As I've mentioned in previous posts, God often uses synchronicity, a series of alike yet independent events, to confirm His message. He uses it to speak to an individual, to aid in prophecy, and also to guide and confirm prayer. This post will look at synchronicity in prayer.
Sometimes the Lord gives me mental images or visions when praying. He gives me these to instruct my prayer. Often I don't know how to pray according to God's will, so the Holy Spirit demonstrates it to me in a way I can understand. These promptings are usually confirmed by synchronistic events. Everything is intended for His glory. If God created our conceptualization of time , who do you think He intended its usage for? His sons and daughters! Even events aligned in time should glorify God. Prayer becomes tangible as synchronicity confirms the responses of God on our behalf.
"Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities; for we know not what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.
And He that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because He maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God." Romans 8:26-27
The Spirit intercedes for us with wordless groans. I believe this is refers to tongues, as well as other things. I would consider visions a groaning of the Spirit. Why not? The Holy Spirit searches the mind of God, then reveals it to those entrusted, however He may please.
"For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays, but my understanding is unfruitful. What is the conclusion then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will also pray with the understanding. I will sing with the spirit, and I will also sing with the understanding." 1 Corinthians 14:15-15
Visions give understanding and a "knowing" that aligns with God. What better way to keep mind and spirit fruitful. Visions can edify the person seeing them and other people, too. Our minds can stay fruitful as God in His Grace works with our prayers and shows us hidden things.
For example, before dinner I was praying with my wife and saw us wrapped up in a giant, pure garment. It wrapped itself around us slowly, from our feet up. I had a "knowing" that the garment was the loving-kindness of God, (to us a King James bible term) so my prayer was changed and I said, "God, thank you for wrapping yourself around us..." But I knew I needed to say more, so I continued, "...for wrapping us in your loving-kindness".
That prayer struck Vanessa and she told me that this morning that had prayed, "God, please wrap me in your love today". As a result she'd been joyful all day, even as God spoke through me to confirm her prayers. What a confirmation! God hears the prayers of those who have been made pure. He synchronized my words with what Vanessa had prayed many hours earlier. "And the Lord will give you a sign". He's so creative in manipulating believers who can be used as vessels. He is so faithful to grant prayers, even manipulating time to work "all for the good", so we can know He has heard us. Praise God!
Sometimes the Lord gives me mental images or visions when praying. He gives me these to instruct my prayer. Often I don't know how to pray according to God's will, so the Holy Spirit demonstrates it to me in a way I can understand. These promptings are usually confirmed by synchronistic events. Everything is intended for His glory. If God created our conceptualization of time , who do you think He intended its usage for? His sons and daughters! Even events aligned in time should glorify God. Prayer becomes tangible as synchronicity confirms the responses of God on our behalf.
"Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities; for we know not what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.
And He that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because He maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God." Romans 8:26-27
The Spirit intercedes for us with wordless groans. I believe this is refers to tongues, as well as other things. I would consider visions a groaning of the Spirit. Why not? The Holy Spirit searches the mind of God, then reveals it to those entrusted, however He may please.
"For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays, but my understanding is unfruitful. What is the conclusion then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will also pray with the understanding. I will sing with the spirit, and I will also sing with the understanding." 1 Corinthians 14:15-15
Visions give understanding and a "knowing" that aligns with God. What better way to keep mind and spirit fruitful. Visions can edify the person seeing them and other people, too. Our minds can stay fruitful as God in His Grace works with our prayers and shows us hidden things.
For example, before dinner I was praying with my wife and saw us wrapped up in a giant, pure garment. It wrapped itself around us slowly, from our feet up. I had a "knowing" that the garment was the loving-kindness of God, (to us a King James bible term) so my prayer was changed and I said, "God, thank you for wrapping yourself around us..." But I knew I needed to say more, so I continued, "...for wrapping us in your loving-kindness".
That prayer struck Vanessa and she told me that this morning that had prayed, "God, please wrap me in your love today". As a result she'd been joyful all day, even as God spoke through me to confirm her prayers. What a confirmation! God hears the prayers of those who have been made pure. He synchronized my words with what Vanessa had prayed many hours earlier. "And the Lord will give you a sign". He's so creative in manipulating believers who can be used as vessels. He is so faithful to grant prayers, even manipulating time to work "all for the good", so we can know He has heard us. Praise God!
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