Lee Ann Rubsam is the author of twelve books in the Christian and home schooling fields. She specializes in writing about intercessory prayer and building Christian character.
Lee Ann has served as editor/contributing editor for a number of Christian newsletters and has written for Home School Digest, Life in the USA, The Best of FaithWriters, and Liberating News. She also occasionally writes humor articles with family themes, from a Baby Boomer perspective.
Lee Ann and her husband Paul are committed to helping intercessors reach their highest level of effectiveness in prayer. In addition to the Out of the Fire blog, they accomplish this through prophetic prayer workshops . For more details and to schedule a workshop in your area, please visit our website, Out of the Fire Ministries.
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For more about Lee Ann’s books, please visit Full Gospel Family Publications.
Lee Ann, I just came across your blog when I was looking for things about Rees Howells. I have really enjoyed reading your thoughtful and honest articles. I really appreciate your genuine hunger and thirst for more of Him! I have a new fascination to learn more about prayer, as I am moving to Turkey soon (a total leap of faith!) to teach in a school there, and it seems that all I know about prayer just seems insufficient compared to this upcoming event! I really identify with a lot of your skepticism about certain “movements” that happen in our Charismatic circles. I bear witness to your observation that often the people claiming to have the most glorious experiences are often the ones who are not necessarily the most Christ-like among us, and don’t seem to exhibit much of “the fruit”. There is a natural law that I have observed that I think holds true in the spiritual realm, as well: It is the still and quite waters that go deep. The “babbling brooks” and the bodies of water that make the most noise and moveement are usually the most shallow!
Hi Tracey,
I hope I don’t come across so much as a skeptic, as a lover of balance and truth. Sometimes those who cry out for balance, in reality want to quench the Spirit. But there is a true balance in the Lord, where we weigh things in the Spirit and flow with the Spirit. I do love the move of God, and I celebrate His supernatural manifestations among His people. He can do anything! But most of all, I want to celebrate the Lord Himself.
Many blessings on your new adventure in Turkey!
On 1/19/2011 we r planning to have prophetic intercessory prayer. I was asking God to give me a word to base this intercessory. This article helped me to think and meditate deep in the word. Now we are very excited to see the move of God in our Church and city.
Blessings!
I am so happy to come across your artical on praying in the Spirit. I was brought up in a Methodist back ground, and was saved at 11 or 12. At different times in my life I specificly remember walking around in my home during normal activities and just talking in an unknown and what I thought was a made up lauguage. I didn’t really know why I was doing it only that I felt refreshed and unburdened after I finished. I know have been taught and understand praying in the Spirit but find it hard to explain. Due to your article I now understand and have answers to alot of questions I had. Power of your prayer language 5 answered alot of questions. God is soooo Mighty and Awesome!!!!!!! Thank you for sending truth through the web.
Hi Joy,
Thanks for reading at my blog and commenting. I’m so glad the series on our prayer language helped!
Blessings,
Lee Ann