Staying Steady in the Face of Boredom

Burning Rooms

In this episode Johan and Jehu are joined with guests in the studio, Cassia (Author/missionary/former missions director/prayer leader/settlement worker) and Abe Wiebe (prayer leader, home builder). They discuss the challenges of being in the prayer room. Fighting boredom and how to stay steady when it gets hard.

Details discussed:

-The Lord made it clear the the House of prayer was going to be a long and difficult labour. But it is worth it.

-“Prayer is hard work”

-Perceptions of people that give themselves to the prayer room

-Prayer is hard, difficult and worth it

-Prayer Room is a little like marriage

-Sometimes we want to avoid talking to God when we are feeling weak

-Setting yourself not to quit

-We don’t stay in the boredom and difficulty

-Don’t quit!

-The prayer room is a consistent place where you know you can connect with the Lord

-The prayer room is a place you can slow down and meet with Jesus

-The Consuming Fire refines us burns away the things that are not true and leaves gold when we stay before Him

-Allow His presence to refine us

-Disciples were falling asleep when Jesus wanted to sit and pray with his friends

-We can have Peter’s journey where we start falling asleep, but he leads us into greater intensity

-Sometimes…people sleep in the prayer room

-We feel opposition because prayer is valuable to the Lord

-Common experience to feel difficulty in getting to the prayer room

-Why does the Lord allow prayer to sometimes be boring?

-What are some of the things that keep us steady in the place of prayer

-From community and family to encountering Him corporately

-Expectancy

-Re-alignment with the Lord’s heart

-We need the place of prayer to meet with the Lord when circumstances get difficult

-The hours available in the prayer movement are a gift to the church

-Knowing God likes prayer and enjoys us in the place of prayer is going to keep us steady

-We go to the place of prayer to be reminded of who God is and how He feels about us

“A lover will always outwork a worker”

-Jessica’s Tips to Stay Engaged in Prayer: Praying the Scripture

Apostolic Prayers:

http://www.mikebickle.org.edgesuite.net/MikeBickleVOD/2014/Apostolic_Prayers.9_pages.pdf

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