord is the Refuge and
Stronghold of my life--of whom shall I be afraid? Psalm 27: 1

Most of us had that feeling of fear lurking in us. The world we live in is in a constant battle against fear.
Many people fear the dark, loosing their husbands or wives, fear of tomorrow, fear of financial
difficulties etc. In South Africa most people fear for the safety of their live’s each and every day. I
know of many standers who feared, that God will not do what He promised them, to restore their
broken marriages and then they give up to find themselves more fragile than before.

Wait and hope for and expect the Lord; be brave and of good courage and let your heart be stout and
enduring. Yes, wait for and hope for and expect the Lord. Psalm 27: 14
Where did fear come from? Fear had his claws in humanity in the beginning, when Adam and Eve
lived in paradise. God gave both Adam and Eve everything they needed, but the enemy tricked them in
believing that there was more, and they fell for his deceiving lies. What happened when they ate the
forbidden fruit? Fear entered their hearts; immediately they felt naked and alone. Most cases fear is a
symptom of unbelief or disobedience to God and His word.

Say to those who are of a fearful and hasty heart, Be strong, fear not! Behold, your God will come with
vengeance; with the recompense of God He will come and save you. Isaiah 35: 4

Fear also comes from a lack of knowledge. What ever you Fear don’t worry because Jesus Christ is
always near. I have read a book where the author states that; in the bible the Lord told His people not to
fear 366 times. So the Lord must be serious when He makes a statement like that, proclaiming that we,
as His children need not fear anything. WOW what a promise, what a wonderful and powerful God we
serve. I had fear lurking in my heart for ages, I had memorized all the scriptures to hit this fear back,
but it just came back when something triggered it over and over again. What could I do to get rid of
this? Then one night the Lord spoke to me through a book, telling me that all we have to do is submit
ourselves to Him and He will defeat the enemy. We can do nothing without our God or out of our own
strength. He is our only Hope, fortress and redeemer.

Fear not [there is nothing to fear], for I am with you; do not look around you in terror and be dismayed,
for I am your God. I will strengthen and harden you to difficulties, yes, I will help you; yes, I will hold
you up and retain you with My [victorious] right hand of rightness and justice. Isaiah 41: 10

Cry out to your Lord when you feel the walls are closing around you. Don’t depend on your own
strength or knowledge, submit and humble yourselves before God. He will deliver you from all your
pain, anxiety, worries or fears. We serve a mighty Faithful God that always comes to save us out of any
problems we might face. God is true to His word, He is reliable, He is unchangeable, He is unshakable,
He is merciful, He is strong, He is loveable, and your are His special child who He adores and loves.

For I the Lord your God hold your right hand; I am the Lord, Who says to you, Fear not; I will help
you! Isaiah 41: 13

God loved us so much that He send His only son to die for us. He gave us all the power to step on
scorpions and serpents. All the authority He gave to us, to rule this earth with Him at our side. So when
you feel alone or fear anything just remember who’s your Father. Praise and Glory to Him forever.
Thank you Jesus

For God did not give us a spirit of timidity (of cowardice, of craven and cringing and fawning fear), but
[He has given us a spirit] of power and of love and of calm and well-balanced mind and discipline and
self-control. 2 Timothy 1: 7

Freedom Journey
01/27/2010 05:22 AM

Freedom Journey

Revision A, updated 07/19/2009

by Paul Cook

YOU CAN BE FREE! This is a study to help you walk to freedom from whatever sin you may be
struggling with. I have written the study with the sex addict in mind, but the principles apply to
anyone seeking a closer walk with Jesus. My prayer is that you, like me, will discover the freedom that
is yours in Jesus.

Freedom Journey is based on the teachings of the Bible. If you have not placed your trust in Jesus, we
encourage you to first visit our non-Christian help and Peace with God pages, before proceeding
through Freedom Journey.

To maximize the effectiveness of this study, I recommend that you keep a written journal of your
progress through each page of the study. You'll want to keep a Bible handy as you go through the
study, as there are frequent scripture references.

Please work through the pages in the order that they are presented in the study. Skipping ahead will be
like trying to build a house without the proper foundation. Each page builds on the concepts presented
in the pages preceding it.

Study Outline:

Getting Started
Deal with Sin
Cut Free
Healing Prayer for the Roots of Sex Addiction
Clean House
Old Self New Self
Quiet Times
Break Secrecy
 Train Eyes
Control Thoughts
Practical Examples
Wrap-up

Start Study: Getting Started

Ten Points on Destroying Lust
01/27/2010 05:16 AM
Ten Points on Destroying
Lust

There are many principles revealed in the Bible for destroying lust. It’s usually not as simple as, "just
don’t do it." The main principle is that through Jesus Christ, we gain supernatural power to put lust to
death. With that in mind, I've listed 10 points on destroying lust below. I encourage you to study each
one and consider how you can apply it in your life. For further study, I recommend taking our online
course Freedom Journey.

1. Confess, repent from and renounce your sin of lust to God

2. Make no provision to fulfill lust:

"But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh in regard to its lusts." (Romans
13:14 NKJV)

3. Walk by the Spirit:

"But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh." (Galatians 5:16
NKJV)

4. Put lust to death by the power of the Holy Spirit:

"For if you live according to the sinful nature, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the
misdeeds of the body, you will live." (Romans 8:13 NKJV) (see also Colossians 3:5)

5. Reckon yourself with Jesus - alive to God and dead to sin:

"Now those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires."
(Galatians 5:24 NIV) (also Colossians 3.5 and Romans 6)

6. Flee youthful lusts and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace:

"Now flee from youthful lusts, and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace, with those who call on
the Lord from a pure heart." (2 Timothy 2:22 NIV)

7. Deny lust and live righteously: "11 For the grace of God

that brings salvation has appeared to all men, 12teaching

us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly,

righteously, and godly in the present age, 13looking for the blessed hope

and glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ" (Titus

2:11-13 NKJV)

8. Invest your time, energy and efforts in God’s will, not

in lust: "1 Therefore, since Christ suffered for us in the flesh, a

rm yourselves also with the same mind, for he who has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin, 2that
he no longer should live the rest of his

time in the flesh for the lusts of men, but for the will of God." (1 Peter 4:1-2 NKJV)

9. Apply the truth to the lies: (John 8:31-32, Psalm 51:6); see truth and lies about sex sin

10. Submit to God, resist the devil, draw near to God:

"7 Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee

from you. 8Draw near to God and He will draw near to you.

Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts,

you double-minded. 9Lament and mourn and weep! Let

your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to

gladness10Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and

He will lift you up." (James 4:7-10 NKJV)

Lust
01/27/2010 05:10 AM

Lust is a primary ingredient of sex addiction. In our correspondence with sex addicts, we find that
people are often confused about what lust is. Lust is harmful to the body, mind and spirit, and it can
easily be mistaken for love. Lust has the opposite effect of love.

Definitions (Webster’s 9th New Collegiate Dictionary):

Lust: (n) Intense or unbridled sexual desire, lasciviousness...an intense longing: craving; (v) to have an
intense desire or need, crave
Desire: (n) Conscious impulse toward something that promises enjoyment or satisfaction in its
attainment... longing, craving...Sexual urge or appetite

How lust got started: One of the Greek words for lust is Epithumia (Strong’s #1939), meaning the
"desire for what is forbidden." It is based on the lie that the forbidden pleasures are worth the cost (see
sex addiction lies). Satan used this lie in the Garden and Eden. He suggested that eating the forbidden
fruit would bring great god-like wisdom and the punishment wouldn't be that bad. This strongly
appealed to Eve (Pride of Life), who also liked the fruit's appearance (lust of the eyes), and wanted to
eat it (lust of the flesh). She discovered that the fruit did not deliver what she thought it would. The
consequences included curses and separation from God.

What God says about lust: Lust is sin (Matthew 5:28) and sin is death (Romans 6:23). Jesus said, "But
I say to you that whoever looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in
his heart" (Matthew 5:28 NKJV). When we entertain fantasies through pornography, masturbation,
voyeurism, adultery, fornication, phone sex, etc., we sin with our minds. According to Jesus, that's the
same as committing the act.

Lust and pornography: Pornography uses the same lies that Satan used in the Garden of Eden. Porn
images tempt our eyes and flesh to lust (see how porn works page). James described the temptation
process in James 1:14-15 NKJV: "But each one is tempted when he is drawn away by his own desires
and enticed. Then, when desire has

conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, brings forth death." Sin by lust causes
the death of innocence, sexual health, the ability to love and sensitivity to God.

What lust does to us: Lust has many destructive effects. The most serious effect is that lust corrupts our
ability to love God. John explained that lust is a way of loving the world. He wrote, "Do not love the
world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all
that is in the world--the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life--is not of the Father
but is of the world. And the world is passing away, and the lust of it; but he who does the will of God
abides forever" (1 John 2:15-17 NKJV). Lust cripples our ability to give and receive love, and blocks
God's love from working in us.

Other effects of lust include slavery to sin, dissatisfaction, blocked blessings, separation from God,
ruin, self-hatred and hardening of our heart

Prayers: Removing lust from your life begins with confessing and repenting from our lust. We can
pray this simple prayer to confess our sin to God:

"Lord, I confess that I have lusted in these specific ways: ……(name them all). I see my attitudes as
sinful. I am sorry for grieving your heart in my pursuit of carnal pleasure with my eyes and mind. I
ask Your forgiveness through the blood of Jesus Christ. Thank you, Lord, for this forgiveness I have in
Jesus Christ."

Repenting from our sin is just as important as confessing it (Luke 13:3). Repentance means to turn
from our sin and commit to living for God. We must sincerely turn from our sin and avoid it from this
point forward:

"Lord Jesus, I turn from my lustful ways now, and I surrender every source I have used for lust: ....
(name them all). I cast them off from my mind and body, committing my eyes, mind and body to
serving you in holiness with your help. Lord, please teach me, strengthen me, guide me, and draw me
close to You for the difficult road ahead. Thank You, Jesus, Amen."

Renouncing our sin is the final act that closes the door to Satan:

"I renounce my sin of lust and any evil spirits associated with it:...(name them if you know them...lust,
masturbation, covetousness, fantasy lust, etc). I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to depart
from me and trouble me no more. I close the door to lust, bar it with the cross of Christ and seal it
with the blood of Christ, Amen."

Where to go from here: The journey out of sex addiction is also a journey of getting closer to God.
We've created a page summarizing the steps you can take to destroy lust in your life called 10 POINTS
DESTROYING LUST. For a more in-depth study, please take our Journey to Freedom

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The Heart of a Winning Woman
01/22/2010 06:45 AM

The Heart of a Winning Woman

Written by Monika Shaw from http://thewinningwomannetwork.com/2009/11/a-womans-heart/.

Consider the challenges women face on a daily basis; roadblocks that intend to stop her success, biased
thinking, dismissing or downplaying her intellect, glass ceiling above her head, the lack of quality
mentors – yet, somehow, she still breaks through the ties that would bind, and perseveres to reach her
goal, attain success that it engraved in her heart to achieve.

It is her destiny, her legacy which she is forging through the difficult times in her life. She remains
unbroken, bending like the palm trees in the midst of hurricane season, she only gets stronger and
exercises all her capacities to encourage her on. This is a winning woman. A woman to be revered,
respected, honored, and esteemed.

It’s no wonder that women are a mystery to men. Unable to reconcile in their minds, men generally
lack any type of understanding, any hint of interest in the makeup of a woman. Now before you think
this is a wide brush-stroke comment applicable to all men, let me say right now, that there are
exceptions. I am addressing the issues of the heart – a random collection of observations, thoughts,
and through conversations with different generations of women, I have heard and gleaned from the
deep cisterns of their hearts some of the pillars that each woman has fixed within. Perhaps some or all
may apply to you, someone you know, or can be given to a young girl to encourage her as she opens
her heart to the ways of women.

A woman is passionate – compelled to release from within her the desires of heart right or wrong, she is
deliberately persistent, unwavering, with an attitude that says she will succeed. Her passion is in
everything she says and does. She never settles for mediocrity, or being second best, she excels in
everything she does. Her passion drives her, empowers her, to give everything she has, thus she can
also be easily deceived by those who would choose to take advantage of her trusting nature.

A woman is unyielding – when it comes to protecting others, she will do whatever it takes to keep
another safe either emotionally, spiritually or physically.

A woman is nurturing – within her womb lies the core of all she is – a nurturer – whether she is a mom
or not, the very nature of woman is to nurture or mentor another to emotional, spiritual, or physical
wellness with the ability to empower and motivate success within the other person, sometimes drawing
from her own reservoir of experience over the years.

A woman is spiritual – deep in her heart, she senses that she is a special creation and that she has a
purpose, a destiny awaiting her that is beyond her sight, but not out of reach – she desires to reach into
the depths of her spirit and find that God is there, waiting to guide and direct her steps toward her life
destiny.

A woman is observant – she sees, watches, listens, with her body, her mind, her eyes, her ears, her
entire being is sensitive to what is going on around her. This sensitivity enables her to distinguish
between right and wrong, however, sometimes, she can also be persuaded to believe her observation
may not be correct – by corrupt individuals who would choose to negate and diminish her keen senses
of observation.

A woman loves – with her whole being, she is filled with an endless well of love, that she wishes to
share with those in her life. Withheld only if hurt, she will still seek out someone to love – adopt,
mentor, elder care, community service, and other opportunities to pour out the love within her to others
who may graciously receive it.

A woman sees – she sees with her eyes, and ponders – she sees with her heart, and contemplates all that
is encompasses. What does she feel, what does she see, what does she sense?

A woman’s heart is the most precious jewel on earth. It captures the dazzling brilliance of the most
exquisite diamond, with the fire of a ruby, the sparkle of a sapphire, the deep green colors of earth in an
emerald, and the softness of a pearl. It is these gems, these lavish overtures of love from her heart that
makes her who she is.

Caring, loving, strong, confident, bold, exceptional, feminine, and all that defines her as a winning
woman. Why is she a winner? When you consider the challenges women face daily, the blocks in her
path, the negating of her intellect, the glass ceiling above her head, the lack of mentors willing to
coach and encourage her – yet, somehow, she still breaks through the ties that would bind, and runs
toward her destiny. Nothing can stop her – countries will try, rules will try, corporations will try, yet,
when a woman is focused and passionate – nothing can stop her!

This is the fire that lights a woman’s heart – why she bears children, why she mentors other women,
why she walks with other women – because as women we need each other. To encourage, esteem,
empower, mentor, teach, listen and love so that each of us, in our own way can put the stamp of our
heart onto to the life or lives of those we touch.

Who but woman has this ability? No man can replicate any of these characteristics, it’s no wonder that
some men don’t understand God’s purpose for woman . She is to be loved, and esteemed, instead they
fear woman and choose to keep her at a lower level, to step on woman to advance their personal
agendas – yet, when we read the Bible, we clearly see that God created man and woman in HIS Image,
to be equal not above or beneath the other. Jesus made it quite clear that He came to set all free –
women included, and He esteemed and honored women. He is woman’s emancipator, the absolute
Woman’s Advocate – yet many choose to ignore Him thinking of Jesus as nothing more than a religious
icon or a word to be used inappropriately.

A Woman’s heart comes from God, filled by HIM, to be poured out into the lives of others. Jesus, set
us free so that we can fulfill our destiny as Winning Woman.

What holds you back from taking the step to be a Winning Woman? You have everything you need to
accomplish it – it’s your choice, your decision, how long will you wait?

Women’s Heart
01/21/2010 10:41 PM

Women’s Heart
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"A woman's heart should be so lost in God that a man needs to seek

Him in order to find her." – Unknown

I think that the most lost jewel in our society is the heart of a woman. No one can explain a women’s
heart and nowadays not even a women can describe her own heart. What had happened , women lost
there identity threw time and because past generation men misused the phrase of a submissive wife.
Women nowadays don’t really know what their given role is in marriage. Because most of us come out
of a generation were there are scares roll models we can lookup to , its almost impossible for young
women to understand what God wants from them in their marriage.

I would venture to say that most marital difficulties centre around one fact— men and women are
TOTALLY different. The differences (emotional, mental, and physical) are so extreme that without a
concentrated effort to understand them, it is nearly impossible to have a happy marriage. A famous
psychiatrist once said, “After thirty years of studying women, I ask myself, ‘What is it that they really
want?’” If this was his conclusion, just imagine how little we know about our wives.

It’s so sad that men over decades saw women for only one thing, yes seeing there outward beauty, but
for all the wrong reasons. Most of us as men come from a background of lust and don’t even have a
clue what God meant when He said that we must love our wife’s just as He Loved the Church. Women
in the process lost the sense of their heart because when it comes to love making our wife’s will feel
misused and just as a piece of meat because we lust for them and didn’t love them. Through all this the
Woman’s heart hardens, and the inner beauty of a quiet and gentle spirit got lost in time. How do we as
husbands find our wife’s heart when she became hardened maybe by our actions or by circumstances.
We can look at two points:

1) Their hearts long to be hidden (safe, adored, secure) in something or someone.

2) And the thought of a man seeking God to know their heart is so tender and precious, and would
leave any woman feeling extremely loved and cherished.

Yes, women’s hearts long to be hidden in someone who will protect, love and cherish them immensely
for who they are and who they are becoming. But to many women, this quest to be hidden in someone
ends in broken hearts, consuming emptiness, and wasted lives.

Take a look at the culture around you. What are most young women “hiding” themselves in?
Boyfriends? Appearance? Clothes? Diets? Drugs? Sadly, the answer is yes. Sinful human nature will
lead you right to these for satisfaction and happiness. A woman’s identity in this world is based on her
man, body, and status. If you don’t have these, you will stand out – in a negative way.
As a result of this unbiblical mindset, young girls are cast into the world scrambling to be hidden in
something just to fit in, and to find their own happiness. How cruelly they are deceived when a
boyfriend doesn’t make you feel safe, your image changes, and at the end of the day you are still
fighting that awful, gnawing hunger for something more in the core of your soul.

Is there a better way? Can women be hidden is something that really satisfies? YES! Sinful woman
needs a Savior – and that is Jesus Christ.

“Set your mind on things above, not on the things that are on earth. For you have died and your life is
hidden with Christ in God.” Col. 3:2-3

Most of us men will not even try to understand the women’s heart most of us will simply just say to
them “you need more things to fill up your day”.

I know , me included sometimes lack the ability to listen to my wife, even when she talks stuff that
doesn’t make sense or sometimes doesn’t make sense to her even, all she need to know is that you are
listening to her and comfort her in her emotional madness. If we as men will just take some time out to
study our wife’s better, making time to see what make them tick, we will solve so much issues. I’ve
heard a phrase on Fireproof the movie that with your wife you will start with a certificate and then a
degree and then bachelors etc. and you will never stop studying her. I praise the Lord that He made
women interesting, how boring would the world be if we didn’t have women by our side. Sadly society
and the evil one used Eves beauty to harbours lust in men and degrading the precious jewel the Lord
gave us and creation.

Join me in the discovery of the deep longing of the women’s heart, not many has entered that secret
garden , not many know the Key , the only key to your beloved or wife’s heart is Jesus Christ He is the
one who has the key to that secret garden.

Entanglement
01/13/2010 03:11 PM

Entanglement, two but one

Mark 10:9

therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate.”(Net Bible)

"What therefore God has joined together, let no man separate."(New American Standard Bible 1995)

Therefore, don't let anyone separate what God has joined together."(Gods word Translation)

What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder (King James Bible)

It seems to me that if GOD says something in His word He usually have a good reason saying it or
proclaiming it in His word, Marriage is the mystery among mysteries that God arranged. It not only
affects the lifetime bliss of our individual lives, but it

will also affect the future of our children and descendants, and determine the eternal inheritance of our
descendants and us. The true mystery of marriage in the sense is that God said in His own words that ,
what He has joined no man can separate. If we look around us it would seemed to us that this scripture
cant be true , why? Well most people nowadays Divorce left and right, its seems that Marriage
Covenant has become disposable and that we as humans just think that if we decide to divorce our
husband or wife that were rid of them and can go on with our lives, sho what a lie .In this session I will
try to show You why the Lord said that what he joined together no man can separate, Why does God
Say this and why then are there so many divorce around us?

Well let’s start at the smallest quantum particles. Entanglement is a strange feature of quantum physics,
the science of the very small. It’s possible to link together two quantum particles — photons of light or
atoms, for example — in a special way that makes them effectively two parts of the same entity. You
can then separate them as far as you like, and a change in one is instantly reflected in the other. This
odd, faster than light link, is a fundamental aspect of quantum science. Erwin Schrödinger, who came
up with the name “entanglement” called it “the characteristic trait of quantum mechanics.”
Entanglement is fascinating in its own right, but what makes it really special are dramatic practical
applications that have become apparent in the last few years.

Genesis 2:4-9, 15-24

"This at last is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; this one shall be called Woman, for out of Man
this one was taken." Therefore a man leaves his father and his mother and clings to his wife, and they
become one flesh.

So if we take in account that Quantum Physics tell us that 2 particles joined together cant really be
separated, they form one and the one has an effect on the other , they are entangled , so basically no
man can separated this bond its impossible. The bible tells us that a wife an husband become one in
flesh after marriage , so not only do the vows or the covenant make them one but they actually are an
new CREATION , 2 becoming one in flesh. Isn’t this good news, so people might think that they are
free after they divorced but in fact they are still joined together only death can separate the union.
Quantum entanglement is the ability of two particles to be connected even when they are physically
apart. It is what Einstein describes as the”spooky” effect exerted by particles upon each other even
when they are separated. A feature of quantum physics, this connection has also been demonstrated in
human relationships.

In one study termed “The Love Study,” Dean Radin at the Institute of Noetic Sciences demonstrated
that a husband watching his wife and sending her loving thoughts (without her knowledge) could
change her blood pressure and perspiration rate. During the times her husband was not looking at her,
the laboratory graph showed a flat line; when he began staring at her and sending her loving intentions,
the graph line spiked and displayed changes in her blood volume. Similar results were reported by three
dozen double blind randomized studies conducted at other institutions.

Further biological evidence of quantum entanglement in human relationship is provided by Gregg

Braden in “The Science of Peace and the Power of Prayer.” He reports on experiments that show a
strong connection between human DNA and matter.

In one experiment conducted by the Institute of Heart Math, scientists placed human placental DNA in
separate vials which were then handed to individual researchers trained in ways of emanating emotions.
Some were trained to feel gratitude, love and appreciation; others were trained to feel anger, fear and
frustration. What the researchers discovered was that the DNA changed its shape according to the
feelings of the researchers. DNA handled by positive researchers relaxed and became longer in strands;
DNA handled by negative researchers tightened up, even reversing or switching off their genetic codes.

The experiment was followed up by testing HIV positive patients where it was discovered that feelings
of love and gratitude created in these patients immune resistance 300,000 times stronger than that in
subjects who did not experience these feelings.

Colossians 3:12-17 (Love which binds everything together in harmony)

Another study they did, in which a loving married couple are separated and the wife is hooked up to
some sort of monitoring thing. The husband is shown images of his wife on closed circuit TV at odd
intervals and is supposed to “send loving thoughts” (or whatever) during those times. Then they check
to see if the wife responded physiologically when the husband was beaming joyous ectoplasm her way.
(Presumably the wife doesn’t know when her image is shown to her husband.)

So far they are finding a correlation — i.e., something about the husband’s fond thoughts actually
affect his wife in another room.

Okay, so far so good. It’s an interesting anomaly. But then the materialists — desperate to find some
known mechanical processes to explain this — misapply the concept of quantum entanglement. They’d
be better off just saying, “We don’t know how this works.”
But we do, it’s in the scriptures. Until recently, quantum behaviour seemed to be the exclusive domain
of tiny objects like atoms or electrons. However, entanglement of millimetre-sized membranes may
soon come about, thus bringing quantum physics closer to our macroscopic world. Basically what the
“Scientist” is figuring out now, the Lord told us already in Genesis, at the beginning of the creation.

Entanglement: passion at a distance.1 Mr Schrödinger (another pioneer of quantum mechanics,and

Nobel Prize winner: he promoted the cat example) coined the term “entanglement”(entrelazamiento) in
1935 to describe a peculiar connection between quantum systems:“When two systems enter into
temporary physical interaction due to known forces between them, and when after a time of mutual
influence the systems separate again, then they can no longer be described in the same way as before. I

would not call that one but rather the characteristic trait of quantum mechanics,the one that enforces its
entire departure from classical lines of thought. By the interaction the two systems have become
entangled.” So were a man and women enters in marriage they become one in spirit, body and mind ,
They have become one totally and completely , so the one can never become two again.

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In this metaphor, nobody of the two lovers is complete on its own. Only when taken together,they
complement each other. They are no separable halves of the same entangled entity. So my dear reader
there are Hope given to us by our Lord Jesus Christ , if one of the husband or wife doesn’t want to stay
in the marriage anymore and divorce , don’t panic , the Lord already got a plan .In His eyes your
married forever no matter what the legal courts tell you , so start praying for your husband or wife ,
declaring scriptures with there names in them ,or if your not married start praying for any couple you
know needs restoration.

There is Power in Prayer and in Standing for your marriage or family in unconditional love. You have
the power threw your Lord Jesus to change your spouse or Loved ones.
Fossil Heart
01/11/2010 04:39 PM

The Fossil heart

Mark 6:52

For they considered not [the miracle] of the loaves: for their heart was hardened.

Have you ever wondered how a fossil is formed, how did a living being once got trapped into a fossil,
what is the process in the making of a fossil. If done some research and this is what I found.

Hebrews 3:12-13

"Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living
God. But exhort one another daily, while it is called To day; lest any of you be hardened through the
deceitfulness of sin"

In this process of fossilization plant leaves, and some soft body parts of fish, reptiles, and marine
invertebrates decompose leaving behind only the carbon. This carbon creates an impression in the rock
outlining the fossil, sometimes with great detail. This is the most common method of fossil
preservation. Minerals fill the cellular spaces and crystallize. The shape of the original plant or animal
is preserved as rock. Sometimes the original material is dissolved away leaving the form and structure
but none of the organic material remains. So there is a mineral reaction when the process of
fossilization starts , so some minerals trigger the process and given the right period of time the creature
will be a stone fossil before you know it. Many people today seems like they are entering a fossil
process and some hearts are already set in a fossil stone. Because of the vastness of our society if you
don’t have the right gear on to stand against the attack of the world and the enemy , it will just be time
before your heart will start to go into the process of fossilization. The only way we can stop the process
from happening is to have the living water that will always keep us safe and keep our heart wet with its
love so that our heart will not harden. The living water is our Saviour Jesus Christ , Jesus will always
comfort us and give us a solution for our problems , all we have to do is to commit our life’s to His will
and resign from our own will and plans , Umf! Sound easy right , wrong , believe me it sounds easier as
what really is .

Zechariah 7:11-12:

"But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not
hear. Yea, they made their hearts as an adamant stone, lest they should hear the law, and the words
which the LORD of hosts hath sent in his spirit by the former prophets: therefore came a great wrath
from the LORD of hosts."

To bow down to His will is a daily task , daily you must pick up you cross and follow Him , if you
don’t you will feel the fossil effect , and its empty and num . Staying in the Lords water of love is
always refreshing and helps you to stay soft and gentle. Well you my ask me , if someone’s heart is
already threw the hall process of fossilization , is there still hope for them? Well Yes of course in Jesus
language there doesn’t exist the words like impossible or its to late , Jesus can and will soften any
harden heart , no heart is to hard for Him to brake. Let’s see what the process behind freeing a rock
fossil is.

If the process is diverted backwards the seemingly harden rock fossil will be nothing more than a soft
rubber mass of slug , you can try hitting the fossil with a hammer or sizzle but you will not get it even
to crack the only way is to put it back in water and reverse the effect with the right amount of
circumstance and events and patience , the fossil will not stand a chance.

Just as the human heart hardens in steps, so too it softens in steps. Because the first step in the
hardening of the heart is not believing the word of God and falling into life’s deceitfulness, the first
step in curing fossil hardheartedness is letting the word of God break the heart:

(Jeremiah 23:29).

"Is not my word like as a fire? saith the LORD; and like a hammer that breaketh the rock in pieces?"

The human heart is like clay. When soft, it’s easily moulded and shaped by God (Isaiah 64:8; Jeremiah
18:3-6). But once it hardens, it can no longer be moulded—it can only be broken.

Because sin hardens the heart, the second step in the cure of a hardened heart is repentance of the sin
that caused the hardening. Whereas emotionalism might move the heart to sorrow and tears, the word
of God breaks the heart and moves it to repentance. In Jeremiah 4:3-4, God compares this repentance to
breaking up hard fallow ground and describes it as a circumcision of the heart. The fact that it can be
circumcised shows that the repentant heart is no longer as hard as an adamant stone aka Fossil heart.

Because destructive pride is the final step in the hardening of the heart, true humbleness is the final step
in the cure of the hardened heart. Hardheartedness is spiritual rigor mortis—and only humbleness will
allow God to revive a dead heart. Although prides prevents a sinner from turning to God for help
(Psalm 10:4), a "contrite and humble spirit" will allow God "to revive the spirit of the humble, and to
revive the heart of the contrite one" (Isaiah 57:15). When God revives a human heart, He makes it soft
instead of hard: "... God maketh my heart soft ..." (Job 23:16).

Its exactly the same in real life , you may have someone in your life who have the fossil heart
syndrome and you can try what you want , every time you try to soften there hearts its just increasing
the hardness , the only way you can soften any ones heart is to bring them to the feet of Jesus , praying
for them daily , and asking the Lord to soften their hearts and take out the heart of stone and give them
a heart of flesh(Jesus Heart). That process can start today all you need to do is to pray the Lords word
into them , its almost like your placing little dynamites in there hearts and when the Lord come He
ignite the dynamites and the softening process begins. Don’t get weary or negative when you don’t see
results immediately, it doesn’t mean that if you don’t see anything with your eyes that nothing inside of
them are happening , our Lord we serve is a Lord who honours His word and He will do what He
promise to you. Once God has broken a hardened heart, revived it, and then softened it, it is ready and
able to serve Him. The Lord has promised that after people humbly repent of their hard deeds,

Ezekiel 11:18-21

"I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within you: and I will take the stony heart out of
their flesh, and will give them an heart of flesh: That they may walk in my statutes, and keep mine
ordinances, and do them: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God. But as for them whose
heart walketh after the heart of their detestable things and their abominations, I will recompense their
way upon their own heads, saith the Lord GOD".

A synonym for "soft" is "tender." A tender heart is humble, responsive to the words of God, and kind
and forgiving toward the brethren (2 Chronicles 34:27; Ephesians 4:32).

So go out today and send those dynamite seeds to your love ones , every day were getting closer to our
Lords coming and the time we have left are getting less and less each day , the most loving thing you
can do for someone is to praying for them , the day their heart got soften they will thank you for it and
praise God for His guidance and patience.

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Deliverance Prayers For your Marriage
02/11/2010 11:24 AM

Deliverance Prayers

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Prayers: Satan take your hands off my marriage!

1. Every power preventing me as husband from living as a true head should become paralyzed in
the name of Jesus

2. The Lord should forgive any sin of abortion that may lead to blood crying against our home, in
the name of Jesus.

3. The Lord should help us make the proper corrections in our marriage.

4. Let every imagination, thought, plan, decision, desired and expectation of divorce and separation
against my home be nullified, in the name of Jesus.

5. I bind and render to nought the power and activities of the spirits that put marriage asunder, in
the name of Jesus.

6. Satan, hear the word of the Lord, you will not break my home, in the name of Jesus.

7. I paralyzed every spirit of misunderstanding between me and my wife in the name of Jesus.

8. I bind all powers eating away the determination of my wife/husband to stay married to me, in the
name of Jesus.

9. Let the satanic birds eating away my love from the heart of my wife husband vomit it, in the
name of Jesus.
10. Pray in the spirit for at least 10 minutes.

Source: Mountain of fire

Deliverance prayers: Let marriage destroyers be destroyed in Jesus name

1. Lord, dissolve and render to nought every evil counsel fashioned against my home.

2. I bind every spirit of Ahab, Jezebel, strife and home wreckers, in the name of Jesus.

3. Lord, let your axe of fire on the root of my marital problems and cut them to pieces in the name
of Jesus.

4. Let every power militating against the divine purpose of marriage in my home be destroyed. That
is,

- Power militating against companionship and completeness.

- Power militating against marital faithfulness end encourage adultery and fornication.

- Power and fornication

- Power militating against procreation

5. Let every wicked device of the enemy to defeat these purposed in our lives be frustrated in the
name of Jesus.

6. Let every gadget of marriage destruction be frustrated in my home, in the name of Jesus
7. Let every evil arrow fired by demonic relatives be uprooted, in the name of Jesus

8. Let every evil anti-marriage linkage with our parent be dashed to pieces, in the name of Jesus.

9. Let every evil effect of external interference in our marriage be completely neutralized, in the
name of Jesus

10. Every power preventing me as a wife from accepting the headship of my husband should become
paralyzed, in the name of Jesus.

Mark 10:7-9 “for this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife; and the

twain shall be one flesh so they are no more twain, but one flesh. Wherefore what God has joined
together let no man put asunder.”

??????????CONFESSSION

MATT.19:6: where fore they are more twain, but on e flesh. What therefore God hath join together, let
not man put asunder.

??????????PRAISE WORSHIP

1. Thank God for the institution of marriage.

2. Lord, forgive me for any unprofitable contribution that brings about my present marital situation
3. Lord, forgive me if the choice of my partner has been wrong from the beginning

4. Lord, walk back to the foundation of my marriage and carry out the necessary surgical operation

5. I register my protest in the demonic world for the wounds and injury done to my home by the
enemy, in the name of Jesus

6. I bind every strongman militating against my home, in the name of Jesus

7. Let every evil spiritual marriage contacted by me or on my behalf be dissolved, in the mighty

name of Jesus.

8. Let every evil spiritual marriage with spirit husband / wife be divorced, in the name of Jesus

9. Let every evil spiritual home involving me destroyed, in the name of Jesus.

10. I pursue, overtake and recover my marriage from the hands of home breakers, in the name of Jesus

Source: Mountain of Fire and Miracles

Isaiah 43:18-19: Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of Old. Behold i will
do a new things; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the
wilderness, and rivers in the desert.
(Cancel the effect of the following things. Please pray aggressively if you are involved or feel you may
be involved in them. Pray as follows)

I cancel the following spirits and command them to loose their hold upon my marriage, in the name of
Jesus.

- Demonic water pouring on the feet on the weding day

- Contaminated wedding rings and shoes

- Background of polygamy and multiple husbands

- Familiar spirits and witchraft spirits

- Satanic deposit in the home

- Collection of spiritual bride-price

- incest

2. I break and lose myself, in the name of Jesus from any anti-marriage curse issued upon my
family

3. Father, let the Prince of peace reign in my marriage without any hindrance, in the name of Jesus

4. I decree reconciliation between myself and my partner, in the name of Jesus.

5. All powers conspiring with anyone to destroy our home/marriage lose your hold, the name of
Jesus

6. All evil counsels against our home are frustrated, in Jesus’ name.

Source: Mountain of fire and miracles

Deliverance prayers:enemies of my marriage..collaspe and die!

(Grid up your spiritual loins and aggressively stand against the following local home-wreckers. Pray as
follows)

Job 22:28: thou shall also decree a thing and it shall be established unto thee: and the light shall shine
upon the way

I stand against any….., (fit in the items listed below) and command them to release me and my
marriage, in the name of Jesus.

- competition by strange women or girls/men

- demonic in-law
- financial failure and poverty, especially after the wedding

- spirit husbands and wives

- demonic marks

- anti-marriage destruction

- spirit of fear

- spirit of Jezebel (domineering nature)

- inherited spirit from the father’s and mother’s sides.

- marriage curses

- anti-marriage covenants

- spirit of misunderstanding, misinterpretation and exaggeration

- ungodly attachment to parents

Source: Mountain of fire and miracles

??????????CONFESSIONS

Mark 10:8-9: And they twain shall be one flesh: so then they are no more twain, but one flesh. What
therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.

??????????PRAISE WORSHIP

1. You who conspired with my husband/wife to destroy our marriage and good home, I command
you to remove your hand from my husband/wife, in the name of Jesus. It is against God’s word for you
to separate us.

2. All evil counsel against our home, collapse, in the name of Jesus.
3. I scatter all evil arrangements between you and my husband/wife, in the name of Jesus.

4. You strange woman attached to my husband, will dislike each other as from now, in the name of
Jesus.

5. I will get favour and love of my husband / wife in the name of Jesus

Thank the Lord for His mercies and grace.

Ask the holy Spirit to help you pray to the point of breakthrough in the name of Jesus

Source: Mountain of fire and miracles

1. I remove the hand of household wickedness from my marital life, in the name of Jesus.

2. Let every incantation, incision, hexes and other spiritually harmful activities working against
me, be completely neutralized, in the name of Jesus.

3. I command all forces of evil manipulating, delaying or hindering my marriage to be completely

paralysed, in the name of Jesus

4. Let all evil anti-marriage marks be removed, in the name of Jesus

5. Lord, restore me to the perfect way in which you created me if i have been altered

6. Father, let your fire destroy every satanic weapon fashioned against my marriage, in the name of
Jesus.

7. Lord, expose all the schemes and plans of satan ever devise against me through any source and
any time.

8. I forsake any personal sin that has given ground to the enemy, in the name of Jesus

9. I reclaim all the ground I have lost to the enemy, in the name of Jesus’ name.

10. I apply the power in the name and blood of Jesus to my marital situation.

By Daniel Olukoya

Delayed marriage? My bones of bones, appear now

Isaiah 34:16: “seek ye out of the book of the Lord, and read: no one of these shall fail, none shall want
her mate: for my mouth it hath commanded, and his spirit hath gathered them.”

No word of God shall lack power of fulfilment! God’s words are always backed by his authority and
we know His words can not return to him void. We serve a God that cannot lie. His dreams, vision and
words concerning our lives will surely come to pass.

God is the one that instituted marriage and H performed the first wedding ceremony in Genesis
chapter 2. God has a man for every woman and if you feel that you have lost God’s perfect will for
your life, don’t forget that for every Vashti there is an Esther.

Lateness in marriage can come as a result of collective capacity, manipulation of household

wickedness, spirit husband/wife and other anti –marriage forces. “in His time God makes all things
beautiful” (Ecclesiastes 3:11). The God that makes all things beautiful, will step into your situation,
break down every wall of partition gather you together by His spirit. (Isaiah 34:16; Ephesians 2:13).
Our God is faithful! He never comes late. He will hasten His words (concerning your marriage) to
perform it. (Jeremiah 1:12)

CONFESSIONS

Phli. 2:9-10: wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every
name: that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven and things in earth, and
things under the earth;

Col. 2:13 and you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened
together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses;

Rev. 12:11: and they overcome him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; amd
they loved not their lives unto the death

Luke 1:37; for God nothing shall be impossible.

PRAISE WORSHIP

1. Thank the lord because your miracles has come

2. Ask the lord to forgive you any sin that would hinder answers to your prayers.

3. Lord, make known to me the secret of my inner life

4. Help me o Lord, to discover my real self

5. Let every imagination of the enemy against my marital life be rendered impotent, in the name of
Jesus.

6. I refuse to co-operate with any anti-marriage spells and curses ,in the name of Jesus

7. I cancel every bewitchment fashioned against my setting down in marriage, in the name of Jesus

8. Let every force magnetising the wrong people to me be paralysed in the name of Jesus.

9. I break every covenant of marital failure and late marriage, in the name of Jesus

10. I cancel every spiritual wedding conducted consciously or unconsciously on my behalf, in the
name of Jesus

By Daniel Olukoya

Marital Joy is my portion

1. Let the fire of God melt away the stones hiding my marital blessings, in the name of Jesus.

2. Let the powers blocking the sunlight of my glory and breakthrough be dispersed, in the name of
Jesus.

3. Let all evil spirit masquerading to trouble my marital life be bound, in the name of Jesus.

4. The pregrancy of good things within me will not be aborted by any contrary power, in the name
of Jesus

5. Lord, let wonderful changes begin to be my lot from this week

6. I reject every spirit of the tail in all areas of my life, in the name of Jesus.

7. I receive my right match, in the name of Jesus.

8. I stand against every spirit of discouragement, fear, worry and frustration, in the name of Jesus.

9. Lord, turn away all that would jilt, disappoint or fail me.

10. Thank God for the victory.

Different Kind’s Of Evil Spirits

01/16/2010 02:53 AM

Different Kind’s Of Evil Spirits

Here’s some prayers you can pray to bind any Spirit who is working in your life.

Spirit of lies,

you stop lying to me and use me to tell lies. I have met the truth personally. His name is JESUS
CHRIST and there is no more place in my life for lies. I break now the chains of lies over my life and I
demand you to leave me and go under the feet of JESUS CHRIST as Ephesians 1:22 says, and there I
bind you with the truth of JESUS CHRIST.

Spirit of fear,

I break all your chains. Fear of any form I break now - fear for darkness, fear over my finances, fear of
the future, fear over my children’s future, fear over my marriage, fear over anything I break now,
because the Bible says GOD has not given us a spirit of fear, but love and power and a sound mind (2
Timothy 1:7). That is how I choose to live from today onwards. The Bible also state that the perfect
love casts out fear, because fear causes torment (1 John 4:18). I am finished with you. Fear, you have
tormented me enough. I have the perfect love because JESUS CHRIST lives in me (Galatians 2:20).
That is why, spirit of fear, I break your chains over my life and I demand you to leave me. Spirit of fear,
go under the feet of JESUS CHRIST as Ephesians 1:22 says and there I bind you with the truth of
JESUS CHRIST.

Spirit of aggression,

I am a prince/princess of GOD. I have newly submitted myself to GOD again. There is no more space
for impatience, bad temper, or aggression in my life. I break now the chain of aggression over my life. I
demand you to leave, spirit of aggression. You will go now under the feet of JESUS CHRIST as
Ephesians 1:22 says, and there I bind you with the truth of JESUS CHRIST.

Spirit of rebellion,

that wanted me to rebel since I was a small child against people around me - I am a prince/princess of
GOD. I have totally submitted myself to GOD again today. There is no place for rebellion in my life
and I break your chains over my life. Spirit of rebellion, you will go now under the feet of JESUS
CHRIST as Ephesians 1:22 says, and there I bind you with the truth of JESUS CHRIST.

Spirit of unforgiveness,

you heard today that I have forgiven everybody that hurt me. I will from now on forgive anybody as
JESUS shows me. Because I have forgiven, the Bible says that I am forgiven (Luke 6:37). That is why,
spirit of unforgiveness, you have no more right in my live. I break now your chains over my life, spirit
of unforgiveness, and you will go now under the feet of JESUS CHRIST as Ephesians 1:22 says, and
there I bind you with the truth of JESUS CHRIST.

Spirit of bitterness,
there is no place in my life for grudges or hatred. That is why I have forgiven and in the future I will
still forgive. Spirit of bitterness, I break now your chains over my life and you will go now under the
feet of JESUS CHRIST as Ephesians 1:22 says, and there I bind you with the truth of JESUS CHRIST.

Spirit of heavy heartedness,

the Bible says for the joy of the LORD is my strength (Nehemia 8:11). I choose from today onwards to
live in that joy, no matter what the situation is. There is no more place in my life for discouragement or
heavy heartedness. Spirit of heavy heartedness, I break now your chains over my life and you will go
under the feet of JESUS CHRIST as Ephesians 1:22 says, and there I bind you with the truth of JESUS
CHRIST.

Spirit of depression,

you have no more any lawful right in my life. You tried to drag me into a hole but I refuse that you will
do that to me any longer. I have broken the chains of your friend, the spirit of fear, already and
demanded him to leave me and now, spirit of depression, I break your chains over my life and you will
go under the feet of JESUS CHRIST as Ephesians 1:22 says, and there I bind you with the truth of
JESUS CHRIST.

Spirit of suicide

, you want to steal my body but I won’t let you. The Bible says that I am blessed with a long life (Psalm
91:16) and I choose to live my long life to the honor of GOD and to resist you suicide spirit. That is
why I now break your chains, spirit of suicide, in my thoughts, my body and my life. You will now go
under the feet of JESUS CHRIST as Ephesians 1:22 says, and I bind you there with the truth of JESUS
CHRIST.

Spirit of rejection

, you that have come with me since I was little and told me that I do not belong anywhere or that I do
not fit in anywhere, the Bible says that I belong to the Body of Christ and to the family of JESUS
CHRIST. I am not a castaway. Spirit of rejection, I break now your chains over my life and you will go
now under the feet of JESUS CHRIST as Ephesians 1:22 says, and there I bind you with the truth of
JESUS CHRIST.

Spirit of inferiority

, you that tell me that I am not good enough, the Bible tells me that I am crowned with honor and glory
and that I am more than a conqueror through CHRIST that loves me. I am not inferior. Spirit of
inferiority, I break your chains over my life and you will now go under the feet of JESUS CHRIST as
Ephesians 1:22 says, and there I bind you with the truth of JESUS CHRIST.

Spirit of failure

and fear of failure, the Bible says I am a success in GOD’S eyes and that is all that is important. I am
not a failure and I do not have to fear failure and I warn you today: any failure that you want to bring
on my road will just make me stronger in my faith with GOD. Spirit of failure, I break your chains over
my life and you will go now under the feet of JESUS CHRIST as Ephesians 1:22 says, and there I bind
you with the truth of JESUS CHRIST.

Spirit of lust

, adultery and perversity, my body is holy and belongs to GOD and to my husband/wife and to nobody
else. You have heard that I have set myself free from all bonds I had with previous sexmates. So you
have no more rights in my body and life. I break all the chains you had over my thoughts, my body and
my private parts. Spirit of lust, adultery and perversity, I break your chains over my life and you will go
now under the feet of JESUS CHRIST as Ephesians 1:22 says, and there I bind you with the truth of
JESUS CHRIST.

Spirit of manipulation

, you have manipulated me for years through other people, but you also used me to manipulate people.
Your seed have dried up in my life. I have submitted to GOD and from now on I am only controlled by
HIS Word. Spirit of manipulation, I break now your chains over my life and you will go now under the
feet of JESUS CHRIST as Ephesians 1:22 says, and there I bind you with the truth of JESUS CHRIST.

Spirit of deception

, you have deceived me long enough from who I am in JESUS CHRIST. Today I have taken up my
authority in JESUS CHRIST. Today I know I am a prince/princess of GOD, with all the authority of
GOD to back me up. You will not deceive me again of who I am. Spirit of deception, I break your
chains over my life today and you will go now under the feet of JESUS CHRIST as Ephesians 1:22
says, and there I bind you with the truth of JESUS CHRIST.

Spirit of jealousy

, you do not have any rights in my life. I have blessed everybody who I had something against so, spirit
of jealousy, I break your chains over my life and you will go now under the feet of JESUS CHRIST as
Ephesians 1:22 says, and there I bind you with the truth of JESUS CHRIST.

Spirit of pride

, you have no right in my life because the Bible says that GOD hates pride (Proverbs 8:13). I want to be
humble like JESUS CHRIST and that is why, spirit of pride, I break your chains over my life today and
you will go under the feet of JESUS CHRIST as Ephesians 1:22 says, and there I bind you with the
truth of JESUS CHRIST.

Spirit of Freemasonry

, I declare all curses over my life void in the name of JESUS CHRIST. I deny all oaths that any of my
ancestors or forefathers have declared and I deny the prince spirits of Freemasonry and I break every
chain of Freemasonry over my life. Now, spirit of Freemasonry, you will go under the feet of JESUS
CHRIST as Ephesians 1:22 says, and I bind you there with the truth of JESUS CHRIST.

All curses that have been spoken

 over my life by other people, I break now and declare it dead, in JESUS CHRIST name. I speak every
one of them free, whoever they was and whatever they have said. I forgive them and I break every
chain of evil spirit that has come through curses. Every curse and evil spirit, you will go now under the
feet of JESUS CHRIST as Ephesians 1:22 says, and there I bind you with the truth of JESUS CHRIST.

Any bloodline curses that have come through my family tree

, I break now and declare it dead in JESUS CHRIST name. If it is aggression, addiction, depression,
sickness or anything else, I break that curse and I demand every evil spirit that brought that curses to
me to leave me now and go under the feet of JESUS CHRIST as Ephesians 1:22 says, and there I bind
it with the truth of JESUS CHRIST.

Mammon

, you have no right over my finances. GOD is my provider - HE is JEHOVAH … - the MORE THAN
ENOUGH GOD. I serve GOD, I do not serve you. I deny you now. Mammon, I break your chains now
over my thoughts and finances and you will go now under the feet of JESUS CHRIST as Ephesians
1:22 says, and there I bind you with the truth of JESUS CHRIST.

Spirit of poverty

, you have no right over my finances. You have kept me long enough in bondage. The Bible says
JESUS CHRIST came to give us a life of abundance. Sprit of poverty, I break your chains over my life
and you will go under the feet of JESUS CHRIST as Ephesians 1:22 says, and there I bind you with the
truth of JESUS CHRIST.

Spirit of illness

, your hold over my life and body I break today. You have heard that I have acquitted and got rid of any
unforgiveness, bitterness and rebellion in my life. I break now all your chains over my life because the
Bible says that JESUS CHRIST’S wounds have brought me healing. Spirit of illness, you will go now
under the feet of JESUS CHRIST as Ephesians 1:22 says, and there I bind you with the truth of JESUS
CHRIST.

Mute and deafness spirit

, who tried to steal my life from a small age, but GOD protected me, you have no right in my life. I
break your chains over my life. Mute and deafness spirit, you will go now under the feet of JESUS
CHRIST as Ephesians 1:22 says, and there I bind you with the truth of JESUS CHRIST.

Spirit of religion

, you wanted me to doubt the power of GOD’S Word and the truth of it. I have met the truth personally,
HIS name is JESUS CHRIST and there is no place in my life for doubt. Spirit of religion, you will go
under the feet of JESUS CHRIST as Ephesians 1:22 says, and there I bind you with the truth of JESUS
CHRIST.

Spirit of confusion
, you who take my concentration away when I read Bible, or pray or sit in the church, you will never
ever distract my concentration again when I am busy with GODLY things. Spirit of confusion, I break
your chains over my life and you will go under the feet of JESUS CHRIST as Ephesians 1:22 says, and
there I bind you with the truth of JESUS CHRIST.

Spirit of occultism

, you have no right over my body or my life through occultism games that I have played in the past. I
have submitted to GOD. Spirit of occultism, I break your chains over my life and you will go now
under the feet of JESUS CHRIST as Ephesians1:22 says, and there I bind you with the truth of JESUS
CHRIST.

Spirit of fortune telling

, you have no right in my life through horoscopes or any other form of fortune telling. Spirit of fortune
telling, I break your chains today over my life and you will go now under the feet of JESUS CHRIST
as Ephesians 1:22 says, and there I bind you with the truth of JESUS CHRIST.

Antichrist spirit

, you tried to pull me away from GOD and wanted me to deny GOD. Today I submit myself again to
GOD and I will not deny GOD. Antichrist spirit, I break your chains over my life and you will go now
under the feet of JESUS CHRIST, as Ephesians 1:22 says, and there I bind you with the truth of JESUS
CHRIST.

LORD JESUS, thank you for the blood on the cross that cleanses me and makes me holy, that washes
me clean and cuts off all the chains of darkness in my life. I submit myself to GOD and because of that,
I resist the devil and his spirits. They have fled from me like your Word tells us in James 4:7. That is
why I pray, LORD JESUS, that your blood will flow through me and burn away everything that does
not belong here and that your blood will heal everything that is still broken in my life. HOLY SPIRIT, I
pray that you will fill me today with YOUR power because GOD, I am nothing and cannot do anything
without YOUR power. Please fill my body with the HOLY SPIRIT so that the unclean spirits that I
have just sent away, that there will be no place for them if they want to come back in my life. Thank
you JESUS (Matthew 12:43–45). GOD, I pray that you will teach me from your Word what you want
me to do and how to live in victory. Please give me a new hunger for YOUR Word - that I can read the
Bible like never before. HOLY SPIRIT, will you please open the Word for me that I can understand
what I read. Thank you, LORD JESUS, that I believe in you and that I know from today that I stand
clean and free in front of YOUR throne. AMEN.

Praise JESUS for what you have done right now! In these same ways you can resist the devil and his
spirits in the future if they want to oppress you again. Just pray this prayer. You must know now that
the spirits that oppressed you are under the feet of JESUS CHRIST and that only your own self are left.
You must also lay down the own self daily (Luke 9:23 and Philippians 2:3). If you get angry at
somebody it does not mean that it is a spirit of aggression - it can be that it is just the own self, because
GOD made us with emotions. You have to rule over the own self.

As you grow with GOD you will identify if there is a spirit that oppresses you and you can ask the
HOLY SPIRIT to show you if there is a spirit that oppresses you. Then you just pray, go under the feet
of JESUS CHRIST (call the spirit by the name).
Now, you must renew your mind every day (Romans 12:2) from today onwards, forgive people every
day as they mistreated you or if you mistreated them, repent before GOD every day of your sins, call
the sins by their names and ask the HOLY SPIRIT to help you next time to get free of these sins in your
life. Do not let your sins make a mountain on your shoulder again - RENEW YOUR MIND EVERY
DAY. (REMEMBER GOD HAS SENT JESUS CHRIST ALREADY FOR OUR SINS, HE JUST
WANTS US TO REPENT BEFORE HIM)

You are really free, so remember, the devil will try his luck but you are free. He even tried JESUS on
the mountain so why will he not try us (LUKE 4:2)?

DELIVERANCE PRAYER (TIME TO BREAK THE CHAINS OF THE PAST)

02/11/2010 11:51 AM

DELIVERANCE PRAYER

Remember the devil can not read your mind so please pray this prayer out loud before GOD for
deliverance.

FATHER, I come to you in the wonderful name of JESUS CHRIST. I praise you that your Word says if
we confess our sins, YOU are faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all
unrighteousness (1 John 1:9). YOU will remove our transgressions/sin from us as far as the east is from
the west (Psalm 103:12). That is why I repent of all my sins up to now in front of GOD. Whether it was
wrong thoughts, wrong words or wrong deeds, oh LORD, you know all of it. And all of my sexual sins
before and while I was married, I repent in front of YOU as sin. (IF THE HOLY SPIRIT SHOWS YOU
ANY OTHER SIN, REPENT LOUD OF IT). I put all of it in front of your throne and I pray that you
will forgive me, oh LORD.

LORD, thank you that your WORD repeat itself over and over that you forgive me truly and YOU
never think of my sin again. (Hebrews 8:12, Hebrews 10:17). With thanksgiving I accept your
forgiveness. That is why today I can confess with my mouth to the world and to satan and his powers
that JESUS CHRIST IS MY KING, MY LORD, MY RESCUER, MY SAVIOUR, MY DELIVERER
AND MY FRIEND (Romans 10:9-10). THANK YOU, LORD JESUS, FOR THIS PROMISE.

GOD ALMIGHTY, your Word says forgive and you will be forgiven (Luke 6:37), but if I do not
forgive, I cannot be forgiven (Matthew 6:14). GOD, I know that I received forgiveness from you, so I
have no right not to forgive anybody else. If I do not want to forgive others, I put myself higher than
YOU and that I can’t or won’t do.

LORD ALMIGHTY, I come before you firstly to set free all my ancestors for what they have said and
done - that there could have been any curses, unrighteousness or adultery spoken over me. Today I
come and take all of it off my back and wash it clean in the BLOOD OF JESUS CHRIST, and put them
in front of YOUR throne where they all belong.
(If your parents are divorced, pray this paragraph). I set free my father and mother and forgive them for
divorcing. I also forgive them if they blamed me for their divorce and for breaking my heart when they
divorced. I take them both off my back and wash them clean in the BLOOD OF JESUS CHRIST and
put them in front of the throne of GOD.

I set free today my father and mother (or stepfather or stepmother) for what they have said or done or
what they have not done, what disappointed me or broke my heart. I forgive them that they sometimes
rejected me and let me feel inferior. I take them both off my back and wash them clean in the BLOOD
OF JESUS CHRIST and put them in front of the throne of JESUS CHRIST. I pray that GOD will bless
them that they will walk the road with HIM as their FATHER and graceful GOD.

So I come to set free my sisters and brothers (and their husbands and wives). I forgive them for
anything they have said and done that could have disappointed me, broke my heart or if they had taken
me for granted. I take them individually off my back, wash them clean in the BLOOD OF JESUS
CHRIST and put them in front of YOUR throne. I pray that YOU will bless them abundantly, FATHER,
and that their marriages, children and their businesses be blessed in the name of JESUS CHRIST.

I further set free all my old schoolfriends and old teachers that teased, humiliated, minimized me or
broke my heart or disappointed me for any other reason (IF YOU REMEMBER THEIR NAMES, YOU
CAN SAY IT OUT LOUD). I forgive them individually and I take them off my back and wash them
clean in the BLOOD OF JESUS CHRIST wherever they are today. I put everyone of them in front of
YOUR throne and I pray that YOU will bless them and that YOU will save them if they are not saved.

I also want to set free all of my previous sexmates. GOD, you know exactly who they were - men or
women (IF YOU REMEMBER THEIR NAMES, YOU MUST SAY THEM OUT LOUD). I forgive
each one of them for the spiritual attack on my life and marriage. I break every spiritual bond,
emotional bond and blood covenant that I had with each one of them and I take them individually off
my back. I wash each one of them clean with the BLOOD OF JESUS CHRIST and put them in front of
YOUR throne because you died for all of them. I pray that YOU will bless them and also their
marriages, and that their children will be blessed and that you will save them and their children, if they
have not yet been saved.

I set free the rest of my family or my in-laws and my work colleagues that broke my heart,
disappointed me or took me for granted. GOD, you know each one of them because you were there
every time that it happened (IF YOU REMEMBER THEIR NAMES, YOU CAN SAY IT OUT
LOUD). I forgive each one of them for every hurtful word they have spoken or hurtful deed they have
done. I take each one of them off my back and wash them clean in the BLOOD OF JESUS CHRIST
and put them in front of YOUR throne. I pray that YOU will bless them and that you will save them if
they have not yet been saved.

I then set free my children for anything they have said or done that broke my heart or disappointed me.
They are my children, GOD. You have blessed me with them and I praise you for that. I take them off
my back and wash them now clean with the BLOOD OF JESUS CHRIST and put them in front of
YOUR throne. I pray that you will bless them and that they will walk the road of truth with YOU.

Today LORD, I set free my wife/husband (or ex wife or ex husband) for anything that he/she has said
or done that broke my heart or disappointed me in my married life. I forgive him/her like JESUS
forgave me. I take him/her off my back and wash him/her clean with the BLOOD OF JESUS CHRIST
and put him/her in front of YOUR throne. He/she is my husband/wife, GOD. YOU have given him/her
for me and YOU do not make any mistakes. Now I take my husband/wife and my children and I pray
us under the BLOOD OF JESUS CHRIST and put us as a unit before your throne. GOD, I declare
these words today: “BUT AS FOR ME AND MY HOUSE, WE WILL SERVE THE LORD” (Joshua
24:15).

As I take this yoke off my back and put it in front of YOUR throne, I leave it there. I choose today not
to load it back on my shoulders. I choose today only to put the yoke of JESUS on my shoulders,
because the Word says in Matthew 11:30: “FOR MY YOKE IS EASY AND MY BURDEN LIGHT”.

I also come before you LORD and speak myself free. I forgive myself for all the old feelings of guilt,
negative thoughts and negative words that I had because of all the mistakes that I made, wrong
decisions that I took and wrong doings that I did. I take myself off my back and wash myself clean in
the BLOOD OF JESUS CHRIST and I put myself in front of YOUR throne, there where I can see
myself pure and washed clean in the blood of JESUS CHRIST.

And then GOD, I speak YOU free today for all the times I accused you wrongly for things that went
wrong in my life. I know today that it was not YOU GOD, but that it was the lies of satan. I pray now
that you forgive me for what I accused YOU wrongly of, GOD. Thank you GOD, that I know YOU
forgive me for that and with thanksgiving I accept your forgiveness.

(CLOSE YOUR EYES AND ASK THE HOLY SPIRIT TO SHOW YOU IF THERE IS ANYBODY
ELSE YOU MUST FORGIVE).

LORD, your Word says that satan is overcome through the BLOOD OF THE LAMB at the Cross and
through the word of the saints testimony (Revelation 12:11). My testimony is that I am washed clean
by the blood of JESUS CHRIST. I am crowned with glory and honor (Psalm 8:5). I am more than a
conqueror through Christ that loves me (Romans 8:37). I am a prince/princess from GOD, because my
FATHER is the King. You have called me by my name and I belong to YOU (Isaiah 43:1).

Your Word says that I have the power to step on to serpents and scorpions (satan and his spirits) (Luke
10:19). Your Word also says that I must submit to GOD and that if I resist the devil, that he will flee
from me (James 4:7). That is why I submit myself under GOD, my thoughts, my body, my life, my
marriage, my relationship with my children and my friends, with my family and my work colleagues.
Everything that I have and what I am I submit newly to YOU. I take now my authority that I have in
the name of JESUS CHRIST. Even if it is for the first time in my life, JESUS CHRIST, I declare now
that I have authority in the name of JESUS CHRIST to say to satan and his spirits:

Satan, listen to me you and all your spirits who tried to make my life hell here on earth. It has come to
an end today. I am under the protection of the BLOOD OF JESUS CHRIST. I take away all legalize
rights that they think they had in my thoughts, my body, my marriage, my relationship with my family,
with my friends, with my work colleagues, or any area of my life. I break today your chains and declare
your works dead. I break today all holds you had on my life. You will leave today and you wont stay in
this city, or go into other people, or go in to any animals, satan you and your spirits, will go now under
the feet of JESUS CHRIST as Ephesians 1:22 says; I bound you there with the truth of JESUS
CHRIST. Satan you and your spirits leave now and are under the feet of JESUS CHRIST.

Spiritual Warfare
01/15/2010 06:27 AM

Spiritual Warfare

For though we walk (live) in the flesh, we are not carrying on our warfare according to the flesh and
using mere human weapons. For 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.
2 Corinthians 10: 3-4

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These are scriptures from God's word on spiritual warfare. All the scriptures is taken from the
Amplified Bible unless otherwise stated. If you click on the scripture reference you will go to that
scripture at 'Bible Gateway' where you can read it in the translation or language you want to.

Be well balanced (temperate, sober of mind), be vigilant and cautious at all times; for that enemy of
yours, the devil, roams around like a lion roaring [in fierce hunger], seeking someone to seize upon and
devour. Withstand him; be firm in faith [against his onset--rooted, established, strong, immovable, and
determined], knowing that the same (identical) sufferings are appointed to your brotherhood (the whole
body of Christians) throughout the world. 1 Peter 5: 8-9

Blessed be the Lord, my Rock and my keen and firm Strength, Who teaches my hands to war and my
fingers to fight Psalm 144: 1

Put on God's whole armor [the armor of a heavy-armed soldier which God supplies], that you may be
able successfully to stand up against [all] the strategies and the deceits of the devil. Ephesians 6: 11

For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the
rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.
Ephesians 6: 12(NKJV)

Stand therefore [hold your ground], having tightened the belt of truth around your loins and having put
on the breastplate of integrity and of moral rectitude and right standing with God. Ephesians 6: 14

You shall not fear them, for the Lord your God shall fight for you. Deuteronomy 3: 22
Fight the good fight of the faith; lay hold of the eternal life to which you were summoned and [for
which] you confessed the good confession [of faith] before many witnesses.
1 Timothy 6: 12

I have fought the good (worthy, honorable, and noble) fight, I have finished the race, I have kept
(firmly held) the faith.
2 Timothy 4: 7

[And indeed] the Lord will certainly deliver and draw me to Himself from every assault of evil. He will
preserve and bring me safe unto His heavenly kingdom. To Him be the glory forever and ever. Amen
(so be it).
2 Timothy 4: 18

[God] disarmed the principalities and powers that were ranged against us and made a bold display and
public example of them, in triumphing over them in Him and in it [the cross]. Colossians 2: 15

My God, my Rock, in Him will I take refuge; my Shield and the Horn of my salvation; my Stronghold
and my Refuge, my Savior--You save me from violence. 2 Samuel 22: 3

I call on the Lord, Who is worthy to be praised, and I am saved from my enemies.
2 Samuel 22: 4

So be subject to God. Resist the devil [stand firm against him], and he will flee from you. James 4: 7

So [as the result of the Messiah's intervention] they shall [reverently] fear the name of the Lord from
the west, and His glory from the rising of the sun. When the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit
of the Lord will lift up a standard against him and put him to flight [for He will come like a rushing
stream which the breath of the Lord drives]. Isaiah 59: 19
You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater than he
who is in the world.
~ 1 John 4:4 (NKJV)

For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world
—our faith. Who is he who overcomes the world, but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?
~ 1 John 5:4-5 (NKJV)

But thanks be to God, Who gives us the victory [making us conquerors] through our Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Corinthians 15: 57

But thanks be to God, Who in Christ always leads us in triumph [as trophies of Christ's victory] and
through us spreads and makes evident the fragrance of the knowledge of God everywhere. 2
Corinthians 2: 14

No weapon formed against you shall prosper, and every tongue which rises against you in judgment
you shall condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness is from
Me,” says the LORD. ~ Isaiah 54:17 (NKJV)

Behold, I give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the
enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you. ~ Luke 10:19 (NKJV)

Garment of Praise
01/13/2010 04:09 PM

Garment of Praise

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Isaiah 61:3
and provide for those who grieve in Zion--to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil
of gladness instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair. They will be
called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the LORD for the display of his splendor.

Do you feel weary or rundown, do you feel that there are too many burdens on your back. I got good
news for you, Take of your Garments of despair and allow your Lord Jesus to put on His Garments of
Praise on you. How do I do that?

Psalm 42: 5,8

Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God; for I shall
again praise him, my help and my God. By day the Lord commands his steadfast love, and at night his
son is with me, a prayer to the God of my life.

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Praise and worship is certainly one of the most powerful weapons of spiritual warfare, the Lord gave
us. It’s not only a powerful weapon but also an eternal principle. Praising your Lord night and day can
have a great effect on you; emotionally, spiritually and you will certainly send waves into the Spiritual.
Speaking from my own experience , when I had a bad day or just felt down and out and negative over
all my trials and tribulations , I will not feel like praising the Lord but every time I felt like that, a small
gentle voice will tell me to go and praise and worship the Lord anyway. Every time I did that I was so
spiritually lifted up and I could feel the Holy Spirit was filling my faith cup to its fullest. After a session
like that I felt like running in the streets and proclaiming how great our Lord is. Please don’t take my
word on it, go and try it yourself, you will be amaze how the Lord can bless and touch you in ways you
never thought was possible.

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2 Chronicles 20:22

At the very moment they began to sing and give praise, the LORD caused the armies of Ammon,
Moab, and Mount Seir to start fighting among themselves.

Jehoshaphat in the Bible, was king of Judah between (c.873-849 BC),he was the son and successor of
Asa.

2 Chronicles 20:2 -4

20:2 Messengers2 arrived and reported to Jehoshaphat, “A huge army is attacking you from the other
side of the Dead Sea,3 from the direction of Edom.4 Look, they are in Hazezon Tamar (that is, En
Gedi).” 20:3 Jehoshaphat was afraid, so he decided to seek the Lord’s advice.5 He decreed that all
Judah should observe a fast. 20:4 The people of Judah6 assembled to ask for the Lord’s help;7 they
came from all the cities of Judah to ask for the Lord’s help.8

Jehoshaphat was in a bit of a predicament, He had enemy armies surrounding him and attacking him
from all different directions, not only did he not have enough man power but he knew that only God
can help him now , out of his own power they will never defeat this vast army. Why must we as human
beings always try all other options before we get to the end of our plans and realise that only God can
change the circumstances. At the beginning of my stand for my marriage restoration, I felt like a
chicken who’s head was cut off, and running all different directions ,seeking answers at all the wrong
places and not looking up to the Lord for His divine power and insight.

2 Chronicles 20:6 -9

20:6 He prayed: “O Lord God of our ancestors,10 you are the God who lives in heaven11

and rules over all the kingdoms of the nations. You possess strength and power; no

one can stand against you. 20:7 Our God, you drove out12 the inhabitants of this land before your
people Israel and gave it as a permanent possession13 to the descendants of your friend14 Abraham.
20:8 They settled down in it and built in it a temple15 to honor you,16 saying, 20:9 ‘If disaster comes
on us in the form of military attack,17 judgment, plague, or famine, we will stand in front of this
temple before you, for you are present in this temple.18 We will cry out to you for help in our distress,
so that you will19 hear and deliver us.’

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The same way Jehoshaphat cried out to the Lord for His help , I also cried for His help , repenting from
my unbelieving heart , and giving myself and my circumstances to Him.

2 Chronicles 20:12

20:12 Our God, will you not judge them? For we are powerless against this huge army that attacks us!
We don’t know what we should do; we look to you for help.”22

After Jehoshaphat asked the Lord for help ,the Lord answered Him and gave Him instruction for what
the Lord wanted Him to do , dear reader if you commit your way to the Lord and trust Him
completely , He will and shall give you His action plan for your circumstance , when I cried out to the
Lord in my darkest hour , the Lord came and gave me great hope and told me exactly what He wanted
from me, and He told me He will do the rest.

2 Chronicles 20:15 - 17

20:15 He said: “Pay attention, all you people of Judah,24 residents of Jerusalem, and

King Jehoshaphat! This is what the Lord says to you: ‘Don’t be afraid and don’t panic25 because of
this huge army! For the battle is not yours, but God’s. 20:16 Tomorrow march down against them as26
they come up the Ascent of Ziz. You will find them at the end of the ravine in front of the Desert of
Jeruel. 20:17 You will not fight in this battle.

Take your positions, stand, and watch the Lord deliver you,27 O Judah and Jerusalem. Don’t be afraid
and don’t panic!28 Tomorrow march out toward
them; the Lord is with you!’”

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Well the Lord instructed Jehoshaphat that He wanted him and his army to march to the enemy, and
praise and worship him till the victory arrives.

2 Chronicles 20:20 - 25

20:20 Early the next morning they marched out to the Desert of Tekoa. When they were ready to
march, Jehoshaphat stood up and said: “Listen to me, you people of Judah32 and residents of
Jerusalem! Trust in the Lord your God and you will be safe!33 Trust in the message of his prophets and
you will win.” 20:21 He met34 with the people and appointed musicians to play before the Lord and
praise his majestic splendor. As they marched ahead of the warriors they said: “Give thanks to the Lord,
for his loyal love endures.”35

20:22 When they began to shout and praise, the Lord suddenly attacked36 the Ammonites, Moabites,
and men from Mount Seir37 who were invading Judah, and they were defeated. 20:23 The Ammonites
and Moabites attacked the men from Mount Seir38 and annihilated them.39 When they had finished off
the men40 of Seir, they attacked and destroyed one another.41 20:24 When the men of Judah42 arrived
at the observation post overlooking the desert and looked at43 the huge army, they saw dead bodies on
the ground; there were no survivors! 20:25 Jehoshaphat and his men44 went to gather the plunder; they
found a huge amount of supplies, clothing45 and valuable items. They carried away everything they
could.46 There was so much plunder, it took them three days to haul it off.47

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Always-Always trust in your Lord God , it doesn’t matter what your circumstances looks like at this
moment Just know ;the battel is not yours but Gods. Let’s start to Praise the Lord night and Day for His
goodness, don’t let any army scare you. Remember this scripture:

1 John 4:4

You are from God, little children, and have conquered them,13 because the one who is

in you is greater than the one who is in the world.

DISCOURAGEMENT
01/19/2010 03:55 PM

DISCOURAGEMENT

SATAN'S DEADLIEST WEAPON

& LAST DAY PLAGUE.

Devotional done by Stacey Hayes from www.stand-4-your-marriage.org

This is a word for all of us, especially if you are following Jesus. This is where we sometimes say
"the rubber meets the road".

When you get to a place in your life where absoultely nothing is going right. No matter what you do,
how many days you fast, prayers you pray, it just feels like you are sinking lower and lower. Totally
getting to the point of telling the God, and the world that you quit...you are done... I have some news
for you. If this is the way you feel, or know someone that does, please read this, and pray this prayer of
agreement for all that open this up to read.

Lord, I come to you in the name above all names, the name of Your Son, Jesus. I ask you Lord to let
those that need this word, get it. I pray that you will open up their eyes to see the truth and ears to hear
what it is that You have to say to them today. Lord, we will give all honor, praise, worship and love to
you. We will shout to the nations what You, and only You, Jesus can release us from. In Jesus name.
Amen.

Now lets look and see what Webster has to say about the meaning of this word.

DISCOURAGEMENT --To deprive of courage or confidence, to dishearten, to hinder by

disfavoring, dismay, dispirit, browbeat, and unnerve.

Now be honest, how many times have you felt those things? Probably more than we want to admit
to. There is only one place that this can come from, and I promise you it is NOT from the Lord. He cant
be negative, He can only be positive. So where does this spirit come from? yes, you read that right,
this is a spirit from the pits of hell. Bringing with it those very negative thoughts of " your stuck, you
cant go anywhere, this ministry will not help anybody, you wont find a job, even the dog doenst want
anything to do with you, everything you do fails, .....It just goes on and on and on...I think you are
getting the picture here.
 If we go into the Bible, looking for someone who was discouraged, dismayed, beaten down, chased,
disfavored, and homeless. This would be David. That man had some serious discouragement. During
his most trying times, when he cried out to God the most, writing and sharing his feelings, not knowing
what he was doing at that time in his life, or the history he was making. Out of all of that David gave us
the road map to getting rid of discouragement. How did he do it? He was continually in God's face. He
prayed, he cried, he worshiped, He understood that only the Lord could help him. He understood that
this was the way out of what he was feeling. David understood that this battle he was fighting was a
spiritual battle. The place, or the battlefield where this was fought was in his mind..Oh, I pray that you
just got that.... There are so many scriptures I could use here. Truthfully, it would be the entire book of
the Psalm. There are many places to start where he is crying out from this.

PSALM 55:1-3 Listen to my prayer, O God, and hide not Yourself from my supplication. Attend to
me, and answer me. I am restless and distraught in my complaint and must moan. And I am distracted
(key word here) at the noise (fiery darts) of the enemy, because of the oppression and threats of the
wicked; for they (other people) would cast trouble upon me, and in wrath they persecute me.

As I was looking through the book of Psalm for a place to start, when I got to chapter 55, the Lord
said STOP.. and begin here.

How many times have you been so down and out, trying to pray, asking the Lord not to hide? to open
the door and let you in? How many times have you cried out O'God answer me ...please...I know you
are up there....can u hear me?? I am so tired, restless, discouraged, and distracted. Lord, I cannot hear
you, the enemy wont shut up, I cant think straight, now others have stepped in, with threats, causing
trouble. Does this sound familiar to you?? Does this sound LIKE you?? I admit, it sounds alot like me
during the past few months...No more. I am free, and you will be to.

PSALM 55:16 As for me, I will call upon God, and the Lord will save me.

PSALM 56:3-4 What time I am afraid, I will have confidence (faith) and put my trust and reliance in
You. By the help of God, (yes, we must ask for Him to help us) I will praise His word; on God I lean,
rely, and confidently (faithfully) put my trust. I will not fear. What can man, who is flesh, do to me?

This is how David dealt with all that was happening to him. This is what we (myself included) must
learn to do. Can you pick them out. 1. have faith, 2. Trust 3. refuse to fear, 4. Praise Him and His word,
5. Lean on Him. When we have done these things, no fleshly person can win against us. .
 How do we do get to this point of being and feeling so low?? Let me fill you in...this is where the title
came from.

You see, discouragement is deadly because it is so subtle when it is first introduced to us. It just kind of
slips in, one thing goes wrong, then another, and another until you are so down. Getting to the point of
wanting to quit, not wanting to go on, not happy, no peace, becoming isolated, thinking no one
cares...that is where it is beyond discouragement...that is crossing over into depression. One door leads
to another. This is why it is deadly. This spirit wants to stop you in your tracks. Tommy Bates said it so
well Thursday night, I dont have it word for word, however this is what he said. "discouragement is a
spirit, like its boss, only comes to steal, to kill and destroy you. this spirit is sneaky, and doesnt truly
show its true colors until you are so worn out from so many spiritual battles...It has to wait until you are
totally exhausted, and unable to fight anymore. It waits until you cant pray anymore, you cant cry
anymore, you may have lost everything you have, its fury is now unleashed, you have been captured,
chained, and thrown away. The reason that it is going to be the last day plague is because satan knows
that if he can wear us out, we cannot fight. There is your revelation, that is the key to your cell. You just
found out you have been arrested by a demon from hell. I got some news for you...If you have ever met
Jesus, and been forgiven, you have been under that Holy Blood, the most precious substance that God
had ever created...Now is the time for you to cry out for it to be poured out all over your cell in hell. It
must let go, It cannot keep you.

No more shackles, no more chains...no more bondage. I am FREE.

I will share this with you, true story. I know without doubt, that 2009 was the worst year of my life. It
was battle after battle after battle. Nothing went right for me that entire year. changed jobs...went from
13.00hr to 2.33hr, lost my home in October, slept in my car in walmart..(yes that is true), my daughter
acts up, the list could go on. I am sure yours could too. This is not easy to share, and I really didnt want
to tell it either...somebody needs it...I dont know who you are, but you are out there, and in almost the
same situation. On Thursday night, as I was driving to the church, I began to pray. ( actual prayer.)
Lord, I cannot go on, I am so discouraged, tired, worn out, frustrated, and I dont understand why I cant
break this. I have done all that I know to do, prayed, fasted, believed, spoke out what I want, asked You
for direction. I dont know why I cant get a breakthrough. Lord, I need a word, a word straight from
Your mouth. I cant go on like this. I have been faithful, look into that book of remembrance you have, I
have obeyed what you have asked of me, spoke when you have lead me to speak, O God, if I dont get a
word tonight, Then I am calling it quits...I am done. I am over it, I am just too tired to continue this
fight, and for all I care, you can take me home." This prayer took place at 4:55 in the afternoon. When
while Tommy Bates was speaking, he stopped for a minute, and said that this was not the message he
was going to preach. But at 5pm, as he was finishing up his notes for the message he was going to give,
GOD showed up, and told him to change his message. Thank the Lord, he was open and listened. I was
not, by any means the only person that was in bondage to that spirit...there were many of us....What set
me free, was when he said that you are too tired to fight...weariness. I had been given "keys" by a very
close friend of mine, she just didnt understand how far down I really was, to the point of boxing up my
bibles, cancelling or shutting down S.T.A.N.D ..which I believe was the assignment of that spirit. I am
so thankful I did not do that. The Lord knew why, and showed up to fight for me, and gave me what I
needed to hear.
Weariness is the root. KILL IT. The spirit of discouragement feeds on it. Remove that source of food,
replace it with the Blood of Jesus. No "D" can cross that line. righ t now is the time for you to fall on
your face and pray.

Lord, I dont know who this person is, I dont know anything about them, I only know that they are in
trouble. I come against the spirit of discouragement in the name of Jesus, it has been exposed, the light
has been turned on, it cannot hide anymore. when the Light of the world shows up, all darkness must
leave. Lord, I bind that evil nasty, slithering spirit, send it where u want it to go, never ever to return to
us. Replace it with more faith, more courage, more confidence, replace the weariness with Your
strength, let us rest in you. we repent for opening the door and letting it in, Cove us, all of us, with the
Blood of Jesus. Let it soak in every place where our armor is cracked. Seal it up. Thank you for this
revelation, Lord, we love you, we praise you, Lord, lead us. Feed us from your table. Thank you for
never giving up on us. I love you my Elohim. In Jesus name we pray. amen.

Stacey Hayes

S.T.A.N.D

www.stand-4-your-marriage.org

January 19, 2010

****FYI, Pastor Chant spoke on this very thing in 2006. I have the notes. He said that this would be
the last day plague of the church**

for those of you who ask about getting these messages, I am sending you the link to my church. You
may order Tommy Bates message from January 2009 (thursday night) online or call the church. All
procedes go to the church.

www.covenantlifeworship.com

Vampire bite
01/30/2010 11:07 AM
Vampire bite

Devotional done by Ess-Jee from standforyourmarriage.org

What is a vampire?

In popular legend, a bloodsucking creature that rises from its burial place at night, sometimes in the
form of a bat, to drink the blood of humans. By daybreak it must return to its grave or to a coffin filled
with its native earth. Tales of vampires are part of the world's folklore, most notably in Hungary and the
Balkan Peninsula . The disinterment in Serbia in 1725 and 1732 of several fluid-filled corpses that
villagers claimed were behind a plague of vampirism led to widespread interest and imaginative
treatment of vampirism throughout western Europe. Vampires are supposedly dead humans (originally
suicides, heretics, or criminals) who maintain a kind of life by biting the necks of living humans and
sucking their blood; their victims also become vampires after death. These "undead" creatures cast no
shadow and are not reflected in mirrors. They can be warded off by crucifixes or wreaths of garlic and
can be killed by exposure to the sun or by an oak stake driven through the heart. The most famous
vampire is Count Dracula from Bram Stoker's novel Dracula (1897).

The predatory aristocrat whose blood-lust leads him to drain the blood of peasants, usually young
women. Lets see if the bible say anything about vampires;

Leviticus 17:10-14

“If any one of the house of Israel or of the strangers who sojourn among them eats any blood, I will set
my face against that person who eats blood and will cut him off from among his people. For the life of
the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it for you on the altar to make atonement for your souls, for it
is the blood that makes atonement by the life. Therefore I have said to the people of Israel , No person
among you shall eat blood, neither shall any stranger who sojourns among you eat blood. “Any one
also of the people of Israel , or of the strangers who sojourn among them, who takes in hunting any
beast or bird that may be eaten shall pour out its blood and cover it with earth. For the life of every
creature is its blood: its blood is its life. Therefore I have said to the people of Israel , You shall not eat
the blood of any creature, for the life of every creature is its blood. Whoever eats it shall be cut off.

Proverbs 30:14

There are those whose teeth are swords, whose fangs are knives, to devour the poor from off the earth,
the needy from among mankind.

Revelation 16:6

For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and you have given them blood to drink. It is what
they deserve!”

Acts 15:20

But should write to them to abstain from the things polluted by idols, and from sexual immorality, and
from what has been strangled, and from blood.

There can still be real life vampires walking among us but I’m more focusing on the Spiritual Vampires
we get that is more common, although we won’t be even aware of it. Like we read in the beginning of
this devotional, when a vampire bites you and you don’t take care of the wound or drain out all the
poison of the vampire, it will look like the wound is healing, but the poison is spreading, slowly but
surely. In time this poison will corrupt your heart and body and after a while you yourself will turn into
the evil that bit you.

Lets get little bit more practical, lets say a young boy gets molested when he was 4, the man or women
who molested him was used by the enemy to plant this poison in this boy, Years go by and as the boy
gets older he place this happening far in his memory, he thinks by compressing this event far in his soul
it will go away. But what this boy don’t realise is that this little rock is growing day by day year by
year, its spreading to every part of his body and soul. Suddenly this boy develops commitment issues,
he develops a hatred for men or in some cases like men more than women, in sever cases he can turn
out to be a rapist or murderer, Why? Well because he never brought this poison that entered him at a
young age to Jesus, he harboured unforgiveness, pain, and rejection his whole life, this poison spread
and because he never cured it he became a vampire himself, spreading the poison to other victims.

John 6:53-21:25

So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink
his blood, you have no life in you. Whoever feeds on my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and
I will raise him up on the last day. For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink. Whoever feeds
on 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 whoever feeds on me, he also will live because of me. ...

Jesus is the cure for any hurt you may have because of what someone else might have done to you.
Don’t fall in satans trap, don’t let your heart get harden because of past events or hurts. Give it to Jesus,
He will bind up your wounds and He will give you a new heart. Lets stop the Vampire effect, and let
Gods love abide and flow in our hearts, so that it can flow to others and cure them of there poison.

The Enemy Revealed

01/27/2010 08:15 AM

The Enemy Revealed

Devotional done by Ess-Jee from standforyourmarriage.org

Have you wondered what is going on around us? The world is in havoc, people are getting murdered,
raped etc. What is going on? It seems that the world is getting more evil each day. People may wonder
were God is in all this, why He doesn’t do something about all this. Marriages are on the brink of
extinction, men lust more now than ever before, women are trapped in all kinds of bondages and
pastors and church leaders do not know what to tell us. At the one side they are proclaiming a total
victory. Christ defeated sin and satan at the cross . He took away all satans power which he took from
Adam in the beginning. He made the enemy nothing. Jesus did come and He did defeat satan on the
cross.

Colossians 2:15 (New International Version)

15And having disarmed the powers and authorities, he made a public spectacle of them, triumphing
over them by the cross.[a]

Colossians 2:15 (Amplified Bible)

15[God] disarmed the principalities and powers that were ranged against us and made a bold display
and public example of them, in triumphing over them in Him and in it [the cross].

Colossians 2:15 (King James Version)

15And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them
in it.

Colossians 2:15 (The Message)

11-15Entering into this fullness is not something you figure out or achieve. It's not a matter of being
circumcised or keeping a long list of laws. No, you're already in—insiders—not through some secretive
initiation rite but rather through what Christ has already gone through for you, destroying the power of
sin. If it's an initiation ritual you're after, you've already been through it by submitting to baptism.
Going under the water was a burial of your old life; coming up out of it was a resurrection, God raising
you from the dead as he did Christ. When you were stuck in your old sin-dead life, you were incapable
of responding to God. God brought you alive—right along with Christ! Think of it! All sins forgiven,
the slate wiped clean, that old arrest warrant canceled and nailed to Christ's cross. He stripped all the
spiritual tyrants in the universe of their sham authority at the Cross and marched them naked through
the streets.

So Jesus already defeated him 2000 years ago, but why then still all this havoc, well my dear friend the
Lord said that we must take up our authority in Christ and make the enemy a stool for His feet.

Parallel Translations of Hebrews 10:13

New International Version (©1984)

Since that time he waits for his enemies to be made his footstool,

New Living Translation (©2007)

There he waits until his enemies are humbled and made a footstool under his feet.

English Standard Version (©2001)

waiting from that time until his enemies should be made a footstool for his feet.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)

waiting from that time onward UNTIL HIS ENEMIES BE MADE A FOOTSTOOL FOR HIS FEET.

The Lord is waiting for us to make the enemy a footstool for His feet. Most people think that demons
died with the dinosaurs , denying that they even existed. This is exactly the same as if we go to Israel
with a Palestine poster on our back. Do you think they will leave you alone? NO, if we as men of God
stop with our sinful pleasures and self justifications and start living on Gods standards we can start to
exercise our authority over the enemy and his demons, start chasing them out of our marriages ,
families , finances etc. If you don’t think you need to walk in your spiritual armour daily and don’t
believe in these creatures, how then will you walk in total victory Christ already gave us. We need to
learn how to take up our authority against the enemy and Stand firm against him and all his schemes.
The only way we can do that is spending time with God and practising praying daily. Worshiping the
Lord proclaiming His victory in our lives and not proclaiming the lies of circumstances we may see
happening around us.

The only authority the enemy may get now is more less the same as what Adam and Eve gave him at
beginning when they believed his lies and sinned against God. So what you do and the choices you
make in your daily life can give the enemy doors of authority in your life. So start by asking the Lord
were there is a gap or a door that is still open in your life and God will reveal this to you. Repent it as
sin and strive daily to get far away from it as possible. Jesus came to give us a life of abundance and
not to kill, enslave or destroy. Again the choice is up to you. Just think how the world can change when
we start to step into our Roles of ambassadors of God and start realising His victory in this natural
realm. It can and will happen.

This is the enemy after Jesus defeated him at the cross. Nothing!

And this is him when we give him place in our lives. Oops

Let us start walking in Victory and get rid of all the sin that enfolds us..

Colossians 3:7-9

You used to walk in these ways, in the life you once lived. But now you must rid yourselves of all such
things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips. Do not lie to each
other, since you have taken off your old self with its practices

Ephesians 4:25-27

Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to his neighbor, for we are all
members of one body. "In your anger do not sin": Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry,
and do not give the devil a foothold.

Ephesians 4:31-32

Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. Be kind
and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.
James 1: 17-20

Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who
does not change like shifting shadows. He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we
might be a kind of firstfruits of all he created. My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be
quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, for man's anger does not bring about the
righteous life that God desires. Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and the evil that is so prevalent and
humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save you.

2 Timothy 2:23-24

Don't have anything to do with foolish and stupid arguments, because you know they produce quarrels.
And the Lord's servant must not quarrel; instead, he must be kind to everyone, able to teach, not
resentful

LONELINESS
02/24/2010 06:08 AM
LONELINESS

Devotional done by Stacey our partner

How many times have you and I said the words, "I am so lonely", "I am so tired of going home to
an empty house",

"I dont go anywhere because there is no one to go with", " I feel so isolated, abandoned and
forgotton"....

Only a guess, however, each one of us are probably guilty of saying those things. If you have small
children at home with you, your situation may be a little bit different. Doesnt matter. The enemy wants
us to feel all of these things because he can use them against us. To be honest with you, I am guilty of
the above phrases myself, falling for the lie that no one is there for me. Not even God. There have been
so many times in my own mind, wandering where God was, Jesus where are You? He was there the
whole time. Waiting for me, and for you to calm down, look up, and realize that no matter what is
going on around us, we are not alone. You and I may go home to an empty house without another
human body being in it with us. Jesus is there, the angels that have charge over us are there, the Holy
Spirit is there.

You and I are not alone.

Websters meaning of Lonely = having no company, alone, solitary, isolated

This word means everything that God says we are NOT....If you have never looked up lonely or
loneliness in the back of your bible, you should. Study it for yourself. The Lord Himself decalres that
we are never alone. He is always present with us. He has said so beginning in the book of Genesis.
Basically all the way through the Bible. Here are a few of them. there are more. So when you are
feeling down, and all alone with no one around, go get the Word of God in your hand, open it up and
speak out loud what you are reading...not only are you speaking to yourself, you are also speaking to
the principalities and powers of the air...declaring what God says. When you do this, those
principalities and powers of the air must leave, they must take their spirit of lonliness and go...they
cannot stay where there is Light, Holy Light.
 Here are some of the scriptures that deal with the subject of loneliness.

Genesis 28:15 -- And behold, I am with you and will keep watch over you with care, take notice of
you wherever you may go, and I will bring you back to this land; for I will not leave you until I have
done all of which I have told you.

Deuteronomy 31:6 -- Be strong and courageous, and firm; fear not nor be in terror before them, for it
is the Lord your God Who goes with you; He will not fail you or forsake you.

Deuteronomy 31:8 -- It is the Lord Who goes before you; He will march with you; He will not fail
you, or let you go or forsake you. Let there be no cowardice or flinching, but fear not, neither become
broken in spirit, depressed, dismayed and unnerved with alarm.

Joshua 1:5 -- No man shall be able to stand before you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses,
so I will be with you: I will not fail you or forsake you.

Joshua 1:9 -- Have I not commanded you? Be strong, vigorous, and very courageous. Be not afraid,
neither be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.

1Samuel 12:22 -- The Lord will not forsake His people for His great names's sake, for it has pleased
Him to make you a people for Himself.

1Chronicles 28:20b -- Be strong and courageous, and do it. Fear not, be not dismayed, for the Lord
God, my God is with you. He will not fail or forsake you until you have finished all the work for the
service of the house of the Lord.

Psalm 25:16 -- Lord turn to me and be gracious to me, for I am lonely and afflicted.
 Psalm 89:28 -- My mercy and loving-kindness will I keep for him forevermore, and My covenant
shall stand fast and be faithful with him.

Psalm 89:33-35 -- Nevertheless, My loving-kindness will I not break off from him, nor allow My
faithfullness to fail, to lie and be false to him. My covenant will I not break or profane nor alter the
thing that is gone out of My lips. Once for all have I sworn by My holiness, which cannot be violated.

Isaiah 41:10 -- Fear not there is nothing to fear, for I am with you; do not look around you in terror
and be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen and harden you to difficulties, yes, I wil help
you, yes I will hold you up and retain you with My victorious right hand of rightness and justice.

John 14:18 -- I will not leave you as orphans, comfortless, desolate, bereaved,

Hebrews 13:5b -- For He, God Himself has said, I will not in any way fail you nor give you up nor
leave you without support. I will not, I will not, I will not in any degree leave you helpless nor forsake
you nor let you down, relax My hold on you! Assuredly not. (all scripture is from the Amplified Bible).

Now that you have read the scriptures above, this should make you feel much better to know that
another lie of satan has been exposed. God does care, He is with you, with me, the ones we are praying
for. We are never totally alone. God's own Word says so. When those feelings show up, or those
thoughts show up, talk to the Lord...He will answer, and you will know that He is right there in the
same place with you.

My Father God in heaven, I come to you in the name of Jesus. I come with thanksgiving, praise, and
worship that another lie of satan has been exposed to me. I thank you that I know I am not alone, at
anytime, at anyplace. That no matter where I am, You, my Lord are with me. When I go home after
work, I will not be alone, because You will be there waiting on me. When I fall asleep at night, I will
fall asleep knowing that you are with me watching over me, the angels are standing guard around me. I
am not alone. In the name of Jesus, I command the spirit of lonliness to go where ever you send it,
never to return to me again..in any way, shape or form. Lord I loose into me and each person that I have
prayed for, the Comforter, who is the Holy Spirit, Loose the Garmet of Praise, and the Oil of Joy. I will
no longer be lonely. Thank You Lord for not ever leaving me. Thank you for always being there. I pray
this according to John 15:16, and Isaiah 61:3. Thank You that Your love and your word never fails. In
Jesus name. Amen.
 Stacey Hayes

S.T.A.N.D Ministries

February 18, 2010

Untangling Damaging Soul Ties

11/12/2011 05:04 AM
Untangling Damaging Soul Ties

Copyright © 1992-2005 Pastor Chris Simpson

New Wine Christian Fellowship

http://www.newwineonline.com

JUST WHAT IS A "SOUL TIE"?

Let’s start by considering the definition of a soul tie:

“A soul tie is the joining or knitting together of the bonds of a relationship. Godly soul ties occur
when like-minded believers are together in the Lord: friends, marriage partners, believers to
pastors, etc. Relationships that lack ‘God-centeredness’ can result in ungodly soul ties between
friends, parents and children, siblings, marriage partners, former romantic or sexual partners,
domineering authorities, etc. An unhealthy attachment with another can bring about a psychic
control that can adversely affect the life, e.g. a mother who refuses to relinquish her hold on her
children (tied to her apron strings), a person who refuses to release to the Lord the memory of an
old romantic flame (withdrawing into nostalgia in times of loneliness), a person who holds a grudge
or a judgment against another, someone who uses spiritual forces to control others (witchcraft),
etc.”

For two people to bond to the point of a soul tie often takes time, particularly in the area of friendships.

Man’s soul consists of his mind, emotions, and will. A soul tie involves the joining of minds, ideas and
views, as well as emotional unions in the feeling realm. Soul ties can range from being laid back and
fairly
loose to quite intense and overpowering. For example, think of a piece of thread, a string, a rope, and
finally, a length of cable. Each tie is progressively stronger than the one before.
A ‘thread’ relationship would simply be an acquaintance, someone you greet at your job every day. You
know their name and where they work, but that’s about it. A ‘string’ relationship would perhaps be an
associate who you’re more intellectually tied to, someone with whom you have certain things in
common.
A ‘rope’ relationship would be a good friend, a companion and confidant, one in whom you would be
free
to ‘be yourself’ and share things about your life that are somewhat vulnerable. Finally, a ‘cable’
relationship would be someone to whom you’re related: your wife, your kids, and your immediate
family.
Now, breaking a piece of thread is not difficult. In the same way, losing a casual acquaintance is not a
big
deal emotionally. Breaking a string may take some effort, and so the loss of an associate would affect
you
to some degree, depending on the depth and length of the relationship. A rope or a cable, however,
would
require tremendous exertion to break, particularly if there was tension in the line. So it is that the loss
of
an intimate friend or family member can affect your soul tremendously.
Healthy soul ties stabilize the soul. The more you open up to the intimacies involved in relationships,
the
more you experience the freedom to be yourself. Let’s consider healthy and godly type soul ties
described
in the Bible:

MARRIAGE SOUL TIES

The first mention of a “soul tie” in the Word is found early in Genesis:
“So the Lord God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep; and while he was sleeping, he took one of
the
man’s ribs and closed up the place with flesh. Then the Lord God made a woman from the rib he had
taken out of the man, and he brought her to the man. The man said, “This is now bone of my bones and
flesh of my flesh; because she was taken out of man, she shall be called ‘woman’. For this reason a
man
will leave his father and mother and cleave unto his wife, and they will become one flesh.” (Genesis
2:21-
24)
This is the famous “leave and cleave” passage concerning marriage. From the very beginning God’s
intention has been that the man and woman’s soul ties with their parents should be broken prior to
marriage. Why is that? Because few things are as destructive to a marriage as when one partner or
another is still emotionally tied, and often as a result, manipulated and controlled, by a meddlesome
parent. So, interestingly enough, we see that the first Bible reference to a soul tie is an admonition to
break a soul tie.

FRIENDSHIP SOUL TIES

Another example is found in the book of Ruth. In fact, this verse is often found in the liturgy of
weddings.
Naomi had two sons and two daughter-in-laws. After her sons died, she told her daughter-in-laws they
were free to return to their people. One of them, Orpah, did just that. But the other, Ruth, refused to
leave.
“...Then Orpah kissed her mother-in-law good-by, but Ruth clung to her. “Look,” said Naomi, “your
sister-in-law is going back to her people and her gods. Go back with her.” But Ruth replied, “Don’t
urge me to leave you or to turn back from you. Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will
stay. Your people will be my people and your God my God. Where you die I will die, and there I will
be buried. May the Lord deal with me, severely if need be, if anything but death separates you and
me.” (Ruth 1:14-17)
Ruth was bonded to Naomi like glue. In fact, the Hebrew word for ‘clung’ (dabaq) is a word similar to
the
one used in Israel today for ‘glue’. So, we see they were “glued together” in a loving and faithful
relationship of mother and daughter-in-law. Let’s consider another example of a friendship-type soul
tie:
“..when he had made an end of speaking to Saul, the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David,
and
Jonathan loved him as his own soul.” (1 Samuel 18:1)
Jonathan, the son of King Saul, had great respect and love for David, the future king. The friendship
was
so deep that we’re told their very souls were ‘knit’ together. This bonding served them both well in the
days to come. Jonathan did his best to protect David from Saul’s rage and David, when he became
king,
went to great lengths to care for Jonathan’s only remaining son.

SOUL TIES WITH OTHER BELIEVERS

“I beseech you, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all speak the same thing, that there
be no divisions among you; but that you be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the
same judgment.” (1 Cor. 1:10)
“I would that you knew what great conflict I have for you....that your hearts might be comforted,
being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the
acknowledgment of the mystery of God the Father and of Christ;” (Col. 2:1-2)
In these verses, believers are encouraged to knit their lives together like threads in a garment, each
thread intricately woven with each other thread. This is a picture of how God wants the body of Christ
to
be. However, soul ties among believers should really be called spirit ties. Believers are ‘spirit tied’
before
they’re ‘soul tied’. When you experience spiritual rebirth, you become one in Spirit with every other
believer. As a result, bonding in the mind and emotions becomes far easier, because of the spirit union
already there.
This is the reason believers can meet somebody they’ve never met before and feel like they’ve known
them for many years. Believers "bear witness in their spirit" when they meet someone who loves Jesus.
Satan cannot fake real joy or peace. And he particularly cannot counterfeit the love of God that flows
spirit
to spirit between true believers.

SOUL TIES WITH PASTORS OR SPIRITUAL LEADERS

“So every man of Israel left David, and followed Sheba the son of Bichri: but the men of Judah
clave unto their king, from Jordan even to Jerusalem.” (2 Sam. 20:2)

Here we see the men of Judah bonding with their leader David. This depicts the soul tie that’s needed
between believers and their spiritual authorities. Again, the Hebrew word here is ‘dabaq’ for ‘glue’. The
men were glued to their authority. We see a similar tie of devotion between Elijah and Elisha, Moses
and
Joshua, and Jesus and His disciples.
Such a bond is essential for a pastor or spiritual leader to pass on anointed ministry to those submitted
to
him in the Lord. There has to be a soul trust - a soul tie that’s rooted in a shared passion and sense of
vision. As a pastor, I’ve found this to be true time and again over the years. When such a trust bond was
lacking, the results were invariably disappointing. But, when I’vebeen privileged to ‘have someone’s
heart’, then that person was able to ‘catch the vision’ and run with it in a way that those without that
‘soul
trust’ could not.

SOUL TIES BETWEEN PARENTS AND CHILDREN

“When I come to my father, and the lad is not with us, seeing that his life is bound up in the lad’s
life, then he will go down to his grave with sorrow and die..” (Gen. 44:30-31)
In this verse, we see a picture of a father so tied with his son that, were his son to fail to appear, he
would go down to his grave with sorrow. Few ties are as tight as those between parents and their
children,
particularly between a mother and her child. God ordained such natural bondings, knowing that child
rearing is difficult. At times, were it not for such soul ties, many parents might be tempted to give up.
But
with such ties, a parent can sustain a level of unconditional love essential for the proper development of
the child.

UNGODLY SOUL TIES

A soul tie is a ‘channel’. Think of a soul tie as a soda straw through which flows mental and emotional
things. Spiritual things can pass through as well, be they from the human spirit, be they psychically
induced, demonically inspired, or genuine and edifying from the Lord. Because demonic spirits can
transfer so easily through soul ties, it’s essential to identify and destroy those that are ungodly,
controlling, or emotionally binding. Let’s look at an example of ungodly ties between a father and his
sons:
God said, “Why do you kick at my sacrifice and my offering and honor your sons above me...? For I
will judge his house for ever.....because his sons made themselves vile, and he did not restrain
them.” (1 Samuel 2:29, 3:13)

UNGODLY PATERNAL SOUL TIES

God was rebuking the prophet Eli because of his unwillingness to correct his sons for their sins against
the
Lord. The sin of Eli was parental permissiveness. As a result, God’s judgment came upon his house. In
spite of their best efforts, parents can be soul tied to their kids in unhealthy ways. Due to their own
insecurities, parents can develop soul ties of indifference, permissiveness, idolatry, compromise and
control (and in many other areas). Let’s consider some of the symptoms and results of ungodly soul ties
between parents and their children.
Symptoms of Unhealthy or Absent Parent / Child Bonding

?? Periodically swinging from angry correction to guilt.

?? Manipulative, dishonest in dealings with their child.
?? Unreasonably controlling.
?? Resistant to counsel concerning their child rearing.
?? Defensive for the child when others speak of his / her failings or shortcomings.

This is
always an indicator of a problem: A Sunday School teacher approaches a parent and says, “I’m
hesitant to tell you this, but your child has been a real disruption in our class lately.” Mom replies,
“Not my child! This just can’t be true! He’s not like that. It must be the effect the other children are
having on him.” With such words, an unhealthy tie is confirmed.

?? Unhealthy dependence on the child’s part for the parent (often the result of “spoiling”).

One indication of unhealthy dependence is excessive clinginess and crying whenever mom or dad
leave to go somewhere. Often, unhealthy dependence is fostered out of a sense of guilt on the part
of the parent. The results can often be as damaging as neglect. God’s balance can be seen in
nature. As a piece of fruit ripens, so does the tie that connects it to the tree. If you try to remove
an apple while it’s still green, you’ll need to twist and pull to snap it loose. However, when the
apple is fully ripe, it will fall off with just the slightest tug. So it should be with children. The
dependence that was so essential in the early years needs to gradually give way to a parent-tochild
respect that will enable them to leave the nest on their own when it’s time.

?? Tendency to yield to the child’s manipulation, thus making consistent discipline difficult.
?? Allowing the child to dictate and control the parent’s activities and relationships.

At this
point, the soul tie between the parent and child has become quite unhealthy. There’s even a
passage Isaiah that describes such a state and the curse that goes with it:
“As for my people, children are their oppressors and women rule over them. Oh my people, they which
lead you cause you to err....” (Isaiah 3:12)
Results of Unhealthy or Absent Parent / Child Bonding
Unhealthy (or absent) parent-child soul ties can produce lifelong insecurities in the child. This
invariably
results in their pursuing unhealthy relationships with others of similar personality weaknesses. At the
same time, when a healthy bonding is lacking, a child may spend the rest of his or her life looking to
have
it fulfilled.

This is one reason why a woman will end up marrying a man who displays the same abusive tendencies
as
her dad. Because she never properly bonded with her father, she finds herself, often without realizing it,
attracted to men like her father. Why? Because she’s trying to ‘close the gap’ in her soul caused by the
lack of a healthy paternal soul tie. She’s still trying to find his love. When a boy is not properly bonded
with his father or with his mother, a similar thing happens. He’ll find himself bouncing from
relationship to
relationship, ever seeking the deep bonding he lacked as a child. This is one of the reasons divorce is so
rampant today. The ‘grown up child’ is trying to find the soul tie that never properly formed in the
rearing
years. The good news, though, is that Jesus can bring healing and restoration. David tells us in the
Psalms:

“When my mother and my father forsake me then the Lord will take me up.” (Psalm 27:10)
There are two things absolutely necessary in raising children: parameters and consistency. Clearly
define
the rules, then be consistent in enforcing them. In other words, build a fence and don’t waver with the
consequences when the fence is crossed. Most child-rearing problems stem from either the lack of
established rules of conduct, or inconsistent insistence that the rules be observed.
SOUL TIES IN UNHEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS
“Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man do not go: otherwise you’ll learn
his ways and get a snare to your soul.” (Prov. 22:24-25)
“Go from the presence of a foolish man, when you perceive not in him the lips of knowledge.”
(Prov. 14:7)

“Be not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship has righteousness with
unrighteousness? What communion has light with darkness? What concord has Christ with
Baal?...Come out from among them, be separate, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will
receive you and will be a Father to you, and you shall be my sons and daughters, says the Lord
Almighty.” (2 Cor. 6:14-18)

We are clearly admonished in scripture to be wise in our relationships. We’re told to avoid close
associations with those that are angry, with those acting foolishly and with those that are unbelievers.
Understand that we’re not prohibited here from having any relationship with such persons. Rather, it’s
just
that such relationships should not be able to form unhealthy soul ties where one’s witness and walk
with
the Lord is compromised.

To bond with someone emotionally or spiritually who is unrepentantly angry, or someone who is given
over to a vice, can be extremely dangerous. The evil spirits at work in them can then pass through the
soul tie to affect you. The result would be that you might find yourself at some point justifying and
rationalizing their actions and eventually joining them. Birds of a feather tend to flock together, we’re
told.
How then should you relate to such persons? Simply keep your discernment tuned in when you’re
around
them so that if there’s any transferring of spirits, it will be the Holy Spirit from you rather than an
unclean
spirit from them.

One way these principles are often compromised is in the area of “missionary dating”. That’s where a
believer gets romantically involved with an unbeliever and justifies it on the basis that they are helping
that person “come to the Lord”. Such reasoning is extremely faulty. The truth is, when one has
romantic
feelings for someone, they are the last person with any kind of “ministry” to them. Why? Because the
emotional tie in the relationship prevents them from any objectivity and discernment to the other’s true
spiritual state. Since, as the saying goes, “Love is blind”, missionary dating is often nothing more than
the
blind leading the blind. And Jesus said when that happens, they both fall into the ditch.
So what should you do if you’re already romantically tied with an unbeliever? Break the soul tie! It can
and must be done. Submit yourself to the Lord, fast for a few days and have someone pray under the
anointing to sever the bonds of emotional attachment. By doing this you won’t have to go through a
lengthy process of “pining away” as you let the relationship die. Complete obedience in this area will
bring
about the Lord's deliverance from a dangerous and ungodly soul tie.

SOUL TIES THROUGH IMPURE SEXUAL ACTIVITY

“Dinah the daughter of Leah went out to see the daughters of the land. When Shechem saw her, he
took her, lay with her and defiled her. And his soul clave to Dinah, and he loved the damsel, and
spoke kindly to her.” (Gen 34:1-3)
“King Solomon loved many strange women....concerning which the Lord said, you shall not go in to
them, neither shall they come in to you: for they will turn away your heart after their gods:
Solomon clave to these in love.” (2 Kings. 11:1-2)
“Don’t you know that your bodies are the members of Christ? Shall I then take the members of
Christ, and make them the members of an harlot? God forbid. What? Don’t you know that he which
is joined to an harlot is one body? For two, says He, shall be one flesh.” (1 Cor 6:15-16)
God’s plan for a man and a woman is not at all like that of the world. First, He would have them come
together and bond in the area of the spirit. Over time, as they get to know one another, a bonding of the
mind and emotions would occur. Then, only after solemn vows of commitment in marriage, would any
bonding of the body be permissible.
The world has it backwards. Generally, the first thing to bond is the body through sexual indulgences of
various degrees. Then, due to strong physical attraction, a couple will get married (if they even do that
anymore). After a while, they come to know one another in their soul, mind and emotions. That's when
they begin to discover that they’re really not so compatible after all. The woman discovers that her
attractive husband has an abusive, violent streak. The man finds that the sweet lady he married is full of
insecurity and control.
The way of the world is totally backwards. That’s why the way of the Lord is the only way to go. When
you
prioritize the things of the Lord over the issues of a relationship, you’ll ultimately find both. Jesus said,
“Seek first the kingdom of God, and all these things will be added unto you.” (Matt 6:33)

SOUL TIES WITH THE DEAD

“David covered his face and cried with a loud voice, “O my son Absalom, O Absalom, my son, my
son!”
And Joab came into the house, and said to the king, “You have shamed this day the faces of all your
servants......for I perceive that if Absalom had lived, and we all had died, then it would have pleased
you
well.” (2 Sam 19:4-6)
King David had an unhealthy soul tie with his son, Absalom, who rebelled against him and contributed
to
the deaths of thousands. David’s tie was undoubtedly rooted in guilt, for in many ways he had failed in
his
son’s rearing. The result being that after Absalom was killed and his armies routed, David shamed his
own
armies by pining away.
As strange as it may seem, it is possible to be soul tied to the dead. The Biblical prescription for
mourning
was to be seven to thirty days (see Genesis 50:10 and Deut 34:8). Then you were to put your grief
behind
you and go on. God knew that excessive and lasting grief would only open one’s soul to heaviness,
gloom
and despair. We’ve all heard stories of a heartbroken parent who, after a child’s death, keeps his room
exactly like it was for many years. Such excessive grief brings heaviness and gloom to others in the
house. It’s as if the spirit of death were invited to remain.
The same thing can happen with women who have had an abortion. Even after they’ve asked and
received
forgiveness for the deed, guilt and shame often remain. This is generally an indication of a soul tie with
the aborted child. Until and unless the soul tie is broken, the mother will be subject to bouts of
depression
and guilt. But when that bond is severed, they’re able to put it behind them once and for all, and live
life
free from the failure of their past.
SOUL TIES WITH THE DEMONIC

“Cleave unto the Lord as you have done this day....take good heed that you love the Lord your
God. Else if you do turn back and cleave unto these ungodly nations...then know that the Lord will
no more drive them out; but they will be snares and traps to you, scourges in your sides and
thorns in your eyes, until you perish from off this good land which the Lord has given you.”
(Jeremiah 23:8-13)
The prophet plainly warns Israel here that if they “cleave” to the demonic nations around them instead
of
“cleaving” to God, then the Lord will let them reap what they sow! Let’s consider this passage
allegorically.
Any and all involvement with idolatry or the occult sciences will result in soul ties with evil spirits.
That’s
because such involvement is in direct opposition to the first commandment,
“Thou shall not have any gods before me.” (Exodus 20:3-5)
Because Satan is the father of all liars, lying can also result in soul ties with demons (see John 8:44).
Once you choose to lie to another or lie to yourself, you have, in effect, come into agreement with
Satan.
That, in turn, opens you to suggestions and deceptions of wicked spirits. Also, when you refuse to
forgive
someone you soul tie with a demon. Why is that? Because when you refuse to forgive, God will not
forgive
you. What He will do is deliver you to the tormentors until you do forgive (see Matt 6:15 and 18:35).
Needless to say, understanding these things will hopefully encourage one to avoid them at all costs. If
you
find yourself even now in agreement with Satan because of lying, dishonesty, idolatry or unforgiveness,
then quickly repent. The Lord will then grant you the grace to disentangle yourself from the bonds of
the
demonic.

SYMPTOMS OF UNGODLY SOUL TIES

?? Obsessive preoccupation with another, to the neglect of the things of the Lord.
?? Tendencies to be domineering and controlling in a relationship.
?? Tendencies to be passive and apathetic in a relationship (easily manipulated).
?? Inability to truly forgive from the heart.
?? Another person’s voice playing over and over in the mind like a tape-recorder.
?? Inability to bring a relationship under the godly order and control of the Holy Spirit.

?? Patterns of anger, blame and accusations in a relationship.

?? Fear of “being real with” or speaking truth to another (intimidation and fear of man).
?? Psychic or occultic phenomena within a relationship.

STEPS TO BREAKING UNGODLY SOUL TIES

1) Confess any and all ungodly ties to the Lord. Repent from your heart for violating God’s ordained
boundaries in your relationships.
2) Make a solemn commitment to the Lord to break off any relationship that is not pure or
righteous in His eyes. Become accountable to others to help you keep that commitment. Until you do
that, any prayers for freedom are in vain. I’ve actually had people ask me to break their unhealthy soul
ties so that when they got together again (in their illicit relationship), they wouldn’t feel all those bad
spirits. However, God is not mocked. Reinforce your requests to the Lord with a commitment to obey.
3) Before praying, do whatever is necessary for the anointing of the Holy Spirit to come. This is
so important. Pray, wait, forgive, or worship. Once His presence and anointing is present, then proceed
with the soul tie breaking prayer. It’s the anointing that breaks the yoke. The ties won’t break with a
simple prayer from the mind. The anointed power of the Holy Spirit must be present to be effective.

SOUL TIE BREAKING PRAYER

“In the name of Jesus Christ I now renounce, break and loose myself from all demonic subjection and
any
ungodly soul ties and unhealthy bondings with the following people: (break soul ties with each person
that
comes to mind)”
“Lord, I ask you to do whatever it takes to break me of my tendencies to: obsessive preoccupations,
domination, control, passivity, apathy, unforgiveness, anger, blame, accusations, fear, intimidation and
disobedience in relationships.”
“Finally, in the name of Jesus, I declare every demonic hold in my life that has come as a result of
unhealthy soul ties null and void. Satan, I renounce you and your demons and command you to depart
from my spirit, soul and body!”
“I, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that you walk worthy of the vocation where you are
called, with all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;
endeavour to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.” (Eph. 4:1-3)

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