We must be careful not to imagine prayer as a magical formula in which missing one day erases everything God has done. God is not resetting a heavenly clock every time we become tired. Prayers offered in faith are not wasted or forgotten.

Nevertheless, inconsistency affects us. When we repeatedly leave the altar our discernment becomes duller, our spiritual focus becomes fragmented and the burden entrusted to us is no longer carried with the same attentiveness. We may not be starting from nothing, but we often have to recover the discipline, sensitivity and endurance that we allowed to weaken.

Consistency builds spiritual capacity. It teaches the soul to become still, trains the mind to remain focused, strengthens faith through delay, and enables the intercessor to carry a burden without being ruled by changing emotions.

 This is why Paul wrote:

“Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving.” Colossians 4:2

To “continue” means to remain devoted, steadfast, and persistent. Prayer is not only an event we attend when we are stirred, it is a position we maintain.

 

Some intercessors are waiting for another conference, another prophetic word, another emergency or another overwhelming encounter before returning seriously to prayer. Mature prayer cannot remain dependent upon repeated spiritual excitement.

 

The Lord is calling His watchmen beyond temporary enthusiasm and into established devotion.

 

The watchman does not remain at his post only when danger is visible, he remains because he has been assigned to watch. There may be long hours when nothing appears to move, but his apparent inactivity is actually faithfulness. If he abandons his position because the night seems quiet, he may be absent when his vigilance is most needed.

 

Jesus taught that people “ought always to pray, and not to faint” (Luke 18:1). The opposite of persistent prayer in this passage is not merely silence, it is fainting, losing heart, becoming discouraged, and withdrawing.

Therefore, the battle against consistency is often a battle against discouragement.

Blessings, Adalia Hansen

 

Dear Intercessor:

  1. We had a fantastic 10th World Holy Spirit International Conference in South Korea.
  2. Please continue to pray for the fruit of that conference to bear 100%.
  3. God has revealed to me an eagle, a lion and a giant angelic soldier carrying a sword and I gave the interpretation in front of the general assembly. God wants to use the Senior Pastor to fight tyranny and communism in South Korea. I will explain more later, but for now pray that the Senior Pastor will be determined to allow God to use him no matter the cost.
  4. There is so much more to do in the nations to prepare the church for the persecution coming upon the earth. We need more money to continue to warn the church in the countries of what is about to be unleashed.
  5. Money to come in to travel to these nations and money to continue to all forms of media to sound the alarm.
  6. My desire is to be on National Media, especially in America, but all the nations to really do battle in exposing the lies of the enemy in the various nations trying to brainwash people. THE BIBLE TELLS US THAT TRUTH TAKES AWAY DECEPTION AND PRAYER BRINGS CONVICTION.
  7. We need more money to bring the truth to the nations. Please help me with this burden.
  8. Also, we are about to have the end of the year giving, so please pray that people will really give sacrificially so we can even put our life on the line if necessary, to prepare the church for persecution including civil war.

Blessings, Jonathan Hansen