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Tuesday, March 11, 2014

Praying Leaders

Prayer

The International House of Prayer (IHOP) recently had posted on the IHOP facebook feed, “Jesus is worthy and it’s our delight to be with Him in the place of prayer.”  Talking with God (not just at God) about the people in our lives helps us to build and maintain healthy relationships with them. How is prayer impacting your relationships with those you lead?

Leaders who follow Jesus need to make time each day for prayer.  Through prayer we can discover God’s plan for us as leaders.  In Acts 10:9 (NIV) we are told about God calling Peter to reach out beyond his comfort level. “9About noon the following day as they were on their journey and approaching the city, Peter went up on the roof to pray.”  During this prayer time Peter sees a vision from God of a large sheet being lowered with animals on it and God’s voice saying, “Get up, Peter. Kill and eat.”  Then the verses continue with 14“Surely not, Lord!” Peter replied. “I have never eaten anything impure or unclean.”  15The voice spoke to him a second time, “Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.”  For it was Jewish law of the time not to associate with Gentiles.  The vision from God through prayer changed Peter’s perspective and prepared him for a new direction.

One of the ways God cleanses us or changing our direction is by inviting us to spend more of our time praying to him and singing to him.  Prayer changes everything because it releases God's wisdom into your circumstances.  Saint Augustine said, “If you pray well, you will live well.”  We need to pray more.  When need to be more intentional about our prayer life.  We need to make time to pray.  Jesus regularly prayed.  Scene after scene in the Bible we see Jesus modeling a life in prayer.  Jesus reminds the disciples and His followers that only through Him can we pray to God.


“We have a beautiful God who beckons His people, ‘Come to Me in the Word and prayer and let Me fascinate you.’ Go to Him today!”  (IHOP, Facebook Feed). Pray for wisdom. Then believe God will answer your prayer.  Thank you God for hearing your people.

The Lord's Prayer - Michael W. Smith


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