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Have you ever run from me? Jonah did, but he couldn’t outrun me, and I got him in the end. People spend a lifetime running from me, but I’m always in hot pursuit. This is a legal term for police in actively chasing a suspect, and you too will find that you can’t outrun me. Where would you go to escape from my presence? The Psalmist discovered that no matter where he went I was there. So if you decide to stop running you don’t have to trace your entire route back. No matter how much time and distance you have put into running from me, if you stop and turn to me I will be there.

Are you familiar with the passage of scripture that says that my mercies are new every morning? I set the world up to run in one day increments so you can take things one day at a time. Even so, every day is different and presents a different set of challenges. And so you have my promise that the mercy you receive every day is appropriate for that day; custom made if you will. Do you walk with a conscious awareness of the presence of mercy in your life? Are you sufficiently attuned to it to see how the characteristic flavor of it changes to meet your current needs?

When talking to the leadership team at Catch the Fire in Toronto, they confirmed that when they pray for people, not everyone is slain in the Spirit. For those who don't know, being slain in the Spirit is falling over (generally backward), when someone is in front of you praying for you. The understanding is that the Holy Spirit is coming upon them and this weakens them so they fall down, and then normally they rest under the Spirit's power as they lay on the floor and He ministers to them.

I suspect that everyone deals with rejection, in at least some areas. (When I typed that, I sneezed—a sign, for me, of deliverance. Shew!) Rejection, of course, is antithetical to who we are in Christ, which is that we are accepted in the beloved. And rejection has been one of the themes of my prayers this last week. Cindy McFaden had me read through this prayer, out loud, thinking it through as I went. As always, feel free to add lines or thoughts as they surface—this is an excellent template, but feel free to edit as you go, if it doesn’t apply completely. (A prayer probably from Elijah House.)

My counselee said, I have already gone through deliverance for all this and had demons cast out. How can they be back?

Note from Mark Virkler - Every week I send people seeking Prayers that Heal the Heart counseling to Pastor Don. The testimonies I receive back are over the top! If you need ministry check him out.

LaWanda – ♪♪“O Lord, my God, when I in awesome wonder, consider all the worlds Thy hands have made.  I see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder and there proclaim, My God, how great Thou art.”♪♪  O Jesus.  ♪♪ “I love you Lord, and I lift my voice to worship you, O my soul rejoice.  Take joy my King, in what you hear.  May it be a sweet, sweet sound in your ear.”

Are you familiar with the passage of scripture that says many are called but few are chosen? Do you understand this or is it an enigmatic statement that leaves you with more questions than answers? Can you interpret it in the context of the other doctrines of your faith? Are you comfortable with the idea of many being called? Is the concept that few are chosen more difficult to deal with? How would you describe your own experience? Would you say that you chose me or that I chose you?

First of all, then, I urge that entreaties and prayers, petitions and thanksgivings, be made on behalf of all men, for kings and all who are in authority, so that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and dignity. This is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. I want the men in every place to pray, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and dissension. (1 Tim. 2:1-8)

Dear Mark, Thank you for posting the "Ever feel like Solomon..." podcast yesterday.  I listened to it this morning as part of my morning routine.  I have felt like this at times lately, and made the connection when I heard your podcast that it was the feeling that all things are vanity.  I am a busy homeschooling mom and wife.  I have been blessed by learning to hear God's voice through your ministry, but I have been journaling sporadically for a while.  I did today's journaling in the midst of my family around me, starting our day.  I put on journaling music that everyone could hear.  Even in this busyness, Jesus met me.  Here is my journaling: