Burden Bearing

Burden Bearing

by | Jul 31, 2019 | Peace, People, Power, Principles, Problems, Promises

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This Prayer Principal of “Burden Bearing” Really is TOO Simple.

  1. You lift someone to the Lord
  2. They cast their burden on Him
  3. And He sends them peace

Seriously, that’s all we’re talking about.

And yet, that’s ALL, that’s EVERYTHING we’re talking about.

Where can you pray like this?

  • In your politician’s offices
  • In your workplace
  • In your church
  • In your home

Anywhere you choose to pray!

 

If you haven’t already, watch this 4 minute video on “Burden-Bearing” in Washington D.C. and especially its applications:

Photo for the Burden Bearing Video

Now Ask Yourself these Questions:

  • Can I pray like this at home, with my family?
  • Can I pray like this at work, with my work-mates?
  • Can I pray like this at church, with my fellow Christians?
  • Can I pray like this at my:
    • City Hall, County Courthouse, or State House, once a month?
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The Video’s Suggested Prayers are real simple.

Galatians 6:2 encourages us to, “bear one another’s burdens.”

1 Peter 5:7 occurs because the burden is, “cast on Him.”

Philippians 4:7 results as He gives, “peace which transcends understanding.”

 

You may think this is pretty simple.

And I confess, it is!

Praise the Lord!

 

 

Blessings,

 

Mark S Mirza

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Burden Bearing-Politics

Burden Bearing-Politics

by | Jul 30, 2019 | Peace, People, Power, Principles, Problems, Promises

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This Prayer Principal of “Burden Bearing” Really is TOO Simple.
I confess, I was not looking for it, but it has become the model I use in D.C. and now in the Atlanta State House. But it is one I want you to use too, not only with your elected officials, but with your work-mates, in your church, and at your home.

My friend above has been a prayer partner of mine for a few years, and now that he is in Washington D.C. he intends to take these simple “Burden-Bearing” principles and use them with those he works with.

Would you consider doing the same thing?

If you haven’t already, watch this 4 minute video on “Burden-Bearing” in Washington D.C. and its application:

Photo for the Burden Bearing Video

 

Now Ask Yourself these Questions:
Can I pray like this at home, with my family?
Can I pray like this at work, with my work-mates?
Can I pray like this at church, with my fellow Christians?
Can I pray like this at my:
City Hall, County Courthouse, or State House, once a month?

We’d like to help you. Sign onto our “Politics” E-Letters, which are SO MUCH MORE than political praying. You can do that HERE.

 

The Video’s Suggested Prayers are real simple

Galatians 6:2 encourages us to “bear one another’s burdens.”

Then the person you’re praying for finds his/her burden “cast on the Lord.” (1 Peter 5:7)

  • Verse 6 talks about humbling yourself before the Lord.
  • You’ll find, the act of letting someone else pray for you is an act of humbling yourself.

The result? Beautiful! Philippians 4:7 occurs. The Holy Spirit finds his way into that Christian you are praying for and He gives them a peace which completely transcends their understanding.

 

 

You may think this is pretty simnple.

And I confess, it is!

Praise the Lord!

 

 

Blessings,

 

Mark S Mirza

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Distractions-Politics

Distractions-Politics

by | Jul 21, 2019 | Praise, Principles, Problems

GETTING RID OF DISTRACTIONS

(Praising God is the Answer)

This is TOO Simple.
Yes, it seems that way at first. But try it. I think you’ll find you have a tendancy to jump into thanking Him and petitioning Him. ALL OF WHICH He wants you to do, don’t get me wrong! But there is a time and a place for those prayers, and the times of distraction are not the right place. Trust me.

If you haven’t already, watch this 3 minute video, do so before you read the rest of this short post:

YouTube video of Mark explaining Praise

Now Ask Yourself this Question:
How much praying time do I lose because of distractions?

I think you’ll find it’s more time than you realized.

So, What’s the Answer?

Tha’ts right, praising God.

You might be yelling at me, “Mark, now I have another distraction, FINDING THE NAMES OF GOD!

Some time in the future I’ll give you a list of the names of God. But for right now let me give you a very simple list to remember, the Fruit of the Spirit.

Galatians 5:22-23a (NIV)

(22) But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance [patience], kindness, goodness, faithfulness, (23) gentleness and self-control. 

This is the Fruit of the Spirit which we as Christians are supposed to live out, right?

But it’s the fruit of Whom? The capital “W” gives you the hint. It’s the fruit of who God already is. These are 9 of His attributes.

Here’s today’s simple lesson and BIG tool to pray for politicians WITHOUT distractions undermining your praying.

This is what I do:

“Lord, You are love.
“Lord, You are joy.
“You are peace and patience.
“You are kindness and goodness.
“You are faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.
“And these are only 9 of Your attributes! Surely I can say with the Psalmist (Psalm 145:3), ‘Your greatness is unsearchable,’ my Lord.”

Now the evil one is no dummy. You will soon experience another distraction, but deal with it the same way, he will eventually leave you, albeit for a more opportune time (Luke 4:13). But you will be rid of him (again, for a time only).

Distractions will have no more control over you.

And, you will experience the presence of the Lord in a precious way.

REMEMBER, God doesn’t need your advice, and, He doesn’t “need you” to get things done (contrary to some of my colleagues’ teachings). Afterall, God does WHATEVER He pleases (Psalm 135:6).

 

Blessings,

 

Mark S Mirza

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Moses and the Lampstand-Politics

Moses and the Lampstand-Politics

by | Jul 20, 2019 | Principles, Problems, Promises

 

 

MOSES AND THE LAMPSTANDS

(Edited for “Politics” from Mark’s book, Prayer Made Alive-Book 1)

The evil one is brilliant at distraction.
How often have the ills of politics angered you to say, “Something has got to be done!” And you know what that something is, it’s PRAYER, which is why you joined out team!

Here’s my first question:
How much praying have you done, since my first email to you, 24 hours ago? sataN’s new distraction is, “Hey, this is a little thing which you can put off for a time.”
Apply this short chapter from my book. It’s more relevant than you might think at first.

READ | Numbers 7:89-8:3

Numbers 7:89-8:3 (NASB)

(89) Now when Moses went into the tent of meeting to speak with Him, he heard the voice speaking to him from above the mercy seat that was on the ark of the testimony, from between the two cherubim, so He spoke to him.
(1)Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
(2)”Speak to Aaron and say to him, ‘When you mount the lamps, the seven lamps will give light in the front of the lampstand.'”
(3) Aaron therefore did so; he mounted its lamps at the front of the lampstand, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

Have you ever wondered who to talk to about all of the “little things” in your life? I know that we all believe that we can talk to the Lord, but really, do we? How many of you talk to the Lord about your car, the ball-game, or your holiday? I bring this up because if you look at our passage above it would seem that the Lord talks to Moses about something that we would think is inconsequential, the direction of the lamps on the only lampstand! How bizarre is that? But it should be a reminder to us that our God is interested in EVERYTHING in our lives!

Look at the passage, the Lord essentially is telling Moses to tell Aaron which direction to face the lampstand . . . incredible!

Let me take this another step. Have you ever thought that God knows everything about everything? I know you recognize that in your head, but I wonder if you recognize that in your heart also?

When you are at work and you are stuck, how quickly do you bring the Lord into the equation? How quickly do you ask the Lord to give you the wisdom to complete the work? (James 1:5) I don’t expect you to drop to your knees at your desk, but you can get up, walk to the restroom, walk outside, etc. There are all kinds of ways for you to bring the Lord into your workplace. The same thing goes at your home, when you are struggling with something (or someone), get away for a few minutes and talk to the Lord. He really is interested in each of those “little things” in our life.

There’s one more practical reason this is important. If you are a person who is committed to praying for others (like politicians), it is important to take seriously “trusting the Lord.” After all, those we are praying for expect us to have confidence, when we pray for their needs.

Are you doing this? The best test is on the home-front. I believe we demonstrate to the Lord, to ourselves, and to those who are closest to us, how much we REALLY trust the Lord, by how we bring their “little things” to Him. If you are going to pray for others (like politicians) with confidence in the Lord, make sure you are demonstrating this at home.

So I challenge you to have confidence in coming to the Lord, even on those “little things” in your life, like which direction a lampstand should face.

Questions for Moses and the Lampstand:

  • Amazing that God would allow an example in scripture of how He is really concerned about the little things. Can you think of how you might make the same point to your family?
  • What things do those around you want prayer for, that you would have over-looked as a little thing?
  • Now as you pray for that little thing, what impact on your child do you think this will make?
  • How likely are they to pray for everything and anything as they get older, because they saw you praying for little things (and periodically, politicians)?

You have a wonderful opportunity to influence your family (and this nation) by praying for the little things.

You can see the original post, but not focused on Politics HERE, and it is in 3 languages:
https://markmirza.com/moses-lampstands-3-languages/

 

 

Blessings,

 

Mark S Mirza

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