Pray from Love
We are often taught that to pray is like becoming a warrior, fighting the realm of the unseen , declaring the will of God into our world, so to speak.
And there is a fine line in praying from a fighting stance versus from a loving stance. And I must admit that most of my prayer lifestyle comes from a stance of a fighter. I always thought that when I pray for someone who had hurt me, especially if they are someone who are very close to me, that I should pray fighting for them, to pray for them to be a better person, to pray that “spirit of anger” takes no hold of their hearts, that I should pray for their eyes to be open because they are unaware they have cause pain to my heart.
Luke 6:27–28 (ESV): 27 “But I say to you who hear, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, 28 bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you.
There is nothing wrong in declaring the word of God on the people you love, however, when you pray from anger, frustration, disappointment, the prayer becomes your weapon against a person instead of for the person. Instead of declaring for a breakthrough, you started listing all the bad things one has done to hurt you , and why it is wrong they did what they did.
But, if you are reading this and this has convicted you, do not let this fall on your heart as a condemnation. Instead, allow yourself this weakness, because after all, we are never perfect. Tell God that if this is not the way to pray, ask Him to lead you with the words and knowledge that you should begin to pray in, by the help of the Holy Spirit.
Without love we are unable to pray through the Father’s eyes, and when your eyes begin to see the people as how God sees them, full of love and compassion, you will also begin to pray from a realm of love, and I promise you, not only will you see how God moves, it will be the most humbling experience you will have in your walk with God, that you were given a place to partner with Him to see how people, and especially yourself, will change for the better of His plan.
