A Prayer Warrior's First Prerequisite

     Hebrews 11:6 But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he that cometh to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of them that diligently seek  Him.

     The very first thing in becoming a real prayer warrior is that you must be absolutely convinced that God is God and no one else is. Neither political party is. World leaders are not. Your pastor, Sunday School teacher, spouse, kids or your boss certainly are not.

     Although some of these might exercise authority over you, the one that exercises authority over all things is God Almighty and Him Alone. How did God feel about Pharaoh exercising ungodly authority over the Hebrew children? God put up with it until it was time to redeem His promise to Abraham. 

     Understand this. It is EXTREMELY important for anyone who wants to be an effective prayer warrior to fully understand the heart and mind of God. God could have, but He didn't, just snatch 2.5 million people out of Egypt and transplant them into the promised land. God gave Pharaoh the opportunity to bless His people or not. Pharaoh chose not to. He chose to curse God's people. In essence, Pharaoh tried to destroy God's people.

     In return, God didn't bring His people out until He had unleashed His wrath on Pharaoh and the people of Egypt. If you will study it out, the ten plagues were direct slaps at Egypt's ten main gods. By the time God was through, Egypt's crops, their herds, their houses, and their firstborn sons were destroyed in a way that let them know that a supernatural force had freed the children of Israel. And, as if that wasn't enough, the entire army of Egypt was destroyed by a totally supernatural act.

     You start becoming a prayer warrior by understanding that it is NOT God's will for you, or your children down to a thousand generations (Dt 7:9) to be enslaved by demonic forces. He has said He would bless. His angels will encamp around you. The powers of hell cannot prevail against you.

     You start becoming a prayer warrior when you realize that He is God and no one else is. He loves you in away that nobody else can (John 3:16). He watches over you (Psalm 121:5-8). Not one hair on your head will perish without Him seeing it (Luke 21:18).

     You start when you begin to realize that He is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him. He becomes more important to you than what you are going through. Because, prayer warrior, you are strengthened by the knowledge that God's answer to your situation will bring you more joy than the sorrow you are experiencing right now.