Our global civilization is in an epoch change cycle. This cycle of change will test everything we know. God is birthing something new in His Church to prepare us to minister supernaturally in a world that is exhausted from dead religion and dead political promises. A refreshing wind of God's presence is blowing across creation.

God is asking His people to reposition their prayer altars. He is calling His Church to fully realize their position in Christ, not only as a theological truth, but as a position of authority from which to pray. We are being asked to take our prayer altars to the Throne of God and, there, begin to pray the will of God into existence upon the earth.

Paul defined this position of the Church in Ephesians 1:19-23:

"I also pray that you will understand the incredible greatness of God's power for us who believe Him. This is the same mighty power that raised Christ from the dead and seated Him in the place of honor at God's right hand in the heavenly realms. Now He is far above any ruler or authority or power or leader or anything else--not only in this world but also in the world to come. God has put all things under the authority of Christ and has made Him head over all things for the benefit of the Church. And the Church is His Body; it is made full and complete by Christ, who fills all things everywhere with Himself."

The resurrection power of God caused Jesus to be seated far above the turmoil and change that is taking place on the earth. When we gain this perspective we will see into the invisible realm with the eyes of faith and then begin to pray into existence what seemed impossible in the natural realm.

Paul went on to tell us what the positioning of Jesus means for us. In Ephesians 2:6 Paul said,

"For He raised us from the dead along with Christ and seated us with Him in the heavenly realms because we are united with Christ Jesus."

We cannot pray with power, confidence and authority if our line-of-sight is only what we see taking place around us. Our prayers must be created and released from the perspective of Heaven. It is from our position in Christ, seated at the right hand of God, that we gain a perspective of prayer that is infused with a boldness that comes from seeing this life from God's perspective. Jesus said that He only did what He saw the Father doing. The same applies to us. To pray the will of God means that I must first understand...(more)

"The Lord stood at my side and gave me strength ... And I was delivered from the lion's mouth."

(Orange County, California)— Beautiful Anne Hjelle was many things in life; a Marine helicopter mechanic and a personal trainer among other things. But it was her competitive mountain biking that put her in the forefront of the news in 2004 when she was mauled (her face was nearly torn off) by a mountain lion while biking in the Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park, and, it is her profound Christian faith that today has her publicly testifying to God's great power and love. (Photo by: Marc Martin)

A report posted by the L.A. Times details the incredible sequence of events that Hjelle still remembers: "The silence of the attack. The color of the lion's fur. Her prayer for Jesus' protection as the amazingly strong cat dragged her toward a ravine."

"It was like watching a horror movie," she said. "Except it really happened to me." (To see a video clip of a CBS interview with Hjelle CLICK HERE.)

"I've had to learn the hard way that beauty comes from within," adds Hjelle, referring to her now permanently scarred face. "I could have curled up into a ball or gotten on with my life. It's not easy, but I wanted to conquer my fears." (Photo: Provided by Anne Hjelle)

The report also notes that her pastor, Phil Munsey of Life Church of Mission Viejo, seeing Hjelle the next morning after the attack, gave her 2 Timothy 4:17 to inspire her...(more)

Source:Los Angeles Times