“…the prayer of faith will raise them up.”  If that’s true what about the prayer of despair?

What hasn’t been challenged lately.  Here and abroad we are seeing massive changes, factions, division and trouble in the fabric and function of our society.  I’m noticing that this has sent some into a despairing.  Despairing hearts.  Despairing thoughts.  Despairing words.  Even prayers of despair.

A blurry picture of a woman holding her face in her hands. Over the picture is the definition of despair, "the complete loss or absence of hope".

I want to mention here that despair is one of the tactics of Satan, one that he’s been counting on for a long time.  Our evangelical theology of a coming tribulation and anti-Christ narrative has played right into the despair that is upon us.  Satan is working to bring the Church of the Lord Jesus into despair.  Hopelessness.  What’s the use?  It won’t change.  It can’t change.

We’ve actually been counting on these kinds of occurrences to come; now many feel it’s upon us.  I’m encouraging you right now to abandon all doom and gloom theology.  Certainly it will make your prayers worthless.  If you sink down into despair now, you will give up praying, you will pray with no faith.  And prayers of despair are as good as no prayer at all.

A faded picture of a giant stepping on a woman cowering in fear. Over the picture reads, "will it be with our generation or will He (God)  have to wait for a generation that believes the giants are not too big?".

God is going to use all of what’s occurring to work His glory and bring about His will.  Will it be with our generation or will He have to wait for a generation that believes the giants are not too big?  God is not through with America, but you can’t be like the 10 spies.

Rise up in fullness of faith and join the Gideon company!

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