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"Praying
on Site with Insight"
"I
will give you every place where you set your foot."
Joshua 1:3
If
every Christian began to prayerwalk their neighborhood
or workplace, we would begin to see America and
the nations transformed. Prayerwalking is
part of the Lighthouse lifestyle. It is praying
on site (where you step your foot) with insight
(with God's heavenly vision and understanding).
Prayerwalking is a wonderful way to bring heaven's
power right into our everyday situation as we
walk. I recommend it highly for it brings the
influence of heaven to earth, impacting the very
territory where we walk. If we all went prayerwalking,
it would make a difference in our neighborhoods.
We encourage you to make a commitment to go prayerwalking
every week. God will answer your prayers and change
will begin to come into your neighborhood. Crime
will decrease rapidly if each one of us does our
part. You and I have the authority in prayer to
stretch forth God's influence and power over our
cities and nations.
Why
Prayerwalk?
Prayerwalking
is a wonderful way to reach your area (your neighborhood,
city, workplace) with the power and authority
of God. It bathes the atmosphere with the
influence of God, it breaks the power of evil,
and enables the Holy Spirit to move freely. It
helps you to overcome the fear of reaching out
to the lost and sensitizes your heart to the people
around you and to situations with the heart of
Jesus. Prayerwalking also creates divine opportunities
to pray for people on the spot. People don't realize
it but they are looking for the atmosphere of
heaven. They have a hunger that cannot be satisfied
with what earth offers. They need God, and prayerwalking
can prepare them to meet God in a personal way.
Prayerwalking will give you insight as to the
needs of your city and neighborhood, it will build
your faith as to what God can do, and it will
expand your vision. Prayerwalking empowers ordinary
life and puts us in tune with God's heart.
Guidelines
as you Prayerwalk
- Simply
walk with Jesus - You are stepping in His
land over which He has complete authority and
great compassion. So walk where He walks, and
pray His prayers.
- Be
patient - Don't give up. Prayerwalking needs
persistence and although it is a quiet affair,
it brings great rewards.
- Be
ready for battle - You are considered spiritually
trespassing by established evil powers. The
enemy will do all that he can to stop you.
- Be
prepared, and give your whole self to the
task.
- Prepare
your heart - Make sure that you have confessed
all known sin, and come before God in gratitude
and with thanksgiving.
- Gather
your mind - Fix your attention on the purposes
and thoughts of God at the beginning. Leave
your burdens with God so that you will not be
distracted during your prayerwalk.
- Seek
God for guidance - Be still before Him for
a short time, and ask Him to direct your steps
and prayers.
- Visualize
the area as God sees it - Ask Him to help
you see your neighborhood with His eyes.
- Pray
with the Word of God and the Spirit of God
- When you find it hard to pray, pray Scripture.
You pray the will of God as you pray the Word
of God over your area. The Holy Spirit will
also enable you to pray on-target prayers.
- Pray
out loud and with others sometimes
- Your faith grows as you verbalize your prayers.
Your prayers multiply as you learn to agree
in your requests and as you pray conversationally
with others. Together you can ask God to break
any strongholds, and pray for healing, comfort,
and salvation.
- Welcome
Jesus into your neighborhood - Be friendly,
greet people while walking, and offer to pray
for their needs. Be open to God's divine opportunities.
- Seek
a balance in your prayers - As you walk,
combine worship, intercession, warfare, and
welcome. Make sure you keep your focus on God
more than the devil and his works. Welcome God
into your neighborhood.
- Proclaim
the promises and prayer of the Bible over your
neighborhood - Realize the power of the
Word and the name of Jesus when you pray it
out loud. Proclaim Jesus as Lord over the homes,
people, and situations you encounter. Ask for
God's blessings and presence on each home.
- Thank
God for all that He is doing
- Look at your neighborhood, and list specific
blessings such as honest policemen, safe schools,
kind teachers, strong churches, etc. Thank God
for what He is going to do.
- Pray
God's purposes and destiny for your neighborhood
- Pray for each person, family, and city. Pray
that God's purposes might be fulfilled and that
many would be saved and sent out as workers
in His great harvest
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- Be
creative - Pray creative prayers such as
the fruit of the Spirit or the Lord's Prayer
over your neighborhood.
- Give
thanks over what God did through your prayerwalk
- Rejoice, evaluate, and record insights for
the next time you go prayerwalking. Tell others
of your experiences and blessings.
- Follow-up
contacts - Ask yourself what ministries
are necessary as a result of your prayerwalk
such as a youth and children's ministry or a
ladies Bible study.
Lighthouse
Prayer E-Course Links and Resources
For
more information on the Lighthouse Movement, see
www.lighthousemovement.com.
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