Prayer

Since Sunday is approaching (my favorite day!), I would like to take this time to reflect on something very important, and that is prayer.

As I read the comments to my journal entries, I see that many of you are out there praying for me and my family.  That brings me so much joy and peace!  But if any of you know how Satan operates, he begins to toy with your mind.

"Those people aren't praying for you!  They don't even know you!"

My response to that is "Satan, I rebuke you in the name of JESUS!  Crawl back into the pit of Hell where you belong!  You have no authority in my mind, or my life!  I will not entertain your lies and deception!"

Why, may you ask, do I feel that strongly about this?  Well, for starters, I want everyone out there to know that God is real.  He is all-seeing, all-knowing, and all-powerful!  He is not like us.  He hears each and every prayer that is sent to Him by a person of faith.  I also want to stress that He isn't impressed with a lot of words, either!  There is a scripture in the Bible where Jesus teaches His disciples not to pray as the heathen do, with a lot of empty words to impress those around them, but simple, honest prayers are all that's needed.  I believe that even when we just call out the name of someone who's crossed our minds or our hearts to Him, He hears that and immediately sees to that person's need, whatever it may be!

The word of God teaches us that "where two or three are gathered together in my name, I will be in the midst"!  I truly believe that you faith-filled women (and men) who are out there praying for one another (and me), are sending 10,000 or more demons to flight!  I believe that we will begin to see happier, more fulfilling lives in 2006!

Finally, I have had the opportunity to read about many of you who may have been harmed by "people of God" (pastors, preachers, priests, etc.)  I want all of you to know that where people fail, God remains constant!  He NEVER changed; He is the same yesterday, today, and forever!  A mother of a church taught me a while back that the Bible teaches us that "Cursed is the man that trusts in man, and makes flesh his arm; but blessed is the man that makes God his strength".  I want you who have been hurt, fleeced, hoodwinked, taken advantage of, or just downright dogged out by "church folk" to confide in Jesus about your experiences.  Cry out to Him.  Take your burdens to the altar and leave them there!  LEAVE THEM THERE, never to pick them up again!  As someone who has experienced this myself, I am so grateful that I never lost my faith in Jesus Christ!  So many people get angry at God and turn away from Him when these things take place.  But I want to encourage you, my friends, not to give up on Him!  A HUMAN BEING, dust, hurt you.  God did not!  And TRUST ME, because you are HIS CHILD, HE WILL AVENGE YOU!!!!!  He will take care of those "cockroaches" and "bootleg preachers"!  He WILL stomp them in the ground!  Any person who has had a protective, loving father as a child will tell you that Daddy didn't take no stuff when it came to his children!  And I'm here to tell you that our God is the same way with us!!!!!  He WILL NOT allow anyone to hurt you for long!  Hang in there, and trust Him, and you will begin to see manifestations that you never thought possible!  Always trust God, and NEVER doubt Him, friends!  He will see you through! 

So, as I end this entry, I want to again thank y'all for thinking about us and praying for us!  I want you to know that I am thinking about and praying for all of you, too!  I am so grateful for you out there!  I thank God for y'all!  I will go now, because although I have nursed "sugar doodle" back to health, she has passed her "cooties" on to me!  So I have to take care of myself before Sunday comes!  Bye, y'all! 

P.S.  Don't forget to pray for ALL our leaders, the President, the Senate, the House, Israel, and our children!  We are living in the last days!  Let Him know that we need Him now more than ever!  LOL