A Prayer Warrior After God's Own Heart: An Easy Read for All People

By Apostle Nenkawah Barnabas Gbeintor

Many Christians dont realize that God intended for prayer to be part of the armor of God as our long-range weapon against Satans darts. A Prayer Warrior After Gods Own Heart gives practical advice on how to become not just a Christian who prays but also a mighty prayer warrior for God. Just as civilians are protected by a relatively few number of trained soldiers, most people in the body of Christ dont take the time to pray as they ought. It then falls on those who wish to be part of the elite and Gods special forces to rise to the challenge.

• Language: English
• Publisher: WestBow Press
• Release date: Dec 15, 2017
• ISBN: 9781973609001

Apostle Nenkawah Barnabas Gbeintor

Apostle Nenkawah Barnabas Frontier has had the unique privilege to serve on two continents. In 1991, at the age of 10 he came to America as a refugee from the Liberian civil war. After accepting Jesus as his Savior he returned to Liberia to found the River of Life Church in his native town. In 2015, he moved to Fargo, North Dakota to marry his wife, Victorious Vesta Gbeintor. Apostle Barnabas and Prophetess Victorious Gbeintor then started another River of Life Church in the growing city of Fargo ND. As they usually say our success in ministry is because we love God, and love Gods people.

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A Prayer Warrior

After God’s

Own Heart

An Easy Read for All People

Apostle Nenkawah Barnabas Gbeintor

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WestBow Press rev. date: 12/13/2017

Contents

Introduction

Preparations for Prayer

Chapter 1    Remaining Humble Before the Lord

Chapter 2    Praying for Strength and Patience

Chapter 3    Praying for Divine Favor

Chapter 4    Praying for Our Children

Chapter 5    Praying Against the Spirit of Being Hindered

Chapter 6    Praying for a Godly Marriage

Chapter 7    Personal Growth in the Lord

Chapter 8    Prayers for the Loss of Loved Ones

Chapter 9    Prayers for Our Children

Chapter 10    Praying for Spiritual Events

Chapter 11    Prayer for Loved Ones in Prison and the Criminal Justice System

Chapter 12    Ambush the Devil and His Demons

Introduction

People always say that knowledge is power, but I believe knowledge is potential power while wisdom makes the power a reality. Understanding is knowing what to do, while wisdom is knowing how to do it. Knowing the word of God does not guarantee victory. A soldier on the battlefield can have the best sword ever made and may know everything about it such as the type of steel used to make it, the length, weight and other statistics, but if he doesn’t know how to lift it up towards the enemy, hold it in the proper stance and know how to wield it in combat, he will die against an enemy who has inferior weapons but knows how to use them.

Knowing that we need to pray, and even how to pray, in the sense that prayer is talking to God, is potential knowledge. Learning how to use the word of God in our prayers is the wisdom that this book will offer to its readers and enable us to become a master swordsman. With the teachings in this book, you will not just become just another piece of cannon fodder on the battlefield; a private fresh out of boot camp with no real combat experience, but a five-star general in the spirit world.

While we are never called to start a fight (Romans 12:18), if someone is fighting you, do not back down or surrender; instead finish the fight. The bible calls our enemy the adversary (1 Peter 5:8). Your adversary is someone who looks for an occasion to steal from you, kill you, or destroy you. Your adversary has no mercy and shows no pity or remorse towards you. He and his minions are irrational in their hatred for you. This describes our enemy, the devil, pretty well, and this description sticks to his nature like Gorilla Glue!

When the devil walks to and fro, and up and down in the earth, he knows the truth. In fact, the bible says he is wiser than Daniel (Ezekiel 28:3). When he looks at you, he is searching to see if you know the truth. In Mark 4:3-20, Jesus told a parable of a person who scattered seed around, then likened the results of his sowing to different kinds of people. He said the first seeds fell by the wayside, never taking root, while other seeds represent people who allow their lifestyle and things of the world to choke it off.

I encourage you not to let the Word of God sown in your hearts lay by the wayside where the fowls of the air come by and eat it, or allow the weeds to choke it off and displace it. The reason Satan comes immediately to take the word sowed in our hearts is because he knows the potential power of the word of God once it Is received by a child of God. He fears the seed taking root and achieving its potential by enabling a Christian to become a Prayer Warrior.

The word of God is like a receipt. We need to keep it so that it can be presented at all times whenever needed. The word of God is for our profit; therefore, Satan comes immediately to try and steal it as soon as it’s sowed. This is the time to make sure he does not succeed, instead allow our passion to be turned into action by God’s grace.

Have you lost your faith to pray in the storm?

Have you arrived at a point in your life where you have lost your desire to pray? At one time, you may have enjoyed spending time talking to God, but now it seems like a chore and something to be avoided. This feeling especially comes during mental attacks from Satan’s mind games. This discouragement is because you and many others are lacking substance in your prayer life, and because of this, your prayers ring hollow and seem to have no purpose, resulting in your no longer having a desire to pray. The truth is, you do not even know how or what to pray for when you do decide to pray. As soon as you make up your mind to pray, your eyes start to close and sleep overcomes you. Sometimes, your phone rings, someone knocks on the door, or some other distraction makes it impossible for you to pray. This is not just a coincidence or an accident, it is by design.

The devil does not want you to have a quality prayer life, and until you attend to the seriousness of this attack upon your spiritual life, your life will continue to function like a rocking chair; moving but not going anywhere. You do know that you are in a spiritual war right? You might not see Satan physically trying to hinder you from praying, just as Elisha’s servant could not see the spiritual war raging around him (2 Kings 6:15-17), but the outcome can be clearly seen and felt by you.

Yes, I said it. Your prayer life is weak, and every day Satan taunts you in your mind, reminding you of how weak it is. While this is true, do not be discouraged, because God said He will never leave you, nor forsake you."

The truth is, the devil doesn’t just hate you, but all those who desire a better relationship with Jesus Christ and want to progress spiritually in all godliness. He hates the image of God in you, your happiness, victory, joy, families, future, and most especially, God’s divine purpose for your life on earth. He is angry that you took his place as the apple of God’s eye. Satan no longer has his lofty position in Heaven. He is now on death row because he has been judged.

You are not alone in this fight. You can obtain victory in this battle as you increase your ability to pray more effectively. Just as a rifle instructor can take a raw recruit and make him into an expert marksman if he is willing to listen and apply the knowledge, this book will make sure that you learn how to become an effective prayer warrior.

Let me take a moment to enlighten each of us who are called to be a prayer warrior; there are three persons in you:

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