Do you want your prayers to be more effective?  Have you ever desired to pray a truly powerful prayer?  Most of God’s intercessors have desired both.  So, how do you get there?   First, let’s remember that Scripture tells us, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.”  John 1:1   Take firm hold of that and then you’re ready for the next step.  Read, study and learn the Holy Scriptures; the Word of God.  If you haven’t spent much time in

A Gift – Not a Treat A gift is something given willingly without compensation.  A gift may be something needed. A treat is something that provides you with enjoyment. (Merriam-Webster)   Intercessory prayer is a gift.  It’s an act of the intercessor giving the gift first of listening and then of going to the throne room of God on behalf of someone else and lifting up their prayer needs before our heavenly Father.  Intercessory prayer is not a treat.  It is not someone meetin

Recently, I was on a prayer retreat with my prayer team.  During the afternoon we had three hours alone with God!  I took off immediately and hit the hiking trails bringing my water and my prayer journal in a small backpack.  I hiked several trails that afternoon and stopped often to write down in my journal what God was telling me.  I absolutely love the times that I hear God speaking to me so clearly.   The next afternoon came and once again, I had three hours to be alone w

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