Facilitators
Overcoming Satan's Fiery Darts
Your Action
You simply mention name after name from a long list
Satan or Your Conscience
This is a meaningless and vain repetition.
The Affirmation of Scripture
We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers (1 Thessalonians 1:2)
Your Action
You are going through the day and a name pops into your head and you throw up a prayer
Satan or Your Conscience
Do you call this a prayer life?
The Affirmation of Scripture
I thank my God upon every remembrance of you. Always in every prayer of mine for you all making request with joy. (Philippians 1:3-4)
Your Action
You're pretty sure your prayers don't reach the ceilling and you run out of what to say after five minutes
Satan or Your Conscience
If you were closer to God, your prayers would have some value and you would know what to say.
The Affirmation of Scripture
Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercessions for us with groanings which connot be uttered. and he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of hte Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God. (Romans 8:26-27)
Your Action
You prayed a while and then stopped
Satan or Your Conscience
You're supposed to pray without ceasing.
The Affirmation of Scripture
And it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples. (Luke 11:1)
Your Action
You spent a long time praying.
Satan or Your Conscience
You begin to be filled with pride because of the long prayer.
The Affirmation of Scripture
And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God. (Luke 6:12)
Your Action
You keep prayer time organized; you don't let praise digress to thanksgiving or prayer time.
Satan or Your Conscience
You're too organized; let the Spirit lead; let each prayeer say what he feels led.
The Affirmation of Scripture
Whoso offereth praise glorifieth me: and to him that ordereth his conversation alright will I shew the salvation of God (Psalm 50:23)
Your Action
You wake up in the middle of the night and make prayers or give thanks.
Satan or Your Conscience
Ok, so you give God the least of your energy - big deal.
The Affirmation of Scripture
When I remember You on my bed, I meditate on You in the night watches. (Psalm 63:6)
Your Action
You have no desire to pray, but wish you did.
Satan or Your Conscience
If you loved God, you would have the desire.
The Affirmation of Scripture
For the good that I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do. (Romans 7:19); O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death? I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then with the mind I myself serve the law of God; but with the flesh the law of sin (Romans 7:24-25)
Your Action
You prayerd only two or three times for something or someone.
Satan or Your Conscience
You won't get any answers if you don't preserve.
The Affirmation of Scripture
For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me. ( 2 Corinthians 12:8) - Paul only prayed three times for the thorn in his flesh.
Your Action
Your prayer is well thoguht out for public edification.
Satan or Your Conscience
You're like a Pharisee praying to be thought of as holy and respected by men.
The Affirmation of Scripture
Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead was laid. And Jesus lifted up his eyes, and said, Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me. And I knew that thou hearest me always; but because of the people which stand by I said it, that they may believe that thou hast sent me. (John 11:41-42)
Your Action
You spend time talking to other believers about the Lord but never get around to praying.
Satan or Your Conscience
You've gathered in the name of the Lord and wasted your time in "fellowship."
The Affirmation of Scripture
Then they that feared the LORD spake often one to another: and the LORD hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the LORD, and that thought upon his name. (Malachi 3:16)
Your Action
You prayed for direction but you run into dead ends over and over
Satan or Your Conscience
Sin in your life; you're not as spiritual as others; you just don't listen when God speaks.
The Affirmation of Scripture
Now when they had gone throughout Phrygia and region of Galatia, and were forbidden of the Holy Ghost to breach the word in Asia, After they were come to Mysia, they assayed to go into Bithynia: but the Spirit suffered them not. (Acts 16:6-7)