1 Thessalonians 5:17 King James Version

¹⁷ Pray without ceasing.

Matthew 21:22 King James Version

²² And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.

James 5:15 King James Version

¹⁵ And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.

Romans 8:26 King James Version

²⁶ Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.

1 Corinthians 14:18 King James Version

¹⁸ I thank my God, I speak with tongues more than ye all:

This is so supernatural and awesome that it had to be shared!

I was at work trying to get the job done quickly and had something that didn’t want to budge. I kept pushing at it, and of course my hands were full of oil (it’s a machine shop, I’m a machinist…..go figure……). Well the bitch finally budged, and when it came loose I was pushing so hard it went too far and my hand smacked the side of the machine. Fucking hurt too. My little finger got it good.

Luckily, I’ve always been good about believing that 1 Thessalonians 5:17 is the most essential verse in the Bible. Plus, I recently had someone clue me in about the importance of praying in the Spirit (also known as praying in the Holy Ghost or praying in Tongues), and have changed my prayers from being 90% in English to being 90% in the Spirit…..

So, the first thing I did……(well second…..let’s be honest, I had to complain first…..it hurt…..) was pray over the finger. Command it not to hurt and to function as normal. Then speak prayer in the Spirit over it. Within ten minutes the swelling was gone, and the red never had a chance to bruise.

A few times throughout the day Satan tried to trick me into thinking it wasn’t healed by sending a little pang of pain through the knuckle that had been hurt. It was lies that I rebuked in Jesus’ name, of course. The pain was not even accompanied with the redness and swelling of the original finger-smash…..it was so obvious what was up. Satan is one stupid old fuck!

So then this got me to thinking…..about the time that I was clued in on the importance of praying in the Spirit, (which was maybe two months ago at most) was about the time this annoying wizard quit speaking to me. The same power that comes forth in us when we pray in the spirit, that healing power, can be felt by those in the kingdom of darkness. And it pisses them off so bad!

This dude has been obvious to me since day one. I used to be unsure if he knows that I know what he is. (Until recently. He knows I know spiritual warfare and a lot about the kingdom of darkness now, because a friend of his and I have had conversations about it, and I’m not gonna play dumb. I’m gonna let them know I know what’s up and I can hold my own!). Anyhow, I’ve been stuck knowing him (through work) for about a year and a half now. Lately, the past four to five months maybe, prior to this, he had been making it a point to speak to me. Not much, but just making a point to say hello and read the Jesus t-shirts I wear to work. He hates them. He’s always nice enough on the surface so I just say hi back and go about my day. But I know to be careful and pray Psalm 35 against him…..I’m no fool. And I never did enjoy him speaking to me, to say the least.

Anyway, since I’ve started changing most of my prayers to praying in the Spirit, he avoids me like the plague. HOW AMAZING!!! Good riddance!

*I would highly advise you reading this to change the way you pray. And following the ‘pray without ceasing’ command along with that is essential…..the two work in tandem*…..