Intercessory Prayer - Page 2

houston · #11 02-09-2012, 07:24 PM

Everything flows out of the belly. Speaking in tongues flows out of the belly. Peace and joy flow out of the belly.

I was a teenager when I first travailed. I heard the word TRAVAIL often, but nobody ever described it. I was kneeling in prayer. I was speaking in tongues and then I felt contractions in my belly. That went on for several minutes. I was weeping. There was a thick presence of God.

houston · #12 02-09-2012, 07:26 PM

My experience was free of pain.

Jay · #13 02-09-2012, 07:44 PM

I have no doubt that it will vary from person to person, and possibly from time to time. I have heard of those who spent hours and prayer, and they said that it hurt. I know that the once or twice I was close, I had discomfort for a number of minutes after.

Cindy · #14 02-09-2012, 08:41 PM

My Mom prayed like that, a lot. I have prayed like that a few times.

Hoovie · #15 02-09-2012, 09:03 PM

No offense intended to anyone, but I am a bit skeptical about people claiming to pray "with groanings which cannot be uttered" while they are moaning and wailing etc. Not that wailing or moaning would be bad. But, by definition it is excluded from being the "groanings which cannot be uttered" - it IS in fact being uttered...

Is the verse not clearly saying that the "Spirit" makes the intercession?

Romans 8:26
King James Version (KJV)
26Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.

houston · #16 02-09-2012, 09:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hoovie

No offense intended to anyone, but I am a bit skeptical about people claiming to pray "with groanings which cannot be uttered" while they are moaning and wailing etc. Not that wailing or moaning would be bad. But, by definition it is excluded from being the "groanings which cannot be uttered" - it IS in fact being uttered...

Is the verse not clearly saying that the "Spirit" makes the intercession?

Romans 8:26
King James Version (KJV)
26Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.

Oh, you read the verse. Lol

bbyrd009 · #17 02-09-2012, 11:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hoovie

No offense intended to anyone, but I am a bit skeptical about people claiming to pray "with groanings which cannot be uttered" while they are moaning and wailing etc. Not that wailing or moaning would be bad. But, by definition it is excluded from being the "groanings which cannot be uttered" - it IS in fact being uttered...

Is the verse not clearly saying that the "Spirit" makes the intercession?

Romans 8:26
King James Version (KJV)
26Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.

Yes, you have divined the line where a stressed, prayerful groan that the Spirit carries your real need in has become a display.

Amanah · #18 02-10-2012, 05:02 AM

“Prayer,” by Verbal Bean, 1991

Verbal Bean on Intercession:

Intercession is the deepest prayer you can pray. When you have received the spirit of intercession, you’re as far into that inner court of talking to God that you’ll ever get. You have arrived at the holy place. There is no such a thing as a deeper, more intense communion, between your soul and your God than intercession.

Generally, intercession is with great groaning. It is as what Paul said, “Groaning that can not be uttered.” It is the despair of the soul. It’s a time when it seems like you must have the answer or die. Intercession is that type of praying that takes physical strength. Most people don’t even know what intercessory prayer is. (Page 19)

I usually look for the intercessors when I go preach a revival. I look to see if God has one in that church, and thoroughly encourage him, because I have seen them save a service.

One particular place I was at, there was a little woman that was the intercessor in that revival. I saw the service tie up, and things were not moving, and I’d glance over at her and there she’d be getting drawn into knots, physically. I’ve seen her literally fall over on the seat with groaning that cannot be uttered. It wouldn’t be but a few minutes until things started breaking, and happening, because she went into the inner sanctuary with God . . .

It requires that you are going to allow your soul to become lead and directed in prayer. You cannot be your own, because at three o clock in the morning the Spirit may bid you, and you can’t say that you’re sleepy, or, you prayed at nine, because intercession means “I’ve got to have it now!” . . . (Page 20)

You’ll never be used in intercession if you haven’t been consistent in living for God. If your life is not consistently faithful, you’ll never know this spirit of intercession, because He’s got to know you before He’ll trust you to go that far. (Page 21)