"Prayer Warriors are
individuals or groups dedicated to praying for others through
intercessory prayer, or in other words, praying on someone else's
behalf. The term 'Prayer Warrior' refers to the act of taking up a
defense (proactive or reactive) for another in prayer. Similar to how a
solider takes up the defense of their country for the good of others,
without asking anything in return.
Many Prayer Warriors believe they are called or lead to pray for others; that by praying for others they intercede with God on behalf of the person or group they are praying for. There are dedicated individuals and groups of Prayer Warriors that pray for political leaders, soldiers in combat (and their constant protection from harm) to individuals and groups that pray for a changes in their neighborhoods, communities, or even families.
Christian Prayer Warriors also typically pray for the salvation, being forgiven of sins through the sacrifice of Christ's death and resurrection whereby through the grace of God eternal life is given, of others who do not profess to be Christian's" (www.prayerwarrior.com).
Prayer is vital to the Christian walk. Talking to God about everything in our lives: every decision, every relationship, everything... Its also talking to God about others like we pray for ourselves; or at least, that's the picture I'm getting (if you'd like to add to that, please do). I'm coming back into a healthy prayer life, unlike it has been for some time. Its not that I stopped talking to God, but that it was so incredibly infrequent or it was a "jeannie in the bottle" type of prayer. Praying isn't just talking to the Creater of Everything, it's listening to Him with our hearts wide open; prayer then is a conversation with God. I'm working toward what its supposed to look like which I'm unsure if I know exactly what that picture is, especially when it comes to being a 'prayer warrior'.
1 Thessalonians 5:17, "Pray without ceasing" (KJV, biblos.com). We can 'chat it up' with the Maker of the Universe any time, all the time; so why not?
Many Prayer Warriors believe they are called or lead to pray for others; that by praying for others they intercede with God on behalf of the person or group they are praying for. There are dedicated individuals and groups of Prayer Warriors that pray for political leaders, soldiers in combat (and their constant protection from harm) to individuals and groups that pray for a changes in their neighborhoods, communities, or even families.
Christian Prayer Warriors also typically pray for the salvation, being forgiven of sins through the sacrifice of Christ's death and resurrection whereby through the grace of God eternal life is given, of others who do not profess to be Christian's" (www.prayerwarrior.com).
Prayer is vital to the Christian walk. Talking to God about everything in our lives: every decision, every relationship, everything... Its also talking to God about others like we pray for ourselves; or at least, that's the picture I'm getting (if you'd like to add to that, please do). I'm coming back into a healthy prayer life, unlike it has been for some time. Its not that I stopped talking to God, but that it was so incredibly infrequent or it was a "jeannie in the bottle" type of prayer. Praying isn't just talking to the Creater of Everything, it's listening to Him with our hearts wide open; prayer then is a conversation with God. I'm working toward what its supposed to look like which I'm unsure if I know exactly what that picture is, especially when it comes to being a 'prayer warrior'.
1 Thessalonians 5:17, "Pray without ceasing" (KJV, biblos.com). We can 'chat it up' with the Maker of the Universe any time, all the time; so why not?
Jesus teaches how to pray in Matthew 6, "And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for
they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners
to be seen by men. I tell you the truth, they have received their
reward in full. But
when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your
Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in
secret, will reward you. And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words. Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him. “This, then, is how you should pray: “‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. For if you forgive men when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive men their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins."
I recently heard about this exercise ap called "couch to 5k." It helps someone who doesn't exercise at all train to run a 5k with in some short period of time. I feel like I started doing something like that in my prayer life last month and now I'm coming up to the 5k and setting a new goal to train for a longer run is on the other side of it. It is possible to go from a spiritual couch potato to competing in a spiritual "Iron Man"... the key is to start and not quit.. and to get up every single time I fail. God is so amazing; He knows we fall and fail miserably, He expects it... which is why He sent His Son Jesus to die and rise again. We can keep going when we cling to Him, because of His sacrifice. He wants to carry us daily.
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