When I think about the "Sleeping Giant", what comes to mind is, what has put the giant to sleep? Weariness? Depression? Apathy? or was it drugged? The other day as I prayed about the sleeping giant, I got a picture from a childhood story - Snow White - and I saw a nice red juicy apple being given to the Giant. Have we been drugged? Lured into a sleep that is unnatural?
It might be something to think about because there is nothing that the Jezebel spirit fears more than prayer! Real prayer is simply praying what is on the mind of god. Strategic prayer coming into alignment with God's thoughts and praying specifically into those thoughts.
What we need to be aware of is praying our own agenda. There is NO power in that! True intercessory prayer is praying God's will - God's agenda. I call that 'pure prayer' and it will destroy the strategies of Jezebel and can help break her influence off men.
True intercessory prayer will stir people to repentance, and break Jezebel's influence. It will turn people's hearts away from sin, and bring true repentance and godliness. True fervent intercessory prayer causes hearts to change from pride and loftiness ( another Jezebel trait), to repentance and humility. Nothing brings a great death blow to a Jezebel spirit!!
We need to clean up our prayer groups, and the motives of our prayer groups, so we are not praying our own agenda's, but fervently seeking God's heart for each situation and praying HIS will - HIs heart!
" Father, forgive us for being tolerant of the Jezebel spirit. Open our eyes to the all its influence and tactics. We bind the stronghold it has on the minds of those in our lives, churches and communities, and we release the Spirit of God to expose all it's works. We pull down every stronghold and fortress this spirit has built up in the area in which we live. We choose to humble ourselves and walk before You with purity of heart and mind and a submissive spirit. In Jesus' name. Amen." * prayer by Steve Sampson from his book ' Confronting Jezebel'
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