Prayer, can come in many forms and vary in opinions. But one thing is for sure - Prayer will change things in your life and in others. I have preached at retirement facilities for approx. fifteen years now, and the common thought is they are a dying generation and see the little vitality of this type of ministry. As most ministries want to reach the younger generations since they are our future. I agree with them to a point; the younger generations are our future church. I also see two very important opportunities here; #1 there is still a harvest field as there are still many that have not accepted Christ as their Lord and Savior, also at this stage of life this may be their last opportunity. #2 what an honor it is to serve a generation, who has served our Lord for a lifetime and full of wisdom, along with 60-70-80-90 years of life experiences to share... It is their turn .. to give back to them where they are... and Not forgotten. What is sometimes unseen, by the common misgivings, is all the years of labor that the older generation has paved into the church, ministry, and most importantly Prayer. If it were not for the shut-ins and the older generations we wouldn't have the Prayer Warrior's we do. They were taught that Prayer impacts real lives. Their mind and heart take over- they go to battle on an entirely different ground.They may not be able to help in a community event or lead a ministry any longer, but these long time mature men and women of God, Know the Word of God and Speak it in Prayer. Yes, mighty things happen in Prayer when we use God Word - How can it not? God's Word is Powerful and Prayer is Powerful and the combination is Fervently Effective, Intense, Commanding, Mighty and Persuasive! Just as we see in Gen. 32 with Jacob wrestling with God all night - He was Intensely Persistent in the outcome, He would not let go until he got what he was asking for. Many times I have found myself saying a "passive prayer", knowing God hears, and is able and is already working even before I speak. But there was very little "action" to my words or in my heart. We must be intentional in our Prayers, we must be intentional in all that we DO, for we are here TO Serve God in this lifetime, Not To be Served. If we believe that God's greatest passion is for the one's he created - then Prayer is Serving the multitudes of His heart. So, when prayers are being answered and revival is happening - prayers have been spoken to change Lives, many of them are our Older Generations battling for the young and future generations. Just keep in mind; It is never to early to begin to become a Person of Fervent Prayer. vjb
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