What if His People Prayed?

Anyone ever hear this song? I borrowed a Casting Crowns cd from my sis and this song "What if His People Prayed" is on it. It made me all teary-eyed. Isn't it so true? I"ll copy some of the words for those who don't know the song.

What if the armies of the Lord
Picked up and dusted off their swords?
Vowed to set the captive free,
And not let Satan come for more.
What if the church for heaven's sake
Finally stepped up to the plate;
Took a stand upon God's promise
And stormed those rusty gates!
What if His people prayed?
And those who bare His name
Would wholly seek His face,
And turn from their own ways?

And what would happen if we prayed
For those raised up to lead the way;
Then maybe kids in school could pray
And unborn children see light of day.
What if the light that we pursue
Came from a hunger for the truth?
What if the family turned to Jesus,
Stopped asking Oprah what to do!
What if His people prayed?
And those who bear His name
Would wholly seek His face,
And turn from their own ways
He said that He would hear,
His promise has been made
He made it loud and clear,
If only we would pray!

These are not all the words to the song, just some of them. I love these words. I wish I could say that I wrote them. It's my heart, anyway, and should be the heart of any truly born again Believer. Seriously, what WOULD happen if His people prayed? I don't mean just pray, I mean REALLY cry out to God? I had written this down before church this morning and now I just got back. Guess what, the sermon was centered on Romans chapter 1 and we discussed Paul and how he was NOT ashamed of the Gospel. So, how many times have we been ashamed of the gospel? How many times has God nudged us to talk to someone about Him and we thought maybe it wasn't His voice, or we decided not to because we were too "shy" or afraid of being made to look stupid? For myself, too often I hesitate and by the time I say, "Yes, God, I'll do it", the moment is lost forevere! Why can't I just do it without a moment's hesitation. So what if it wasn't God nudging us, what could it hurt us to reach out to that person anyway. And, if we ever feel the need to reach out, most likely it is always God nudging us to do it! Oh, how long of a journey I have to become even a fraction of what Paul was!

The other thing that bugs me and I have to write about it to get it off my chest: What would happen if Christians were as dedicated to their God as Satanists are to their god? Satanists are dedicated, I mean REALLY dedicated! They will stop at NOTHING sometimes. I've heard/read testimonies of former witches who said how they fasted and prayed til they got what they were asking for! And they do this over winning souls for Satan's kingdom! They will literally fast for days/weeks and will NOT stop until it has been wrought the way they want it. Wow! What is wrong with us feeble minded pampered American Christians? Okay, I don't mean to bash us, that sounded too harsh! But you know what I mean? Sometimes I get so frustrated at myself on how my priorities get so mixed up. What a pathetic Christian I am! What would happen if I dedicated more time to praying? How many more people could be blessed or brought to Christ if I did that?

How many Christians actually fast? I despise fasting, and I am very ashamed to say I do not do much of it at all. Why? I love to eat! I don't enjoy that feeling of hunger and light-headedness, the stinky breath (LOL), and the bitter taste in my mouth. But what would happen if I would?

What would happen if more Christians stood up and voiced their opinions in America, instead of kicking back and propping up their feet and watching what happened? Would there actually be abortion allowed in any of the US if every Christian who believed it is wrong stood up and actually voiced their opinion? Would prayers be a routine in school yet if we had stood up?

Okay, I think I am done venting! I feel better now! I think there is a happy medium to everything and I don't want to be a radical Christian. However, I think I have alot to work on to become what I need to for the Lord. It makes me angry when I hear that Christians who are persecuted pray that we in America would become persecuted so we would be on fire for the Lord. It makes me angry because it steps on my toes. I think that we need to wake up and stand our ground before persecution comes in the picture! We need to be SOLD OUT for the cause of Christ.

I hope everyone's Sunday was good and peaceful. I thoroughly enjoyed Sunday school this morning too. To sum it all up, I really love my church. I feel the Spirit of God moving there and I love the worship. I always go away filled. The people are friendly. The roads were bad this morning, due to some ice and snow, so we were about 2 minutes late. They had started singing when we walked in. I couldn't help but think about how "at home" I felt. Normally, I would get all shaky and oh, so nervous if I had to walk in late. But in this church, it did not bother me to come in late and walk all the way to the front where the youth sit. I was not at all nervous. The whole atmosphere is so peaceful, no one stares at anyone at all. I love it, love it, love it! Thank you Jesus for bringing me to this church!

Well, I must get my afternoon beauty (Snort, cough, hack!) in, so goodbye til later!