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The morning after my salvation, I jumped out of bed and eventually made my way to the family room. I felt an inner desire to pray. The only problem was that I had been an agnostic for twenty years and no matter how we slice the bologna, agnosticism does not prepare us very well for praying.

The best I could come up with while sitting on the sofa was something like this: “Lord, bless my wife. Bless my son. Bless my daughter. Bless my mom. Bless my dad…” And so forth.

These simple prayers probably seem juvenile to most believers, but to be honest, I still follow the same prayer format today.

For example, when I sold cars, I walked around and introduced myself to everyone at the various dealerships where I worked. During the introductions, I asked the names of their spouses and their children. Then, I prayed and asked God to bless each worker and his family by their individual names each morning.

I do not cease to give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers (Ephesians 1:16)

From time to time, the Holy Spirit gives me insight or I have personal knowledge so I can pray special prayers for people. But for the most part,  this is the exception rather than the norm for me.

Okay, how does this put my angels to work?

Who carries out our prayers?

Bless the LORD, O you his angels, you mighty ones who do his word, obeying the voice of his word! (Psalm 103:20)

Angels wait for us believers to pray in line with scriptures and true prophetic words so they can carry out our words. In Hebrews, the author refers to these angels as ministering spirits, whose main service is to care for people who will inherit salvation. And guess what? God desires for all to be saved.

In addition, the Greek word sōtēria, which is translated into the English word salvation, not only implies eternal salvation but every blessing from God.

So, when we bless someone, it’s a full mouthful of good stuff for that person.

How would you like to add a little more juice to your prayers?

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Why are radical Christians needed in the war with Islamic terrorists?

For we are not wrestling with flesh and blood [contending only with physical opponents], but against the despotisms, against the powers, against [the master spirits who are] the world rulers of this present darkness, against the spirit forces of wickedness in the heavenly (supernatural) sphere. (Ephesians 6:12 Amplified)

Let’s start with a question that is not asked often enough: what do Islamic terrorists believe?

They believe that Allah is backing their ventures and that they are doing Allah’s will when they murder infidels (also known as you and me). They believe America is the Great Satan. They believe that their version of Islam is the only true religion and will eventually conquer the world. They also believe that they will be rewarded in Paradise if they are killed in their attempts to kill infidels and fight the Great Satan.

Now, don’t make the mistake of thinking that they are just powerless, clueless  fanatics because nothing could be farther from the truth. A spiritual power guides them and empowers them. Call it the spirit of Babylon. Or the Ishmael spirit. Or the spirit of Islam. But whatever you call it, it is a religious spirit.

And guess what? It is my belief that the ruling spirit over America is a religious spirit.

So, if there is such a thing as a perfect storm, this is it: America’s foes are backed by a religious spirit and at the same time, America is under the power of a religious spirit. As of now, this is a no-can-lose war for Satan.

America absolutely needs radical Christians that know how to fight demonic principalities and powers – AND – are free enough of America’s ruling religious spirit to fight the good fight of faith. This is our only hope for victory.

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I happened to listen to Bryan Suits on the radio while I drove the car yesterday. His show, Dark Secret Place, deals with terrorism, fighting in Iraq, and other related stories.

He talked about when he was an officer in Iraq and how the loss of one of his soldiers via an IED  (improvised explosive device) led him to a discussion with an Iraqi cleric.

“Do you want to know how to stop IED’s and roadside bombs?” said the cleric.

“Sure,” said Lt. Suits.

“When you enter a town, grab a ten-year old boy and tie him to the front of your Humvee. Then , when you’re leaving the town, untie the boy, and let him go. The IED’s will stop.”

Suits said that he was shocked by the cleric’s statement, and told him that American soldiers would rather die than use an innocent boy as a shield. It was a barbarous, cowardly act.

The cleric shrugged his shoulders as if to say, “Okay, that’s up to you.”

No matter how the news media and the anti-war movement have portrayed our American soldiers, our military will not resort to any means possible to win the war against radical terrorists. And sadly, the terrorists use this noble characteristic as a weapon against us.

Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. (Romans 12:21)

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