Prayer Warrior

Prayer is such an essential act these days if we are to come through safe and happy in the Lord.
With so much going on in the world today, we need the Lords protection and the only way to get it is through a relationship with Him and acceptance in the gift of our salvation.
We have all heard the phrase "I have accepted Jesus as my personal savior" but do you truly understand what that means? Do you realize that a personal savior is Jesus sitting right next to you, holding you in his arms keeping you from all harm?
Jesus tells us He is the shepherd and we are his sheep. "

11 “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. 12 The hired hand is not the shepherd and does not own the sheep. So when he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf attacks the flock and scatters it. 13 The man runs away because he is a hired hand and cares nothing for the sheep." (John 10:11-13)

When Jesus was speaking these words, He was most likely speaking to shepherd and those who understand what a 'good shepherd' was. A good shepherd would protect his sheep at all cost, even at the expense of his own life. When night time would come, the shepherd would lie down at the gate in case any predator would try and steal his sheep. This was something only a dedicated shepherd would do and it is what Jesus has done to protect us.

We must accept his protection from Satan and thank Him every step of the way, even when we think He is wrong for not letting us have our own way in something. And yes, God knows what we need, but it is necessary for us to ask for it. It is like a child whose mother knows the child must eat, but if at 4:00pm the child becomes hungry and does not say to the parent "I am hungry" the parent might continue with his/her day and wait until 6:00pm to feed the child. God knows we need His protection, but if we have reached a point we feel we can no longer handle the problem and we do not say to Him "Father, help us" He might continue on until we shout in desperation "I GIVE, I GIVE".

Don't wait, pray for guidance, safety, help, protection, His love, His grace, His forgiveness, and anything else you might think of. Pray for those around you, pray for those you do not know, pray for those who hurt you and those you feel are headed in the wrong direction no matter what you personally feel about them. Pray, be a prayer warrior and intervene for those who might not think to ask for help.