Prayer Warriors vs PRAYerrrrr Warriorrrs!!

There's only one fleeting instance in which I subscribe to Boko Haramic methods, that is when, after a long day at work (IT), I lay my head to rest on my vaguely uncomfortable bed and begin a vaguely uncomfortable pilgrimage into the dream world, only to be awoken by "Alabado shok raba ba ba ba ba gbosh tolo carta GBA DOSH!"-a prayerrr warriorrr. This time it's my neighbour next door, screaming at the top of his lungs through laser thin walls that wouldn't even stifle a whisper talk less of a war cry. He goes on and on like this for no less than 30minutes, divulging to God and the rest of the now disturbed world about the evil serpents after his family, the spirit of poverty troubling him and the cat outside that moonlights as a witch (I may be getting hyperbolic here, but you get the point).

 I'm bringing this up, because I'm a believer and I find this grossly irritating, so how would an unbeliever feel? (And the Prayerrrr warriorrr says I don't care, I'm praying to my God, the rest of the world will have to deal with it or go to hell) but nah ah, Romans 14 and 1 Corinthians 8 vs 13 says you can't have that type of attitude. But beyond that, beyond caring about the various ways that your style of prayer inhibits others faith, let's talk about practical and biblical ways you're expected to pray, then you can inform me in the comments section if you are a prayer warrior or a prayeeeeer warrrrrrior!!!

ARE YOU A HOUSE of PRAYER or A NIGHT CLUB?

Are you up at odd hours? Singing worship songs like an Elephant in labour? Tapping your feet and banging things left and right like Chris Brown krumping? Is this you when you're praying?

Then you are most definitely a prayeeerrr warriorrrr!!! Once I was walking through the lush environs of BIU and a young pastor (older than me though) named James was walking on the sidewalk ahead of me. Just walking casually, skipping really, and guess what else? He was speaking in tongues, barely audible, barely conceivable he was genuinely fanning the flames as Paul directed Titus and all during a leisurely walk to the gate of BIU. That's a prayer warrior, he doesn't wait till everyone is sleeping; only to wake them up, because he's praying. He prays anywhere, anytime-without ceasing as stipulated, and he doesn't draw attention to himself because he realises

PRAYER IS A PRIVATE AFFAIR!

Think about it, prayer is communication init? Prayer is between you and God init? In fact prayer is so private that speaking in tongues was created so that even the devil couldn't eavesdrop on the conversation. But a prayerrr warriorrr? Hm, a prayerrrr warriorrr will beat the conversation down into your eardrums, and if they're speaking in tongues they use immense sign language so that the devil understands quite well that they're after his head. My most intimate and heartfelt prayers are like my most intimate and heartfelt conversations with friends and loved ones. I pray in almost a whisper, for God's ears and God's ears alone. The bible says in Matthew 6 vs 6-7 (MSG) "Here's what I want you to do: Find a quiet, secluded place so you won't be tempted to role-play before God. Just be there as simply and honestly as you can manage. The focus will shift from you to God, and you will begin to sense his grace." "The world is full of so-called prayer warriors who are prayer-ignorant." Don't roll play, we both know you like the sound of your own voice, it's resonance, the way it swells and falls, but dude, dudette, relax. Prayer isn't show and tell, it's actually

TELL AND SHOW

Every single time Jesus prayed in the bible to other peoples hearing, something feasible happened. Jesus prayed out loud and miracles followed, feeding the 5,000, healing the blind man, raising Lazarus from the dead, you name it. A prayerrr warriorrr on the other hand prays and prays and prays, threatening to exorcise your demon by wearing it out with talk. Jesus longest prayers though, like in the garden of Gethsemane, He prayed alone, quietly (really hard to imagine he was screaming "Father if possible! let this cup pass from me!) No, that was a moment of vulnerability on His part, He was quiet. The bible records that Jesus woke up early in the mornings, LEFT HIS HOUSE, probably considering neighbours like me, and prayed. Conclusion, if you're gonna pray, slay. If not, watch War Room, and pray in your beloved closet!

Finally, PRAY for A PRAYERRR WARRIOR

They be screaming fireeeeeee (BTW, I'm sure this is founded in the ancient practice of burning suspected witches at the stake, but according to scripture, fire doesn't destroy demons, the opposite does.)

It is faith and not wolfsbane that rids of  evil spirits. So be nice, pray for a prayerrr warriorrr today, and prayerrr warriorr, beloved, no I am not under the influence of a witch, I am just humbly begging you on behalf of myself, your bunkie, your roomie and your entire community, please, God's not deaf!