That's a great testimony, Donna, and thanks for sharing it. I stopped and prayed for your sons but I didn't even know you had children. At least I don't think I knew. Phil. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donna Bell" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Monday, September 15, 2014 3:44 PM Subject: Re: When We Pray > Hey Rhonda, and Phil, > I've had similar experiences. When I was a young newly wed I felt > strongly that I should call a friend and pray with her. When Sherry > came in to answer the phone, she found a fire inside and was able to > save her 3 year old daughter. > I'm blessed to hear other intercessors' experiences. Please pray > for my sons, Daniel and Daren. > They are feeling far from God, and they're quite wounded. I know God > has plans to prosper them, plans for a hope, and a future. Jerr. > 29:11. > This list is a blessing. > Thanks so much. > Donna > > On 9/15/14, Phil Scovell <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >> Knowing you, Rhonda, I am not surprised of your experience. What you >> described is some definite indicators of your ministry as an intercessor. >> >> Phil. >> >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: Rhonda Partain >> To: [log in to unmask] >> Sent: Monday, September 15, 2014 5:57 AM >> Subject: Re: When We Pray >> >> >> I've had a similar experience, only I was at home. I thought of a >> friend I >> hadn't seen in a few years, as I thought of her, I became so teribly sad, >> I >> was crying, really heart broken about something, something to do with >> her. I >> didn't know exactly what to pray, but still I prayed for her, for her >> comfort, that the places in her heart that were broken would be healed, I >> later talked to a mutual friend who confirmed that this friend was going >> through marriage issues and was considering divorce. >> >> Wow!! no wonder I felt so terribly sad. She and her husband are still >> together and trying to work things out. >> >> >> >> Rhonda >> >> >> >> From: The Electronic Church [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On >> Behalf Of Phil Scovell >> Sent: Sunday, September 14, 2014 9:35 PM >> To: [log in to unmask] >> Subject: When We Pray >> >> >> >> Church was very disappointing to me today because our church is >> starting a >> Sunday morning sermon series, and a Wednesday study by booklet and video >> series, on the topic of prayer. It was discouraging because this was the >> third week of the series and for the third time we were instructed not to >> accept the idea that we should receive answers to all our prayer >> requests. >> The pastor said at the beginning, that is, the week before the series >> began, >> that he did not always get his prayers answered and he did not know why. >> He >> admitted, basically, that he was in the dark about how to pray and get >> definite answers to ones prayers. Back in the 1980s, I was a deacon in a >> large Baptist church of over 1000 people. I was asked to preached >> several >> different times during the 13 years we were members. At a certain point >> of >> my life, I wanted to find out how to pray and know my prayers would be >> answered. Just about this time, the pastor, he was nationally known, >> admitted, as he announced a new series on prayer, that he personally >> could >> not recall the last time he received an answer to his prayers. I nearly >> cried. This man had been in the ministry 30 plus years and was obviously >> going to be no help to me personally in my quest to discover the truth >> about >> prayer. Now, today, it happened yet again. I awakened this morning, as >> I >> do every Sunday, with a single prayer request on my lips, mentally >> speaking; >> "Lord, let some miraculous thing happen in church today that will blow us >> away with your awesome power. Scare the be-jebers out of us with your >> everlasting presence." As I type this, I wonder what some would think >> about >> the times the presence of God has fallen on me as I prayed for someone >> and >> was so heavy with His holiness all around me, I got to my knees and fell >> face down in the aisle of the pews and prayed with tears flowing down my >> cheeks as a man's name came to mind the Lord instructed me to pray for. >> I >> yelled so loudly at times during a titanic spiritual battle going on in >> this >> man's life, I'm sure people could have heard me walking down the sidewalk >> outside the church all though all the windows and doors were shut. I >> pounded the floor with my fists and scream from so deep within me, I >> thought >> I might pass out. At times, I felt as though all the breath was being >> sucked out of my lungs and I gasped as though I were dying. The man was >> struggling for his life. Was I out of control? Some might think so but >> God >> as my witness, since this had happened to me before, I knew it was an >> intercessory prayer, and, yes, I could have stopped what was happening to >> me >> at any second, jumped up, and said, "God, what do you think you are >> doing," >> but I didn't. I didn't because the man was in danger and Jesus at tapped >> me >> to be his voice in this man's behalf. Near the end of my prayer, I >> yelled >> several times, not understanding why, for "Someone to call him son," and >> I >> repeated it three or four times. Eventually, things subsided, and the >> presence of the Holy Spirit lifted up and away from me. I was exhausted >> and >> just lay their, feeling like an idiot, and big time embarrassed, until I >> felt I could get up and sit in a pew again. Soon our prayer meeting was >> over and a faithful Godly woman came over and said, "Phil, I want you to >> know, what you prayed about someone calling that man son is right on >> target. >> He had problems during his youth with his father and he has suffered >> emotionally as an adult as a result." I told her I did not know why I >> was >> saying it but I was hearing it in my head and I thanked her for >> confirming >> something I didn't know. By the way, when the Holy Spirit tapped me and >> said, "I want you to pray and when you do, pray for Jim." I didn't even >> want to pray for the man. He had caused problems for the church I was >> in, >> he'd tried taking over the church once, he and his wife would come and >> visit >> for awhile and then bail out and be gone for months, only to return again >> for a few weeks. Yet,, God loved Jim where he was and I got the >> privilege >> of praying a very unique and powerful prayer for him because Jesus said >> to. >> Now, I bring this example to your attention for a single reason. If I >> didn't believe God wanted to answer each and every prayer request I made >> of >> Him, do you think I would have let the Holy Spirit lead me into something >> that others would call stupid, unholy, and spiritually unethical for a >> church service? You see, I do believe, according to Scripture, and many >> of >> you have heard me teach on this topic from the Bible, that God confirms >> in >> His written Word, that He wants to answer every one of our prayers. And >> don't give me that garbage that God does answer all our prayers but >> sometimes He says, "No!" That straw man argument gives us a 50 50 chance >> of >> getting an answer and not getting an answer and that ain't in the Bible. >> Maybe I'll post more when I calm down a little, smile. >> >> >> >> Phil. >> Living His Name >> WWW.SafePlaceFellowship.COM >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> No virus found in this message. >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> Version: 2014.0.4765 / Virus Database: 4015/8212 - Release Date: >> 09/14/14 >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> No virus found in this message. >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> Version: 2014.0.4765 / Virus Database: 4015/8212 - Release Date: >> 09/14/14 >> >