Your Voice Of Encouragement

These topics in The Precious Prize of Office Politics and Frienemies deal with a range of harmful emotions. A Frienemy is someone who is not really your friend but not quite your enemy. Envy is a painful or resentful awareness of an advantage enjoyed by another joined with a desire to possess the same advantage. (Dictionary.com)  Jealousy is not limited to romantic relationships, jealousy can also arise among siblings competing for parental attention, among co-workers, or in friendships. (Psychology Today) These discussions share ideas about how we should handle it should we encounter these types of unpleasant situations.  

The Precious Prize Book Discussions are interviews with ‘The 12’ who each talk about one of the topics or challenges encountered in the plot. Joya is our central character who embarks upon a roller coaster week of self-discovery.  She has mysteriously suffered each year with acute sadness for the entire month of June. To find her answers, she must confront the demons of her past and examine her faith in the Lord. She is forced to take a closer look at her marriage, her career, and where life is leading her. By the end of the week, Joya is a wealthy woman with a brand new direction for her life! The topics covered are; Adultery & Marriage, Depression in Christians, Counseling and Therapy, Office Politics, Friends and Frienemies, Tragedy and Gun Violence, Money & Debt, Secrets in Relationships, Generational Curses, Travel, Dreams & Interpretations, and Workplace Romances.

Some have become discouraged because life has happened and it seems that the enemy has snuck in and stolen many of our blessings. Some are struggling each month to make ends meet to meet the financial obligations of paying for the basic needs of rent or mortgage, food, clothing, transportation, and everything it takes to successfully run a household. Others are dealing with healthcare issues, doctor’s visits, the high cost of daily medications and other complications brought about due to illness. There are some who have lost jobs and never recovered because the company downsized, or got rid of all of its older workforces. Still, others have lost homes or suffered damage due to weather catastrophes and have to rebuild. And the list goes on. That’s why today, we are praying the Prosperity Prayer. Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers. 3 John 1;2, NKJV

Prayer Champions, we must each examine our own heart. We understand that loving God is the First thing and the most important thing we can do to serve God! We are talking about the noun and verb form of the word love. It is an active word and requires action on our part. This love that we have for God is an intense feeling of deep affection. It is not passive, nor is it strictly emotional, but it is our active response in faithfulness to God. The bible teaches us that out of the heart flows the issues of life, good or the bad.  That’s why we must love God with our entire heart, not half-hearted, but wholeheartedly. The heart is the seat of life and the central place of emotion, will, and intentions! The Dictionary of theological terms defines agape or the highest form of love as a primary characteristic of GOD. This love is the supreme expression of Christian faith and action. Love as a noun means we can describe it and observe it. The beauty of it is we can also see it in action. Love is the greatest thing w

Prayer Champions, It is very important that we put on the whole armor of God this year! We do not want to be deceived or carried away by false visions or feel-good proclamations! We want to know the truth. Ephesians 6:10  says, Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. NKJV. In God's Word Translation it reads,  Finally, receive your power from the Lord and from his mighty strength. This verse reminds us that we need God’s help as we face the challenges in our lives today. We are engaged in spiritual warfare and must never forget it. The objective is to defeat us. But remember, the battle is not ours. It belongs to the Lord.  As Prayer Champions, we will pray in the Spirit in every situation.  We will use every kind of prayer and request there is. As Prayer Champions, we will pray without ceasing and watch God make all thing new on our behalf. 

We are celebrating our 4th Anniversary worshipping online each first Sunday evening with the homebound and those without church homes for the past four years! We are so grateful for the faithful listeners and praise God for those who have made this an international broadcast! We are a fellowship of Christian believers who love The LORD Our GOD with all of our heart, soul, and mind. (Matthew 22:37, NKJV) Our mission is to worship The LORD Our GOD in Spirit and in Truth, broadcasting over the airwaves with those who are homebound or without church homes. (John 4:23, NKJV) We express our adoration of The LORD in worship through our passionate prayers, perpetual praise, and prophetic preaching of the Word of GOD. (1 Thessalonians 5:17, Psalm 34:1, 2 Timothy 4:2)  In obedience to The Great Commission we send forth our broadcast to make disciples of all nations and in remembrance of our LORD’S passion we join together in Holy Communion. (Matthew 28:19, Luke 22:19)

Prayer Champions, I want to encourage you! Do not cast away your confidence. Despite everything we see around us, we have crossed over to a brand new decade. 2020 is The Year of Precision Vision! We must be grateful that we have our lives and that things are as well as they are! We can thank and praise God that not only will we see in the natural, but God is granting us the supernatural anointing that conveys precisely the revelation for our lives. We can see clearly and will not be deceived if we continue to trust God and pray for the correct and unflawed directions for our paths. This is the year to pray for guidance and not to lean on our own understanding. This is the time to acknowledge God in all of our ways. This is the year that we forgo indecision, instead, we walk with perfect vision, precision vision, 20/20 vision as we sharpen our prayer lives to accurately address the areas in our personal lives that need prayer. if My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My

Prayer Champions, trust God! God wants us to have unmovable faith and confidence in His ability and willingness to provide for us.  We are not to be choked by the cares of the world and plagued by anxiety and fear about what we do not have. Worry is the opposite of faith and causes one to fret about problems that seem impossible rather than grasping GOD’S divine care.  Matthew 6:27a states, “And can any of you by worrying add a single hour to your span of life?...”* Not only is worry unproductive, but worry takes one’s focus away from serving GOD and places it squarely on oneself.  Worry is a waste of energy that accomplishes nothing but unbelief, doubt and fear.  Worry places undo stress upon the body which can lead to all types of physical and mental health issues.  Additionally, worry can rob one of much needed rest causing acute bouts of insomnia. From this point forward, let’s live an anxiety-free life!  JESUS said, “Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” (Matthew 1

Prayer Champions, God wants us to lay aside every weight so that we may run the race set before us with patience. We let God release us and set us free from bondage. Our days of oppression and dishonor are over. We accomplished this through times of intimate and passionate prayer. We always seek God in prayer about every decision in our lives; then we obediently follow God's leading. At every fork in the road and every twist of fate, we trust God. Because we abide in the Lord and devote ourselves to studying the Word, God releases us to walk in new levels of fullness, prosperity, celebration, and joy.  As Prayer Champions, we are now entitled to enjoy certain privileges and are empowered to succeed in Christ. We can rest assured that God will prosper us and elevate us. With God’s help, our lives will move forward much better than they are going thus far. "...pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much." James 5:16b, NKJV

Prayer Champions, I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, God keeps His promises! Once God says it, it will happen! God is not slack concerning His promises and cannot lie. Once God decrees a blessing, we are truly blessed. The coming of CHRIST changed everything for the world because Christ being born and giving his life for us is a blessing for all of humanity and the foundation of our Hope! We now have the abundant blessings of salvation, redemption, eternal life, everlasting love, joy unspeakable, perfect peace, divine favor, and so much more! Prayer Champions, we can sing joy to the world because no matter what it looks like, we are blessed. "And the angel answered and said to her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Highest will overshadow you; therefore, also, that Holy One who is to be born will be called the Son of God." Luke 1:35, NKJV 

Thanks be to God Prayer Champions! We have the victory! Whether it is trouble on the horizon, sickness, bad news, catastrophe, or any other situation, we must not allow anything to shake our faith. Prayer Champions, we must be unwavering, unfaltering, and persistent in our faith. We must remain strong and committed to our faith in God that every problem can be solved if we take it to Our Lord in prayer. We can cast our care upon God with the full assurance that He cares for us. Prayer Champions, we can turn to Jesus, the Author and Finisher of our faith for help. “This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to God’s will, God hears us. And if we know that God hears us—whatever we ask—we know that we have what we asked.” 1 John 5:14-15, NIV

Prayer Champions, we must declare that we are indeed blessed and highly favored of the Lord! Based on our intimate relationship with God derived from the promises in the Bible, we know that God hears our prayers and will grant our petitions as we walk uprightly before the Lord. Where the SPIRIT of the LORD is, there is liberty and emancipation from bondage. The enemy is defeated. JESUS broke the chains of injustice, got rid of exploitation against HIS chosen, and has canceled the debt of sin. We are deeply loved for all eternity. Because the LORD our GOD has blessed us, we will be blessed wherever we go.  GOD will answer us before we call; and while we are still talking to GOD about our needs, HE will go ahead and answer our prayers. !  Remember as we pray today that God is not slack concerning HIS promises and will keep us far from oppression. GOD will rejoice over each of us to do us good!  Prayer Champions, GOD will not allow any weapon against us to prosper!  GOD will open doors for us!

Prayer Champions, we meet at midnight for urgent prayer. We do not have to face our troubles alone.  We must never allow anything to keep us from seeking GOD in prayer.  There is nothing too great; nothing too enormous; nothing too colossal or nothing too terrible for prayer.  There is also nothing too dreadful or distressing; nothing too awkward or embarrassing; nothing too shocking or appalling and nothing too insignificant to take to our GOD.  If it concerns you and me, it concerns GOD.“Trust in the Lord, and do good; dwell in the land, and feed on His faithfulness. Delight yourself also in the Lord, And He shall give you the desires of your heart.  Commit your way to the Lord, Trust also in Him, And He shall bring it to pass.”   Psalm 37:3-5, NKJV

Let's Celebrate and Worship in this season of Advent! We are a fellowship of Christian believers who love The LORD Our GOD with all of our heart, soul, and mind. (Matthew 22:37, NKJV) Our mission is to worship The LORD Our GOD in Spirit and in Truth, broadcasting over the airwaves with those who are homebound or without church homes. (John 4:23, NKJV) We express our adoration of The LORD in worship through our passionate prayers, perpetual praise, and prophetic preaching of the Word of GOD. (1 Thessalonians 5:17, Psalm 34:1, 2 Timothy 4:2) In obedience to The Great Commission we send forth our broadcast to make disciples of all nations and in remembrance of our LORD’S passion we join together in Holy Communion. (Matthew 28:19, Luke 22:19)

Sometimes Prayer Champions, we need to take the time to tell God all of the things that are on our hearts. We changed the format to spend the entire broadcast in prayer. At John 5:7 (NKJV) we read, If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you. The CEV puts it this way, Stay joined to me and let my teachings become part of you. Then you can pray for whatever you want, and your prayer will be answered. At 1 John 5:14-15, NKJV we read, Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. 15 And if we know that He hears us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we have asked of Him. Let us pray with confidence and get ready for the blessings of God to overtake us!

As Prayer Champions, we pray for our churches throughout the world. Therefore, we will come boldly to the Throne of Grace to obtain mercy and to make our request known! We will ask in faith because it is in God we live and move and have our being.  We are dependent upon the Lord and want our lives to bring God glory as we pray for ourselves and others confidently and in faith through the power of the Holy Spirit. When we pray, we praise GOD in thanks and declare that according to GOD’s powerful word, our petition is granted! Our prayers do arouse God's attention because they come from a place of faith, sincerity, humility, and love. “Faith is the assurance of things you have hoped for, the absolute conviction that there are realities you’ve never seen. 2 It was by faith that our forebears were approved. 3 Through faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God; everything we now see was fashioned from that which is invisible.” Hebrews 11:1 -3, VOICE

Prayer Champions, Keep Praying!  I will exalt you, Lord, for you rescued me. You refused to let my enemies triumph over me. O Lord my God, I cried to you for help, and you restored my health. You brought me up from the grave, O Lord. You kept me from falling into the pit of death. Sing to the Lord, all you godly ones! Praise his holy name. For his anger lasts only a moment, but his favor lasts a lifetime! Weeping may last through the night, but joy comes with the morning. Psalm 30:1-5, NLT

Meet me at midnight Prayer Champions for prayer that arouses God's attention! Prayer and praise at midnight bring about supernatural results immediately, at once and without delay! By praying and praising God at midnight for whatever we need in our lives, we take our authority declaring the end of the captivity of a number of things in our lives, and we start our new day standing on the promises God has granted us. "And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them! And suddenly there was a great earthquake so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one's bands were loosed." Acts 16:25-26, NKJV

Join me and Special Guest John M. Williams in prayer! Prayer Champions, it is important to have prayer partners who can unite with you in prayer as you seek God's face for your concerns. Prayer Champions,’ you are a part of an intercessory network of people who are fearless, daring, resolute, and steadfast in fervent prayer. There are others just like you who are praying for those in their circle of influence. As intercessors, it is essential that we pray for our loved ones by name. Husbands pray for your wives and wives pray for your husbands. Parents pray for your children and children pray for your parents. Siblings pray for each other. “Again I tell you, if two of you on earth agree (harmonize together, make a symphony together) about whatever [anything and [a]everything] they may ask, it will come to pass and be done for them by My Father in heaven.”  (Matthew 18:19 Amplified)

God responded immediately and delivered Paul and Silas who were praying and praising at midnight. The enemies around them had to treat them kindly. So we follow their example by praying and praising God at midnight for whatever we need in our lives. We take our authority in the middle of the night because we are declaring the end of the captivity of a number of things in our lives, and we start our new day standing on the promises GOD has granted us.  At midnight I will rise to give thanks to You, Because of Your righteous judgments. Psalm 119:62, NKJV