Mountain Power
by 'Sister Jenny'

More power! When I ministered to young boys and girls in a youth detention center several years ago, I was impressed by how they asked for the Baptism in the Holy Spirit. They referred to it as “the power.” “Sister Jenny, I want the power.” How right they were! The Holy Spirit does give us POWER! And, that power means that our prayers are powerful. It can bring about change.

If a situation is desperate, a “powerful prayer” can mean that there is now hope. If this is the case, then how do we explain why so many times our prayers do not seem to bring about change?

We ask for many things over time but our prayers just seem to get stuck in God’s inbox, forever! We may check our hearts for any unforgiveness yet, what could possibly be the reason for this delay, especially when it involves the salvation of a relative, or the healing for a dear friend?

I recently took this question to the Lord and, was reminded that I was not ‘speaking to the mountains’ in my life. So, every day I began to address certain mountains, speaking the opposite of the reality of those situations, as I knew it. For instance, if a certain relative was not yet walking with the Lord, I began speaking out loud, “my loved one is delivered.”

Jesus truly gave us a powerful secret to overcoming insurmountable obstacles in our lives, when he said in Matthew 17:20b “...you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there’ and it will move.”

Years ago, I went to a Full Gospel Business Men’s Meeting. After waiting and wondering who the guest speaker would be, I was surprised to see an unpolished-looking old black man, with several missing teeth, go up to the podium. But, what a testimony!

He recounted how he had been a death-row inmate awaiting execution for murder. He explained that the only reason he escaped execution was because his ‘crazy mom’ went around telling everyone that her son was a ‘preacher!’ She had been speaking to this huge mountain in her life. And, she eventually saw the power of her ‘mountain prayers.’

As saints living in the end times, more than ever, we need to speak to the mountains in our lives. Prayer needs impact power! And, the way to change hopeless situations, mountains, is to speak to them! Speak out loud the opposite of what you see. Do it constantly and you will eventually see the power of your prayers.

But, remember, faith that moves mountains must be motivated by LOVE. The mother of that prisoner was moved by love to speak to the mountain in the life of her son. That is why St. Paul says that even when we can move mountains, we are nothing without love! It was love that moved the Father to remove the mountain of sin in our lives by sending us His Son. And, it is His love, in turn, that gives us the power to speak to our mountains!

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