Our Secret Weapon for the Battles of Life—Prayer: Bishop T.D. Jakes & Lt. Col. Dan Rooney

Jesus Calling: Stories of Faith

Can you remember praying for something with everything you had, but felt your pleas went unanswered? Maybe you’ve prayed a silent prayer, unable to find the words, and God moved everything into place better than you could’ve imagined. Regardless of how we perceive it or how we’ve experienced it, prayer is powerful, and it can change things—whether it’s your circumstances, or even you. Throughout his personal life and his forty-year ministry, Bishop T.D. Jakes has seen firsthand how the earth moves when women engage in prayer. And now that our world is facing battles on so many fronts, he urges everyone to pray both offensively and defensively, because it has the potential to change the world. Lieutenant Colonel Dan Rooney, a fighter pilot and PGA professional, considers himself a vessel of impact, noting that the only way he was able to achieve his goals was because God was on his side. By dedicating himself to 30 minutes of prayer a day, Lt. Col Rooney has learned how to engineer a life of fulfillment, noting that as a faith-based person, we often have to jump before we’re ready. Driven by his God-given purpose, Lt. Col Rooney’s organization Folds of Honor is assisting families of fallen and disabled veterans, showing that when we dedicate ourselves to the Lord, He will use you as an instrument for good.

Links, Products, and Resources Mentioned:

Jesus Calling Podcast

Jesus Calling book

Past interview: Charles Billingsley

Upcoming interview: Trent Dilfer

Episode sponsor: Operation Christmas Child

Build a shoebox for a child online at Samaritan’s Purse.org/occ

Bishop T.D. Jakes

Potter's House

T.D. Jakes Foundation

T.D. Jakes Enterprises

When Women Pray book

Mother Teresa

COVID-19

Lieutenant Colonel Dan Rooney

Folds of Honor

University of Kansas

United States Air Force

Eglin Air Force Base

Luke Air Force Base

Fly into the Wind book

Interview Quotes:

“This is a good time to amass women and challenge them to pray, because we are being attacked on so many fronts today: personally, nationally, medically, economically.” - T.D. Jakes

“Every woman has to use prayer both as offense and defense.” - T.D. Jakes

“Every choice you make follows a logical path. And it starts with, I won't do that. I can't do that. I'd like to. I'll try. I can. I will.” - Lt. Col. Dan Rooney

“I dedicated myself to thirty minutes of daily prayer. And it was a life changing gift that the Air Force, probably above all else, gave me.” - Lt. Col. Dan Rooney

“I would say the defiant thread of true greatness in faith-based people is you get to a place in your life and you’ve got to go before you're ready...This reckless faith that I've learned as a fighter pilot in an inherently very dangerous business is such a gift. Life is not a dress rehearsal.” - Lt. Col. Dan Rooney

“He picks the least among us, but He picks the willing.” - Lt. Col. Dan Rooney

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