Judy Rowland
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Friday, December 17, 2010
***Note***Dec. 17th, 2010
I really wanted to do this twice a week, but I can't right now. Working too many hours. I will try to get on here Mon. but might have to wait til after Christmas peak. It usually takes me close to two hours to read, type, and post this study and that is not me putting my answers in I usually go back later and do that. So I really don't have two hours in the morning right now. God Bless, and if I don't get back on here til after Christmas I hope you all have a merry and blessed Christmas remembering His birthday! ~Judy
Monday, December 13, 2010
Farewell Dec. 13th, 2010
Prayer is a simple strategy with profound results....pray. Don't stop. My friends, pray. Next time we meet we will talk about strategy number two. What is it you might ask? Well, check back on Thursday at 10:00 for the answer to that question and God Bless.
Question #8
If Christ Himself saw prayer as a primary strategy against the schemes of the Enemy, you and I should never do less.
Ephesians 6:18 says the armor of God is completed with...
Ephesians 6:18 says the armor of God is completed with...
- positive self-talk
- constant prayer
- staying alert with perseverance
- praying only when you have issues
- praying for others
- isolating yourself from others
Ephesians 6:18 (New International Version, ©2010)
18 And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people.
Question #7
Knowing is part of staying alert, tuning in. Never let the Enemy be more aware of your weakness than you are. When you become alert to your temptation trouble spots, pray, pray, pray. Prayer is our best defensive and offensive weapon. My friends, speak truth to your soul, but never let it become a substitute for prayer.
What did Jesus say He did for Peter in the following verses to protect Peter from the Enemy?
What did Jesus say He did for Peter in the following verses to protect Peter from the Enemy?
Luke 22:31-32 (New International Version, ©2010)
31 “Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift all of you as wheat. 32 But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.”Question #6
Your prayer is most effective when you are spiritually alert to your own weakness and the Enemy's schemes.
Jesus could have said, "Pay attention and speak truth to your soul, lest you fall into temptation." But He didn't. Being alert to the Enemy and telling yourself the truth is imperative, but it isn't the same as "be alert and pray." Sin is tempting, and the Enemy knows it well! Do you?
Seriously, do you recognize your temptation trouble spots?
Take a moment to consider your response. If you said "no" or "never thought about it," then think about it!
What are your temptation trouble spots?
Jesus could have said, "Pay attention and speak truth to your soul, lest you fall into temptation." But He didn't. Being alert to the Enemy and telling yourself the truth is imperative, but it isn't the same as "be alert and pray." Sin is tempting, and the Enemy knows it well! Do you?
Seriously, do you recognize your temptation trouble spots?
- Yes
- No
- Never thought about it
Take a moment to consider your response. If you said "no" or "never thought about it," then think about it!
What are your temptation trouble spots?
Question #5
So we have been trying to tell our souls to AWAKE! In the following days we'll consider three essential strategies to staying tuned in! These help protect and fortify our thought closet and provide what we need t prevail over the father of lies.
Strategy 1: PRAY
Lisa Whelchel did one of the most generous things anyone has ever done for me. She and I became friends several years ago and began to walk together with honest accountability and closeness. One day she told me how much strength she was receiving from praying warfare prayers that she read from John and Stasi Eldredge's Captivating. I sighed in interest and she said, "Let me read you some." Curled up on my couch in the living room, I remember I listened and prayed along with her, holding my cell phone to my ear. After she finished, she said, "These aren't on audio, but I want you to have them. I'm going to type these out for you so Baby Dell (my computer) can read them."
"Aren't there alot?"
"Yeah, but I'll pray as I type."
More than 1,300 words later, Lisa had tired fingers and an energized soul! She really beat up the Enemy and kept God's attention as she stood in the gap, prayed, and typed.
Two important things happened with her gift of typing. First, she prayed. That is the primary strategy for fortifying your thought closet.
What did Jesus tell His disciples in the following verse? Why?
Strategy 1: PRAY
Lisa Whelchel did one of the most generous things anyone has ever done for me. She and I became friends several years ago and began to walk together with honest accountability and closeness. One day she told me how much strength she was receiving from praying warfare prayers that she read from John and Stasi Eldredge's Captivating. I sighed in interest and she said, "Let me read you some." Curled up on my couch in the living room, I remember I listened and prayed along with her, holding my cell phone to my ear. After she finished, she said, "These aren't on audio, but I want you to have them. I'm going to type these out for you so Baby Dell (my computer) can read them."
"Aren't there alot?"
"Yeah, but I'll pray as I type."
More than 1,300 words later, Lisa had tired fingers and an energized soul! She really beat up the Enemy and kept God's attention as she stood in the gap, prayed, and typed.
Two important things happened with her gift of typing. First, she prayed. That is the primary strategy for fortifying your thought closet.
What did Jesus tell His disciples in the following verse? Why?
Matthew 26:41 (New International Version, ©2010)
41 “Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.”
Question #4
My friends, check out the useless graffiti you just wrote on your thought-closet door! Let it remind you to not just throw something in the closet because you constantly hear it. Loser. Idiot. Airhead. Worthless. Refuse these thoughts entry. Those ill-fitting thoughts don't come from within you. At least not until you give them shelf space. So don't let them in.
You can't always control which thoughts pop up, but you can control, through God's Spirit, what you do when one knocks. Be alert and say "no entry."
Oh girls, just because the lion keeps roaring all day---just because the destructive thoughts keep assaulting your mind---doesn't mean you have to become desensitized; and it certainly doesn't mean you have to open the door! In fact, put a big smackin' X across the door! Those phrases and words are poison, unacceptable, and unwelcome!
Let the lion roar outside the door all he wants. The more he's ignored or reprimanded with truth, the sooner he will take his dumpster designs elsewhere.
Here's something I want you to prayerfully consider today: To accept lies is to reject truth. You must tell your soul to awake to sin and the Enemy. It is sin to believe lies when God equipped you to recognize and receive truth. Ponder that today.
Formulate a prayer asking for God's help and post it here.
You can't always control which thoughts pop up, but you can control, through God's Spirit, what you do when one knocks. Be alert and say "no entry."
Oh girls, just because the lion keeps roaring all day---just because the destructive thoughts keep assaulting your mind---doesn't mean you have to become desensitized; and it certainly doesn't mean you have to open the door! In fact, put a big smackin' X across the door! Those phrases and words are poison, unacceptable, and unwelcome!
Let the lion roar outside the door all he wants. The more he's ignored or reprimanded with truth, the sooner he will take his dumpster designs elsewhere.
Here's something I want you to prayerfully consider today: To accept lies is to reject truth. You must tell your soul to awake to sin and the Enemy. It is sin to believe lies when God equipped you to recognize and receive truth. Ponder that today.
Formulate a prayer asking for God's help and post it here.
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