At The Spoken Word Church we have a daily morning prayer service. At the end of each service we read from a devotional book, getting our day started right with the Word of God. At this particular time, we are reading Kenneth E. Hagin's "Faith Food". Here is what we read today:
"I am watching over my word to perform it" (Jeremiah 1:12).
You may be certain that if you accept God's Word and act on it, He is watching over that Word to make it good in your life. All you need to do is to act on the Word. It is very important that you learn this simple little lesson. Acting on the Word is not struggling. It is not crying. It is not praying. It is simply acting on what God has spoken, and that brings results.
Several years ago, after I had spent hours struggling and praying about finances and healing for my family, I lay exhausted on the altar of a church. Once I was finally quiet, the Lord could speak to me.
"What are you doing?" He asked.
"I came out here to pray through," I said.
"What do you mean by 'pray through?'"
"I guess I was going to pray until I had some kind of feeling or a witness that these needs are met. I'm 365 miles from home. I thought I would know somehow when my children were healed and our financial needs were met."
"Isn't My Word sufficient for you? You are not acting like My Word is so," the Lord said. "In fact, you're acting as if it were not so. You're acting as though you think if you pray long enough and loud enough, you might eventually talk Me into the notion of not being a liar and of keeping My word."
Confession: I believe God. And I act like I believe Him!
I had heard that expression, "pray through" early on in my walk with the Lord. I didn't quite understand what it meant, but after reading this Faith Food many years ago, I realized what it did NOT mean! When I pray for myself, I must find what the Word of God has to say about my particular situation. Then I need to act on that Word, fully expecting that God will confirm that Word in my life when I do so. There IS a time to "pray through", though! When we pray in the Spirit, we are praying for something that we do not know exactly how to pray for (Romans 8:26-27). The Word of God tells us that when we pray in the Spirit, we are praying mysteries and secrets from the throne of God into the earth (1 Corinthians 14:2). Our understanding (our minds) are not involved as we are praying spirit to Spirit! IF He desires for us to know what we are praying for, He will tell us. If He doesn't, then just simply pray until you sense a finish to your prayers. Sometimes it may "feel" like a release in your spirit. Sometimes you may feel joy. Other times you just have a knowing that you are done and it is finished. THAT is real, Biblical "praying through! AMEN! Make sure that your prayer life includes all of the available methods of prayer, choosing the right method for each situation. Remember, you are NOT left helpless! Holy Spirit WILL guide you in this! AMEN! Here is Hillsong with "Desert Song":
Shalom in Him!
