James Tranquilla - 101 Reasons Why Prayer Is Not For Wimps: Lessons In Spiritual Warfare

REASONS

WHY

PRAYER

IS NOT

FOR

WIMPS

Lessons In

Spiritual

Warfare

JAMES TRANQUILLA

101 Reasons Why Prayer Is Not For Wimps

Copyright 2022 by James Tranquilla

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ISBN

978-1-956529-46-3 (Paperback)

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MISSIONS in Spiritual Warfare

A Manual on Prayer for Prayer Warriors

Table of Contents

Mission 1

Mission 2

Mission 3

Mission 4

Mission 5

Mission 6

Mission 7

Mission 8

Mission 9

Mission 10

Mission 11

Mission 12

Mission 13

Mission 14

Mission 15

Mission 16

Mission 17

Mission 18

Mission 19

Mission 20

Mission 21

Mission 22

Mission 23

Mission 24

Mission 25

Mission 26

Mission 27

Mission 28

Mission 29

Mission 30

Mission 31

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Mission 33

Mission 34

Mission 35

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Mission 37

Mission 38

Mission 39

Mission 40

Mission 41

Mission 42

Mission 43

Mission 44

Mission 45

Mission 46

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Mission 48

Mission 49

Mission 50

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Mission 52

Mission 53

Mission 54

Mission 55

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Mission 57

Mission 58

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Mission 60

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Mission 62

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Mission 76

Mission 77

Mission 78

Mission 79

Mission 80

Mission 81

Mission 82

Mission 83

Mission 84

Mission 85

Mission 86

Mission 87

Mission 88

Mission 89

Mission 90

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Mission 92

Mission 93

Mission 94

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Mission 97

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Mission 99

Mission 100

Mission 101

Introduction

God has always been in the business of answering prayer, and His people have always known at least something of the importance of praying. Still, Satan, our enemy, continues to try to confuse and blind us to the truly incredible power of prayer, especially as we engage in this thing called spiritual warfare. Here, we often must admit that our praying lacks direction and power, that our heart is sometimes not filled with fire and conviction, and that we somehow fall short of the mark in this department. We expect our spiritual warfare prayers to be effective because God provides the delivery system for them (Romans 8:26); we want them to always hit their target with supernatural effect. But do they? Why does the situation so often seem unchanged in spite of our prayers? Is there something wrong with us or our praying? And exactly what do we understand about spiritual warfare? It may be that we still have a lot to learn about this weapon called prayer, Spiritual Warfare prayer. Thats what this Manual is about.

The simplest definition of spiritual warfare, as it affects us, may be this: the direct confrontation between Satanic forces and Gods Kingdom, all of which is a consequence of Satans original rebellion against God. Satan has established specific rulership and influence over geographical areas (from nations to neighborhoods), institutions (from governments to families), and people (groups to individuals). Spiritual warfare takes place when the gospel of Gods Kingdom confronts Satans claimed domain. Not every illness or infirmity that Jesus or the early Apostles encountered was of demonic origin, but many were. Not every unanswered prayer was the result of demonic interference, but some were. Not every region that was opposed to the gospel being preached by Jesus or the early church was a stronghold of Satan, but some were. It comes down to discerning the difference, seeing the spiritual reality and knowing what to do about it.

I believe that many of us have arrived at this time in our faith journey having been taught little about spiritual warfare or the kind of prayer that is expected of us as spiritual warriors or the means which God has provided for us to fight this war. Directly or indirectly, prepared or not, spiritual warfare has deeply touched the life of every person, believer or unbeliever, and continues to do so to this very day.

In this spiritual war, our enemy is none other than Satan and his host of demonic forces (Ephesians 6:12). Many Christians today simply dismiss this as being fantasy, but the Bible is unapologetic; Satan and spiritual warfare are both very real!

I believe that we are living in a time of approaching darkness, a time when the vision and skills of the practiced spiritual warrior will be absolutely essential for the advancement of Gods kingdom and for the health of His church. Spiritual warfare is not, nor has it ever been, optional for the believer. Not for anyone! Every last person on the planet is affected by this war; most are victims, never suspecting what is really going on behind the scenes, driving the events that we see in this flesh-and-blood world. The war is spiritual, but the consequences are played out in the physical as well as the spiritual realms. Sadly, many believers today, at least in our part of the over-comforted, self-consumed church, are no more aware of or better prepared for this war than are the lost. The need for training in Biblical spiritual warfare is great, and I believe the situation is urgent.

Many believers may simply disregard this warning as they have many others, and nothing will change for them, but I believe the world will quickly change around all of us; Satan and his forces are seeing to that. But I also believe that God will show His great power even more clearly to those who have eyes to see, and He will exercise His grace and gifts to those who are ready to know the season as we move into this darkening time.

The first printing of this book was written in 2018, when many of the things we covered were only on the horizon. But since then, we have found ourselves thrown further into an age of insanity that defies imagination, with more and worse to come! Wrong is right, dark is light, truth is irrelevant, power is everything. Wicked people and wicked agendas are multiplying and apparently winning. A thick veil of deception has fallen everywhere, and too many self-proclaimed believers are completely comfortable with it, even swallowing it as truth and promoting it. Its hard to imagine that it can be allowed to go much further, but it will. And what are we to do in the middle of this end-time insanity? This book is a call to spiritual awakening. Spiritual warfare.