Session 1, Text Matt. 17:20: #prayerFocus Tenacious Faith

Some years ago when I was in the mission field, I received word in my spirit to do a 30 day fast with the members of the church where I was pastor.

The prayerFocus was ‘from story to glory:

We were a pitiable lot at that missionary church: there were lots of hurting, troubled and deviant people there.

The curse of poverty was active in the community for it was deeply entrenched in occultism and African Traditional Religion.

The church truly was poverty-stricken. The faithfuls were distressed single moms, school drop outs, drug addicts and those with mental health issues.

The church house became a homeless shelter. We sleep there and hold services there.

It was tough going, but we kept going.

But things needed to change. We needed a break.

Our times and seasons are in God’s hand. I knew God would show up but how, I had no idea.

However, i kept upholding the people in prayers and strengthening their faith. Every financial support my family gave me was put into the Work. I sacrificed everything i owned to propagate the Gospel and match the great commission with Christ like compassion

The occultists felt threatened and resorted to acts of violence against us. The police had to be called in sometimes.

Something good just needed to happen to strengthen the faith of the people.

And then, the voice of God came to me, to hold the 30days prayer and fasting session.

Not everyone participated. Some were busy with their failed businesses and had no time.

However, everyone of us who walked in the timing of God by obeying the call to prayer, have stories of changed circumstances to narrate.

I have all the prayer points and word focus for each of those days. I kept record of every word God spoke to us through His Word, just as i have been Blogging Words from this prayer season.

We were never tired of saying “my story must change to glory ”

Within 7 months, the glory in our story started showing up. God re-housed several of us.

Our circumstances changed that everyone knew indeed that it was a move of God.

Three of the kids are graduates from the university. No one in their families have an education.

Just last week someone from one of the families who participated in that prayer session, got married.

Previously in that family, the women folk always had children outside of wedlock. She has become the first educated and legally married woman in that family.

God is absolutely faithful. 5 Years later, several of us are still enjoying the change of our story to glory.

Through that prayer session , we were led by God’s Spirit to provoke a paradigm shift. We prayed and our next level became reality.

Our stories changed to glory.

Whenever i receive prayer themes, i pray expectantly. I know there is still so much to be perfected in my family, ministry and my life.

And i do know that God is perfecting all that concerns everyone who are participating in this prayer session. Hallelujah.

Beloved, faith does not give up. Our opening scripture says, “if ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed ye shall say…nothing shall be impossible unto you” Matt. 17:20.

A lot of people just become hopeless and confused, when trouble strikes. And because they are unwilling to apply God’s word to their reality, they give up at the time of their visitation.

I pray you will not give up at the time of your visitation, in Christ precious name.

We teach, preach and pray so that you can pray with faith from a position of victory and not defeat.

We need you to have adequate knowledge of God’s Word and to confront your issues spiritually first.

Nothing is impossible for God to do.

There are different types of prayers. There is a time to do spiritual warfare and a time to praise and make supplications.

Today, we are going to ask God to supernaturally intervene in your lives and circumstances.

God is the Monarch of the universe and He rules in the affairs of men.

Prayer Points:

Today, we are going to be praying for those who are facing personal challenges in their ‘faith-walk’ with GOD due to economic, Health, marital, ministry, etc problems.

I ask that your spirit be strengthened, and the entrance of God’s Word into your spirit produces strong faith that will cause you to walk in the liberty of the Spirit, in Christ precious name

I pray that GOD as SOVEREIGN and RIGHTEOUS JUDGE of the universe intervene in your situation so that it will align with His Word for your life.

I ask that DIVINE mercy prevail over judgement and grant you respite from your troubles.

I command the lifting up of all spiritual embargoes on your economy that has blocked your goods, sales, services and products.

I thank God that all the evil spiritual coverings that has shut up your economic activities and reduced your business to ground zero are hereby abrogated.

I am thankful that and end has come to the curse of poverty, wretchedness, frustration, sequences of failures, wrong choices, bitterness, addictions and addictive behavior, for the grace of God that brings healing, comfort, prosperity, encouragement, peace, restoration, transformation and all other blessings has come upon you and yours.

Therefore, from today, healing is yours. Hope is restored in you. Receive ideas, insights and concepts that will create wealth for you.

Establish, expand be comforted, be a blessing to your world, in Christ precious name. Amein.

Shalom from #theWatchman Hephzibah Christly