What is a REAL Prayer Warrior?

     A REAL prayer warrior is one who takes 2 Corinthians 10:4 very seriously. The first five words of that verse is enough to kick a prayer warrior into high gear. It reads, 'The weapons of our WARFARE.'

     It doesn't say the weapons of what I wish for. It doesn't say I really, really would like for something close to an answer to happen. (Here's the most irritating to me when I hear people doing it.) Going on and on and on as you tell God how bad the situation is. You know, like God is depending on you to be the earth's Christian version of Fox News. Please, if you are doing that stop it right now. God knows more about the problem than you do. AND, if you knew everything God knew about the problem you'd just go ahead and give up and quit.

     Paul makes an astounding declaration about prayer that you have never heard preached before. Paul declares that prayer is a weapon. It is not a time of pleading. It is not a time of crying. It is not a time of moaning and groaning. It is not a time of being wishy-washy. It is not something that you do every now and then, like ten minutes before church. 

     One of the greatest soul winners, one of the greatest overcomers of adversity, one of the most prolific Gospel writers plainly tells his readers that WE HAVE WEAPONS WITH WHICH WE CONDUCT A WARFARE. This specific weapon is described in Ephesians 6:17 as being 'the sword of the Spirit which is the Word of God'.

     But this great weapon is useless to anyone who would want to use it IF you didn't come face to face with the fact that we ARE IN A WARFARE. Christians face battles but don't fight. Our children, our churches our nation are all going through turmoil but Christians don't realize that we are at war.

     If a Christian DOES realize we are at war with satanic influences, he is never taught, trained, instructed or encouraged to fight. We are doing good just to hold on faithful unto the end. No where in the Word of God have we ever been told to just barely get along. Yet, preachers, pastors, and evangelists want to hit these big, wonderful information filled sermons that don't teach you how to be victorious through prayer.

     Prayer is attack mode, not just I hope to get by mode. Prayer is taking back what the enemy stole and making him pay the penalty for stealing. Prayer is breaking the chains of sin in every form. Prayer is bringing hope into hopeless lives. Prayer is setting boundaries of the blood of Jesus that the enemy CANNOT cross. Prayer is obtaining the 'great and precious promises' of a loving and Almighty God. Prayer is becoming the 'MORE THAN A CONQUEROR' and teaching our children by example. And my favorite, prayer is 'IN YOUR FACE DEVIL, I WON'T TAKE NOTHIN' OFF YOU ANYMORE.'

     Bookmark this page. With the help of the Holy Spirit, I'll be able to break down into easy encouraging steps how to be a powerhouse for God. But, first of all, you have to come to grips with the fact that this is war. I intend to fight and not lay down. And I fully intend to win, just like Jesus did and just like He said I could.