You know, I think I think my prayers too.  Sometimes I don't even realize
I'm praying until I have already prayed.  For the longest time I never
called this prayer, but I believe that is truly what it is.

Anyway, Phil and rest of echurch fam, thanks for sharing.  And I am sorry
for the pain you experienced today.  I'm glad was there before, during and
behind whatever episode took place.  Will be praying God's comfort and
healing for you.

Vicki

----- Original Message -----
From: "Phil Scovell" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2004 3:49 PM
Subject: Duck Bit


> I think I've told this story before but at my age, you are allowed to
> repeat.  Bob Mumford, who, in my opinion, is probably one of the most
> practical Bible teachers I have ever heard, told this true story.  He
said,
> when he was thirteen years old, he was walking home from school when he
> found a duck.  The bird was covered with oil and axle Greece so couldn't
> fly.  He picked him up and carried him home and place him in the bathtub.
> He had to fill the tub several times as he washed and scrubbed and soaped
> the duck but eventually, the duck was as clean as a whistle.  Bob was so
> proud of his involvement with the life of an animal the Lord had made so
the
> very first thing the duck did in appreciation was bit him.  I don't know
if
> you know this or not but ducks can freaking bite hard.  Bob told this
story
> and then said this was a picture of the ministry.  He prayed and prayed
and
> begged God to use him in the ministry and once he was in the ministry and
> got used by people, then he realized what life was all about.  Sometimes,
> those in ministry work, can help people all the way and even make loads of
> progress but we shouldn't be surprised when we get duck bit.  This
happened
> to me today and I was totally unprepared.  I should have known better
> because this is the second time it has happened in recent months but I
can't
> help myself because I love people.  It is who I am.  I get bitten once and
> awhile and what do I do?  Go back for more.  This time, however, it hurt
> pretty bad so naturally I am going to be a lot more careful.  Did I say
this
> the other day?  I don't recall posting this to echurch but if I did,
forgive
> me for the repeat.  I was praying on my swing out on the deck a few nights
> ago.  I pray much differently than the average Christian because I mostly
> think my prayers.  That is, I don't pray out loud.  The Lord taught me
this
> method of prayer many years ago and I have learned more from the Holy
Spirit
> this way than any other way of praying.  When I do spiritual warfare for
> people, I pray in tongues.  Forgive me for those of you who don't believe
in
> the gift of tongues but it is what I do anyway when conducting spiritual
> warfare in the behalf of others.  Some of you on this list are some of
those
> for whom I pray so you'll have to take it as it comes because I'm not
> changing now.  Anyhow, I have learned to pray by thought alone and as I
was
> doing this the other night, hardly aware I was doing it at all, I suddenly
> heard the Holy Spirit speaking very clearly.  "You are never demonically
> attacked without my preier knowledge."  Wow!  I thought.  I always knew
this
> theologically, at least I thought I did, but now I heard my own human
> recreated spirit saying amen to what I had just been told and I knew I
> believed it was the truth.  Then I heard, "And nothing will ever happen to
> you that I am not aware of first."  thank God!  I knew this, too,
> theologically and Scripturally but when you hear God say it in your
spirit,
> it is like engraved in stone and can never be erased.  Of course, I knew
> this also meant something was about likely to happen.  Sure enough, two
> things immediately occurred within a day or to and I was so thankful I can
> thank God He already knew about it.  Yes, I cried.  I even suffered
physical
> pain and yet I could thank God He already knew about it.  I very likely
have
> lost a friend in the process, too.  Maybe this isn't all that earth
shaking
> to you but after walking with the Lord for 47 years and learning eternal
> things that make my relationship with the Lord more intimate is worth
> testifying about.
>
> Phil.
>
> I Flew Kites With Jesus
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