Our friend, Kim, made an interesting comment in another entry. I feel this is such a great theme, that it deserves it's own entry... I'd also like to enlist YOUR help in revealing God's truth on this wonderful topic.
Here's what's on Kim's mind:
...another thought related to the conference came to me a few days ago. this is about praying with authority, which i know has some people really excited lately (i won't say any names, justin). i was thinking about the times when i feel "authoritative" in a reprimanding kind of way (this is not a common thing for me). but then i started thinking about times when i needed to reprimand my neighbor's kids (they were pretending to "push" my car while i was trying to back into my parking spot--not safe!!!) and i could envision times when i would need to reprimand my students for clear, inappropriate behavior (e.g. lame excuses for turning in their homework late; plagiarism). i can just imagine what i would say to them, and how i would say it... and i realized that is the attitude in "authoritative prayer" against sickness, demons, etc. it's very interesting for me to think about it that way... really makes me think "do i really have that authority???" i guess the only way to find out is to try :)
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Go, Kim!
At this point in my walk, I am trying to combine authority with listening. For me, the more clearly I may hear something from God, the more authority my prayers and other words hold. If I don't feel like I have heard anything - or at least nothing specific, the more tentative my words.
I know that there are many who would argue and say that I should be able to always take authority over sickness. Honestly, I struggle over that. God and I are working through it. I always pray for healing and I believe God will do something when I pray. Sometimes I am certain that He is going to completely heal the person I am praying for. Other times, I am not sure what He will do. Although I trust that it will be good.
Hmmm. Thanks for your thoughts, Kim.
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