Praying Pam

How often have you been asked to pray something for a leader, that you too, are waiting to see an answer on?  Believe it or not, I personally feel that this is a GREAT position for you to be in! Why?  Well, it's simple..... Matthew 7:12 The Message (MSG) 12 "Here is a simple, rule-of-thumb guide for behavior: Ask yourself what you want people to do for you, then grab the initiative and do it for them. Add up God's Law and Prophets and this is what you get. So often I find that people feel that if they are still waiting on a victory in an area, or waiting for an answer to prayer, that they feel they can't pray with authority for someone who has the same need!  Not true!  Matthew 7:12 clearly tells us that we should do for them, what we'd want done for us.  I'll give you an example..... A number of years ago one of our children was not walking with God - in fact he was running in the opposite direction!  As a pastor and leader, I really struggled wit

Luke 18: 1  ' Then He spoke a parable to them, that men should ought always to pray and not lose heart.' The greatest temptation for those of that have taken on a prayer assignment for leaders, is to lose heart while we wait for an answer.  To become faint-hearted. To be discouraged to the point of despair when we don't see the breakthroughs coming sooner !  We need to NOT let the enemy tell us that our prayers are not being effective, simply because some answers take longer than others. Those we are praying for cannot afford for us to give up or come to the conclusion that we 'don't have what it takes' to pray for them! Delayed answers by nature tend to stretch us, or cause us to lose hope. ' Hope deferred makes the heart sick'. Prov. 13:12.  "This 'heart sickness' ' is a natural human response when we are waiting on God for a long time.  But then the enemy comes to add his demonic fuiel to the the fire. He interjects doubts and li

Called to Prayer Conference. With  Marilyn Wishart  and;  Pam Dyck.  February 24-25 Join us for a weekend of discovery of the joy of prayer!  Friday night 7 – 9:30 pm. Session 1   What is the call to Prayer? Session 2   Types of Intercessors Session 3   Activation excerise... Sat. 9a.m. – 4:30 pm. Session 4    Strategies of Battle and; How to endure in prayer. Session 5    Warfare Praying in Psalms – staying God focused when we prayed Session 6    Activation exercise Lunch  12:30 – 2:00 Session  7    Individual and Corporate Prayer Session  8    Prayer Shields – praying for those in spheres of influence Session  9    Activation exercise Being hosted at: Central Heights Church 1661 McCallum RdAbbotsford, BC V2S 3M4 Room 3003 /3004  Enter and park at the  Southside entrance (Please do not call the their office for info) Call  604-855-9423  ( River Community Church) for info. Costs: $30 per person            $50 for co

I often teach or write on the different prayer styles. Why? If we don't understand that different people are wired and created to want to pray different ways, we'll get frustrated that everyone is not praying 'like us'.  OR..worse yet...we'll get critical of others, frustrated with them and their prayer style and you know what happens when intercessors get frustrated and critical....?  They usually end up either quitting prayer groups and praying by themselves.  Now, praying by yourself in itself, is not bad, but there are times when we need to come together to pray, and if we can't be 'ok' with the different pray styles, we'll miss out on some awesome corporate prayer.  Why does that matter? Well, every now and then, we get invited to these wonderful gatherings called 'prayer meetings' on behalf of someone, or on behalf of a need in the Body.  If we can't pray in a group, we'll miss out on the incredible blessing of Corporate Prayer!

A wonderful friend of mine just wrote a song, and released a new CD called, ' Level Ground'. I love that song! ...I love that visual that we all stand on level ground before Him.  That is so true...and such a comfort isn't it? Saints and sinners - we'll all stand on level ground before Him. So scary..but so awesome too! And while I love that picture....recently I was asked,  'If we're all on level ground, why should leaders get more prayer than others? Why are we always asking for prayer for the leaders, if we're the same in God's eyes?"  Good question!! Well my friend....first the Bible tells us to pray for those in authority over us! AND that's not just meaning pastors - it means those in any positions of authority eg. teachers, principals,  politicians, police . Amazing isn't it!  On one hand we are all the same in His eyes...and on the other hand He asks us to pray for those that carry  or have authority in our lives. Why?  Those w