Spiritual Warfare/Loonnnng!

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You wrote: 
>Sis Laurie,
>One temptation is to have toooooo much confidence in the flesh.
>When we have just won a victory, we feel confidence in the Lord, but
>sometimes that confidence transfer to " What I did" and in reality all 
>we were was the conduit, the power flowed though us to the problem, 
>and we actually did nothing but allow ourselves to be used.

    
    That's a BIG 10-4 AMEN to that Brother Bunch!!! I can honestly say 
I can not touch a heart and I can not save a soul but God has used us 
"simple" little vessles many times to work through. I "sure" can't 
fight in the spirit but I have learned the power of "God". I have 
absolutely "No" confidence in this earthly vessle, but I have had many 
nights of spiritual war and this L.A. area can't be fought over enough. 
I've bound the princes of the North, South, East, and West by the power 
of the Holyghost and the power of God's Word, over and over so that 
God's work can go forth unhindered and I have to pray each day for the 
Lord to keep His hedge of protectin over my family and I and thank Him 
for his angels who He sends to protect us because I have seen what the 
enemy can do, but only if we are out of the circle of God's protection. 
And I do not hesitate to  Give God the glory when I see a breakthrough 
(which sometimes I'm sure I miss because I can not see into the spirit 
world) and thanks for the things He does that I don't even know about. 
I have claimed my city for Jesus even though there has not been a 
Pentecostal church for miles. We've recently gotten a new home missions 
work in Covina, right next door.  Praise  \o/  God  \o/ for that!!!
    When you war in the Spirit, you learn that God and only God has the 
power to win and you feel a great humbleness to see Him "do His stuff" 
because you don't understand that kind of power in this flesh. You also 
feel a great excitment, maybe a kind of rush when you feel a waring of 
spirits, but at the same time I have learned not to fear, because I 
have an awsome trust and faith in God. He has answered "every" time! I 
don't want it to be any different. Maybe it's naive or childlike but I 
don't want to know otherwise because God has used it for His glory. He 
lays the burden to pray and we answer the call, then He does his stuff! 
It's so exciting to me! It even blows my mind how we have access to 
this awsome power, the ultimate power, and I promise you, God has 
answered "every time"! It's not selfish things He answers but for souls 
and those in bondage and the hurting people I don't even know. Many of 
the prayers are in tongues for needs that I don't even know what I'm 
praying for, but the Spirit gives the utterance.
    I promise you I am NOT saying this for my glory! God knows my 
heart. I just think that there are some out there who have never 
plugged in to this awsome power! Just think what can be done if our 
spirits unite. At this very moment I can feel that electricity (for 
lack of a better word) of God and His great power. He is just "Awsome"!


>But when the spirit calls us to prayer, war if you will, and we 
>respond "Oh, the GLORY!!!!  and it is great.   And you know how YOU 
>feel when the spirit is calling us to prayer.
>I learned a long time ago that when I felt a very slight depression, 
>that it was God saying PRAY.  God deals with us each differently, and 
>you might feel God's call to prayer, a little different than I do.  
>Never-the -less  He calls.

    Yes, "Oh the glory"!! You know the feeling also! I usually walk and 
pray, but sometimes I feel the call in the middle of the night or just 
after midnight. I'm not perfect, and sometimes it's really hard to get 
up when you just want to sleep, but for revival you have to pay a 
price, and it's worth it. I just have to get this flesh to cooperate 
ha-ha! I admit though, I've fallen back to sleep when I should have 
gotten up and yes, I missed out on a blessing I know.


>Laurie, I am no picking on you, but I know three dear ladies, who 
>decided to go to war with the spirits.  At first they were very 
>victorious and won a lot of battles.
>The trouble was the grew weary of warring so much and when they let
>off...... well all three are out of the church now and going 
Charismatic.

    No, I didn't think you were. You have some excellent advice and  I 
intend to keep it close to mind and heart. It is very true. The thought 
of growing weary is often on my mind. I've seen it happen also and I 
know I can not quit because there is much work to be done. The 
principalities and powers of darkness are strong in this area but I 
know the one who is stronger. I just have to keep Him first and be 
consistant and ask for grace when I get weary. If we let Him go before 
us He promised He would fight our battles and that's all I've known, 
but I take your warning to heart. It's not a small thing and thank you 
for that thought! I apologize for this Loooooonnnng post, but my heart 
was very full, as you can probably tell.
    God bless you!
    Laurie  =)