Prayer Strategies

LISTEN: If you know me by now you know I'm not one of those, "poor baby," mentors or teachers. I've had my butt kicked by the demonic and lost absolutely everything and at that time no one at my 13,000-member church was able to deliver the wisdom I needed to turn my life around. When people come to me because they're in the pit - and I"ve got more right now than I have in the last year all together which is good 'cause they're getting delivered to a new level - I don't waste their time or mine. I give it straight so they can win and pull others up and out. There are a lot of folks out there right now who are serious about deliverance, and that's awesome. It's required for true abundant living. But there are just as many who wait until they're in complete crisis to reach out and it doesn't have to be that way. Then there's even more who have no idea that mediocre living isn't actually their destiny.

I know from personal experience that you're going to have to get over the fear of someone knowing everything you're going through when you're struggling. Confession starts deliverance. When I finally got desperate enough and was willing to listen to someone else to get free, I prayed and Holy Spirit told me to trust fully and share with my assigned deliverer. I did and the rest is history.

Here are some prayer strategies for when you're in a full-on attack and everything is falling apart at the same time. If you will implement these things, you'll win. I'm a living, breathing witness.

Again I'm sorry that you're going through such a rough time right now. Here are some things to keep in mind during this season of difficulty:

1. You're being attacked by the enemy and you need to fight and overcome. You can do this because Jesus already defeated all demonic forces.
2. When you come through this season, you'll be promoted spiritually and naturally.
3. Stop expecting and asking people to help you and take all of your needs to God first. He's teaching you to depend on and keep your eyes on Him and Him alone as your source. Jeremiah said if you put your trust in man you're cursed with a curse but if your hope is in the Lord you're like a tree planted by rivers of water, blessed.
4. Stop saying you don't have enough and don't have enough clients and make prophetic decrees such as, "I have 5 or more new clients every week." Faith comes by hearing and as you hear that constantly you'll believe it and it will soon be so.
   
5. Stop agreeing with the demonic who's hurting and stealing from you. Right now you're saying what the enemy says: You don't have enough, you're all alone and no one will help you. That's a lie because God never leaves or forsakes. He's waiting on you to stop honoring the demonic realm and call out to Him in faith.
6. You're going to have to sow your way to financial breakthrough. Use your pennies. That's how I started. The only way to defeat the spirit of mammon (money) is through becoming an extravagant giver. And stop sowing into infertile soil. If you're sowing and your harvest isn't coming back to you, sow where you know the seeds are producing.
   
7. You have to focus your faith in the right direction and that's toward God and the Word. Jesus said anything you ask in prayer believing, you'll receive, and the original language actually says you'll take it by force. God's Word can't fail. Stop cancelling out it with doubt and negative talk and thank and praise Him instead. Hebrews 11:1 says He upholds all things by the Word of His power. If His Word were to fail the entire universe would have to fall apart.
8. This is not a time to be a baby. Not trying to be rude, but only immature believers run from a defeated foe. They are harassing you illegally - unless you have unconfessed sin and if so confess and move on - so get mad at them, not sad and pull out your Sword of the Spirit which is the Word of God! There's no bill on this earth that God can't take care of. If you're in covenant relationship with Him, He's not going to break it as long as you take your stand against the unseen forces who are behind every problem head-to-toe that you're facing.

Love,
Z

Hahaha ... yep. I tell people not to be a baby and then write, "Love, Z." I do love. But I'm not going to kiss a boo-boo when you need the Healing Balm of Gilead. That's what I gave; healing balm.

Those words above are guaranteed to deliver you out of any situation if you act on them. It's up to you. No one else can perform your actions for you. There is another step to being repaid by the enemy when you get your head together and are stable again and that's seeking Justice from the Throne of God. Learn more in my latest teaching, PWPP Module 4: JUSTICE.

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