시험이나 훈련을 받은 적이 거의 없습니다.
우리는이 나라 미국에 많은 기도의 용사 prayer-worriors 들이 있다고 듣습니다.
그러나 슬픈 사실은 그들 대다수가 훈련을 받은 적이 없다는 사실입니다.
지금 하나님은 그의 '남은 자'들에게 급히 이런 훈련을 시키고 계십니다.
이런 종류의 훈련에는 영적인 훈련뿐만 아니라 육체적인 훈련도 필요합니다.
'근신하라 깨어라 너희 대적 마귀가 우는 사자 같이 두루 다니며 삼킬 자를 찾나니
너희는 믿음을 굳건하게 하여 그를 대적하라' 벧전5:8~9
오늘날 많은 그리스도인들은 하나님이 자기 가족을 구원해 주시고,
하나님은 당신을 사랑하기 때문에 당신이 그분을 붙잡기를 원하십니다.
How many Christians call themselves warriors but have never been tested or trained? We hear about the many prayer warriors in this nation. But the sad truth is, the vast majority of them have never been trained — they're not ready to fight. Many true believers refuse to fight the devil or do battle against his kingdom.
When God does find a believer with a hunger and a desire for his blessing, he puts him into the ring to learn to fight. The Lord is going to need well-trained warriors who will prevail over all the powers of hell in his last hour of warfare.
Right now God is doing a quick work in his remnant — it's called crisis training. These tested saints in this training are becoming the captains of his last-day army. God is putting Holy Ghost fight in them and he is bringing forth warriors who are tested and tried, because they've wrestled with God, just as Jacob did (see Genesis 32:24-32).
This kind of training calls for physical discipline as well as spiritual. Jacob threw his whole body into the battle, all his human ability. A fighting spirit had risen up in him and, Scripture says, "He struggled with the Angel and prevailed" (Hosea 12:4). This verse has great meaning for all who want to prevail in prayer. It says Jacob prevailed and won the battle. If you're going to prevail in these last days, you're going to have to put all your strength into it.
“Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. Resist him” (1 Peter 5:8-9).
Many Christians expect God to somehow save their family, reconcile relationships, do miracles, all at no cost to them. They just want to rest in their rocking chair and "believe God for it all." But this matter of prevailing in prayer —- "breaking through" to God, getting answers and seeing results — is going to cost your flesh something.
God wants you to lay hold of Him because He loves you. He wants you to claim all his blessings. Rise up in faith and lay hold of His promises. Stand up and fight. You have his strength so use it!