by Tim Cameron | Dec 23, 2016 | Uncategorized
Nothing is more challenging, or fulfilling than working with young people. With us, however, the challenging part was most apparent in those early months. It seemed we immediately locked horns with typical teen rebellion and disrespect. I soon became confused and even wondered if perhaps that college administrator had been right in telling us not to leave school. It was a crucial crossroads. The advice a pastor would give me would set the tone for my entire ministry.
“It’s not easy to work with young people,” he cautioned. “You’ll run into problems of rebellion almost impossible to handle,” he added.
Then came the advice… “Prayer is the answer Dick. If you get young people to pray on their knees, your problems will disappear.”
I started immediately to develop a prayer emphasis among our teens. They became the “prayingest” young people I knew. And the pastor was right. Prayer made all the difference in the world.
Dick Eastman On the prayer movement that saw 75 million people come to Christ and was the forerunner to 24/7 prayer and most other modern day-and-night prayer movements.
by Tim Cameron | Dec 22, 2016 | Uncategorized
There was no opening of the meeting; the hearts were full, and burst with prayer and praise to God felt to be in our midst. One gentleman who had come from Oxford to see the work said, “These men are not praying to be heard of man; it doesn’t matter to them what others think”. At times a wave of power, without any human instrumentality, or anything external to cause it, would sweep over the mass of people, and spontaneously almost the whole company would pray aloud, no one heeding the other, and without the slightest confusion.
There was a prayer made for a man in the gallery: it was quiet—knowing nothing of the prayer, he got up and was saved. When God the Holy Spirit can find yielded, obedient hearts to occupy, and tongues through which to speak, sin will flee before the presence of God in His people. What is the secret to this movement? On man’s part, believing, persevering prayer; on God’s part, the promised answer.
S.B. Shaw
by Tim Cameron | Dec 20, 2016 | Uncategorized
Start the New Year off right with a 40-day fast, a fast of words that is. Fast judgments, complaining, sarcasm/criticism, negative words, and gossip.
I will also have a 10 day fast of these words as a featured reading plan on YouVersion (the most poplar Bible app in the U.S.). The reading plan will start January 1. Be looking for “The 10 Day Word Fast” on YouVersion.
It has been said that if you speak three languages you are from the Far East, if you speak two languages you are from Europe, if you speak one language you are from the United States, and that it is next to impossible for a more mature person to learn a new language. But, the Lord wants us to learn a new language, and it is a language any person can learn at any age. It is the language of Heaven. It is words of compassion, kindness, and blessing.
Come take the challenge…40 days of fasting words. The Lord will use this to reach deep into your heart and do a heart change (Ez. 36:26).
by Tim Cameron | Dec 17, 2016 | Oswald Chambers
The reason many of us leave off praying and become hard towards God is because we have only a sentimental interest in prayer. It sounds right to say that we pray; we read books on prayer, which tell us that prayer is beneficial, that our minds are quieted, and our souls uplifted when we pray; but Isaiah implies that God is amazed at such thoughts.
We hurl our own petitions at God’s throne and dictate to Him as to what we wish Him to do. Are we so worshipping God that we rouse ourselves up to lay hold on Him so that we may be brought into contact with His mind about the ones for whom we pray? Are we living a holy relationship with God? Get into the real work of intercession, and remember it is a work that taxes every power; but a work which has no snare. Preaching the gospel has a snare; intercessory prayer has none.
Oswald Chambers
by Tim Cameron | Dec 13, 2016 | andrew murray
Prayer and the Word are inseparable and should always go together. In His Word God speaks to me, and in prayer I speak to God. Through the Word the Holy Spirit shows me who God is. The Word also teaches me how sinful I am. It reveals to me all the wonders that God will do for me, and the strength He will give me to do to His will. The Word teaches me how to pray—with strong desire, a firm faith, and constant perseverance. The Word teaches me not only who I am, but who I may become. Above all it reminds me that Chris is the great intercessor and He allows me to pray in His name.
Learn to renew your strength each day in God’s Word and pray according to His will. Do you think it’s impossible for you to be obedient? It may be impossible to you, but not to God. He has promised to “put My Spirit in you so you will obey My laws.” Pray and mediate to these words.
Andrew Murray
