Fighting in prayer (Part 4)
Verse of the day: Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 “Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their labor. For if they fall, one will lift up his companion. But woe to him who is alone when he falls, for he has no one to help him up”
We all know there are times when we do not want to pray, times when we are frustrated or weakened but when we have a prayer partner, we cannot weaken at the same time. As the Ecclesiastes says in the verse of the day, we always needed someone to sustain us especially when going through hard times. Some say that we need nobody and all we need is just entering in prayer alone but there are times when we do not even feel like praying. If one falls, the other can lift him up but one alone will have no one to lift him up. In the twelfth verse (Ecclesiastes 4: 12), he said that a threefold cord is not quickly broken, which means that if you have a partner in prayer, the devil will know that if he attacks you, he attacks two people and he will expect to face greater resistance.
As I said in the second part, I encourage you to have at least one partner in prayer with whom you regularly share prayer requests even if you are not physically together. It is not good to be alone in this spiritual world full of evil attacks. Whether you believe it or not, you are on the hitting list if you have decided to follow Jesus. Yes Jesus is our victory but He is the one who says that we must pray so that God the Father intervenes.
I received emails that showed me that some people did not understand how to choose the prayer partner and I prefer to answer you all here:
It is not about thinking of someone that you feel is spiritual and call for asking him to be your partner in prayer but you must choose someone who is already close to you, with whom you have already a relationship that God has already established. This can be a friendly relationship, parenting, professional, or a ministry partner. This is not just a commitment or a contract but it is a covenant. A prayer partner is someone you trust, someone you can entrust your secrets for prayer purpose.
Many Christians do not like being asked to pray for others because they find it difficult but there is a secret they do not know: When you take enough time to deal with other people’s problems in prayer, God will take care of your own problems. No true intercessor can say the opposite. I experienced and heard testimonies that confirm this. This is already enough motivation to deal with other people’s problems because by doing so, God sees love in you and He allows His principle to be realized in your life: The principle of reaping what you sow. If you sow love, you must normally reap love. By sacrificing your time for your brother or sister in the Lord, God will take care of your own problems.
When you are in a fight, you always need to know the strength and weakness of the enemy. You should have enough information regarding the strategies of the enemy. Many Christians are unaware or do not want to know how the enemy attacks but Paul said he was aware about the devil devices (2 Cor 2: 11). We need to know them if we want to overcome every day.
To be continued in the fifth part
Chris Ndikumana
