Listening-Prayer.com - a web site about the Listening PrayerListening Prayer is the expression of a humble attitude toward GodFirst, What is Listening Prayer?Every prayer can be a form of listening prayer - of listening to God's voice. You are invited to read and comment on early version of George's Heal My Life book - a manuscript in process on Listening Prayer Therapy. |
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Listening Prayer Therapy brings inner healing to traumatic memories, transforms core beliefs as part of professional counseling.
My book on Listening Prayer Therapy is a systematic introduction to Listening Prayer as a tool for inner healing.
The section is primarily for those who are serving as readers of this manuscript. You are welcome to read especially if you are willing to make comments, suggestions, etc. An e-mail address is given. Cut and paste the chapter in Microsoft Word, make edts and then send them to me. I appreciate your participation in the creation of this book. Thanks.
When family, church or school mates choose to ignore, shum, withdraw social connection, cut off, fail to affirm, recognize, listen to or bless you, the result is like a curse. The result is death. I can this the Shame Curse. One can also choose death oneself - see Inner Healing prayer for Shame and Cancer.
We may also battle in unhealthy ways. We go to another extreme! We shoot ourselves in the foot when we launch into binding territorial spirits or binding Satan. We do damage using demonic, unbiblical models of spritual warfare. It is exactly like the damage done by curses. Do not be ignorant of the damage done to our families, finances, health and job by those incorrect 'spiritual warfare' practices.
What Christians need to know about curses, spells and voodoo that can damage families, finances, health and job.
Wrongful spiritual warfare can result in a miserable life - almost like one was cursed. I also write about curses - protection from curses and breaking off curses, however, the first thing I need to check when a Christian is showing the signs of being under a curse is whether they have participated in wrongful, what Leanne Payne would call arrogant, spiritual warfare. What does this bad spiritual warfare look like?
In brief wrongful spiritual warfare involves direct prayer against Satan, binding angels and attacking the higher powers of darkness. It includews the teaching that Peter Wagner calls 'strategic spiritual warfare.'
My attitude toward prayer is that it is fully cooperative with God and fully respectful of man's free will. As a result I do not teach how to impose your will, plans or agenda on others. Loving prayer does not control, manipulate or control God or others.
Listening prayer is courteous prayer is done in cooperation with God. Prayers done after listening to God are loving prayers and they are powerful prayers. God's word in your mouth shakes and overthrows nations said Yahweh to Jeremiah (1:9,10). When you start all prayer with listening prayer you become available to receive and speak the word of God. You open yourself to prophetic listening. In the end prayer becomes a prophetic act.
A true ambassador follows orders from his government and has open communication with his government leader. Listening prayer enables us to partner with God rather than impose ourselves upon God. The humility of Listening prayer allows us to act as God's agent - to pray "in Jesus name." In fact, this was modelled by Jesus who did nothing without His Father and only did what he say the Father doing.
The website, therefore, reorients prayer; introduces a new prayer paradigm. This new paradigm starts with these principles:
One: Our prayers do not tell God what to do. We do not "write our ticket with God." We do not nag, plead and cajole God. Our attitude must be humility.
Two: The praying Christian is in partnership with God. Our attitude, our listening, results in more effectiveness when we do speak. starting with humility we may end with boldness.
Three: This listening relationship with God and this partnership with God becomes a lifestyle. We are listening to God as we live and as we pray.
Four: Since God is love, when we listen to God our life and prayers will be motivated by love. They that wait upon the Lord become identified with Him and take on His heart attitude.
Five: Since God is our Healer; our life and prayers will bring healing to others. As we tune in to His heart by listening to Him we will pick up that His heart is to heal. (We see this attitude and fruit in the ministry of Jesus.)
So, allow yourself to reorient yourself to prayer and to God. Fundamental to this new orientation - to God, to prayer and to love - is humility and listening.
My hope and promise is that as you absorb this new attitude you will be safe and effective in spiritual warfare and other types of prayer. Being more fruitful should bring you more joy. Joy brings you confidence and energy. This is the joy and energy of victory in Christ.
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Testimony: George was introduced to me, when I had lost all hope in counselling (I had gone to many and had spent thousands of dollars). George helped me to come to an understanding of myself and how to better handle my many situations. I have seen breakthrough in my job, better relationships with my family. May god use you to heal others like me. George, your support and guidance in helping me sort out my life and also for helping my family is greatly appreciated.
