God Smacked Me

God Smacked Me

Two days ago I posted the following:
https://markmirza.com/i-aint-praying-with-old-geezers-no-more/
… and I think God Smacked Me, for my irreverence.

Today, I stopped at Britt David Baptist in Columbus. A good friend of mine, Tim Jones is the pastor there.

Tim and I pray every week and have been for over a year.

I tell folks about Tim’s church this way. . .
–As Southern Baptists we regularly do something for 4 weeks, once in awhile for 8 weeks, and if we’re REALLY HOLY, we’ll do it for 12 weeks.
–Well, over 2 years ago, Tim started a daily prayer meeting. It continues today, with very few interruptions.
–So, today I joined them, and that’s where God Smacked Me. He made it clear that there are LOTS OF OLD. . . Older Folks I can pray with.

Let me tell your what I told Pastor Tim. “That was sweet, Tim. Really sweet.”

And it was!

Successful-ongoing-prayer is not oxymoronic.

When we were done praying, one of the men assured us up in song. Speaking of men, did you notice how many attended?

CLICK HERE FOR VIDEO OF US SINGING

Mark

#FromTheRoad

God Smacked Me

I AINT PRAYING WITH OLD GEEZERS NO MORE

The video below is about 5 minutes long which is 3 minutes longer than I like to do. But trust me, if you’ve never prayed with a young person, or if you have and forgot how great it is to do, just listen to the entire video.

And then decide, like me, that you AIN’T PRAYING WITH OLD GEEZERS NO MORE!

But if you do make that commitment, please make the other commitment too, which is to pray with the young people in your church.

CLICK HERE FOR VIDEO

If you think I was a little too irrevent, I can assure you that 2 days later, God Smacked Me. It’s a short post, read it!

#FromTheRoad

Mark

RESUME PRAYING

RESUME PRAYING

Father, recall to my mind anyone I have ceased praying for

“As for me, I vow that I will not sin against the Lord by ceasing to pray for you. I will teach you the good and right way.

1 Samuel 12:23 HCSB

#DAILYMEDITATION

Mark

You might call it “A Politician’s Prayer” but I would ask you to own it for yourself. . .
https://youtu.be/AtO265smyFE

Tragedy In Your Pastor’s Family

Tragedy In Your Pastor’s Family

SOME THOUGHTS ON PRAYING SPECIFICALLY FOR YOUR PASTOR AND HIS FAMILY

  

1 John 5:14-15 (Have Confidence When You Pray God’s Will)
Now this is the confidence we have before Him: Whenever we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears whatever we ask, we know that we have what we have asked Him for.

1 Timothy 2:8a (It’s Time for Men to Pray, but, Do Not “Brow-Beat” Your Men, Let the Holy Spirit Do His Work, He Does Not Need Your Help, You Pray for the Men, Let God Draw the Men)
Therefore, I want the men in every place to pray…

Matthew 9:38 (Laborers Will Be needed in Your Church, Now More than Ever, ONLY God Will Bring Them)
Therefore, pray to the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into His harvest.”

John 15:7 (Abiding In His Words Encourages You to Pray His Words & Therefore His Will)
If you remain in Me and My words remain in you, ask whatever you want and it will be done for you.

Mark 11:24m (By Faith, Pray You Have Already Received, What You Are Praying For)
. . .when you pray, pray believing that you have already received it. . .

Exodus 17:12 (Lift the Arms of Your Pastor’s Family, The Only Reason Moses Could Rest was Because he had an Aaron & Hur in his Life, Holding up his Hands, which You Will do Vicariously for Your Pastor)
When Moses’ hands grew heavy, they took a stone and put it under him, and he sat down on it. Then Aaron and Hur supported his hands, one on one side and one on the other so that his hands remained steady until the sun went down.

Proverbs 15:8b (Be Glad God Delights in Your Prayers);
. . .the prayer of the upright is His delight.

Psalm 37:4 (Unashamedly Pray Your Heart’s Desire for Your Pastor & his Family);
Delight yourself in the Lord and he will give you the desires of your heart.

James 5:17 (Just as One Man’s Prayer made a Difference for the Entire Economy of a Nation, Trust Yours to Make a Difference in Your Pastor’s Family);
Elijah was a man with a nature like ours; yet he prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and for three years and six months it did not rain on the land.

1 Corinthians 14:33a (What it Means to You that God is a God of peace)
since God is not a God of disorder but of peace. . .

TRUST HIM WITH Romans 15:13 for Your Pastor’s family
Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in Him so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

THEN, PRAY FOR YOUR PASTOR & HIS FAMILY TO HAVE THE PEACE WHICH TRANSCENDS UNDERSTANDING Philippians 4:6-7
Don’t worry about anything, but in everything, through prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses every thought, will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.

 

Blessings,

 

MARK S MIRZA
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