Ministering Out of Your Own Need

The enemy loves to call you a hypocrite.
He will tell you that you cannot pray for someone’s healing because you are still battling a sickness. He will say you cannot pray for someone’s family because yours is in turmoil. He demands you be perfect before you can be powerful.
This is a lie.
Abraham was promised a son, yet his wife Sarah remained barren for decades. During this painful wait, Abraham found himself in a situation where a heathen king, Abimelech, needed prayer. God had closed the wombs of the king's entire household.
Abraham could have said, "I can't pray for this. I don't have my own answer yet."
Instead, he prayed for the very thing he was lacking.
And look at what happened immediately after:
Grace turns a victim into a giver. When you take your eyes off your own lack and choose to be a blessing to someone else, you break the cycle of self-occupation.
Do not wait for your manifestation before you minister. Pray for others in the very area where you need a breakthrough.
Your miracle often passes through your hands on its way to someone else.
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