As you run your race... Pray!

Last time, you read about getting YOUR MESSAGE before you run YOUR RACE in 2017.

But what next after that?

If your answer is either “relax” or “run”, you’re definitely wrong… Its prayer.

1Kings 18:41-46 is a biblical account, about how Prophet Elijah, who had earlier prophesied there was going to be a drought, prayed for rain in the land and how the hand of the Lord came upon Elijah, and he outran the royal chariot of King Ahab.

First let me ask you, what is the point of getting a vision from God at the beginning of the year if it doesn’t become a reality?
Or what’s the point of a mother conceiving a child if she never births it?

You have to run and birth for the vision to become a reality. Hence the need for this article.

Back to Prophet Elijah, after he “heard” the sound, he went down on his knees, and prayed for seven hours until he saw a physical manifestation –i.e a cloud- of what he heard. In other words, he travailed until he brought forth a child (Isaiah 66:8).
Mind you, the prayer didn’t only affect the weather, but because it’s dynamic in its working, part of the power generated in prayer strengthened the Prophet, causing him to outrun King Ahab’s Royal Chariot who even had a head-start.

Don’t be an Ahab who will go and eat after “hearing”. But rather, be like Elijah, pray until you see a physical manifestation of what God has said to you.

The Believer shouldn’t pray as one who wants to attain victory, but rather he ought to pray from the standpoint of the Victory he has attained through Christ Jesus, bringing into physical manifestation what Jesus has done for him in the Spiritual. Hence the importance of the Pauline prayers (Eph 1:16-19, Col 1:9-11 e.t.c) because their focus is on receiving knowledge by revelation, of your Identity and possessions in Chris Jesus.

Like I said in the last article, from God’s perspective, 2017 is a great year, and you will do well if you align yourself with what He sees. And as He reveals His thoughts to you, pray until they be manifest.

Don’t try to run 2017 on your strength, you won’t prevail as you ought. Instead wait on Him that He may strengthen you, looking for His Mercy, ‘cos your “willing” and “running” wont get you to the finish line. (Isaiah 40:29-31, Jude 1:20-21, Romans 9:16).

Finally, in 2017 watch what you say,  'cos life and death are in the power of the tongue.

God Bless you. 😊

#SHALOM