This is Gods Country...
As we celebrate Independence Day,
As we gather with family and friends,
As we grill the hot dogs and burgers,
Remember the root of this country,
How it was formed,
On the backs of those that desired to worship God freely.
Independence Day represents freedom to worship God freely,
Freedom from tyranny,
Freedom from persecution,
Freedom to be God's people,
Remember, this is GOD'S Country!
Our forefathers were men of faith,
They believed that ALL knowledge came from God,
They sought God for wisdom,
They embodied a lifestyle of prayer and thanksgiving,
And made this GOD'S country.
Before the pilgrims that set sail for the New World, America,
They came together and humbled themselves before God,
All men, women and children,
In a united day of prayer and fasting,
And paved the path to make this GOD'S country.
Our presidents and leaders came before God,
Uniting the country in fasting in prayer,
President Abraham Lincoln called the nation to prayer and fasting in 1863,
President John Adams, the 2nd president, called the nation to prayer and fasting in 1798,
President James Madison proclaimed a day of prayer and fasting in 1812,
There's soooo much more example like this throughout our country's history,
Our Godly leadership made this GOD'S country.
But now look at us,
Christianity is abundant yet lackluster,
Christians commonly pursue success more than Jesus,
We spend more time on Tiktok, Instagram, Facebook or Youtube than scripture,
Satanic worship is out in the open,
Prayer is removed from schools,
"One Nation Under God" is no longer declared daily by our children,
How much longer can we still be GOD'S country?
On this Independence Day,
I beseech you to seek God FIRST,
To go back to the roots of this country,
To realize how MUCH we need God every single day,
That the darkness in this country,
Is a direct result of lack of prayer and fasting before God,
We must keep this as GOD'S country.
We are GOD'S country now,
But if we don't wake up,
If we don't start FIGHTING,
How much longer can we call ourselves GOD'S country?
Satan is trying to take over GOD'S country.
We must wake up to the spiritual WARFARE against this country,
We must get SERIOUS about armoring up to fight the good fight.
FIGHT! We must, FIGHT!
FIGHT on our knees each day in prayer,
FIGHT by consuming the word of God daily,
FIGHT in humbling ourselves in fasting and prayer,
FIGHT by armoring up daily with God's armor,
We must FIGHT to be GOD'S country!
"If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land."
We must get HUNGRY,
We must get THIRSTY,
Or the Independence we enjoy will be lost.
The longer we wait,
The longer we remain content,
The longer we stay blinded by comfort and the pursuit of success,
The more this country will slip away,
And will no longer be GOD'S country.
If you don't have the desire to fight,
ASK God for the desire to fight,
If you don't have the desire to pray,
ASK God for the desire to pray,
If you don't have the desire to seek God,
ASK God for the desire to seek God.
"May He give you the desire of your heart and make all your plans succeed."
Whatever you don't have that is Godly,
ASK God for it and He will surely provide.
ASK daily,
Persevere in ASKING.
Set an alarm to remind you to ask daily,
Do it for 40 days,
See what happens,
I lovingly challenge you to get serious about WAKING up in these perilous times.
"you have not, because you ask not"
Your family NEEDS you to wake up,
Your children NEEDS you to wake up,
The body of Christ NEEDS you to wake up,
God WANTS you to wake up,
Let's protect GOD'S country together.
"Dear Heavenly Father,
Forgive me for my neglect,
Forgive me for my apathy,
Forgive me for my blindness,
Forgive me for my comfort.
Forgive me for being comfortable NOT praying,
Forgive me for being comfortable NOT reading Your word,
Forgive me for being comfortable NOT seeking You,
Forgive me for being comfortable NOT hearing You.
Lord, make me UNCOMFORTABLE.
Make me uncomfortable not praying,
Make me uncomfortable not reading Your word,
Make me uncomfortable not seeking You,
Make me uncomfortable not hearing You,
Lord, come make me SUPER UNCOMFORTABLE.
I need You to CHANGE me,
I can't do it on my own,
I need You to MOVE me,
I won't do it on my own.
Jesus, I just NEED You.
Help.
In Jesus name, Amen."
Cheers to waking up on this Independence Day one prayer at a time.
I double dog dare you to do the following for 40 days. ^_-
STEP 1: Pick one prayer.
a) Lord, give me the desire to desire You.
b) Lord, give me the desire to pray.
c) Lord, give me the desire to read Your word.
d) Lord, give me all 3 desires. :)
STEP 2: Set an alarm to go off daily to remind you to PRAY.
STEP 3: Take 10 seconds to pray when the alarm goes off.
Don't underestimate the power of prayer. Try it and see what happens!
Hang on and enjoy the ride. ^_^
