I am reading this book right now that is called The Happy Intercessor by Beni Johnson. One of the chapters in there talks about having An Offensive Lifestyle. Just as in football it is best to be the offensive team instead of being on the defensive. Why? The defensive team is always trying to steal the ball and trying to figure out the offensive team's strategies and plays. However, the offensive team has the advantage in that they have the ball and call the plays and know the strategies. God has already given us the ball and we are to know we are the offensive team. If we do not understand that God has already given us the ball then we will live in fear and pray from a place of lack. As intercessors, as the offensive team, our job is to take the land and not to run around after the enemy trying to steal the ball away from him. As intercessors, we must listen for the plays the Lord is calling and pray them in so the team can catch the ball and make the touchdown. Our job is not to spend all of our time worrying about the enemy's strategies. We are to make the plays that God calls.
What team are you on?
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Way to go Sandra! Now when I'm not posting for awhile I will just direct people to your blog.
ReplyDeleteThanks for being passionate about prayer and encouraging others in it as well.
Funny I just heard a short clip on the news that a Canadian named William Stephenson from Winnipeg, (who got the nickname Intrepid) was thought to be the inspiration for James Bond due to his spying capabilities. His main job in the war was to covertly discover the enemies strategies so that the allies could come back with an offensive attack while they were least expecting it..he apparently was Churchills right hand man.
ReplyDeletein the clip his words were "you musn't wait for the enemy to make his move, you must know and anticipate his moves beforehand"..
Cathy Coulson