Prayer of Identification -- Breaking up the Fallow Ground

I find it so interesting how God moves and works in and through our lives. I had an experience this past Thursday night at work that was overwhelming and difficult to process in a sense. At about 6:30 pm, I had this strong sense within me of feeling really down, discouraged, very very sad. By 7:00 pm, I was on the verge of tears. I knew that I was fine....that I wasn't discouraged, depressed or sad. I knew then that it must be what I was picking up in the atmosphere around me. This is what I call the prayer of Identification. It is something that one must be very careful in operating because there is such a fine line that can be crossed. It would have been easy for me to interpret these feelings and emotions as my own. If I would have done that, I would have claimed something that wasn't mine and then I would have been discouraged, depressed and sad.

In these times, you MUST be covered in prayer as you pray through this kind of prayer. I emailed a couple of friends of mine and asked them to pray with me that this would lift. I knew who I was interceding for. After four hours, I started to feel this thing lift off of me.

This kind of prayer is exhausting. It takes every ounce of strength to walk through this. Deep within me, I knew that this was a form of intercession however my internal conversation was so heavy and mean that I told God that I wasn't sure that I was capable to handle this. Yet I knew within my heart that God was saying, "Yes, you can."

Now, this isn't something that I operate in a lot, thankfully. I can't remember the last time I may have operated under this unction.

Friday came and I was feeling quite a bit better however there was still a bit of residue of the effects from the night before. Traveling home alone on Friday night, I prayed and had an interesting talk with God concerning this. In the end, I came to a place where I trust Him in this.

Saturday night, I got together with a few friends and we had a time of fellowship, worship and ministry time. We blessed one another through speaking what God was saying to us. The words I received were such life and confirmation of the season I have found myself in. I feel tanked up and ready for what may come this week. God is good. I look forward to today's service.

So, I've come to this final conclusion....as I told a friend this week, I won't give up praying for them. I won't give up praying...no matter how uncomfortable it may place me. I believe that in this season of prayer that we are breaking up the fallow ground in order for the seed to be planted. Every prayer removes a rock. Every prayer breaks up and softens the ground of people's hearts. That is, every prayer that is prayed of the Spirit of God...that is led by the Spirit.

Let's us pray with the understanding and pray without the understanding. There is a breakthrough that is coming. We must not try an interpret what that breakthrough is going to look like. Let God determine that. I just want to be a part of that.