{"id":2387,"date":"2015-08-24T13:27:27","date_gmt":"2015-08-24T17:27:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/prayerplainandsimple\/?p=2387"},"modified":"2015-08-24T13:27:27","modified_gmt":"2015-08-24T17:27:27","slug":"a-prayer-to-win-the-battle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/prayerplainandsimple\/2015\/08\/a-prayer-to-win-the-battle.html","title":{"rendered":"A Prayer To Win the Battle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center\"><i><\/i><strong><span class=\"s1\"><i>Jehoshaphat appointed men to sing to the Lord and to praise him for the splendor of his holiness as they went out at the head of the army, saying:<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><span class=\"s1\"><i>\u201cGive thanks to the Lord,<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><span class=\"s1\"><i><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span>for his love endures forever.\u201d<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><span class=\"s1\"><i>As they began to sing and praise, the Lord set ambushes.(2 Chronicles 20:21,22)<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">If you are facing a battle, your first response will not be to begin worshipping God. Rather, the knee-jerk reaction to an attack is anything but praise. However, it worked for the Israelites. Praise released angelic deliverance that got God\u2019s people out of the mess they were in.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>Father,<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>The enemy of my soul is hardpressed to do me in. I have no idea what to do, and I certainly have no strength in me to win. But I will praise my Great Deliverer. I will give you thanks in the middle of this intense stress. My gratitude radar will grow and grow. And my strength and joy will grow as I watch you do what I cannot do:<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>deliver me from danger, evil, distress, anger, depression, addiction, and hell itself. I celebrate your great love for me. Your love outlasts every circumstance I face! Your love sustains me through this battle waged against my soul. Your love for me will never run dry or fail me. Thank you, Lord! I lift my hands in praise and adoration for your great goodness, love, and glory.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>Amen<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jehoshaphat appointed men to sing to the Lord and to praise him for the splendor of his holiness as they went out at the head of the army, saying: \u201cGive thanks to the Lord, \u00a0 \u00a0 for his love endures forever.\u201d As they began to sing and praise, the Lord set ambushes.(2 Chronicles 20:21,22) 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