Praying Pam

Wow...what does a 'religious spirit' have to do with prayer? Or praying for leaders? Well..you just might be surprised! Leaders, and those praying for leaders, need to be especially aware of minimizing what we are doing. I can't tell you the number of times I used to describe myself as ' I was just an intercessor' or 'I'm just'... Altho it sounded humble and holy, it wasn't. I was being effected by a religious spirit, and it was blinding me to my authority in God when I prayed. More times than I can tell you, I would be warring with the sense that what I was doing WAS important, but at the same time feeling like to admit that was sinful - being full of pride . Those thoughts would lead me to the next thoughts that I was ' nothing special' and ' I don't make any difference when I pray.' Now sometimes that can sound very humble, right?? WRONG!! Show me any where in the Bible where it says that when we pray we are ineffective? Show...

Kristen...if you're out there...I'm sorry it's taken so long to answer your question...but here's something that may help. If you are wanting to start a Prayer Shield for a leader -that's AWESOME! The more prayer coverage we can get for our leader's and pastor's ( and yes, those in market place ministry or are serving in any place of influence for the Kingdom), the better! Now..my first suggestion would be to talk to the Leader/pastor that you are wanting to pray for. That may seem simplistic, but if they haven't asked for a prayer shield, or don't know what one is, you really need to talk to them. The idea behind a prayer shield is that you want to make sure it's meeting their needs - not just our desire to pray. I've seen prayer people who want to 'cover' a leader, but they do it 'their way'..and it doesn't work for the leader. If' we're going to be allowed the privilege of praying for a leader, let's at lea...

Well,....it seems I've been off line for a while, but I'm back. Hopefully writing on a few things that will encourage those that are checking in now and then, to see if there's anything new posted. Over the next few weeks, I want to start posting on some different ways to pray for Leaders, as well as a couple of different models of Prayer Shields. I love praying for Leaders and one of the passions of my life is get more and more them covered by intercessory prayer and by established prayer shields. Hopefully, if you're reading this blog, that's one of your passions too! So...stay tuned..and sometime this week, I should have my first new post up! Blessings Pam

As I was blogging on the one of the intercessory types, I read an interesting comment: "When a pastor falls, part of the blame is sha red with the congregation because we are the prayer shields for our leaders ." from the book " Intercessors" by T. Femrite , E. Alves , K.Kaufman Wow! Did someone actually have the guts to say that out loud ? To print it in a book?! Awesome! The reality is, they're right! We are called to pray for those in authority. The problem is, so many of us think that someone else is doing it, so we don't have to! But what if no one is praying !?! What if everyone thinks the other guy is praying for the pastor and his family, and in reality, no one is? What then? Think about it! Are we surprised at the burn out rates for pastors? What about the divorce rates among the clergy? They are on the rise. What can we do about it? PRAY! Yup...it's that easy - pray! Not leave it up to anyone else to pray for the pastor or leader in our lif...

Sorry I haven't updated this recently. I'm on Sabbatical - which means a 'rest' - until Sept. 1. Once I'm back from this time of rest..and renewing vision , I'll be updating the blog again. In the mean time...I'd really like to know if anyone is finding this helpful - so if you haven't left a comment, I'd love to hear some. *Are there points about a Prayer Shield that I still need to cover? Also...if you are regular reader, I'd love your prayers on my behalf. I am finding that going into this sabbatical I'm being approached by alot more leaders - some of businesses, others of churches and still others of ministries of influence around the world - to set up prayer shields for them. I need strategy from the Lord, as to how to do this. I'm running out of my own 'pool' of intercessors, and I can see the need is greater than I can do . What's the Lord saying? And what does He what me to do? Is there a better way to try to organ...

I am what you would call a ' Big God' person. By that I mean, that I don't focus on the enemy when I pray - I focus on God. I don't go looking for demons under every bush or rock, and I don't see the demonic everywhere and in every situation. BUT....and here's the BUT.....I have been reminded in the last ten years or so, that I can't be naive. We ARE in a war. We DO have an enemy, and that enemy's goal is to kill, steal and destroy everything he can in my relationships : with God and with others! So....in order to defeat this foe, I have to understand his tactics. Yes, warfare is inevitable. As a leader, I have to be aware that am going to be 'contended for'. As a leader, I can't let false humility lead me into dangerous traps: eg . " Oh, who am I to ask people to pray for me." or better yet, ' I'm nothing special - just little ' ol me'! No way! We have to understand 'who' we are and fight accordingly. ...