Living in the valley~: Praise~Prayer~and Fasting

It's Time To Pray!

The Lord prepared me back in 2012 for the road I am on, since that time there have been many days of ups and downs ...feeling like I am on a roller coaster... and I can't get off! Have you ever had that feeling? Where you are on a ride and suddenly you just want off and as you pass the person who controls the ride you quietly whisper STOP this ride! I have been there many times and my life is on a ride like that...but what I am learning through this perfect storm is that the Lord's promise of His presence and that He will never leave me is all that really matters.

In 2012 the Lord gave me 3 bible verses that I would need to get me through the difficult days.
He gave them to me over the course of one weekend:
Two of those came easier for me like praising the Lord and praying (talking) with Him but the third has been much harder for me as I am learning and continually surrendering my will to His.

It was June 8-10 of 2012

On Friday night June 8th I was at Lighthouse Mission with my husband for a movie night, we saw "To save a life" As I looked to my right and saw a verse they hang all the time on a banner, it said "They said, "Put your entire trust in the Master Jesus. Then you'll live as you were meant to live - and everyone in your house included will be saved!" Acts 16:31
I am using the message version because it speaks so powerfully to me. You see that night the Lord planted that verse deeply in my heart for those I love.

On Saturday night June 9th I went to a women's ministry at Living word Church called "Deeper".
The message was from 2 Chronicles 20: 1-23 the verses 12,15-17, 21-22 were especially speaking to me.
12 O our God, won't you stop them? We are powerless against this mighty army that is about to attack us. We do not know what to do, but we are looking to you for help."

15 He said, "Listen, King Jehoshaphat! Listen, all you people of Judah and Jerusalem! This is what the LORD says: Do not be afraid! Don't be discouraged by this mighty army, for the battle is not yours, but God's. 16 Tomorrow, march out against them. You will find them coming up through the ascent of Ziz at the end of the valley that opens into the wilderness of Jeruel. 17 But you will not even need to fight. Take your positions; then stand still and watch the LORD's victory. He is with you, O people of Judah and Jerusalem. Do not be afraid or discouraged. Go out there tomorrow, for the LORD is with you!"

21 After consulting the leaders of the people, the king appointed singers to walk ahead of the army, singing to the LORD and praising him for his holy splendor. This is what they sang: "Give thanks to the LORD; his faithful love endures forever!" 22 At the moment they began to sing and give praise, the LORD caused the armies of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir to start fighting among themselves.

There is Power in Praise!!

The Lord spoke deeply & clearly to me that there was a time coming that I needed to be prepared for and Praise~Prayer & Fasting was going to be the staples of my life.
Here we are in November of 2014 and Oh how those 3 have been my support & help as I depend and trust the Rock which is Jesus! Only the last two have taken the longest to really commit to. Let's just say the enemy and our flesh fight relentlessly against the two.

On Sunday morning June 10th I was at Smithtown Gospel Tabernacle Church, the message was from the scriptures in Zechariah 4:6-7

Then he said to me, "This is what the LORD says to Zerubbabel: It is not by force nor by strength, but by my Spirit, says the LORD Almighty. 7 Nothing, not even a mighty mountain, will stand in Zerubbabel's way; it will flatten out before him! Then Zerubbabel will set the final stone of the Temple in place, and the people will shout: 'May God bless it! May God bless it!'"

There was a word spoken that said: The Lord is raising up a generation of people who love Him, who are in their prayer closet with the Lord. A generation whose heart is towards the Lord. I was so encouraged during the whole service through the worship and the message that when Pastor Zarlengo said "Anyone who wants to come down for prayer~ who may have a verse they are holding onto, believing the Lord for or anyone who may need one to be encouraged for the trial they are facing~ come down for prayer and we will pray with you and for you. Well the Holy Spirit in me leaped up before my feet could even move :)

The Lord had given me 3 verses I was now clinging to (I had no idea how much I was going to need them) But the Lord certainly did, He loves me so much ~ He was preparing me for what only He knew was coming.
When I got down to the front a man prayed with me after I shared the verses the Lord had given me that weekend, as he prayed he stopped and said "I don't normally do this but I feel led to pray the gift of faith over you."
http://www.gotquestions.org/gift-of-faith.html
At fist my heart skipped a beat as I pondered...... Lord what does that mean I will have to face?.....quickly my heart was filled with His peace and I knew I could trust Him No Matter What!!