Intercessors Heart

A place to read secrets from my prayer closet, see current prayer opportunities and post your Prayer requests.

 

 

2012

Prayer Closet Journal

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 2/13/2012

I got a comment from one of you asking me to write more. I am thinking this morning of how God has answered my prayer about the Portland Prayer Clock. I found myself praying and praying and then finding that Portland was too small an area, I found myself thinking of the whole NW! From Oregon, Washington and Idaho to British Columbia in Canada into Montana and Wyoming. The Old Columbia Territory! So we are going to birth the NW Gatekeepers, they are a group, who’s eyes are focused on the Lord, praying for his move and glory to fall here in the NW. They won’t have defined times to pray, but they will eagerly await the moves of God and his presence! I keep seeing the story of the 10 virgins waiting for the bridegroom. 5 had their oil ready and 5 did not.

I believe the Lord wants the NW to be ready for his move and this group of people is committed to being ready and praying for others to be ready as well!

What an amazing answer to prayer. Let your glory fall Lord, Let your glory fall!

1/12/2012

I am praying about the Igniting the Kingdom ~The Shalom Blessing gathering and as I do I keep thinking about a prayer clock for the Portland Metro Area. Daddy, this project has been tried in the past and yet now you are leading me to try again. Please help me to be obedient to your call and walk the path you have marked out for me.  I want now and always to do your will. Please help me as I step out beyond my reach to support a hurting region of the Northwest, the Portland Metro area.

 

To my readers… If you would like to join this prayer clock please let me know!

 

 

Having a Church devoted to prayer, rather than a church that just prays

 

 

1.         Does things by prayer; rather than praying about what it does.

 

2.         Gives prayer priority; rather than fitting prayer in.

 

3.         Prays when there are opportunities, rather than praying when there is a problem.

 

4.         Announces a special time of prayer – the people show up; rather than having just some of the

            people show up.

 

5.         Asks God to enable it to do what He is blessing; rather than, asking God to bless what it is doing.

 

6.         Is challenged by financial short fall – calls for fasting, prayer, and faith; rather than becoming frustrated by financial shortfall, backing down from the project.

 

7.         Mounts up with wings like eagles, runs and doesn’t grow weary, walks and does not faint;   rather than, becoming tired, weary and stressed out.

 

8.         Does things beyond its means; rather than, doing only what is within its means.

 

9.         Sees the world as its community; rather than seeing its members as its only community.

 

10.       Is Involved in the work of God; rather than being only involved in the work of man.

 

May each of us as the body of Christ pray, pressing into what the Lord has for us personally and corporately in 2012.

 

Adapted from Pray! July/August 1998 by Fred A. HartleyIII

2011 Journal

11/21/2011This was sent to me because it reminded the sender of my calling. I pray this prophectic word over you that the spirit of God might ignite your spirit to meet him where you are this day.

THE TRUMPET by Bill Burns:

I’ve come to you to bring you the revelation of who I am and to establish My true character in your being. It will overhaul your thinking, your concepts, and your mindsets, and it will regenerate in you the seed of the Kingdom, the truth and power of the kingdom. For, you have the ability and the right to be strong in the power of My presence. Allow Me, this moment, to open the eyes of your understanding that you may see that which I am doing with you, in you and around you. Do not be discouraged but allow faith, hope and love to arise in your heart. Remember that I am for you, not against you. I have gone before you and prepared the way so that you may walk on that path of righteousness, and that path leads to victory. I do not condemn you, so do not be disheartened but rise up in a place of knowledge, trust and faith, says the Lord God.

 

11/9/2011 This is an interesting day, for over the last several days you have birthed in my heart the desire to walk where I have never walked before. You have awakened me to the truth that Portland, Oregon has a spiritual well that has been capped by the enemy for generations. I have cried and petitioned you for several days and I sense you cracking the seal on this ancient well spring of your blessings and I see these blessings were for the people of Portland, for the people of Oregon, for the people of the NW, our nation and the world. With the capping of this well spring of blessings they were unable to flow. Oh Father I come before you and ask that the truth of Jer 33:8-9 come to passI will cleanse them from all the sin they have committed against me and will forgive all their sins of rebellion against me.  Then this city will bring me renown, joy, praise and honor before all nations on earth that hear of all the good things I do for it; and they will be in awe and will tremble at the abundant prosperity and peace I provide for it.’

Father, bring those people who are to be present when you uncap this spritual well spring of your blessing here in Portland on February 17-18, 2012. Dad do this so that both intercessors and servants of the Lord would be blessed and encouraged by both your presences and your gifts which you have provided in advance for us all!

 

5/3/2011 Father I come before you and I ask for you to open the gates of righteousness for me, for I will enter without reservation and give thanks to you my Lord and savior. I rejoice for through these gates of the Lord I am allowed to enter. I will give you thanks, for you have answered me and I know you will answer all those who choose to pray to walk through your gates of righteousness, for you have become their salvation! 

 

 

(Personalized from Psalm 118 19-21)

To learn and pray about having a righteous life go to the empower page.

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2010

 

Prayer Closet Journal

 

6/4/2010 Hard to believe 2010 is half over. I have been feeling weighed down. I have so much to pray about and for. I wonder if at times it isn’t too overwhelming. I was talking to my husband this morning about my ministry change in 2007  and it brought up some really hidden emotions. God you are great and greatly to be praised. Dad be with all those who have asked me to pray for them. Meet their needs to understand and know your will. I can’t do it all for them. They need to carry the burden themselves. Please Christ be the carrier of their yoke today for I know how it overwhelms them.

 

5/28/2010 I feel like I am in a dry patch of prayer. I have stepped out to take on another prayer project and I feel that I am drying up. God I know you are bringing me to that place of refreshment. I ask you to bring me to that place. I want to drink your cup of living water! Thank you for listening to me, you know I feel dry. I love you with my whole heart. Draw me closer to you, now and always.

5/26/2010 God I rejoice that you are the love of my life. I thank you that you are teaching me about the importance of foundation as I go to the gym.

 

Positive Posture:

Point feet straight

Open feet Parallel

Shoulders down & away

Tighten abs

Unify feet w/hip sockets

Regulate Chin Back

Energize Chest

This Posture acrostic reminds me that the feet (our foundation) is key to being able to stand up straight. You are amazing for I know you will teach me so much in the coming days about ho

5/14/2010 I was talking to the Lord about not having anything to speak about, nothing worth listening to, so I prayed for something to talk about, something worth listening to… then out of my own struggle God gave me a new life’s passion… Making God Your Greatest Asset. In these trying times, what a great my life’s work to perfect in myself and then teach others. God you are amazing. So now comes the challenge having made this commitment today, to walk it out and really make you my greatest asset. Look for a blog on the subject beginning May 18th.

5/13/2020 I have been praying for the last 5 day for the Lord to open the Evangelistic gate here in the Metro area. I am standing firm, knowing that it is indeed what the Lord intends to do in this dark region of the US. I look forward to the day when I will upon these days and rejoice for all the Lord began. I know that the spiritual darkness which hangs over this land will break and the light of Christ will shine brightly for all to see!

5/12/2010 God has been opening my spiritual eyes and I can connect with the Lord to see his plans and purposes accomplished. I can pray with such strength to see the world changed. I can’t tell you the difference in my prayer life. But I know now that if God tells me a mountain is going to move, I will indeed see it move! I have been praying about our next trip to the high places around Portland and I know God is going to open an Evangelistic gate that has been closed for a very long time. I can’t wait to go and see the move of God in our region!

 

2/9/2010 In the last couple of days I feel a stirring of the Lord to begin finding a group of like-minded people who want to pray for the Northwest Territory, which expands my prayer from just Oregon to all of Washington and beyond. I don’t know what the Lord is doing, but I feel the stirring as we walk into the High Places Prayer Teams journey for 2010. God what are you doing, you seem to be reorganizing my prayer life once again? How to I walk into this new calling and how to I find those other people.

 

2/6/2010 I have been working on writing a prayer for a police officer friend. God please show me what you want me to write and if you want this prayer to go beyond my friend. I wonder if I should begin teaching people how to craft prayers and if I should write a book with 31 days of this and 31 days of that? I just don’t know. God please direct my path and help me to do your will. I did this to help my friend and I thank you that I was finally obedient to taking the time to craft this prayer. (to see this prayer, go to my empower page)

2/2/2010 God, why is it that some questions we wrestle with, like the one yesterday. “Can you give me scripture to why you flag?” Can cause us such distress. Today I went into such a funk, because I felt I had to defend you. I spent the better part of an hour just coming to terms with the truth that I don’t have to defend worshipping you and second that in your timing you will give me an answer that will bring freedom and peace to both of us.

 

Dad, I wonder if this is why the move of your spirit is forsaken, because when some don’t understand and question, those who are moving become dishearten rather than  allowing unity to be established? Father it took almost 2000 years for you to re-establish Israel, why can’t we wait for all the questions to be answered? Forgive us, renew us and restore us to the son’s and daughter’s of the King you created and established us to be.

 

 

1/3/2010 I spent part of January 1st in Salem with 20 other intercessors, it was an amazing time. It was a wonderful way to begin the year, praying for the people and the state of Oregon. I am making a committment to stay closer to you, Lord, this year.

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Share your 2010 prayer requests here:

      (send in your prayer request through the comments area below) If you have a private request that you desire to be unpublished, they are welcome as well and we will send it on to our prayer team.

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His Arrows…

Do you have a heart for your city?

Would you gather with others once a month to pray?

If you answered yes to both of these, then I invite you to join His Arrows, small groups praying for the Glory of the Lord to reign down and empower our cities!

We suggest Gwen Shaws book

“Redeeming the Land”,

for foundation, insight and understanding for how to pray.

In a 2000 Gwen prophectly writes about the American Intercessor:  “… because of thy intercessors who are amongst thee, send forth messengers as arrows that are flames of fire, lit by the Holy Ghost, into the nations of the world.”

 

 

Currently there are groups forming in Cottage Grove, Florence, Portland and Reedsport. If you have a heart to pray for your city and would like to join us in holding a monthly meeting to pray for your city please contact me at: my.completejoy@gmail.com

This is a new branch of Complete Joy, focusing on fulfilling the call of God to see the Glory of the Lord reign down in Oregon and spreading by the hand of God across America and around the world.