Praying Mama Part 5

From the Praying Mama

1 Corinthians 10:13

“There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able: but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.”

How many times have we prayed to be delivered from a temptation, only to give into it minutes later, then plead for forgiveness, only to repeat the cycle?

We kick ourselves, knowing He said he would make a way of escape, but how come we are so weak, that we fall anyway?

To flee a temptation in our own power is near impossible, not impossible, but very hard.

We’re told to put on the armour of God, and yet we say ‘how’?

How do we wear the shield of Faith to quench the fiery darts of the enemy?

I often wondered these things.

Until I was taught to pray “In Jesus Christ name, I bind the evil ____ (name what you are tempted with) that it can no longer harass me.” And pray that God will give you the strength to do what you need to do to flee.

The Psalmist wrote, “Search me oh God and know my heart, try me and see if there be any wicked way in me”.

If we have given ground to the enemy, then we need to reclaim that ground in Jesus Christ name and ask for God’s forgiveness for letting the enemy have that ground.

Yes we are human, and our human nature is a sin nature, but the enemy is out there too and he will attack. Ephesians chapter 6 tells us all we need to know.

“For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.”

Sound scary?

Yes, but Christ already won the battle on the cross, so let us not walk in defeat! Oh how the devil must laugh at us when we do. The victory is ours! Claim it!

 Verse 18 “Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints” (19) “And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel.”

My husband and I have also been learning about intersession for others. As important as it is to learn to fight temptations, it is also important to be in prayer for each other and for others, praying for victory for them, in Jesus Christ name.

In Romans 8:11 we are told that we have been given the same Spirit that raised up Jesus from the dead. That is some power! Then why do we walk in defeat or believe that prayer is the last resort to a problem?

Ephesians 6 : 13 Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.

14 Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;

15 And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace;

16 Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. 

17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:

18 Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;

First we’re to make sure we have the truth. Not the world’s `truth’, but the truth from the Bible. That, like a belt, holds everything together. Without the truth, we fall apart, especially if we are believing lies!

Wear the breastplate of righteousness. Don’t wear the filth of the world; be in the world but not of it. Separate yourself from worldly things and do good works.

Know the Gospel of peace so that you take it with you everywhere.

And above all, take the shield of faith. Without faith, the enemy can shoot us with fiery darts of doubts, fears, and lies and we will succumb because we don’t have faith in the truth and in God. The helmet of Salvation protects our mind. We are saved, and we have power to keep the enemy out!

And we have the most powerful sword on earth! The Word of God, which the enemy flees at!

And last but not least, Praying always!

As we began to understand this more and more, and learned to do battle, my husband was freed from a 2 ½ year headache!

Sometimes, not always, but sometimes, the enemy inflicts on us ailments to batter us down, and make us weak. Trying anything to get us to falter and give into his lies.

That is why it is so important to know the truth of God’s word.

John 8:32 “And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”

John 14: 27 “Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.”

Brothers and Sisters, Pray!

S.L. Kliever