“Then God said, ‘Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.’So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. Then God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves on the earth” (Gen 1:26-28; emp added). God gave authority to man to rule over everything. This included spiritual authority and physical authority. In the Parable of the Sower, Jesus said, “Behold, a sower went out to sow and as he sowed, some seed fell by the wayside; and the birds came and devoured them” (Matt 13:4; emp added). The disciples didn’t understand the parable so they came to Jesus for explanation. “Therefore hear the parable of the sower: When anyone hears the word of the kingdom, and does not understand it, then the wicked one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart” (vv.18; emp added). The birds of the air are demonic spirits. God gave Adam and Eve authority over demons! Unfortunately, sin has consequences and so by one act of sin, Adam handed everything dominion he had to Satan.

Jesus came on the screen to undo all that Adam did. “Having cancelled out the certificate of debt consisting of legal demands [which were in force] against us and which were hostile to us. And this certificate He has set aside and completely removed by nailing it to the cross. When He had disarmed the rulers and authorities [those supernatural forces of evil operating against us], He made a public example of them [exhibiting them as captives in His triumphal procession], having triumphed over them through the cross. (Col 2:14-15; AMP; emp added). Brethren, the devil does not have authority over you and he knows it. Rulers and authorities sometimes refers to physical rulers (Ti 3:1) but in this context, Paul refers to demonic entities. After Jesus died, he took all authority from Satan so affirms in Matthew 28:18 that, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.” Since He had all authority, He was able to relinquish to His disciples. “Behold, I give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you” (Luke 10:19; emp added).

“I watched till thrones were put in place and the Ancient of Days was seated; His garment was white as snow, and the hair of His head was like pure wool. His throne was a fiery flame, its wheels a burning fire; a fiery stream issued and came forth from before Him. A thousand thousands ministered to Him; ten thousand times ten thousand stood before Him. The court was seated, and the books were opened. ‘I watched then because of the sound of the pompous words which the horn was speaking; I watched till the beast was slain, and its body destroyed and given to the burning flame. ¹² As for the rest of the beasts, they had their dominion taken away, yet their lives were prolonged for a season and a time. “I was watching in the night visions, and behold, One like the Son of Man, coming with the clouds of heaven! He came to the Ancient of Days, and they brought Him near before Him. Then to Him was given dominion and glory and a kingdom that all peoples, nations, and languages should serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and His kingdom the one which shall not be destroyed” (Dan 7:9-14).

   You and I have authority to destroy the works of the devil. Therefore when we pray, we must not cower in fear. So many Christians are afraid of demons and evil forces but we don’t have to be. We must trample over them.

Prayer is an art of communication to God to offer praise, thanksgiving, confession, and request or express what is on your heart. God already knows what is on our hearts, but we are still encouraged to pray. If you are someone whose life has gone pretty well, you will not understand some of the prayer topics I will raise here. You are looking at someone who has struggled for several years in his life.

One of the things that I have learned throughout the years is that you need certain prayers to tackle specific issues. There are times that you need to be aggressive and claim what belongs to you. We are in a spiritual fight because life is spiritual. If you act all nice, Satan will not run away from you. The devil fears a Christian who knows his right, has the proper foundation and knows the Word of God. If you don’t understand the dynamics of prayer, trust me, you will pray for years and still not move forward in life.

So many people think life is going to school, having a promising career, having a well-paid job, marrying, having kids, buying mortgages, and chilling. Life is more complex than you read in the news. Life is a fight, and this Prayer Blog is not for those who have everything moving on smoothly. It is for those of us who have been stuck in situations for several years without a solution. It is for those who have been married for years without the fruit of the womb, those who are struggling in their marriages, finance, business, attacks, strange dreams, accidents, stubborn problems and complex situations.

I also need to explain a few things. Prayer works with action. For example, if you are hungry, you must cook before you can eat. We pray when there is no money to buy ingredients. We do not spend hours begging for food when we can cook ourselves. God always works with us. Therefore, you must do your bits. Many Christians pray for so long but stay at home, praying for financial breakthroughs and never actually taking a step of faith to do anything. Recently, there was a fire near a church in Nigeria and instead of the people calling the fire brigade or organising water to try and quench it, they were just there praying over the fire. That is NOT the kind of prayer I teach. Prayer must not take stupidity. Do not pray for things that you can do. You should not pray for God to wash your plates. That prayer is a waste of your time. Do you know there are wasteful prayers? A careless prayer is the one you do to appear pious. A wasteful prayer is a prayer that seeks to wipe away common sense. Prayer for God to clean your house, prayer for grooming, prayer for painting, etc., are foolish because they are a complete waste.

Some pastors will tell you that no prayer is a waste, but I am telling you there are inefficient prayers out there. But the Bible says we should pray without ceasing? (1 Thess 5:17). Yes, it does. Does that mean you shouldn’t sleep because of that? Why not stay away for one month without sleeping or eating? You will die a stupid dead because that is NOT what it means to pray without ceasing. You can communicate with God often by tuning in your heart to Him. Pray without ceasing is not mumbling words to appear all spiritual.

I will keep updating this site and teach more about prayer so your prayers can be effective and then get almost all your prayers answered. Stay tuned.