In the last post, I jibber-jabbered about accusations vs. intercession. So many times it’s easy to fall into and become entrapped in the soul realm of complaining when we are encountering a battle coming through a human agent. It’s easy, right? 

Someone launches an attack, maybe founded, maybe not. Maybe the attack is completely baseless and rife with false accusations and reputation damage becomes a real thing. Regardless, attacks hurt. Words hurt. Cold shoulders hurt. It all hurts. It’s oh-so-easy to slip right into the realm of the soul and say things along the lines of I can’t believe So-and-So said/did that?! WHAT?!! I would NEVER…. Most of us have been there at one point or another. Our minds try so hard to wrap themselves around the hurtful events, and we begin to question their heart and character. But only God knows the thoughts and intentions of the heart. Oops. 

It’s easy to spit out rapid-fire judgments and accusations in return. They can go round and round, all in the name of “processing” and “prayer chains.” Hear me out, everyone needs intentional, safe places to process the hard things, but these safe places are only truly safe if: 

Guys, we NEED to mature into heart-release and deeper faith. We NEED to get faster with (or better yet, start at) declaring forth the power of the hope and grace of Christ, releasing the life and truth of the Holy Spirit, and standing firm in the compassion of the Father. This starts with stopping the complaining train, cutting off judgments, and rooting out bitterness and training our minds on the power of the cross and the Word to work a miracle.  

If we keep cycling around the realm of the soul, we will align our authority with the accusor, not the intercessor. We really need to be tuning into our words and the attitudes of our hearts! It starts with hope which gives rise to faith. Our hope is NOT in the broken situation but in the power of the cross! Our faith is NOT in the circumstance or in the person (or our own ability!) to change but in the transformative power of the Word of God! In that hard place, we need to stand in the authority of the victory of Jesus and align our words with His promises, His hope, and His power.  

THIS is intercession. No complaining. No bitterness. Weeping maybe, but those tears reflect the mercy, kindness, and compassion of our Father. In that hard place, tears may stream down our faces, but faith can still burn strong and give rise to words of intercession and release the power of the Holy Spirit into the situations. Next time we’re tempted to complain about a person or a situation, let’s stop the flow of accusations and lean into the power of intercession!