While in the hospital recovering from bypass surgery, I found the most effective prayers I prayed were those using imagery, where I saw the prayer need already met by my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, and we were celebrating together in a field. Since I grew up on a dairy farm, I LOVE open grassy fields. We were laughing and having fun!
When we pray in tongues, our spirit prays. We are speaking mysteries to God, and we are building ourselves up in the Holy Spirit (1 Corinthians 14:2,4). Malachi Talabi shares a vision and his journaling concerning this revelation below. It is powerful!
(Much of the information below is my summary of the book, How God Changes Your Brain by Andrew Newberg M.D. and Mark Robert Waldman. I have added my own reflections to their ideas.)
Satan is a thief who comes to steal, kill and destroy (John 10:10). Facing surgery next Monday for the diagnosis of bladder cancer…much fear, doubt, pictures of my death, the laughter of others who have spoken evil things about me flash through my mind. I recognize them all from satan, the accuser, liar and thief. I renounce and rebuke demons of self pity, fear, doubt and unbelief.
My first choice is always prayer and nutrition. I believe that if you give your body the right tools to work with, it has been designed by God to heal itself. The right tools include great nutrition. I also believe that, in a crisis situation, pharmaceuticals can be a good stopgap measure.
Lord, where would You like to meet with me today?
"Right where you are now. In your office. I am sitting on the chair right beside you. Turn the eyes of your heart now and see Me sitting, waiting to be with you this morning."
I see you, Lord. I then see you twirling around and around on the chair.
"Join Me, Mike."
I join in with the Lord as we are spinning around on our chairs.
Pray for one another - James 5:16
Since we are members of the body of Christ, we can serve one another by bearing their burdens, being hospitable to them and praying for them (See 36 One Another’s). The internet provides increased opportunity to fulfill God’s desire that we pray for one another. It is one way we can reach out in love and practice life in the spirit by using any of the 60 Spirit-led prayer approaches listed here.
The information contained in this blog has been drawn from The Great Cholesterol Myth. I highly recommend this book. It is down-to-earth and easy to read.
Defining “heart” – Biblically speaking, “heart” is both the pump for your blood and the center of your soul or immaterial being. Just as your physical heart gives life to your physical body, your spiritual heart gives life to your spiritual body.
I was 100% convinced that if I ate right, exercised, and didn’t drink or smoke, I had zero chance of ever having a heart attack. And yet I had one. How could I have made such a cataclysmic mistake? As a teacher of truth I was upset, angry and aghast that I held such a mistruth or half-truth. When I experienced chest pains, my wife had the presence of mind to give me a dropperful of Dr. Schulze’s “Cayenne” in some water, so my pains subsided and I walked into the urgent care facility 10 minutes later.
