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In the Spirit I saw many prayers ascending upward
towards the throne. I
sensed that many of these prayers were being prayed according to the
Father's perfect will. Many were prayers for gifts, callings, and destinies
to be manifested. A majority were bundles of prayers for the lost,
especially for family members. Many of these prayer requests were made up of
strong cries, day and night with fasting, that had become heavy burdens on
hearts over the years.
As these prayers began to ascend, they seemed to go only so far and then
drop back down to earth as though they were bouncing off the ceiling from
where they were being prayed. I saw in heaven like a huge "heavenly post
office" where prayer requests are received and where answers to prayers are sent
out. At the entrance of this "heavenly post office" on the front door was
written in gigantic letters the scripture Philippians 4:6 - "Be careful for
nothing; but in everything by prayer and supplication with
'thanksgiving' let your request be made known unto God!"
The Prayers Weren't
Making It - They Needed Thanksgiving!
As huge bundles of prayer requests came through the front door on the way to the
throne room, I was appalled by how many requests were being stopped and never
made it to the throne room for answers. I heard a voice that shook me. An
angelic postmaster general proclaimed, "These prayer requests have no 'postage'
on them. Return to sender!"
In the Spirit I saw these huge bundles of prayer requests like letters that had
no postage stamps on them. These could go no farther! The ones I did see going
on into the throne room to be answered had a postage stamp of 'thanksgiving' on
them. These ones became 'priority' mail inside the throne room, and immediate
confirmation of peace was sent to the sender with the following verse: "And the
peace of God, which passes all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds
through Christ Jesus" (Phil 4-7).
Before the answer of these prayers were
manifested on earth, the people that sent their requests with thanksgiving were
receiving the assurance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not yet
seen because of the peace of God they were receiving through giving of thanks.
There Can't Be Thanksgiving
Until There's Believing
Many prayers for lost loved ones never really
reached their "heavenly"
destination, not because people weren't praying, but they simply were not
believing that they would receive what they were asking for. Therefore, to be
thankful was very difficult for them.
The Lord seemed to say, "Tell my people that many
have already prayed and prayed and filled heaven with their prayers for the lost
and their loved ones. They actually need to stop praying and simply believe ME
to save them. Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved...and thy
house! Many are carrying a false responsibility, feeling that they are
responsible to get their family members saved. May I remind you that you could
not save your own self, and therefore, you cannot save anybody else. And since I
saved you, I can save anybody!"
Many who were faithfully praying for family
members for many years were actually praying themselves into a state of
depression. I sense the Spirit saying, "This kind of praying is not scriptural!
Begin to believe and start thanking Me that I am going to save them now! Thank
Me that I am going to bring in the lost. Just send up some stamps of
'thanksgiving', and I will stamp your prayer requests to forward them to the
throne."
Start living as though your prayers are already answered!
I sensed the Father saying, "As you are thanking
Me, go ahead and start
treating the lost as though they were already saved. Start living as though
your prayers are already answered! When you do, your life will become so
full of thanksgiving and praise and worship, that you will begin to see My
heavenly 'UPS' and 'FED EX' arrive, bringing speedy delivery from heaven to
impossible requests upon the earth! Praise and worship moves Me to do outrageous
acts of blessings upon the earth!"
I remembered when Peter was put in prison and the church was praying for his
deliverance. There was also a prayer meeting going on for Peter in a woman's
house. Her name was Mary. As the angel came and delivered Peter, he made a
straight run to Mary's house. I believe he felt the power of their prayers.
We Can Stop Praying Now!
As he knocked on the front door, a handmaiden,
Rhoda, answered the door and got so excited, she forgot to let Peter in. Rhoda
ran inside that prayer meeting shouting, "Peter is at the front door. We can
stop praying now!"
For some reason they didn't seem to hear her.
Perhaps someone was giving a strong prophetic utterance about Peter's soon
release! Again, I can hear Rhoda shouting, "Our answered prayer is at the front
door! We can stop praying!"
Finally, Rhoda gets the prayer group's attention, and here is the spiritual
temperature in that prayer room - here is what they say to Rhoda: "You
must see his ghost!" In other words, "We don't believe it!"
You Will Never See It If You Don't Believe It
You can pray for a hundred years, but unless you
believe that you are going to receive what you are asking for, you will never
see it! "Whatsoever things you ask in prayer, believe that you receive them and
you shall have them."
I personally believe there are some prayer meetings that need to be broke
up! Many churches have prayer meetings, but few have 'prayer-believing'
meetings!
It was easier for Peter to get out of prison than it was for him to get
inside that prayer meeting!
Our Thanksgiving Proves Our Faith
Next time you pray, try putting a postage stamp
of 'thanksgiving' on your
request. I promise you, you will enjoy prayer time much more, and you will
probably live much longer!
Prayer with thanksgiving proves to God that we believe we are going to
receive what we are asking for.
As a father, when my children thank me for something in advance, it's hard for
me to get out of giving it to them!
by Bill Yount
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