During worship at church today, I started praying for all our kids. Intermixing worship choruses and our kids names was truly powerful. I literally felt my heart squeezed and wrench over our kids! The tears flowed freely and I sensed the Spirit so strong.
I've had this experience a few times and it never ceases to amaze and bless me. I heard a sermon by Barbara Yoder, a renowned preacher/speaker, and she called this Travailing in Intercession. It is when we are in a deep place of worship while praying for a particular concern or person. She likened it to transition when we are in labor and getting ready to birth our babies.
Spiritually, when we travail, especially when we are worshiping, amazing things happen in the spiritual realm. Bondages are broken, breakthrough bursts forth, and we give birth spiritually to the things of God.
Ladies, this week we will concentrate our prayer time around worship. During your prayer time, spend time in worship first. If you can, turn up the worship music in your room or your house, and pray over our children while you worship. If you feel the Lord leading you in a different prayer direction than what is written for each child, follow it, for the Holy Spirit may know the child's need for prayer in a specific area.
Please chime in and let me know how you are doing! Feel free to share what the Lord showed you during your time with Him.
Love in Him,
Dana
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