It's Our Lifeline

This has been an exciting week for us.  It's been a week where God's hand has been so evident.   Chris and I are both discovering that prayer is like a holy drug - the more you experience it's power, the more you want to participate in it.   I think many of us would agree that when it comes to prayer we are tired of status quo.  Can you imagine what our churches would look like if we began to pray passionately for our cities and the people we live in community with every day?  Can you imagine what our personal journey with Christ would look like if prayer became a priority for us instead of something that we give our leftover time and energy to? 


We are seeing what can happen when prayer becomes the focus and not the afterthought.  This past Monday we asked our prayer force to pray very specifically for the needs we were facing this week (we do this every Monday)  Less than 10 hours after the e-mail was sent to our prayer force one of our prayer needs was met.  By the end of this week all three of our weekly prayer needs have been met AND THEN SOME!  God went above and beyond what we asked for in prayer and  reminded us that His heart is moved when we are passionately seeking after Him.   


I know that we are all on a very uncertain journey as church planters.  There are days when we question whether or not we have it in us to see this journey through to the end.  Many of us have heard the statement "If you are a church planter, you are in danger."  We are walking into Satan's playground and trying to reclaim what he has stolen.  We can't afford for one moment to walk into the enemy's territory without the covering of God's holy presence.  We need prayer warriors that are willing to stand in the gap for us and pray continually that we would gain new ground as we journey toward planting a baby church.  We need to be prayer warriors!   


I'm so thankful for our prayer force.  If we were given a choice between prayer supporters and financial supporters, we would take prayer supporters every time.  We wholeheartedly believe that the momentum that is building for our church plant is a direct result of the faithful prayers of our prayer force.  Prayer is our lifeline.  I would encourage you, if you haven't already, to build a prayer force around you.  Communicate weekly with them, give them encouraging updates and be very specific with the things you want them to pray for.  I believe God wants to pour His power all over us, He's just waiting for us to ask!


Be encouraged today!