TheIntercedingChristian

ByKennethE.Hagin

Contents

1IntercedingforaNation

2DealingWithStrongholds

3PrayingWiththeHelpoftheHolySpirit

Chapter1

IntercedingforaNation

I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers,intercessions, andgiving of thanks, bemade for allmen; Forkings,andforallthatareinauthority;thatwemayleadaquietandpeaceablelifeinallgodlinessandhonesty.

ForthisisgoodandacceptableinthesightofGodourSaviour;

Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto theknowledgeofthetruth.

—1Timothy2:1-4

Inbeginningourstudyonintercessoryprayer,noticetheword"first" in the above Scripture. Things work when we followdirections;therefore,wewanttotaketheBibleliterallyanddoexactlyasitsays.

Toomanytimeswesaywebelieveinprayerandletitgoatthat.You could say you believe in driving an automobile, but thatdoesn't mean you can drive one. You could learn a lot bystudyingahandbookondriving,buttherearesomethingsyouneverwould learn until you got in an automobile and starteddriving.Youlearnbyexperience.

Paul said in our opening Scripture, "I exhort therefore, that,first...." Let's put first things first. We let secondary thingspredominate,andneglectthingsthatshouldbefirst.

Inourspiritual lifeweblameGod forour failures.Wewonderwhy certain things don't go right, when, really, we are notputtingfirstthingsfirst.Usually,peopleareputtingthemselvesfirst,evenwhenitcomestopraying.ButtheBibledoesn'tteachthat.Manytimesprayersarenotansweredforyoubecauseyouareputtingyourselffirst.

Toomanytimespeopleare likethe farmerwhoprayed,"Lord,

blessmeandmywife,myson,John,andhiswife—usfourandnomore."Wemaynotput itexactly inthosewords,butthat'stheextentofourprayingmuchofthetime.

Paul said in our opening Scripture that before we pray forourselvesorourfamiliesweshouldpray"forkings,andforallthat are in authority. " That means we are to pray for ourgovernment—forthosewhoareinauthority—fromthenationalleveldowntothelocallevel.Afewofusmaybedoingthisnow,butnotmany.IfChristianswereprayingforourleaders,thingswouldnotbeastheyareinournation.

Paul wrote under the anointing of God's Spirit, which meansthesewordsinFirstTimothyareGod'swords.Godisnotgoingto tell us topray for somethingHe'snotgoing togiveus.Nofatherwouldtellhischildhewasgoingtobuyheradollforherbirthdayandthennotdoit.CertainlyourheavenlyFatherisnotlessfaithfulinHispromisesthananearthlyfatherwouldbe.

GodisnotamanthatHeshouldlie.HewilldowhatHesays—when we meet His conditions. So many times there areconditionstobemetinconnectionwithprayer.

"I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers,intercessions, and giving of thanks, bemade for all men; Forkings.... " (vv. 1,2). In the time in which Paul wrote, mostcountries had kings for leaders. Today's equivalent in ourcountrywouldbeourPresident.Paulthensaid,"forallthatareinauthority" (v. 2). Thatmeans all our leaders—congressmen,senators,governors,mayors—allwhoare inauthority. Itevenincludespolicemen.

It'ssoeasytocriticize.IhearpeoplecriticizeandIknowtheyarenotprayingforourleaders;forwhenweprayforotherswearenotsoapttocriticizethem.

AsChristians,however,wearenottoputpoliticsbeforeChrist.Some people are so politically minded they are no goodspiritually.

Onetime,forexample,somepolitical leadersinonesectionofthe country were under criminal indictment. Later on theyeventuallywereconvictedandevensenttothepenitentiary.ButI overheard some Christians say they were going to vote forthesemen anyway. They didn't care if they had stolen two orthree thousand dollars. They were going to vote for thembecause theywereof theirparticularpoliticalpersuasion,andthey vehemently declared that one ought to vote a straightparty ticket. It didn'tmakeanydifferencewho thecandidateswere.

Fortunately,thesepoliticiansdidn'tgetre-elected.

Therearesomepeoplewho, if theydidpray forsomeonewhowasnotamemberoftheirpoliticalparty,wouldprayforhimtobe defeated. If the person were already in office, they wouldpraythathewouldn'tbesuccessful.Thatisaselfishprayer,andonethatwon'tbeheardoranswered.

TheLordhasimpresseduponmethatweshouldprayespeciallyforournation, for thingscanbechangedthroughprayer.Goddoesn't tell us to do something just to put extrawords in theBible,ortofillupspace.Hehasapurposeinmind.

In our Scripture textwe can learn the purpose of praying forourleaders.

Paulsaidtoprayforthosewhoareinauthoritysothatwewhoare Christians "may lead a quiet and peaceable life in allgodliness and honesty" (v. 2). God is concerned about us andwillmove,eventhoughthosewhoare inauthoritymaynotbeChristians.Hewillanswerourprayersanddothingsforusthatwe"mayleadaquietandpeaceablelife."

Noticetheultimatepurposeofourprayingforournation.

"ForthisisgoodandacceptableinthesightofGodourSaviour"(v. 3). If we, as Christians, want to please God, what are wegoing to put as number one on our prayer list? Me? MyChildren?Mygrandchildren?Mychurch?No.Wearegoingtodo exactly as God said to do: to pray first for all who are inauthority.

Noticethefourthverse:"Whowillhaveallmentobesaved,andto come unto the knowledge of the truth. " God's ultimatepurposeinhavingusprayforthoseinauthorityisthatwewillbe able to spread the Gospel. If we do not have goodgovernmentwherethereisquietnessandpeace,ithindersthespread of the Gospel. In time of political upheaval we arehindered in spreading the Gospel. In time of war we arehinderedinspreadingtheGospelduetotravelrestrictionsandotherlimitations.

God wants us to get the Gospel out. He wants us to get thetruth out. Jesus said when He was here on earth, "And thisgospelof thekingdomshallbepreached inall theworld forawitnessuntoallnations;andthenshalltheendcome"(Matt.

24:14). The devil would do his best to see that this is notaccomplished.

Ministers who have traveled extensively in other countries inGospel work tell me that while other countries are doing acertain amount ofmissionarywork,America is about the onlyonecarryingtheGospeltotheworld.Naturally,weseewhythe

devilwouldopposeournationsohecouldstoptheflowoftruthtothewholeworld.AndwecanseewhyGodwantsustoprayfor those in authority, becauseHewould have "allmen to besaved,andtocomeuntotheknowledgeofthetruth"(v.4).

Now thatwe seewhy He told us to pray for our nation, let'slookintothematterofhowtoprayforournation.TheScriptureisclearenoughaboutwhowearetoprayforwhenitsays,"forkings, and for all that are in authority" (v. 2). But let's talk alittle about the how. Notice that Paul said, "Supplications,prayers, intercessions" (v. 1). In this chapter we willdiscuss"intercessions."

The prayers of intercession and supplication are, of course,prayers forothers, and thisScripture is talkingaboutprayingforothers.

AnexampleofintercessoryprayerisfoundinGenesis18:20-27where we see Abraham's intercession for the cities of SodomandGomorrah.

GENESIS18:20-27

20 And the Lord said, Because the cry of Sodom andGomorrahisgreat,andbecausetheirsinisverygrievous;

21 Iwill go downnow, and seewhether they havedonealtogetheraccordingtothecryofit,whichiscomeuntome;andifnot,Iwillknow.

22Andthementurnedtheirfacesfromthence,andwenttowardSodom:butAbrahamstoodyetbeforetheLord.

23 And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou alsodestroytherighteouswiththewicked?

24Peradventure therebe fifty righteouswithin the city:wiltthoualsodestroyandnotsparetheplaceforthefiftyrighteousthataretherein?

25Thatbefarfromtheetodoafterthismanner,toslaythe righteous with the wicked: and that the righteousshouldbeasthewicked,thatbefarfromthee:ShallnottheJudgeofalltheearthdoright?

26And the Lord said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteouswithin the city, then I will spare all the place for theirsakes.

27AndAbrahamansweredandsaid,Beholdnow, IhavetakenuponmetospeakuntotheLord,whichambutdustandashes.

Notice that Abraham humbled himself before the Lord,referringtohimselfas"butdustandashes."It'sgoodforustogo into the presence of God and get on our face before theLord.

InmanyplacesintheBiblewereadofcertainoneswholaidontheir faces before the Lord. The Bible tells us to humbleourselves,tosubmitourselvestoGod."DrawnightoGod,andhewilldrawnightoyou"(James4:8).

I'veheardpeoplepray,"Lord,makeushumble."ButHeisnotgoingtodothat.Thatisoneprayerthatneverwillbeanswered.He is not going tomake you humble. He tells you to humbleyourself.

When Israel dedicated Solomon's Temple, God promised Hewoulddocertainthings.Evenif theywent intosin,whentheyreturnedtoGodandhumbledthemselvesHewouldhearthem,answerthem,andrestorethem."Ifmypeople,whicharecalledbymyname, shall humble themselves, andpray, and seekmyface, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear fromheaven,andwillforgivetheirsin,andwillhealtheirland"(2

Chron. 7:14). He is not going to humble you. Hemay permitsome things to happen that will humiliate you, but He's notgoingtohumbleyou.Youmusthumbleyourself.

So we see that Abraham humbled himself. There is nothinggood in us, from the natural standpoint, except that Jesusdwellsinus.WithoutHimwearenothing;weare"butdustandashes"(v.27).

AsIprayinprivatebeforeIenterthepulpittopreach,Isimplysay, "Lord, Ihavenomerit ofmyown tobaseanyanswers toprayeron.Idon'tcomeinmyownname.IjustthrowmyselfonYourmercy.WithoutYouIamnothing."

There is an important principle, a nugget of truth, inGenesis18.

GENESIS18:28-32

28 Peradventure there shall lack five of the fiftyrighteous:wilt thou destroy all the city for lack of five?And he said, If I find there forty and five, I will notdestroyit.

29 And he spake unto him yet again, and said,Peradventure there shall be forty found there. And hesaid,Iwillnotdoitforforty'ssake.

30Andhe said untohim,Oh let not the Lord beangry,

andIwillspeak:Peradventurethereshallthirtybefoundthere.Andhesaid,Iwillnotdoit,ifIfindthirtythere.

31 And he said, Behold now, I have taken upon me tospeakuntotheLord:Peradventurethereshallbetwentyfoundthere.Andhesaid,Iwillnotdestroyitfortwenty'ssake.

32Andhesaid,Oh letnot theLordbeangry,and Iwillspeakyetbutthisonce....

How I wish Abrahamwouldn't have said he would speak justonemoretime.Ibelieveifhehadasked,"Lord,ifyoucanfindfive .. . ," the Lord would have said, "All right, if I find fiverighteousIwon'tdestroythecity."I'mthoroughlyconvincedtheLord would have spared the city for even one. But Abrahamstoppedatten."Peradventuretenshallbefoundthere.Andhesaid,Iwillnotdestroyitforten'ssake"(Gen.18:32).

What a tremendous statement! "I will not destroy Sodom andGomorrahforten'ssake."ImagineGod'ssayingHewouldsparethat wicked place! He had already spoken about the sexualimpurityof thosecities.Yet,HesaidHewouldspare themforthesakeoftenrighteousmen.

This world certainly would be in a mess if it weren't forChristians. It alreadywould have been destroyed if itweren'tfor us. No wonder Jesus said, "Ye are the salt of the earth"(Matt.5:13).

I can remember back beforewe had refrigerators or freezerswhenmygrandmotherusedtocanalotoffruitandvegetables.

Whenmy grandfather killed hogs, he put salt on themeat topreserveit.Withoutthesaltthemeatwouldspoilandrot.Thisworldisbadenough,butifitweren'tforChristians,itcertainlywould be rotten. "Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salthave lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it isthenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to betrodden under foot of men" (Matt. 5:13). Have we lost oursavour?

We can change things by prayer.We can hold back judgmentevenontheunsaved,andgivethemalittlemoreofachancetohear the Gospel. God told Abraham that if there were tenrighteoustobefoundinSodomandGomorrah,Hewouldsparethecities.

I believe there are more than ten righteous men in Americatoday. I believe there are people who will take their place inprayerjustasAbrahamdidinintercession.Ifwewilldothis,wecanchangethings.Anditdoesn'ttakeagreatnumbertodoit.

Toomanytimeswereadnewspaperarticlesandhearsermonsaboutwhatthedevilisdoing.Wehearhowterriblethingsare.People haven't told you a thing when they tell you that. Youknew it already. If you go to church and hear that kind ofsermon, you go away without having eaten anything. I don'tcare what the devil is doing. There are some principles ofprayer written in the Book of God that apply to us todaywherebywecanchangethings.

Somepeopledeclare, "TheBiblesays that in theend time, '...evilmen and seducers shall waxworse andworse, deceiving,andbeingdeceived' " (2Tim.3:13).This is true.However, thepeopleofSodomandGomorrahwerewaxingworseandworse.

YetGodsaidforthesakeoftenrighteousHewouldnotdestroythecity,becauseamanofGodhadintercededintheirbehalf.

Another Scripture concerning intercession is found in Ezekiel22:30,31:

EZEKIEL22:30,31

30AndIsoughtforamanamongthem,thatshouldmakeup the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for theland,thatIshouldnotdestroyit:butIfoundnone.

31 Therefore have I poured out mine indignation uponthem; I have consumed themwith the fire ofmywrath:theirownwayhaveIrecompensedupontheirheads,saiththeLordGod.

God said this concerning Israel, yet there is a spiritual truththatapplies tous today.Godsaid, "Isought for amanamongthem. .. but I found none" (v. 30). Isn't that a terribleindictment?

GodhadtoldAbrahamthatifHefoundtenrighteousHewouldnotdestroy the cities ofSodomandGomorrah.ThisScripturetalks about a whole country, a whole nation. God said if HecouldfindonerighteousmanHewouldn'tdestroytheland.Onemancouldsavethenation.

IfGodreallywantedtosparetheland,whydidn'tHejustdoit?Whydoesn'tGodjustdowhatHewantstodo?InFirstTimothy2:4 we read that God wills all men should come unto theknowledgeofthetruth.IfHeisAlmighty,allpowerful,andcandoanythingHewantstodo,whydoesn'tHegoaheadandsaveeveryone?

TheanswerisfoundintheBookofGenesis.AfterGodmadetheearth and the fullness thereof, He made man. He then gaveAdam dominion over all the works of His hands, and Adam

becametherulerofthisworld.However,AdamcommittedhightreasonandsoldouttoSatan,ThenSatanbecametheruler,thegodofthisworld,andhebegantodominatetheearth.

InSecondCorinthians4:4PaulcallsSatanthegodofthisworld:"Inwhomthegodofthisworldhathblindedthemindsofthemwhichbelievenot,lestthelightofthegloriousgospelofChrist,whoistheimageofGod,shouldshineuntothem."

InthefourthchapterofLukewereadaboutthetemptationofJesus.

LUKE4:5-7

5 And the devil, taking him up into an high mountain,shewed unto him all the kingdoms of the world in amomentoftime.

6And thedevil saiduntohim,All thispowerwill Igivethee,andthegloryofthem:forthatisdelivereduntome;andtowhomsoeverIwillIgiveit.

7Ifthouthereforewiltworshipme,allshallbethine.

If thiswerenottrue,Jesuswouldhaveknownit.However,Hedidn't dispute Satan in this. Hemerely said, ".. .it is written,Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shaltthouserve"(Luke4:8).

Satan offered to Jesus all the glory of the kingdoms of thisworld.Ifhehadnotbeenabletodothis,thenitwouldnothavebeen a real temptation. And if it had not been a bona fidetemptation, thentheBiblewouldhavebeen lyingwhen itsaidJesuswastemptedofthedevil.However,thegloryofthisworldwasSatan'stooffer,foritbecamehiswhenAdamsinned.

Therefore, who is responsible for the wars, murders, andviolenceintheworld?Thedevilis.Thesedon'tcomefromGod.

"Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, andcometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is novariableness,neithershadowofturning"(James1:17).AndGodcan interveneonlyasChristiansseekHis faceandaskHimtomove:"...yehavenot,becauseyeasknot"(James4:2).

Satan's authority over matters on the earth can only beovercome as Christians pray and intercede in behalf of ourcountry. God is looking today for someonewhowill "make upthehedge,andstand in thegapbeforemefor the land, that Ishouldnotdestroyit...."(Ezek.22:30).

Chapter2

DealingWithStrongholds

In the Book of Daniel we read a passage of Scriptureconcerningintercessionthatwillbeatremendouschallengetoourprayerlifeifwefullygraspit.

DANIEL10:2,3

2InthosedaysIDanielwasmourning[fasting]threefullweeks.

3Iatenopleasantbread,neithercamefleshnorwineinmy mouth, neither did I anoint myself at all, till threewholeweekswerefulfilled.

ThisScripturemakesitcleartherearedifferentwaystofast.

Fastingdoesn'talwaysmeantotalabstinencefromfood.NoticeDanielsaid,"Iatenopleasantbread...."

DANIEL10:10-13

10And,behold,anhandtouchedme,whichsetmeuponmykneesanduponthepalmsofmyhands.

11Andhesaiduntome,ODaniel,amangreatlybeloved,understand thewords that I speakunto thee,and standupright: for unto thee am I now sent.Andwhen he hadspokenthisworduntome,Istoodtrembling.

12Thensaidheuntome,Fearnot,Daniel: for fromthefirst day that thou didst set thine heart to understand,and to chasten thyself before thy God, thy words wereheard,andIamcomeforthywords.

13ButtheprinceofthekingdomofPersiawithstoodmeone and twenty days: but, lo, Michael, one of the chiefprinces,cametohelpme;andIremainedtherewiththekingsofPersia.

Notice first of all that the angelwas not sent fromheaven toDaniel with the message until Daniel prayed. God sent theansweronthefirstday.Buttheanswerwastwenty-onedaysingettingthere.Sometimeswhenwepray,theanswerdoesn'tget

through instantly. That doesn't mean God doesn't hear us orhasn't sent the answer. He has sent it, but it doesn't getthrough.

Verse13explainsthattheprinceofPersiawithstoodtheangel.

TheBibleisnottalkinghereaboutaphysicalperson.Anangelisnotaphysicalbeing;heisaspiritualbeing.Inotherwords,

there was on the earth an earthly kingdom with a prince ofPersiaheadingitup.Butrightaboveitintheheavenlieswasaspiritualkingdom.InthatkingdomwasaprinceofPersiawhoreallydominatedthegovernmentofPersia.Hedidn'twanttheangel to get throughwith the answer. Themessage the angelbroughtconcerningIsraelwasthatthisMedo-Persiankingdomwould be dissolved, the Grecian kingdom would come, andfinally the Roman kingdom would come and rule overJerusalem.

When the prince of Persia withstood the angel, God sentanother angel, and finally, on the twenty-first day, he gotthroughtoDanielwiththemessage.Noticewhattheangelsaidashe lefthim:".. .nowwill Ireturnto fightwiththeprinceofPersia:andwhenIamgoneforth,lo,theprinceofGrecia

[Greece]shallcome"(Daniel10:20).

In Ephesians 6:12we read, "Forwewrestle not against fleshand blood, but against principalities, against powers, againstthe rulers of the darkness of this world against spiritualwickedness[wickedspirits]inhighplaces."

Thereare threeheavensspokenof in theBible: theheavenofheavenswhereGod'sthroneis,theheavenaboveuswheretheplanetsandstarsare,andtheatmosphericheavenrightaboveus.

TheatmosphericheavenistheonethisScripturerefersto.

InthisunseenworldSatanhastheauthority.Heisruling.

Thatshouldbeobvioustoanyone.Iwasamusedsometimeagowhilereadinganarticlebyacolumnist.Hedidn'tclaimtobeaChristian.However,hedidn'tclaimtobeanatheisteither.

He said, "Maybe you would call me an agnostic. An agnosticsays, 'If there is a God, I don't know it.' Yet I don't reallyclassifymyselfasanagnosticbecauseIbelievethereisaGod.ButIcan'tgoalongwithwhatalotofpeople,evenChristians,say about God. I've heard preachers say God is runningeverything.

However,ifHeis,He'ssuregotthingsinamess!"

That columnist has a point. If God is running everything, Hedoeshavethingsinamess.

However, Satan set up his kingdom here on the earth in thespiritrealmwhenAdamsoldouttohim.Hesetupthepowers,theprincipalities,andtherulersofdarknessofthisworldthatwehave todealwith.And this iswherewewrestle inmaking

intercession.It'snotwithGod.Godisnotwithholdingfromus.

TheScripturesays,"Wewrestlenotagainst fleshandblood, "butwedohavetowrestle.Itdoesn'tjustsay,"Wewrestlenot..."and stop there. "We wrestle not against flesh andblood, butagainstprincipalities,againstpowers,againsttherulersof thedarknessofthisworld..."(Eph.6:12).

AsChristians,wesimplyhavetostandourground,knowwhatbelongs to us, and refuse to be moved. Those who expect tofloatthroughlifeonflowerybedsofeasearemistaken.

I am appalled at Christianswho say, "Why did this happen tome?"Somepeopleactliketheyaretheonlyonesthingshappento. But the devil will throw every roadblock he can in theChristian'sway.

Instead of spending all your time trying to figure out why acertain thing happened, stand up, look the devil right in theface,andsay,"Mr.Devil,IbelieveGod,thatitshallbeevenasitwastoldmeinGod'sWord!Youarenotgoingtodominateme!"

That's the reason Paul told the Church at Ephesus, "Neithergiveplacetothedevil"(Eph.4:27).Hewilltakeaplaceinyouifyouwilllethim,butyoucanhaveauthorityoverhim.

In Ezekiel 28 we see more about this double kingdom—thenaturalkingdomupontheearthandthespiritualkingdom.

EZEKIEL28:1,2

1ThewordoftheLordcameagainuntome,saying,2Sonofman,sayuntotheprinceofTyrus,ThussaiththeLordGod;Becausethineheartisliftedup,andthouhastsaid,I amaGod, I sit in the seatofGod, inthemidst of theseas; yet thou art aman, and notGod, though thou setthineheartastheheartofGod.

TheprinceofTyrusreferredtohereisaman,fortheLordsaid,"Yetthouartaman."

Thenbeginningwiththeeleventhverseweread:

EZEKIEL28:11-17

11MoreoverthewordoftheLordcameuntome,saying,

12 Son ofman, take up a lamentation upon the king ofTyrus,andsayuntohim,Thussaith theLordGod;Thousealestupthesum,fullofwisdom,andperfectinbeauty.

13 Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; everyprecious stonewas thy covering, the sardius, topaz,and

the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, thesapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, andgold: theworkmanshipofthytabretsandofthypipeswaspreparedintheeinthedaythatthouwastcreated.

14Thouarttheanointedcherubthatcovereth;andIhaveset thee so: thou wast upon the holy mountain ofGod;thouhastwalkedupanddowninthemidstofthestonesoffire.

15Thouwastperfect inthywaysfromthedaythatthouwastcreated,tilliniquitywasfoundinthee.

16By themultitudeof thymerchandise theyhave filledthe midst of thee with violence, and thou hast sinned:thereforeIwillcasttheeasprofaneoutofthemountainofGod:and Iwilldestroy thee,Ocoveringcherub,fromthemidstofthestonesoffire.

17Thineheartwas liftedupbecauseofthybeauty,thouhastcorruptedthywisdombyreasonofthybrightness:Iwillcasttheetotheground,Iwill laytheebeforekings,thattheymaybeholdthee.

ItisquiteobviousherethatGodisnottalkingaboutaman.

He is talking about a spirit being. At first he speaks of theprinceofTyrus,sayingtohim,"Yetthouartaman."

But whenHe spoke to the king of TyrusHe said, "Thou hastbeeninEden,thegardenofGod."TheprinceofTyruswasnotthere;butSatanwas.TheBiblehereistalkingaboutSatan,orLucifer. It is saying that on earth the prince of Tyrus had anearthly kingdom he ruled over, but that an invisible kingdomwas behind it. Satan with his invisible kingdom was actuallyruling. So we see this double kingdom reference both in thisScriptureinEzekielandinourScriptureintheBookofDaniel.

InSecondCorinthians10:4,5weread:

2CORINTHIANS10:4,5

4 (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, butmightythroughGodtothepullingdownofstrongholds;)

5 Casting down imaginations, and every high thing thatexaltethitselfagainsttheknowledgeofGod,andbringingintocaptivityeverythoughttotheobedienceofChrist.

Inthisspiritualwar,wedohaveweapons,buttheyarenotgunsorgrenades.Ourweapons"arenotcarnal,buttheyaremightythroughGodtothepullingdownofstrongholds."Thepowers

opposing us are satanic strongholds; powers in the realm ofdarkness.Thisiswhereprayercomesin.

IheldarevivalinachurchforapastorwhomIknew,loved,andrespected. The people in the church were wonderful people,loved their pastor, loved me, and were receptive to thepreaching of the Word. But this was the hardest place I hadever preached inmy life. Everyword seemed to bounce rightbackatmeoffthewalls.

In the process of time, while I was between meetings, I wascalled upon to preach in that church again. It was thesamecrowd,buttherewasamarkeddifference.Therewasasmuchdifferenceasbetweendaylightanddark.

After the service the new pastor asked if I could see anydifference in the church. "Was it any easier to preach tonightthanitwasbefore?"

"Why,thereisnocomparison,"Ianswered."Everythingwassofree and easy tonight, whereas before it seemed bound andtight—spirituallydead.Whathappened?"

"I'd been here for months," the pastor said, "and finally IdecidedIwastiredofthatdeadspirit.IdeterminedIwasgoingtobreak through it. I setmyself to fast andpray for that onething.

"On the seventhdayof the fast,whilepraying, Ihada vision,andbeforemyeyesIsawtheceilingabovethepulpitdisappear.Sittingabovetheceilingonarafterwasaspiritthatlookedlikea big ape or baboon.Godwas showingme therewas a spiritpowerrightabovethenaturalthatwasholdingthingsback.

"I spoke to the spirit and commanded him to come down.Hedidn'tsayaword,butIcouldtellhedidn'twantto.Reluctantly,hecamedown.ThenIsaid,'Notonlymustyoucomedownfromthere,butyoumustgetoutofhere,'andIpointeduptheaisleof thechurch.Hestartedup theaisle,and I followedhim.Hewouldtakeafewstepsandturnaround,almostlikealittledogwithanexpression that said, 'Do I have to leave?Can I comeback?'

"Whenhewouldpause,Iwouldsay,'No,getoutofhere,'

and I followed him to the front door of the church. There hepausedonceagain.Ikeptcommandinghimtogooutandfinallyhe walked on down the street and disappeared into a nightclub."

Sometimes in dealingwith people aswell aswith churches, Ihave dealt with the spirit behind the person. Often in prayer

Godwillshowyouhowtodoit,justasHedidthepastor.Butifwe don't know anything about spiritual praying, we are atadisadvantage.

Manytimesweblamethingsonpeoplewhenthere isapowerbehind the whole situation. We try to deal with the people.Sometimesapreacherwillgetupandbeatthepeopleovertheheadwhen it is the power behind the thing that needs to bedealtwith.

Whoisgoingtodealwiththesesatanicforces?God?No.

Second Corinthians 10:4,5 says these are theweapons of ourwarfare, not God's warfare. Our weapons are not carnal, buttheyaremightythroughGod.Hehasprovidedtheweaponsforus to pull down the strongholds. Ifwe don't do it, they neverwillbepulleddown.

WhenDanielwasintercedingforIsrael,hesethisfacetoseekGod.Theangelcameandsaid:

DANIEL10:13,14

13ButtheprinceofthekingdomofPersiawithstoodmeone and twenty days: but, lo, Michael, one of the chiefprinces,cametohelpme;andIremainedtherewiththekingsofPersia.

14Now I am come tomake thee understandwhat shallbefallthypeopleinthelatterdays:foryetthevisionisformanydays.

Theangelbroughttheanswer.Hecamethroughwithit.ButthekeywasDaniel.Thekeywasn'tGod.Thekeywasn'ttheangel.The key wasn't the prince of Persia. The key to the wholesituation was Daniel. He was theman who brought things topassthroughperseveringprayer.

Chapter3

PrayingWiththeHelpoftheHolySpirit

LikewisetheSpiritalsohelpethourinfirmities:forweknownotwhat we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itselfmaketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot beuttered.Andhethatsearcheththeheartsknowethwhat isthemind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for thesaintsaccordingtothewillofGod.

—Romans8:26,27

In the above Scripture, Paul says, "for we know not what we

shouldprayforasweought."FromourstudyinChapter1,weknow we should pray for ".. .kings, and for all that are inauthority" (1 Tim. 2:2); that is, the rulers of our nation. TheSpiritwillhelpusprayaccordingtothewillofGod.

InFirstCorinthians14Paulsays:

1CORINTHIANS14:14,15

14ForifIprayinanunknowntongue,myspiritprayeth,butmyunderstandingisunfruitful.

15Whatisitthen?Iwillpraywiththe[my]spirit,andIwill pray with the [my] understanding also: Iwill singwith the [my] spirit, and I will sing with the [my]understandingalso.

WhenPaulspeakshereaboutourunderstanding,heisreferringtoourminds.Heistalkingabouttwokindsofpraying:mentalprayingandspiritualpraying.Thereisadifferencebetweenthetwo.

Peopleusuallythinkallprayingisspiritual,butitisn't.

Therefore Paul said, "If I pray in an unknown tongue, myspiritprayeth"(v.14).Hewasprayingwithhisspirit.Ifhehadprayed with his understanding, he would have been prayingfromhismind.

GodwantsustoprayintheSpirit,butHealsowantsustopraywithourunderstanding.ThatiswhyPaulsaid,"Iwillpraywiththespirit,andIwillpraywiththeunderstandingalso"(v.

15). In The Amplified Bible we are told, "For if I pray inan [unknown] tongue, my spirit [by the Holy Spirit withinme]prays" (v.14).Whenyoupraywith tongues, it is theHolySpiritwithinyougivingyoutheutterance,but it isyour spiritdoingthepraying.

Mentalpraying—prayingwithyourunderstanding—islimitedtoyour knowledge, to your understanding. We can see why itwould be insufficient. The Church, generally speaking, hasfailedbecauseforthemostpart ithasendeavoredtocarryontheworkofGodwithonlyonekindofpraying:mentalpraying.

"Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we knownotwhatweshouldprayforasweought"(Rom.8:26).Itwouldbe impossible forus inourhuman reasoning toknowwhat toprayforasweought.Ofcourse,Iwouldknowaboutthingsthatconcernme.Butprayingforourownindividualneedsislimitedpraying,andthatisasfarasmanypeopleevergo.

"The Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groaningswhich cannot be uttered" (Rom. 8:26). According to the lateP.C.Nelson,theliteralGreektranslationindicates,"groaningswhichcannotbeutteredinarticulatespeech."Articulatespeechmeans our ordinary speech. This verse is referring to prayingwithtongues,forPaulistellingtheCorinthiansandtheRomansthe same thing. In otherwords, those groanings that well upinside uswhilewe are in prayer come out of our spirit. Theycannotbeputintoregularspeech.

This isn't something theHolySpiritdoesapart fromyou. It issomethingtheHolySpirithelpsyoudo.TheHolySpiritwasn'tsent to the earth to do anything by Himself apart from theChurch.Hewassenttoempowerustodothings.InJohn14:16

Jesus said, " ...I will pray the Father and he will send youanother Comforter.... " In many translations this Scripturereads,"IwillsendyouanotherHelper"ratherthanComforter.

Thehelperonanyjobisnottheoneresponsibleforthejob.

He's there tohelp theonewho issupposedtodo the job.TheHoly Spirit is not going to do your praying for you. Thesegroanings are not the Holy Spirit's groanings, but groaningswhich cannot be uttered in articulate speech. They aregroanings that come from within your innermost being andescapeyourlipsinprayer.ThatistheSpirithelpingyoutopray.

That agrees exactly with what Paul says: "For if I pray in anunknown tongue, my spirit [by the Holy Spirit within me]prayeth" (1Cor.14:14).Groaning inprayerandspeakingwithtongues is the Holy Spirit helping us to pray. One of themightiestweaponstobeusedinprayerisprayingintongues.

In connection with this, notice something else concerningspiritual travailandprayer: the twoare related.Writing toallthechurchesthroughoutGalatia,Paulsaid,"My littlechildren,ofwhomItravailinbirthagainuntilChristbeformedinyou"

(Gal. 4:19).Paul alreadyhad travailed for them tobebirthed,buthecontinuedtoprayforthemintheSpiritfortheirspiritualgrowth.Theyhadbeenbornagain.Theywereevenfilledwiththe Spirit. But Christ had not been formed in them as Heshould.

They had not grown in grace. Instead of going forward inChrist,theyhadwantedtogetbackunderthelaw.

InIsaiah66:8,9weread:

ISAIAH66:8,9

8 Who hath heard such a thing? who hath seen suchthings?Shalltheearthbemadetobringforthinoneday?or shall a nation be born at once? for as soon as Ziontravailed,shebroughtforthherchildren.

9ShallIbringtothebirth,andnotcausetobringforth?saiththeLord:shallIcausetobringforth,andshutthewomb?saiththyGod.

Many think this Scripture just refers to the rebirth andrebuilding of Israel as a nation as we have seen it. However,Isaiahwasprophesyingaboutsomethingdifferent,asweshallseeinthenextScripture.

WritingtotheHebrewChristians,Paulsaid:

HEBREWS12:18-21

18Forye[theHebrewChristians]arenotcomeuntothemount[referringtoMountSinaiwherethelawwasgiventoMoses] thatmight be touched, and thatburnedwithfire,noruntoblackness,anddarkness,andtempest,

19And the sound of a trumpet, and the voice ofwords;which voice they that heard intreated that the wordshould not be spoken to them any more: 20 (For theycould not endure thatwhichwas commanded, And if somuchasabeasttouchthemountain,itshallbestoned,orthrustthroughwithadart:

21 And so terrible was the sight, that Moses said, Iexceedinglyfearandquake:)

These verses refer to Mount Sinai where the law was given;they concern Israel. Yet to the Hebrew Christians who hadbecomeborn-againbelievers,Paulsaid,"ButyearecomeuntoMountSion."Hewastellingthem,"YouarenotcometoMountSinai.YouarecometoMountZion."

AndofMountZionhesays:

HEBREWS12:22-24

22 [You are come] unto the city of the living God, theheavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company ofangels,

23To thegeneral assembly and churchof the firstborn,whicharewritteninheaven,andtoGodtheJudgeofall,andtothespiritsofjustmenmadeperfect,

24AndtoJesusthemediatorofthenewcovenant,andto

thebloodofsprinkling,thatspeakethbetterthingsthanthatofAbel.

Therefore, we see that when Isaiah was prophesying aboutMountZion,hewastalkingaboutallwhobelieveinChrist.

Withthatthoughtinmind,letusreferagaintoourScriptureinIsaiah,foritwilltakeonanewsignificance.

ISAIAH66:8,9

8 ...for as soon as Zion travailed, she brought forthherchildren.

9ShallIbringtothebirth,andnotcausetobringforth?saiththeLord:shallIcausetobringforth,andshutthewomb?saiththyGod.

Paul, writing to the churches in Galatia, said, "My littlechildren, of whom I travail in birth again" (Gal. 4:19). Thismeantthathehadtravailedforthematonetimeinbirth.NowhetravailedthatChristmightbeformedinthem.

In lightof thepassagesofScripturewehave just studied, theversesinRomans8:26,27willtakeonnewsignificance.

ROMANS8:26,27

26LikewisetheSpiritalsohelpethourinfirmities:forweknownotwhatwe should pray for aswe ought:but theSpirit itself maketh intercession for us with groaningswhichcannotbeuttered.

27Andhethatsearcheththeheartsknowethwhatisthemind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession forthesaintsaccordingtothewillofGod.

Whenawomangivesbirthtoachild(anillustrationwhichbothIsaiah and Paul used) she travails in birth. She groans. Thereason that too few people are being saved and that a lot ofconversionsneveramounttoanythingisthatGoddoesn'twantconversions; He wants births. As soon as Zion travailed,shebroughtforthherchildren.If there isnotravail, therearenochildren.

Do we know anything about travail, groanings? Some of usknow a little about it. But many know nothing. In somechurchesifbelieverswouldbegintogroanandcryatthealtar,it would disturb people. They would say, "We're not going tohaveanyofthataroundhere."Thentheyarenotgoingtohaveanybirths,either.

Some of the greatest things that have happened tome inmyministrycameasIprayedthiswaywithspiritualintercession.Itwill work now just as it did in days past. God'sWord doesn'tchange.Andjustassurelyaswetravailinprayer,wewillgivebirthtobabesinChrist.

Nowwecanalsomake intercession for the saints in thisway.RememberPaultoldtheGalatians,"Mylittlechildren,ofwhomItravailinbirthagainuntilChristbeformedinyou"(Gal.4:19).Inotherwords,hetravailedinprayerforthemuntiltheygrewuptobestalwartChristiansratherthanbabyChristians.

In a meeting I was holding in Dallas, Texas, a young womancame forward and gave her heart to the Lord. She had agloriousexperience,butinashorttimeshefellawayfromthechurch and I later heard she was backslidden.When I heardthat,somethingontheinsideofmeseemedtosay,"Thischurchisresponsible."

At the time I didn't understand how the church could beresponsible for the girl's backsliding. However, later as thisScripture was made real to me, I saw how the church wasresponsible to "travail in birth again until Christ be formed"(v.19)inthisnewconvert.UntilChristhasbeenformedinthenewbeliever,hewillnaturallykeepdoingsomethingsthatarewrong,eventhoughhehasbeensavedandfilledwiththeHolySpirit.

TheBibleteachesthereisasimilaritybetweenspiritualgrowthandphysicalgrowth.Nooneisbornafull-grownhuman.

Wearebornbabiesandwegrowup.Neitherisonebornafull-grown Christian. He is born a baby and then grows up. Asministers and teachers we are responsible to teach newChristians. Peter said, "As newborn babes, desire the sinceremilkoftheword,thatyemaygrowthereby"(1Peter2:2).

Ontheotherhand,theWordofGodteachesthatwemustprayfor baby Christians. Paul taught the Galatians and prayed forthem, too. His letter to them was full of teaching andinstruction.Buthealsosaidtheremustbeprayer—travail—forthem.

WhileholdingarevivalinasmallchurchinOklahomain1950,ItoldthepeopleonenightthattheLordhadimpressedmetotellthem something. I told them that if they, as believers, wouldgivethemselvestospiritualtravailandintercessoryprayer,theywould take that town for Christ. At that time their SundaySchoolattendancewasabout135.

Afewmenandwomen inthatcongregationtookthat toheartand began to give themselves to interceding—groaning and

praying for that town as they were moved upon by the HolySpirit.

Less than two years later I returned to that church to see adramatic change. Originally, the members had met in an oldframebuilding.Butnowtheyhadtheonlybrickchurchintown.

Theywere located rightdowntown,across thestreet from thebank.Theyhadatwo-storySundaySchoolannex,anauditoriumthat would seat 500-600 people comfortably, and they wereaveraging400inSundayschool.Theirswasthelargestchurchintown,andthiswasaccomplishedbyprayer.

Sometimesyoucandothingswithachurchprogram,but thatdoesn'tnecessarilymeanyouarebringingpeopletobirth.

Wecanhaveallkindsofprogramstogetpeopletochurch,butthatdoesn'tmeanwewillgetthemsaved.Wecangetthemtojointhechurch,butthatdoesn'tmeantheyarebornagain.

IknowfromexperiencethatwhenIhaveaburdenofprayerforalostperson,Ifeelthesameastheydo.Iamtakingtheirplace.Ifeelthatsameburdenofsinonmyownconscience,itseems.

Peoplehave said tome, "I know I'm saved, I'm filledwith theHoly Spirit, and I'mwalking in all the light I have. Butmanytimeswhenthealtarcallisgiven,suchaburdencomesonmeIfeelasifI'mlost.Idon'tunderstand."

Theyneverhavebeentaughtalongtheselines.Itellthemtositquietlyduringthealtarcallwhentheyfeelsuchaburden,andto make intercession for the lost. God is wanting them tointercede for the unsaved. Because certain people have beenyoung in spiritual things, the devil hasmade them believe intheirnaturalmindthatperhapstheyweren'tsaved.Theycouldnotunderstandwhytheyhadsuchanoverwhelmingfeelingattimes.

Weneedmoreofthiskindofpraying,andwhenwehaveitwewill get more people saved; for when Zion travailed, shebrought forthchildren.Therefore,don'tdrawback if theHolySpiritmovesuponyouingroanings;respondtoHim.

With this kind of praying we won't need all the elaboratemethodsusedbysomechurchestoattractpeople.Someputoneverykindofprogramimaginableandusenumerousgimmicks,thinkingthisisthewaytoreachpeople.Theyuseeverykindofweaponexceptspiritualweapons.

CharlesG.Finneystandsoutasoneof thegreatestexponentsofevangelismsincethedaysoftheApostlePaul.Alltheologiansand church historians agree that Finney had the greatest

success of any individual preacher since the days of Paul.Furthermore,inFinney'srevivals80percentofallhisconvertsstayedsaved.

InnootherrevivalsincethedaysofPaulhasthisbeentrue.

Moodywasmightily used ofGod. Yet church historians agreethatnotmorethan50percentofhisconvertsremained.

SincetheturnofthecenturywehaveseenagreatrevivalinthePentecostalmovement. Yet Pentecostal leaders, both past andpresent,agreethatnoteven50percentoftheconvertsremaintrue to God. No one has had the success Finney had. Yet henever used any kind of gimmick. He didn't rely onsensationalism;hedependedsolelyuponprayer.

InhisautobiographywereadthatwhenFinneywouldgointoatown for a revival, almost the entire townwould turn toGod.After one such revival inwhichpractically the entire citywasconverted,theonlytheaterintownhadtoclosedownbecausenooneattended.All the "grog" shops,Finney's term forwhatweknowtodayasbeerjoints,alsohadtoclosedownaftertherevival.

WhatwasthesecretofFinney'ssuccess?Hesaid,"Thereisnomoresecret,nomoremysterytohavingarevivalthanthereistoafarmer'sreapingacrop.Ifthefarmertillsthesoil,putstheseedintheground,andtrustsGodfortherain,thenwhenthetimecomestherewillbeaharvest."

Finney had an elderly man working with him who was semi-retiredfromtheministry.Peoplecalledhim"FatherNash."

FatherNashwouldgoaheadofFinneythreeweeksinadvanceofaplannedrevival to try toget twoor threepeople toenterintoacovenantofprayerwithhim.SomeoneaskedFinneywhatkind of man this Father Nash was. "We never see him," theysaid."Hedoesn'tenterintoanyofthemeetings."

Finneyreplied,"Likeanybodywhodoesalotofpraying,FatherNashisaveryquietperson."

Showme a person who is always talking and I'll show you aChristianwhoneverdoesmuchpraying.

"OnoneoccasionwhenIgottoatowntostartarevival,"

Finney said, "a ladywho ran a boarding house contactedme.Shesaid,'BrotherFinney,doyouknowaFatherNash?Heandtwo other men have been at my boarding house for the lastthreedays,buttheyhaven'teatenabiteof food. Iopenedthedoor and peeped in at them because I could hear them

groaning,andIsawthemdownontheirfaces.Theyhavebeenthis way for three days, lying prostrate on the floor andgroaning. I thought something awful must have happened tothem.IwasafraidtogoinandIdidn'tknowwhattodo.Wouldyoupleasecomeseeaboutthem?'

"'No, it isn't necessary,' I replied. 'They just have a spirit oftravailinprayer.'"

Finneyprayedmuchhimself.Risingeverymorningat4o'clock,hewouldgooutintothecountryandprayuntil8o'clock.

AswelookagainattheScripturesinRomans8:26and27inalittle more detail, we see how they also relate to travail inprayer on the behalf of others. There are some who will besavedbecausetheyhearthetruthandrespondtoit.Butthereareotherswhoneverwillbesavedunlesssomebodyintercedesforthem.Only intercessoryprayerwillbreakthepowerof thedeviloverthemandreleasethem.

TherearepeoplewhowillbehealedbysimplybelievingwhatGod's Word has to say on the subject and by appropriatinghealingunto themselves.This iswhat Ididwhen Iwas raisedup from what doctors said was my deathbed. Some will behealed by the laying on of hands and anointing with oil. Butsome such as unsaved people or baby Christians who don'tknowtheirrightsinChristwillneverbehealedbyanyofthesemethods.

Somebodywillhavetoprayforthem.

Prayer and travail on the behalf of othersworks. These otherthings, such as laying on of hands, require the individual'sdirectcooperation.Butprevailingprayeroverpowerstheworksofthedevil—"tothepullingdownofstrongholds"(2Cor.10:4).

APresbyterianpastortoldmeaboutamemberofhischurch—ayoungmotherwiththreechildren—whohadopenheartsurgery.Duringsuchanoperationitisnecessarytostoptheheartbeat,ofcourse.However,aftertheystarteditagain,thewomandied.The doctors managed to get her heart going again, but theysaid there was absolutely no chance for the youngwoman tolive.

Evenifsheweretorevive,itwouldhavebeenbetterforhertodie,forherbrainhadbeendeprivedoftoomuchoxygen.Ifshewere to live, she probably would not know anything. It wasinevitablethatshehadbraindamage.

During that night while the pastor was sleeping, he wasawakened by the sound of someone groaning. He noticed hiswifewasn't in bed, sohe supposed shemusthavebecome ill.

Hegotup to seeabouther,and foundheronher faceon thelivingroomfloor,groaningandprayingintongues.AstheywerenewinthethingsoftheSpirit,hedidn'tunderstandwhatwashappening,nordidhiswife.

Heasked,"Honey,whatisthematter?"

"I don't understand it," she said, "but in my spirit I have aburdentoprayforthegirlwhohadheartsurgery.Ijustcan'tletherdie."

"Maybeweshouldn'tpraythatshewouldlive,"hesaid."Ifshelives,hermindwon'tberight,andthatwillbeaterriblethingforthosethreechildren."

Thewife replied that even though she couldn't understand it,she had this overwhelming burden and had to pray for theyoungwoman.Shespent threenights inprayer,groaningandprayingintongues.

On the fourth day the young mother suddenly regainedconsciousnessandwascompletelyhealed.Hermindwaskeenand alert. The doctors were astonished. This remarkablehealingcameaboutbecausetheSpirithelpedthepastor'swifeinprayer.

In Romans 8:26 we also see a truth regarding healing forourselves."Likewise theSpiritalsohelpethour infirmities.... "InMatthew8:17weread,".. .Himselftookour infirmities,andbareoursicknesses."WeknowthatJesuspurchasedhealingforus, but it is the Holy Spirit who brings that healing to ourbodies.Heistheagency.

InstudyingthisportionofScriptureintheGreek,welearnthatthere are actually three Greek words involved in the Englishword that is translated "helpeth." One of the Greek wordsmeans

"totakeholdtogether."AnotherGreekwordmeans"with."Thethird Greek word means "against." The three together, then,mean"totakeholdtogetherwithagainst."

Therefore, Romans 8:26 means that the Spirit "takes holdtogetherwithusagainstourinfirmities."Thisimpliesthatifwedon'ttakeastand,theSpiritdoesn'thaveanythingtotakeholdwithusagainst.

ThenextclauseinRomans8:26says,"forweknownotwhatweshouldpray for asweought. " This implies thatwe take holdtogetherwiththeSpiritagainstourinfirmitiesinprayingintheSpirit.

Wecansee,then,thatthereasonsomedonotreceivehealingisthattheydonottakeastandagainsttheirinfirmityofsickness.TheHolySpiritdoesn'thaveanythingto"takeholdwith themagainst."IfHedoesn'thavetheircooperationinprayer,HehasnoonewithwhomHecan"takeholdwithagainst,"Hehasnowayinwhichtobringhealing.

AnotherinterestingthingtonoteabouttheScripture

"LikewisetheSpiritalsohelpethourinfirmities"(Rom.8:26)istheword"also."ThismeansthattheSpirithelps,too.Jesusdidsomething about our infirmities. "Himself took our infirmitiesand bare our sicknesses" (Matt. 8:17), but "the Spirit alsohelpethourinfirmities."

Sometimeswhen problems arisewhich involveme,my family,orfriends,Igetonmykneesandsay,"Lord,Idon'tknowhowtoprayabout this; Idon'tknowhow toprayas Iought.ButYouknow,andYourWordsaystheHolySpiritistobemyHelper.ItrustandbelieveYoutohelpme."

ThenIbegintoprayinothertongues.SometimesIstartouttopraywithinmyselfwithout any particular anointing. As SmithWigglesworth said, "I start out in the flesh and wind up intheSpirit."

Somepeople arewaiting for theHolySpirit tomake themdosomething.Theyarewaitingforsomethingtooverpowerthem.

However,wedon'tneedtowaitforsomespecialfeeling.WecanjustknowthattheHelperisthere,andwecanaskHimtohelpus. Then as we believe He is helping us, He will "take holdtogetherwithus"againstthatproblem.

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