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What’s Imaging Prayer?
I teach imaging prayer in spiritual direction. But what is it? Imaging prayer is one of the two types of an old (as of the 4th century) Christian prayer called “The prayer of silence.” One type is contemplating the presence of the Lord without words or mental pictures. Imaging prayer is the 2nd type, where you allow the Holy Spirit to use your imagination to speak with you. You do NOT drive this prayer; you put it in the Holy Spirit’s hands. Imaging prayer only works with believers; since it depends on the Holy Spirit, it’s different from visualization. It also works for your life and your business; especially when…
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Sneaky Spiritual Strongholds
When I researched the wording for “The Jericho Breakthrough” process, I interviewed several Christian women about what they thought when they heard the phrase “spiritual strongholds.” Most of them were familiar with the phrase, but not everyone was. I explained my understanding of its Biblical meaning: an area of vulnerability and/or sin that has become so enmeshed in the mind that it interferes with your emotional, spiritual, even physical health. The supporting verse is: “The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.” (2 Cor. 10:4) Strongholds can be good things! As believers, we are in the stronghold—the…
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God’s Will
We generally talk about three major aspects of the will of God: his sovereign will, his moral will, and his personal will. Sovereign will. This is his will for the destiny of the human race, and the salvation of all those who believe in him. This is why I’m not too worried about governments by the way; God is sovereign, and we all have our part to play. His sovereign will never changes. Moral will. This is his instruction for acting on his holy will. His instructions can change; not because he does, but because cultures do. Slavery was accepted in Biblical times; the Bible did not pronounce the institution…