Praying the Word… “Cracking a spiritual whip”.
Pray out loud, pray in the “first Person”, meaning make it personal put name of person(s) you are praying for in the verse.
Print this out and put it in your bibles/purse etc... so whenever Satan tries to attack your mind with thoughts, pull it out and speak the Word!
Children/Grandchildren
Isa 54:13 And all thy children shall be taught of the LORD; and great shall be the peace of thy children.
Isa 54:14 In righteousness shalt thou be established: thou shalt be far from oppression; for thou shalt not fear: and from terror; for it shall not come near thee.
Example: Say out loud. “All my children….” List their names…._______________________
Your and Your Family: Pray out-loud and in the first person.
Eph 1:17 -23 That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him: The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints, And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power, Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places, Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come:
And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church, Which is his body, the fullness of him that filleth all in all.
Expanded interpretive translation of I Cor. 13:4-8 (Pray out-loud in first person)
I patiently and passionately bears with others for as long as patience is needed;
I do not demand others to be like me; rather I am so focused on the needs of others that I bend over backwards to become what others need me to be.
I am not ambitious, self-centered, or so consumed with myself that I never think of the needs or desires that others possess.
I do not go around talking about myself all the time, constantly exaggerating and embellishing the facts to make myself look more important in the sight of others;
I do not behave in a prideful, arrogant, haughty, superior, snooty, snobbish or clannish manner;
I am not rude and discourteous-I am not careless or thoughtless, nor do I carry on in a fashion that would be considered insensitive to others;
I do not manipulate situations or scheme and devise methods that will twist situations to my own advantage;
I do not deliberately engage in actions or speak words that are so sharp, they cause an ugly or violent response;
I do not deliberately keep records of wrongs or past mistakes;
I do not feel overjoyed when I see an injustice done to someone else but I am elated, thrilled ecstatic and overjoyed with the truth;
I protects, shield, guard ,cover, conceals and safeguard people from exposure;
I strain forward with all my might to believe the very best in every situation;
I always expects and anticipate the best in others and the best for others;
I never quit, never surrender and never give up.
Pastor Marie Myers