With all prayer and petition pray at all times in the Spirit, and with this in view, be on the alert with all perseverance and petition for all the saints, and pray on my behalf, that utterance may be given to me in the opening of my mouth, to make known with boldness the mystery of the gospel, for which I am an ambassador in chains; that in proclaiming it I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.
Our fight is in two arenas, we fight through prayer and we fight by our outward witness. When we are tested we hold up and give glory to God. Others will see this and as they see our lives they may come to God consciousness. And perhaps we would then be able to share the gospel with them.
In Matthew 5:44 we read “But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,”
Through prayer we can participate in battles occurring all over the world, or right here in our own back yard.
How do we know what to pray? Study Gods word and as you do you will learn how and what to pray. Attend prayer meetings and you will discover needs of others. Become partakers in their struggles and rejoice in their victories. And allow them to do the same for you.
As we become transformed by Gods word our actions to others will start to change as will our reactions to them. I recall hearing about a meeting between a pro-abortion and an anti-abortion leader. I do not recall their names. What I read was from the pro-abortionist’s perspective. She had stated that when she met with her adversary she expected fire and brimstone, but instead that person shared the gospel with her and that she found that person to be genuinely concerned about her as a person. Perhaps if more Christians were like that we would make more headway against this world
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