The Power Of Prayer

WEBVTT100:00:00.040 --> 00:00:03.720And you know what. I've saidthat to the MOM's that I encounter.200:00:03.839 --> 00:00:09.109Also remind them right now, youfeel that you are in an impossible situation,300:00:09.509 --> 00:00:12.550but pray this prayer. I don'tknow what to do, but our400:00:12.589 --> 00:00:16.829eyes are on you, because Goddoes know what to do. I Am500:00:16.910 --> 00:00:22.739Yours, I am yours, Iam yours, and me Lord, I600:00:22.980 --> 00:00:28.460am yours, I am yours.I'm welcome to the Gospel Center Pray Life700:00:28.539 --> 00:00:33.899Podcast, a podcast designed to equip, encourage and challenge you in pro life800:00:34.020 --> 00:00:39.530ministry, and always with a focuson the Gospel. Stay tuned. I900:00:39.850 --> 00:00:51.439felt show Passih, touch your heart. Use Me. Welcome back to the1000:00:51.560 --> 00:00:56.159Gospel Center pro life podcast. Appreciateyou guys joining us as always and as1100:00:56.200 --> 00:00:59.960always, we'd appreciate if you guyswould share this podcast episode with others.1200:01:00.679 --> 00:01:03.679We hope that it will be ablessing and encouragement in a challenge to you1300:01:03.799 --> 00:01:06.950guys, and we hope that youhad a good Christmas. We hope that1400:01:07.310 --> 00:01:11.629you guys have a happy new yearand with this, I guess we'll be1500:01:11.750 --> 00:01:17.150our last podcast episode of Two Thousandand twenty one. Wow. We hope1600:01:17.150 --> 00:01:21.060that this will set the tone fortwo thousand and twenty two sis a good1700:01:21.099 --> 00:01:23.659subject for that. Yeah, yeah, and so what we're going to be1800:01:23.780 --> 00:01:29.219talking about is the power of prayer. It is probably one of the most1900:01:29.299 --> 00:01:34.090neglected things in the lives of Christians. We like our Christian teaching and our2000:01:34.090 --> 00:01:41.730Christian music worship services and preaching andall that stuff, but sometimes we neglect2100:01:42.129 --> 00:01:46.010the power of prayer. It's amatter of fact. One preacher said some2200:01:46.090 --> 00:01:48.719years ago. He said, ifyou want to see how popular a church2300:01:48.840 --> 00:01:52.840is, you come on Sunday,Sunday morning. If you want to see2400:01:52.840 --> 00:01:56.079how it popular the pastor is,you come on Sunday night see how many2500:01:56.079 --> 00:01:59.359people are there. And if youwant to see how popular God is with2600:01:59.519 --> 00:02:01.790the Church, come to their prayermeeting and then you'll see that's good,2700:02:01.950 --> 00:02:07.790that's true. That's true. Yeah, prayer meetings are not in many churches,2800:02:07.950 --> 00:02:13.349not very well attended, which isa sad commentary on modern Christianity.2900:02:13.389 --> 00:02:16.180Yeah, but really I believe Godis calling us, he's calling me,3000:02:16.340 --> 00:02:21.460I know personally, back to theprayer closet. Yeah, and really just3100:02:21.580 --> 00:02:25.860seeking him in prayer and trusting inthe power of prayer, that it's really3200:02:25.939 --> 00:02:30.169not the power of prayer, ourwords. It's really the power of God3300:02:30.409 --> 00:02:36.090on behalf of his people that pray. Yeah, was specifically Jesus said my3400:02:36.289 --> 00:02:38.849father's house will be called a houseof prayer, not a house of worship,3500:02:39.250 --> 00:02:44.210not a house of preaching, althoughthose things are important, absolutely biblical,3600:02:45.039 --> 00:02:47.759biblically they are important. But Jesusdid say my father's house shall be3700:02:47.840 --> 00:02:52.000called a house of prayer. Yeah, and so thereby, I think,3800:02:52.120 --> 00:02:54.759the people that are in God's house, because the church is the people of3900:02:54.840 --> 00:03:00.150God, God's house, and inthis New Testament Age, if you want4000:03:00.189 --> 00:03:04.270to say it that way, weshould be a people of prayer. If4100:03:04.349 --> 00:03:07.310God's House is a house of prayer, we should be a people in God's4200:03:07.349 --> 00:03:10.909house of prayer. That's right.Yeah, yeah, well, that that4300:03:12.349 --> 00:03:17.340is a good way to introduce thewhole idea of of of this topic.4400:03:17.740 --> 00:03:23.939And what does God say about theimportance of prayer? Yeah, and he4500:03:24.099 --> 00:03:29.129obviously said pretty important. Yeah.And then, of course, we're speaking4600:03:29.129 --> 00:03:34.889in a particular context. This isthe Gospel centered pro life podcast and in4700:03:34.969 --> 00:03:38.969particular we talk about ministry at theabortion centers. That's really our focus on4800:03:38.090 --> 00:03:42.360this podcast. Right, a lotof what we cover can apply to many4900:03:42.400 --> 00:03:46.639other pro life scenarios and many otherChristian ministry scenarios. So hopefully other people5000:03:46.639 --> 00:03:50.680are listening. You're not, maybedoing sidewalk ministry. Maybe there's missionaries and5100:03:50.759 --> 00:03:53.800other countries. They listen to thispodcast because a lot of what you cut,5200:03:53.840 --> 00:03:55.949what we covers at applicable right.But we're going to be focusing on5300:03:57.030 --> 00:04:00.990the power of prayer and in particularthe power of prayer in the ministry on5400:04:00.030 --> 00:04:03.830the sidewalk. Yeah, and youguys who are listening, who've been out5500:04:03.830 --> 00:04:08.669there on the sidewalk for any lengthof time, you're going to be absolutely5600:04:08.750 --> 00:04:12.979picking up what we're throwing down becauseyou understand the need for prayer. You've5700:04:13.020 --> 00:04:17.180experienced the spiritual warfare out there.It's unlike any other ministry likely you've ever5800:04:17.259 --> 00:04:20.699been involved in. Every ministry thatwe do in the name of Jesus,5900:04:20.740 --> 00:04:25.170there's going to be spiritual warfare,but this ministry in particular, because it's6000:04:25.209 --> 00:04:29.089right there on the front line ofthe battle between light and darkness, life6100:04:29.129 --> 00:04:31.730and death. There's an intense amountof spiritual warfare. So you're going to6200:04:31.769 --> 00:04:34.889be picking up what we're laying downbecause you know, and you've likely been6300:04:34.970 --> 00:04:40.360led to prayer yourself, being outthere on the sidewalks. Those who are6400:04:40.399 --> 00:04:44.399brand new, hopefully we'll give yousome principles and some encouragement to employ the6500:04:44.439 --> 00:04:47.240power of prayer if you're not yetdoing that. Yeah, and touch on6600:04:47.360 --> 00:04:50.360some scriptures at talk about prayer.Right, right, so, so,6700:04:50.480 --> 00:04:54.829yeah, so we are really focusingin this article, in this podcast.6800:04:54.910 --> 00:04:57.629We have an article that accompanies thepodcast, as we usually do, but6900:04:57.910 --> 00:05:00.509focusing on that. We are ina battle. We are on a spirit7000:05:00.550 --> 00:05:04.430any spiritual battle, and the spiritualweapon that God has given us, one7100:05:04.470 --> 00:05:09.180of the most important is, isprayer. Yeah, and so we can't,7200:05:09.220 --> 00:05:15.459can't neglect that. So effesian twelveis is a great passage. Never7300:05:15.660 --> 00:05:19.339that reminds us about that, forour struggle is not against flesh and blood,7400:05:19.379 --> 00:05:24.050but against the rulers, against theauthorities, against the powers of this7500:05:24.209 --> 00:05:28.290dark world and against the spiritual forcesof evil in the heavenly realms. Yeah,7600:05:29.129 --> 00:05:32.730this is that Ephesians armor of Godpassage. That's right. And actually,7700:05:32.769 --> 00:05:39.079if you guys haven't listened, Ididn't, a teaching podcast episode,7800:05:39.639 --> 00:05:43.279man, I don't know, maybea year or more ago, about putting7900:05:43.319 --> 00:05:46.079on the armor of God it's somethingI do on a regular basis when I8000:05:46.079 --> 00:05:48.120go out to the sidewalk. Ipray through the armor of God and like8100:05:48.639 --> 00:05:53.670use my imagination to put on thearmor of God right and I'm doing that,8200:05:53.750 --> 00:05:57.949of course, in prayer and oneof the main weapons that God has8300:05:57.949 --> 00:05:59.910given us. Of course, weknow we have the sword of the spirit,8400:06:00.790 --> 00:06:04.620but really prayer is what I usepersonally, and I think what we8500:06:04.740 --> 00:06:08.980use personally to put on that armorof God. We're praying put on that8600:06:09.019 --> 00:06:12.779armor of God because we realize thatwe're in a spiritual battle exactly, and8700:06:12.939 --> 00:06:16.100and the power of prayers so greatthat it can literally defeat the power of8800:06:16.259 --> 00:06:20.529Satan over us, and that's whatwe need as we're about to enter such8900:06:20.569 --> 00:06:25.730a strong battle is as being onthe sidebook. So so we've got this9000:06:25.889 --> 00:06:29.290big battle that we're going to face, the spiritual battle, and we know9100:06:29.569 --> 00:06:34.720that we're to pray, and Ithink it's really important to just go to9200:06:34.839 --> 00:06:40.079the basics first. Will. Whyare we praying? What is the purpose9300:06:40.560 --> 00:06:46.550of our prayer? And many people, I think maybe Christians that are sort9400:06:46.589 --> 00:06:54.550of new to faith, will say, well, so that we can express9500:06:54.589 --> 00:06:59.550our needs, yeah, to God. And while we can do that.9600:07:00.029 --> 00:07:02.019You know, there's certainly is scripturalbasis for that. Yes, sir,9700:07:02.180 --> 00:07:08.540but it is not the main purposeof prayer. We are not the main9800:07:08.860 --> 00:07:14.300purpose of prayer. So another thingI hear all the time. We pray9900:07:14.699 --> 00:07:18.850not so that our prayers will changeGod, but so that our prayers will10000:07:18.889 --> 00:07:25.689change us. Yeah, and again, that's cute, it's nice. I10100:07:26.089 --> 00:07:31.439also don't think that's the primary purposeof prayer. I think that the focus10200:07:31.480 --> 00:07:38.079is not on us at all,honestly, other than it certainly is developing10300:07:38.120 --> 00:07:42.839a relationship. Sure, that's howwe talk with God, but when,10400:07:42.879 --> 00:07:49.110when we pray to God, ourchief purpose is that God would be glorified.10500:07:49.389 --> 00:07:54.310Yeah, absolutely, and that that'strue almost any question you could ask10600:07:54.350 --> 00:07:58.230about the Christian life. Why dowe do anything we do? Is that10700:07:58.470 --> 00:08:03.019God would be glorified. Yeah,but I think having that, keeping that10800:08:03.139 --> 00:08:07.180in our focus as the main purposeis that God would be glorified, I10900:08:07.019 --> 00:08:16.290think we'll make our prayers less likepraying to Santa Claus and more like praying11000:08:16.050 --> 00:08:24.250to the holy creator that made everything. Yeah, that holds every breath we11100:08:24.410 --> 00:08:28.800take is in is because of him. Yeah. Well, the reality is,11200:08:28.920 --> 00:08:33.759biblically, God is unchangeable. Right, right, so it's not going11300:08:33.799 --> 00:08:39.559to change God. Right. Doesprayer change circumstances and situations? Well,11400:08:39.440 --> 00:08:46.309no, prayer itself does not necessarilyGod does that, but God acts on11500:08:46.429 --> 00:08:48.629behalf of his children. We haveto understand the position that we pray from11600:08:50.269 --> 00:08:54.830as believers in Jesus, are theposition of children appealing to their father.11700:08:54.870 --> 00:08:58.860Yeah, and so, in asense, prayer, you know, the11800:08:58.899 --> 00:09:01.580Bible says this is in James Chapter. For God resists the proud. He11900:09:01.659 --> 00:09:05.139gives grace to the humble. Therefore, submit to God, resist the devil.12000:09:05.220 --> 00:09:09.009He'll for you, flee from you. So yeah, prayer essentially is12100:09:09.129 --> 00:09:15.250a posture of humility. Yeah,we're humbling ourselves, we're confessing and recognizing12200:09:15.690 --> 00:09:18.889that we don't have this, thatwe ain't got this, we ain't got12300:09:18.009 --> 00:09:22.169it figured out. And God,we need you to intervene. In a12400:09:22.210 --> 00:09:24.919lot of times when we lift upprayers to the Lord, it's kind of12500:09:24.919 --> 00:09:28.279like I think about it's back inI think it's first chronicles chapter twenty.12600:09:28.440 --> 00:09:31.919Gosh, I could be wrong aboutthat, but it's when Jehoseph fat it's12700:09:33.000 --> 00:09:35.399second chronicles two thousand and twenty one. And the reason that I know that12800:09:35.679 --> 00:09:41.750is because I memorize that, becauseit's one of the best verses in the12900:09:41.870 --> 00:09:46.549Bible. When Johassa fat right,that's way say, says we he's up13000:09:46.590 --> 00:09:50.470against this incredible battle and impossible whoardagainst him, an impossible enemy, and13100:09:50.590 --> 00:09:54.139he says, we do not knowwhat to do, but our eyes are13200:09:54.220 --> 00:10:00.299on you. Yeah, and that'sthat's if you boil prayer down to its13300:10:00.539 --> 00:10:05.620very essence, that prayer itself.Yes, essence of prayer. Yes,13400:10:05.899 --> 00:10:07.370God, I don't know what todo, right, but my eyes are13500:10:07.409 --> 00:10:11.809on you. It's it's a release, yeah, it's a surrender, it's13600:10:11.850 --> 00:10:16.009a humbleness, it's a recognition ofsome recognition, yeah, yeah, of13700:10:16.330 --> 00:10:20.600God and his supremacy, yes,and our reliance on him. Yes.13800:10:20.879 --> 00:10:26.600And so out there on the sidewalkwhen you encounter situations you don't know the13900:10:26.679 --> 00:10:31.360solution to this. Mom just toldme she's got this situation and I don't14000:10:31.360 --> 00:10:33.600know. I don't have a resourcefor that and blah, blah, blah,14100:10:33.639 --> 00:10:35.350blah, whatever. We go inour minds on all kinds of directions.14200:10:35.389 --> 00:10:39.350We can't do anything. Let's breatheout that prayer. God, I14300:10:39.389 --> 00:10:43.629don't know what to do. Inthis situation, but my eyes are on14400:10:43.750 --> 00:10:46.629you. Yeah, yeah, andyou know what, I've said that to14500:10:46.750 --> 00:10:52.500the MOM's that I encounter. Alsoremind them right now you feel that you14600:10:52.620 --> 00:10:56.940are in an impossible situation, butpray this prayer. I don't know what14700:10:56.139 --> 00:11:00.220to do, but our eyes areon you, because God does know what14800:11:00.460 --> 00:11:03.580to do. Yeah. So,so now you kind of alluded to this14900:11:03.740 --> 00:11:07.929point that there are many reasons forwhy we prayer, and they're legitimate.15000:11:07.970 --> 00:11:11.850I'm not saying that we shouldn't bepetitioning God, because there is clearly biblical15100:11:11.929 --> 00:11:15.690sure, admit will, not admonition, but allowance whatever, that we are15200:11:15.809 --> 00:11:18.879to petition our father. Yeah,for our needs. So I kind of15300:11:18.960 --> 00:11:24.000wrote down, thinking over, whatare the the main things from a biblical15400:11:24.080 --> 00:11:31.440perspective, that we can we doand can pray for. And so this15500:11:31.639 --> 00:11:33.870is not at all an exhaustive list, but but one of them is to15600:11:33.909 --> 00:11:39.470strengthen our relationship with God. Yep, you can't have a relationship with someone15700:11:39.470 --> 00:11:41.429if you're never talking to them.Yeah, right, he talks to us15800:11:41.750 --> 00:11:45.710through the Bible. Yeah, wecan look at that every day. Sure,15900:11:46.070 --> 00:11:50.659but are we talking to him?And prayer is the way that we16000:11:50.980 --> 00:11:56.779express to God. Yeah, absolutely, asking for guidance. Jesus himself asked16100:11:56.940 --> 00:12:01.289ask God for guidance. Ask.Well, I think of a passage just16200:12:01.409 --> 00:12:05.090came to mind. Yeah, James, Chapter One. If any of you16300:12:05.210 --> 00:12:07.690at lacks wisdom, let him askof God, who gives to all liberally.16400:12:07.769 --> 00:12:11.370How you going to ask of Godfor Wisdom? Through prayer. Right,16500:12:11.370 --> 00:12:15.210if you're going to ask anything fromGod, it's going to be through16600:12:15.289 --> 00:12:20.200prayer, and so that speaks tothat guidance, that wisdom. Yeah,16700:12:20.399 --> 00:12:24.600that really prayer. Prayer helps usto appeal to God for that. Yeah,16800:12:24.000 --> 00:12:28.279and then appealing to God for forgiveness, recognizing our sin before him and16900:12:28.320 --> 00:12:33.870then praying to him asking for forgiveness, and that is a an incredibly freeing17000:12:35.830 --> 00:12:41.669thing for us to do it.One of the authors that I read said17100:12:41.669 --> 00:12:46.179it on. Prayer is what unlocksfaith in our lives. Okay, and17200:12:46.299 --> 00:12:50.179I don't know if they were referringto I suspect this is that when we17300:12:50.340 --> 00:12:58.649pray to God very specifically and wesee an answer very specifically, it does17400:12:58.809 --> 00:13:03.610build our faith. That doesn't alwayshappen. God doesn't always answer prayer in17500:13:03.649 --> 00:13:05.850the way that we wish he would. Yeah, and I'm not saying that17600:13:05.970 --> 00:13:11.649then our faith should be destroyed ifthat happens, but it does increase our17700:13:11.690 --> 00:13:16.000faith, I think. Yeah,we do see a specific answer. Well,17800:13:16.000 --> 00:13:18.360I mean I think certainly does.If we see an answer, yeah,17900:13:18.799 --> 00:13:22.919like I've seen answers to prayer whereit's like direct answer the prayer.18000:13:22.039 --> 00:13:26.919No doubt that God intervened in whateversituation. Yeah, a couple of situations18100:13:26.039 --> 00:13:30.990have to mind. I want toget into those. But it also unlocks18200:13:31.029 --> 00:13:33.750our faith in the sense that,again, we don't know what to do,18300:13:33.950 --> 00:13:35.429but our eyes are on you,because a lot of times, as18400:13:35.470 --> 00:13:39.309human beings are, propensity is thatour faith is towards us. Like we18500:13:39.429 --> 00:13:43.259have faith, we have confidence,and there's a balance. We should have18600:13:43.379 --> 00:13:46.700confidence in the gifts that God hasput in us. I don't I'm not18700:13:46.740 --> 00:13:50.259trying to discount that, but thereis a carnal confidence that we have in18800:13:50.379 --> 00:13:54.889our own ability, in our ownstrength, even confidence that we have in18900:13:54.970 --> 00:14:01.490other people. In prayer kind ofredirects that confidence, yeah, and ultimately19000:14:01.570 --> 00:14:03.929says again, I don't know whatto do, but my eyes are on19100:14:03.009 --> 00:14:05.610you. I don't have the answerin myself, my friends don't have the19200:14:05.690 --> 00:14:09.799answer. My pastor don't have theanswer. My eyes are on you.19300:14:09.919 --> 00:14:15.559So it kind of redirects our confidence, or redirects our faith back to the19400:14:15.720 --> 00:14:22.039one who is ultimately faithful above all. And Yeah, it helps direct our19500:14:22.039 --> 00:14:24.669faith, put our faith in,unlock our faith. Yeah, yeah,19600:14:24.870 --> 00:14:28.389it's okay also to pray for somethingwe want. That is okay. I19700:14:28.549 --> 00:14:33.389actually prayed about this new bike thingthat I yeah, I did. It19800:14:33.509 --> 00:14:37.110was fairly big expense and I prayed, you know, show me Lord,19900:14:37.190 --> 00:14:39.700should I do this and and it. You know, it was funny that20000:14:39.779 --> 00:14:43.179I got validation from other people becauseI would go and say, is this20100:14:43.340 --> 00:14:46.500ungodly, or is is this okay? But Um, but you know,20200:14:46.620 --> 00:14:50.860there's that passage about where if youask your father for a fish, will20300:14:50.860 --> 00:14:56.009he give you a stone? Weare to ask our father for I don't20400:14:56.049 --> 00:15:00.490think we're supposed to be praying reallyfor like a Mercedes or you know,20500:15:00.529 --> 00:15:05.490I'd be real careful. Mercedes.I think a private yet, you know,20600:15:05.570 --> 00:15:07.879I think okay, the so youcan pray for that and let me20700:15:07.960 --> 00:15:11.399know if you get a specific answer. I'll pray for the private jet.20800:15:11.840 --> 00:15:16.000You pray for the pilot. We'llget someone else to pray for the fuel.20900:15:16.279 --> 00:15:20.840There you go. Spread that aresaying. Like, I mean if,21000:15:20.000 --> 00:15:24.549again, if our posture of prayerand our position of prayer is one21100:15:24.590 --> 00:15:31.470of sonship or daughter ship, right, yes, say that, then certainly,21200:15:31.669 --> 00:15:35.590like my kids ask me for things. Yeah, and sometimes they're asking21300:15:35.669 --> 00:15:39.659me for selfish reasons and sometimes they'rejust asking me because I have the desire.21400:15:39.740 --> 00:15:41.500I mean, yeah, if theywant it will bring them joy.21500:15:41.740 --> 00:15:48.220Sometimes there are things that will bringthem joy and the father rejoices in in21600:15:48.500 --> 00:15:52.850giving them things that bring them joy. So I just want to make the21700:15:52.929 --> 00:15:56.009point. It's okay. It's okayto ask for things you want. What21800:15:56.409 --> 00:16:00.570is not okay is if you don'tget them at the answer is no right21900:16:00.929 --> 00:16:04.960to then get angry at God.Yeah, and that happens a lot.22000:16:06.000 --> 00:16:10.440Yeah, and and so we haveto be very careful about if he doesn't22100:16:10.440 --> 00:16:14.519give us what we say we need, even or want, we have to22200:16:14.559 --> 00:16:18.830trust that he does know better.Yeah, absolutely. So that speaks to22300:16:18.909 --> 00:16:22.029the humility. Sure you so we'renot talking about a name that claim it22400:16:22.590 --> 00:16:26.509like your Mercedes and you go toa Mercedes been dealership and you go walk22500:16:26.549 --> 00:16:30.429around your favorite right lady seven timesand you claim it right. I mean,22600:16:30.470 --> 00:16:34.500I guess God could do that andput it not likely. Think that's22700:16:34.580 --> 00:16:40.179what the Lord is is into.When we're talking about asking God for things22800:16:40.220 --> 00:16:42.299us, I think specifically, yeah, we can ask God for tangible things22900:16:44.139 --> 00:16:48.250and even pray through God. ShouldI by this bicycle or whatever? He23000:16:48.250 --> 00:16:49.970can give us wisdom on tag alongit, us in the bike itself.23100:16:51.169 --> 00:16:55.289Okay. Yeah, so things likethat, tangible things, but also specifically,23200:16:55.409 --> 00:17:00.409like for intervention in situation. Yeah, I god, I need you23300:17:00.529 --> 00:17:02.720to move in the situation. Yeah, me, at the end of the23400:17:02.759 --> 00:17:06.440day. I was I did astudy about prayer a couple of months ago23500:17:06.519 --> 00:17:11.079and just kind of getting back toprayer and the essence of prayer and what23600:17:11.279 --> 00:17:15.640is this thing, just meditating onit, bring the question before the Lord,23700:17:15.150 --> 00:17:18.950listening a couple of messages and things, listening through a book about prayer23800:17:19.789 --> 00:17:25.390and really came to the conclusion becausewe can get real mystical with prayer,23900:17:25.750 --> 00:17:30.819we can get really thinking about it'skind of this super spiritual experience and certainly24000:17:30.819 --> 00:17:33.579in God can do that stuff andwe can have a super super spiritual experience24100:17:33.660 --> 00:17:40.220with the Lord in Prayer and getthat. But really I think prayer is24200:17:40.339 --> 00:17:44.529asking for God to do for uswhat we cannot do for ourselves. Yeah,24300:17:44.809 --> 00:17:49.609and it does start with the prayerof salvation. I don't believe necessarily24400:17:49.690 --> 00:17:53.650in the sinner's prayer that the sinner'sprayer certainly doesn't save just in that situation.24500:17:53.809 --> 00:17:56.769Right, saying the sinner's prayer doesnot save you. Right, but24600:17:56.930 --> 00:18:00.559what does save you? God?Yeah, God, by His Holy Spirit,24700:18:00.680 --> 00:18:06.279saves you. And if you prayin sincerity, confessing your sins to24800:18:06.400 --> 00:18:10.200the Lord and asking him to saveyou from your sin, he will save24900:18:10.279 --> 00:18:12.309you. Right, in the sameway, if you pray and you bring25000:18:12.349 --> 00:18:18.190a relationship situation to the Lord,then God can intervene in that situation.25100:18:18.549 --> 00:18:21.829If you pray and you're out thereon the sidewalk and there's been some kind25200:18:21.829 --> 00:18:26.380of I don't know, I'll justthink practically standing out there on the sidewalk25300:18:26.859 --> 00:18:32.500praying for God to shut that abortionclinic down, that's something we can't do.25400:18:32.779 --> 00:18:34.539Yeah, Can God do it?Yeah, he can do it.25500:18:34.980 --> 00:18:38.940We've seen him do it. Imean we've seen some miraculous answers to prayer25600:18:40.299 --> 00:18:44.490out there. I mean I've seenthe Lord literally shut the place down for25700:18:44.650 --> 00:18:48.289several hours. Yeah, because ofpeople praying. Now why God answers that25800:18:48.410 --> 00:18:52.849prayer sometimes and other times he doesn't. I don't know, I don't I25900:18:52.890 --> 00:18:55.920don't get that. I don't understandhow all that stuff works, but I26000:18:56.000 --> 00:18:59.720do think we certainly can appeal toGod ask him to do things that we26100:18:59.799 --> 00:19:03.319ourselves cannot do. Yeah, yeah, and you are not going to give26200:19:03.319 --> 00:19:07.599up on God because maybe he doesn'tdo it in your timing. Yeah,26300:19:07.680 --> 00:19:10.509he may do it in his owntiming. So some of the other things26400:19:10.549 --> 00:19:15.069are discerning God's will. That's avery important and valuable thing to pray for,26500:19:15.269 --> 00:19:21.390to discern his will. Yeah,like and for like Solomon Praying for26600:19:21.470 --> 00:19:26.259wisdom. You know that that thathe wanted to he wanted to be wise26700:19:26.380 --> 00:19:30.980and judging God's people. Yeah,so thanking God and praising and glorifying God26800:19:32.099 --> 00:19:36.180or two other really important. Yeah, absolutely, that that we pray for.26900:19:37.019 --> 00:19:38.609But as I was thinking through thewhole subject of prayer, I was27000:19:38.730 --> 00:19:42.890thinking about again on the sidewalk,when when thinking now, when we've kind27100:19:42.890 --> 00:19:47.529of talked about what we should prayfor the main purpose of prayer. But27200:19:48.049 --> 00:19:52.960when should we pray? And alwaysis the the bottom line. But,27300:19:53.640 --> 00:20:00.640but, but, specifically we shouldpray be for the trial that we are27400:20:00.640 --> 00:20:03.319going to enter. I'm thinking interms again of trials, the trials,27500:20:03.359 --> 00:20:07.349because again I'm thinking from the sidewalkperspective before we enter that arena where that27600:20:07.470 --> 00:20:11.869trial is going to take place.Yeah, during the struggle or the trial.27700:20:12.069 --> 00:20:17.230Yeah, and then after those arethe three mat which means always.27800:20:17.230 --> 00:20:22.220Yeah. But what I thought wasinteresting was, as I was thinking about27900:20:22.220 --> 00:20:26.380that, I was thinking about,okay, are there biblical examples in each28000:20:26.380 --> 00:20:29.740of those areas? And there are, there's plenty, and they were so28100:20:30.420 --> 00:20:33.539interesting to me as I was thinkingabout the people that prayed in each of28200:20:33.700 --> 00:20:41.130those segments of time. So,for example, godly servants praying before a28300:20:41.289 --> 00:20:44.849trial. One that came to mymind was Ester. Yeah. Now,28400:20:44.970 --> 00:20:48.450esther is an interesting book, isit, the book of Esther? It28500:20:48.650 --> 00:20:53.680is right, never is prayer orGod mentioned. Yeah, it's going in28600:20:53.759 --> 00:20:59.759the book of Esther. And yetthey're clear. God is clearly working behind28700:20:59.759 --> 00:21:06.430the scenes in the book of Esther. And when esther is told by her28800:21:06.509 --> 00:21:11.910uncle Mordecai how she needs to goabout saving her people, she at first28900:21:11.950 --> 00:21:15.990she resists and then she said,and Mordecai tells her, but you know,29000:21:15.269 --> 00:21:18.220we knows that you're the only hope. It's you, it's you or29100:21:18.339 --> 00:21:22.180no on. Well, God willbring about whatever God wants. But who29200:21:22.259 --> 00:21:26.140knows that you have not been calledto such time as this? And she29300:21:26.339 --> 00:21:29.460tells him, okay, I'll doit, basically, and she tells him29400:21:29.460 --> 00:21:32.740to go and tell the people togo fast for three days and then she's29500:21:32.779 --> 00:21:34.730going to go do what she needsto do before the king, which she29600:21:34.849 --> 00:21:38.410could have lost her life for,going to the king on summoned. So,29700:21:38.809 --> 00:21:45.210but fasting for three days was alwaysassociated with prayer. Yeah, of29800:21:45.250 --> 00:21:51.720course, so she was. Shewas clearly calling the people before she endures29900:21:51.880 --> 00:21:56.599this what could be the end ofher life, going before the king unsummoned.30000:21:56.799 --> 00:22:00.880That was not allowed. That wasagainst the law, apparently. Yeah,30100:22:00.990 --> 00:22:07.509before she did that scary trial,she asked for prayer. Yeah,30200:22:07.470 --> 00:22:11.150so we should too. Yeah,before we walk on, I'll tell our30300:22:11.430 --> 00:22:15.019counselors before you walk on that sidewalk, not only should you be in prayer,30400:22:15.059 --> 00:22:21.059ask others for prayer. Yeah,that's others to be praying for for30500:22:21.180 --> 00:22:23.660you and for the team. Absolutely. Yeah, you have social media.30600:22:23.980 --> 00:22:27.660put it out on social media,start a text group, whatever, but30700:22:27.819 --> 00:22:30.930have folks praying? Yeah, beforeyou even go out. Of course,30800:22:32.130 --> 00:22:33.809you yourself, you want to bepraying, you want to spend time in30900:22:33.970 --> 00:22:38.490prayer. Yeah, before you goout, because you need the armor of31000:22:38.609 --> 00:22:41.809God. Right, if you thinkabout kind of in line that you have31100:22:41.970 --> 00:22:45.400this here in the article, inline with this, before the trial.31200:22:45.480 --> 00:22:49.880Yeah, the most prominent example,an important example, praying before the trial31300:22:51.519 --> 00:22:55.559is Jesus, right even before hiscrucifixion, that we're talking about God and31400:22:55.680 --> 00:23:00.829human flesh. Yeah, appealing tothe Father in heaven in prayer before His31500:23:00.950 --> 00:23:03.789crucifixion. Now, this is something, of course, we knew that Jesus31600:23:03.910 --> 00:23:07.470came to do. He came tolay his life down. It's the purpose31700:23:07.829 --> 00:23:12.740for which he came. And yethe still appeals to his father in prayer31800:23:14.339 --> 00:23:18.299before this trial and even asks forfather, if it be possible, let31900:23:18.339 --> 00:23:22.900this Cup pass from me. Nevertheless, not my will, but your will32000:23:22.940 --> 00:23:26.099be done. And so he's it'sa prayer of surrender. Yeah, it's32100:23:26.099 --> 00:23:30.730a prayer of travail really, becauseit says he's sweat drops of blood,32200:23:30.089 --> 00:23:33.049and some folks say that that wasbecause of the travail, and I agree32300:23:33.130 --> 00:23:37.009that because of the travail and inprayer because of the reality of what he32400:23:37.130 --> 00:23:42.400was about to face. Yeah,Jesus is praying. If Jesus had to32500:23:42.519 --> 00:23:47.200pray before his trial, how muchmore so do we need to be praying32600:23:47.680 --> 00:23:52.160before we step onto that sidewalk orbefore we face whatever trial right that we32700:23:52.279 --> 00:23:53.480know is ahead of us? Weneed to be praying. This is why32800:23:53.960 --> 00:23:57.309we need to be always in prayer, we need to be praying daily,32900:23:57.470 --> 00:24:02.109we need to be we need tobe a people of prayer, because Jesus33000:24:02.309 --> 00:24:06.109was a man of prayer. Yeah, and I love that passage about Jesus33100:24:06.269 --> 00:24:10.059praying. Father, if it bepossible, let this Cup pass from me,33200:24:10.740 --> 00:24:14.339because there's so many times that Iknow what I need to do before33300:24:14.380 --> 00:24:18.180God, but it's so frightening.Yeah, and I really don't want to33400:24:18.220 --> 00:24:21.500do it. Well, it's notthat Jesus didn't want to do it.33500:24:21.619 --> 00:24:25.730I don't want to, you know, presume that, but it certainly was33600:24:25.890 --> 00:24:29.369not pleasant what he was about toendure and he knew that and that he33700:24:29.490 --> 00:24:36.450appealed to the father and expressed thatto me makes me feel less alone when33800:24:36.490 --> 00:24:38.279I feel like I don't know ifI can do this, what you're asking33900:24:38.359 --> 00:24:42.880me to do. Yeah, butthen Jesus surrenders to that will, that34000:24:44.400 --> 00:24:47.759your will, not my well,yeah, and that such a great model34100:24:48.200 --> 00:24:51.960for for us in our prayer.Yeah, I know sometimes not want to34200:24:51.960 --> 00:24:56.430get too much in the weeds withthis, but sometimes our theology can get34300:24:56.430 --> 00:25:00.309in the way of a biblical attitudeto prayer. So we can have a34400:25:00.470 --> 00:25:03.789mentality. Well, God knows theend from the beginning. He knows all34500:25:03.829 --> 00:25:07.380the stuff that's going to happen.He knows him as far as like asking34600:25:07.420 --> 00:25:10.180God for things, he knows whatI need are. Therefore I don't need34700:25:10.180 --> 00:25:12.779to pray for those needs. Yeah, all that can be true. Yeah,34800:25:14.700 --> 00:25:17.460but did he know? Of courseJesus knew he was going to be34900:25:17.579 --> 00:25:19.660crucified. He told his disciples he'sgoing to be crucis right. Yeah,35000:25:19.660 --> 00:25:22.529he was going to be resurrected.Yeah, Daniel, you have here as35100:25:22.529 --> 00:25:26.930an example. Damn, when theLions did I did God know what the35200:25:26.049 --> 00:25:30.250result of Daniel Situation was going tobe? To God know what the result35300:25:30.289 --> 00:25:33.170of EST situation was going to be? Yeah, he knows the in from35400:25:33.170 --> 00:25:37.160the beginning. Yet still we seethese examples of men and women of God35500:25:37.519 --> 00:25:44.279praying because it's a principle in God'sword that we need to employ to let35600:25:44.319 --> 00:25:47.680our theology get in the way ofprayer, because this idea that God knows35700:25:47.720 --> 00:25:52.109everything anyway, so I don't needto tell him anything, is just unbiblical.35800:25:52.190 --> 00:25:56.549Yeah, we need to be apeople of prayer again, because Jesus35900:25:56.630 --> 00:26:00.430was a man of prayer, right, he knew this whole situation, how36000:26:00.509 --> 00:26:03.309is going to play out and everything. Yeah, and yet still he was36100:26:03.309 --> 00:26:07.180a man of prayer. Yeah,how about during a trial? One one36200:26:07.220 --> 00:26:11.220of the I mean Jesus is agreat example of that also, but another36300:26:11.339 --> 00:26:17.619one that isn't God is Steven.He's in the middle of he you know,36400:26:17.779 --> 00:26:23.009he this is in acts seven,specifically verses nine to sixty. Is36500:26:23.089 --> 00:26:26.849what I focused on, when he'sbeing stoned, right, it's been stoned36600:26:26.890 --> 00:26:30.250after being in the midst of atry, exactly. I mean he's being36700:26:30.329 --> 00:26:34.680stoned to death and after sharing theGospel and they didn't want to hear it.36800:26:34.799 --> 00:26:37.400They didn't want to hear it andthey said it was blasphemy, what36900:26:37.640 --> 00:26:41.759what he was proclaiming, which ofcourse it was not. But so they're37000:26:41.759 --> 00:26:47.990stoning him and in that verse,this, this is his prayer. Lord37100:26:48.029 --> 00:26:52.230Jesus received my spirit. Then,falling on his knees, he cried out37200:26:52.230 --> 00:26:56.109with a loud voice, Lord,do not hold this in against them.37300:26:56.549 --> 00:26:59.349And then, having said that,can you imagine that? Yeah, I37400:26:59.470 --> 00:27:04.539mean when you think about someone inthe middle of being stoned by his persecutors37500:27:04.740 --> 00:27:07.619and he's praying in the midst ofit, and he's not praying stop the37600:27:07.740 --> 00:27:15.690stones, he's not praying beat meup, Scottie's yeah, he's saying forgive37700:27:15.890 --> 00:27:21.890them, yeah, for give them. I that to me is like that's37800:27:21.930 --> 00:27:26.849an inspiring care for what we shouldbe praying, because we face that on37900:27:26.930 --> 00:27:30.839the sidewalk. We are not we'renot getting stoned, hopefully in any way38000:27:30.799 --> 00:27:36.319on out on the sidewalk, butwe are facing persecution of quite often on38100:27:36.359 --> 00:27:41.880the sidewalk and our natural tendency isto fight back, to flee. But38200:27:41.160 --> 00:27:45.029I think we should be modeling Stephen. Yeah, I mean I just came38300:27:45.069 --> 00:27:49.630to mind. We need to trainourselves that in trials and difficult situations,38400:27:49.670 --> 00:27:52.549we need to be a people ofprayer. May they practically. This may38500:27:52.589 --> 00:27:56.710be a funny example, but ifyou're running now on the road and you38600:27:56.869 --> 00:28:00.940someone veers into your lane and youswerve. What's the first reaction is?38700:28:02.220 --> 00:28:04.940Is it a curse word? Isit saying a bad thing about them?38800:28:06.019 --> 00:28:08.299You Idiot, you fool, oris it prayer? Like what's our reaction?38900:28:08.460 --> 00:28:11.099Think about Steven? Yeah, hisreaction could have been a lot of39000:28:11.220 --> 00:28:15.170stuff, right and justifiably. Yeah, you guys are wicked. Why are39100:28:15.170 --> 00:28:18.769you doing this to me? Hecould have that could have been his reaction.39200:28:18.930 --> 00:28:21.369Yeah, was reaction? Was Oneof prayer, and so I even39300:28:21.529 --> 00:28:23.289search my own heart. Right,I'm being cursed out on the sidewalk.39400:28:23.369 --> 00:28:26.890Yeah, when a man is comingover to me like he's going to punch39500:28:26.930 --> 00:28:29.720my face in because I've just askedhis girlfriend to come over and talk with39600:28:29.839 --> 00:28:33.559us so we can help her.Yeah, is my first reaction one of39700:28:33.680 --> 00:28:36.160prayer, like Lord, help meto handle this situation and a way that39800:28:36.200 --> 00:28:38.519honors you, or is it justto react to him and say you're a39900:28:38.599 --> 00:28:42.910coward, or whatever it might be? Gosh, I want to train myself40000:28:44.190 --> 00:28:47.950and let the Holy Spirit train me, to be a man of prayer in40100:28:48.069 --> 00:28:52.390all things, especially in the midstof the trial. And I think what40200:28:52.589 --> 00:28:56.259this illustrates is the main purpose ofprayer, because you can bet there are40300:28:56.380 --> 00:29:03.259the people stoning him that saw that. Yeah, and that changed their heart.40400:29:03.380 --> 00:29:07.900It has to have changed, yeah, some of their hearts towards God.40500:29:07.420 --> 00:29:11.650So that was a prayer that wasnot at all selfish. It was40600:29:11.009 --> 00:29:15.930fully to glorify God. Yeah,and I know who was right there in40700:29:17.049 --> 00:29:21.569that moment. Was The apostle Paulright all that time? And you know,40800:29:21.650 --> 00:29:26.440the Bible Don specifically set say that. That's what God used. ME.40900:29:26.519 --> 00:29:30.559Of course, God knocked him offhis donkey and blinded him. So41000:29:30.759 --> 00:29:33.400certainly God use that. Yeah,but I have to believe that at least41100:29:33.480 --> 00:29:37.480that situation with Stephen was a seedthat was being planted. That's right,41200:29:37.589 --> 00:29:41.390the Apostle Paul's heart and his mind. That's right, Jesus God. Yes,41300:29:41.509 --> 00:29:45.109Steven, guys praying too. Yeah, yeah, so we're always being41400:29:45.230 --> 00:29:49.190watched. Not that we should prayto be watched. The Bible tells us41500:29:49.269 --> 00:29:52.700don't do that. But but weare being watched in our prayers, our41600:29:52.779 --> 00:29:57.779prayer life can reflect where we arewith God and others what they see.41700:29:59.299 --> 00:30:03.619But then finally, after a trial, after you've been through the ringer,41800:30:03.660 --> 00:30:08.609yeah, should we be praying?Well, we should pray without ceasing and41900:30:08.849 --> 00:30:11.490we should pray in all things.Yeah, certainly. Yeah, and that.42000:30:11.690 --> 00:30:15.970What do you think the prayer shouldbe following you have emerged from a42100:30:17.130 --> 00:30:19.650trial? Yeah, I mean tome it should be a prayer of gratitude42200:30:19.650 --> 00:30:23.640version foremost, God, thank youfor taking me through that trial. The42300:30:23.680 --> 00:30:29.880Bible doesn't say thank God for everything, but it does say in everything,42400:30:29.960 --> 00:30:33.480thank God, and I think bythat same notion, after everything we can42500:30:33.559 --> 00:30:37.549thank God. We can thank Godafter the trial is over. And I42600:30:37.710 --> 00:30:41.630think you know I do this thingif I've gone through a trial and in42700:30:41.750 --> 00:30:44.390the scenario for me, as I'vebeen at the abortion center, have been42800:30:44.470 --> 00:30:48.230cussed out by some pro borders,some angry dad or angry mom or something42900:30:48.309 --> 00:30:51.019like that. Of course, byGod's grace I'm praying in the midst of43000:30:51.059 --> 00:30:53.140that. I got Amy Strength Helpme not to react in the flesh right.43100:30:53.660 --> 00:30:56.259But when it's all set and doneand I'm driving home from the abortion43200:30:56.380 --> 00:31:00.539center, I'm kind of running backthrough my mind the whole scenario. You43300:31:00.660 --> 00:31:03.140know how it is. Yes,gotten this scenario and your kind of all43400:31:03.180 --> 00:31:06.809should have said this. I can'tbelieve they did this whatever, but I43500:31:06.930 --> 00:31:08.490like to try to turn that inprayer to God and kind of what I43600:31:08.569 --> 00:31:12.210called debriefing with Jesus. Yeah,where I'm debriefing, I'm talking through.43700:31:12.289 --> 00:31:15.890God saw the whole thing. Heknows all the INS and outs of it,43800:31:15.970 --> 00:31:18.319so he doesn't need to be informedof information. But I think voicing43900:31:18.400 --> 00:31:22.279it back to the Lord is reallyimportant and it it kind of gets it44000:31:22.359 --> 00:31:26.880out of our psyche, out ofour mind, and it's that dynamic of44100:31:26.000 --> 00:31:30.000castor cares on the Lord, right, for he cares for you. Yeah,44200:31:30.119 --> 00:31:32.440so, God, you know thatthey were falsely accusing me. You44300:31:32.559 --> 00:31:37.630know that that situation was wrong.You know I reacted wrong and and I44400:31:37.750 --> 00:31:41.630need your gray. So thankfulness,maybe just kind of again debriefing and thinking44500:31:41.710 --> 00:31:45.670how you could have handled it better. But ultimately, after a trial,44600:31:45.829 --> 00:31:49.140bringing it to the Lord and ifyou messed up, you messed up.44700:31:49.140 --> 00:31:52.299Bring it to the Lord. Ifyou did well, you did well.44800:31:52.619 --> 00:31:56.140Bring it to the Lord. Youknow, and I think that's a good44900:31:56.140 --> 00:31:59.660way to kind of wand down froma trial. Right. One of the45000:31:59.740 --> 00:32:07.130verses that that I saw was inEzra verse three eleven they the he and45100:32:07.210 --> 00:32:13.089his people had laid the foundation forrebuilding the temple and that had been a45200:32:13.250 --> 00:32:16.480major there was all kinds of trialsleading up to to coming out of Babylon45300:32:16.640 --> 00:32:22.839and the captivity and getting permission togo and do that and finally doing it.45400:32:22.200 --> 00:32:27.559And the prayer. I don't knowthat it's necessarily quite a prayer,45500:32:27.680 --> 00:32:30.349but sort of in Ezra three hundredand eleven, with praise and Thanksgiving,45600:32:31.029 --> 00:32:36.470they sang to the Lord, heis good, his love toward Israel endures45700:32:36.549 --> 00:32:38.990forever, and all the people gavea great shout of praise to the Lord45800:32:39.230 --> 00:32:42.990because the foundation of the Lord waslate. So that goes back to what45900:32:43.069 --> 00:32:45.619you said right away. Is Thanksgiving, just gratitude. What no matter how46000:32:45.660 --> 00:32:50.700the trial ended, that you're stillbreathing after it. Maybe you're not still46100:32:50.779 --> 00:32:54.339breathing, then you'll be praising Godand praying right to his face. Yeah,46200:32:54.500 --> 00:32:58.460you know, in in all eternity. I know we need to wrap46300:32:58.500 --> 00:33:00.769up, but there is I dowant to make the point about what prayer46400:33:00.930 --> 00:33:05.650should not be. Yeah, I'masn't important. I think it's really critical46500:33:05.809 --> 00:33:09.049because this is just kind of apet peeve of mind. When there is46600:33:09.089 --> 00:33:15.279action that should be taken, Iknow it should be taken and people of46700:33:15.400 --> 00:33:20.119God say I'll pray for you.Yeah, when I've laid out a list46800:33:20.160 --> 00:33:22.400of needs or things that need tobe done or whatever, and no one46900:33:22.720 --> 00:33:30.470offers to take active, make doanything active to help that situation. But47000:33:30.549 --> 00:33:32.910they say, I'll pray for prayer, for pray for you. You don't47100:33:32.990 --> 00:33:39.789want prayer to become a substitute forobedience to God. Yeah, when he47200:33:40.029 --> 00:33:45.579calls you to action. And soI think we should be in a lot47300:33:45.619 --> 00:33:53.059of prayer. Regarding abhorean. Yeah, there are literally baby's dying every day47400:33:53.660 --> 00:33:58.410and if you look at the versusa support prolife ministry in front of an47500:33:58.450 --> 00:34:04.609abortion center, things like speak forthose who cannot speak for themselves, rescue47600:34:05.009 --> 00:34:09.559though led away, the slaughter,their action verbs we are to be doing.47700:34:09.880 --> 00:34:13.840Yeah, it doesn't just say prayfor those who are being led away.47800:34:13.920 --> 00:34:17.440Right, prayers not important, exactly, exactly. And so I thought47900:34:17.519 --> 00:34:21.519again, I was I was thinking, this has been so heavy on my48000:34:21.679 --> 00:34:25.750heart because I see it all thetime, that prayer is a substitute,48100:34:27.030 --> 00:34:30.030and I thought it is this?Is this something wrong with me? Yeah,48200:34:30.389 --> 00:34:36.070but I found a scripture that Ithought just really is the perfect illustration48300:34:36.269 --> 00:34:38.260of this. And this is thestory of Moses. Hey, he's let48400:34:38.380 --> 00:34:46.179his people out of slavery. Andand then God turns Pharaoh's heart back to48500:34:46.300 --> 00:34:50.420I'm going to go get them back. What have I done? And he48600:34:50.579 --> 00:34:55.690chases them and and the Egyptian armyis coming from one side of the people48700:34:55.969 --> 00:34:59.809and they come up to the RedSea. They're trapped right, they're in48800:34:59.849 --> 00:35:06.250a they're in a trap and theydon't see rescue. Well, what on48900:35:06.409 --> 00:35:09.039Earth are they going to do?So Moses praise to God, as do49000:35:09.199 --> 00:35:14.079the people. And Moses praise withfaith. He knows God will rescue them,49100:35:14.880 --> 00:35:16.920but the people pray mostly with withdoubt and fear. And then God49200:35:16.960 --> 00:35:22.789does the miraculous. He parts theRed Sea. And then here's the verse.49300:35:22.510 --> 00:35:27.110And the Lord said to Moses,why do you cry to me?49400:35:28.070 --> 00:35:31.590Tell the children of Israel to goforward, but lift up your Rod,49500:35:32.110 --> 00:35:37.099stretch out your hand over the seaand divide it, and the children of49600:35:37.260 --> 00:35:42.579Israelsho go on dry ground through themidst of the sea. So he's saying49700:35:43.260 --> 00:35:45.860there's a time to stop crying outto me. Yeah, there is a49800:35:46.139 --> 00:35:52.650point at which action must be taken. Yeah, and prayer is is not49900:35:52.889 --> 00:35:59.489the primary thing necessary at this moment. You can pray maybe as you're going50000:35:59.610 --> 00:36:04.289through, partying the Red Sea,going through. So there's a I don't50100:36:04.289 --> 00:36:07.960know, maybe up a proverb thatthe Lord gave me. Well, I50200:36:07.039 --> 00:36:12.880won't. It's not a proverb equalistscripture, but I think the principle is50300:36:13.000 --> 00:36:15.000biblical. So you guys weigh thisout. Oh, this is your own50400:36:15.079 --> 00:36:22.630prophets home. First Proverb. There'ssomething revelation about adding said words, adding50500:36:22.710 --> 00:36:25.989to the proverbs, but just generouslysure on kind of statement. In my50600:36:27.070 --> 00:36:32.820mind it's kind of proverbial. Okay, and it's you're a fool if you50700:36:32.940 --> 00:36:37.699go without praying. So go intothe mission field or whatever without praying.50800:36:37.739 --> 00:36:44.059Yeah, you're a hypocrite if youpray without going. Yeah. And so50900:36:44.460 --> 00:36:46.610we're praying God, I pray thatyou bring abortion to an end. We51000:36:46.730 --> 00:36:51.210certainly should be. We'd be foolsnot to be appealing to the God of51100:36:51.250 --> 00:36:53.170Heaven, right. We need tobe praying for God to end this thing.51200:36:53.449 --> 00:36:55.769We need to be praying for thosemoms that use life, for God51300:36:55.849 --> 00:37:00.050to intervene and all that. Butthat's all we do and we don't go.51400:37:00.769 --> 00:37:04.039It's hypocritical. So we're appealing toGod to do something. Whenever God,51500:37:04.199 --> 00:37:07.280in his word, has actually toldus. We can do something,51600:37:07.599 --> 00:37:10.159and that is proverbs. Thirty oneversus eight nine. Open your mouth for51700:37:10.280 --> 00:37:13.719the speech, listen the calls ofall who are appointed to die. Yeah,51800:37:14.039 --> 00:37:16.710and so I don't want to bea hypocrite, and so I definitely51900:37:16.829 --> 00:37:21.070want to be praying. I wantI don't want to be a fool.52000:37:21.269 --> 00:37:28.150So I'm going to prepare myself,my heart before the Lord and the ground,52100:37:28.429 --> 00:37:31.139so to speak, spiritually in prayer. And then I don't want to.52200:37:31.260 --> 00:37:34.019So I'm not gonna be a fool. I'm going to I'm going to52300:37:34.099 --> 00:37:36.780pray before I go, and thenI'm not going to be hypocrite. I'm52400:37:36.780 --> 00:37:38.340not just going to pray about somethingI'm not willing to go and do something52500:37:38.380 --> 00:37:44.019about. So challenge. I'll challengeyou guys with that statement. You process52600:37:44.099 --> 00:37:47.409it, pray about that statement.And if you're listening to this podcast and52700:37:47.730 --> 00:37:52.929you've not yet put your feet onthe sidewalk out an abortion center, here's52800:37:52.969 --> 00:37:55.889a here's an idea. Go outthere and pray there. You got pray52900:37:55.929 --> 00:38:00.639about abortion coming to an end.Do It from your house. Absolutely praise53000:38:00.679 --> 00:38:02.760God for that. I'm glad youguys are doing that. Pray for our53100:38:02.800 --> 00:38:07.880teams nationally. Pray for the lovelife teams around the nation. It's growing53200:38:07.000 --> 00:38:12.320and growing and amazing what God isdoing. But also show up up to53300:38:12.360 --> 00:38:15.630your at your local abortion center andjust show up and pray, just be53400:38:15.750 --> 00:38:19.829a presence there. See what Godwill do. I believe he'll bring you53500:38:19.869 --> 00:38:22.269out of your comfort zone. Nextthing you know, you'll be taking some53600:38:22.349 --> 00:38:23.949of these podcasts where we talk aboutcalling out and some of the things you53700:38:23.989 --> 00:38:29.179can call out. You'll be employingthat and just step out in faith.53800:38:29.260 --> 00:38:30.780Yeah, see what God'll do,see how God will stretch you and how53900:38:30.820 --> 00:38:36.260God will grow you, and wehope this episode was encouragement for you guys54000:38:36.300 --> 00:38:38.260to pray. We hope that wasa blessing to you enough so that you54100:38:38.260 --> 00:38:42.210would share with other people. Soplease share this episode with other people.54200:38:42.369 --> 00:38:45.530If you have questions or comments orsubjects you'd like for us to cover,54300:38:45.969 --> 00:38:49.250you can reach out to meet Danielat Love Life Dot Org. You can54400:38:49.289 --> 00:38:52.650reach her Vicky at Love Life DotOrg. We'd love to hear from you,54500:38:52.809 --> 00:39:00.039but until next time, God blessthat. That's Shaw Ove for love.54600:39:04.760 --> 00:39:13.230Give me our love for gratitude.I know it will cost me my54700:39:13.590 --> 00:39:20.949life, nothing's too precious, andsome you