Jesus said when you stand praying, forgive! Forgiveness is a choice, not a feeling! When you forgive, feelings change. Remember it is a process, and you have a Helper, the Holy Spirit. Freely you have received, freely give.
My mother, Donnis Brock Griffin, taught and lived forgiveness. This was her testimony: “The year was 1929. My brother and I both played musical instruments and we often performed for community events. I was a teenager when I was gloriously saved at a Pentecostal revival. Neighbors were alarmed and warned my dad about this dangerous cult. Classmates shunned me. Even my best friend turned her back on me.
One day I saw my friend in town and asked her what was wrong. She replied, “My mother says that you’re going to have a baby and I can’t have anything more to do with you.” You may not know but in the 1920’s such a rumor was devastating. At first I was stunned, but then I felt the joy of the Lord rising up and I began skipping down the sidewalk because I knew the truth!” She prayed for those who talked about her and over time many came to know the Lord. The man who had warned her dad called for her upon his death bed saying, “Ask Donnis to pray for me. What she has is real.”
I thank God for my mother and dad, Rev. A. H. “Buck” Griffin. In my growing-up years there were many blessings by church members. Then there were those who spoke against them, and others who betrayed them. I marveled when my mother treated everyone the same regardless of their words spoken against her and my dad. She responded with acts of kindness. They both practiced the art of forgiveness during their lifetime here on earth!
Carefully guard your thoughts because they are the source of true life.
(Prov. 4:23 CEV)
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Germaine empowers God’s agents of prayer to approach the Throne of God confidently and fearlessly. She has a passion to see believers become intimately acquainted with the Father-God, the Creator of the universe, praying that His will might be done on earth as it is in heaven. They are equipped with the necessary prayer armor learning to wage a spiritual warfare for the reclaiming of communities and nations for Kingdom purposes. Business, government, the arts, media, education, religion, and family are societal areas where God wants to reflect His glory. Germaine provides coaching and prayer counseling, calling on every member of the Body of Christ to take their place in the Global Company of Intercessors. Her teaching helps the listeners solidify their identities, enables them to “repair the defenses of the city, to take a stand for God and stand in the gap to protect this land so He won’t have to destroy it.” (Ezekiel 22:30 MSG).
In the 1980’s Germaine served as Associate Pastor of Word of Life Church in Smyrna, Georgia, before serving as Senior Pastor for 5 years. She travels nationally and internationally conducting prayer schools, speaking at churches, conferences, and other groups.
Germaine organizes prayer teams for the purpose of spiritual and social transformation in the nations where they pray on location. These teams receive training in the art of prayer that releases the will of God into the atmosphere of the regions. She has led teams to the Cayman Islands and to North African countries where they have spread the love of God to unbelievers and strengthened followers of Jesus who are living in the various countries. Her books and teaching help others discover how to grow in grace and knowledge and live with new power, strength and victory as God promises.
Germaine is an Executive Network Member of International Breakthrough Ministries (IBM), and a member of Deborah Company.
Germaine is the author of A Global Call to Prayer, the Prayers That Avail Much book series, 365 Days to a Prayer-Filled Life, and Prayers That Avail Much for Daily Living (Charisma House). She is also a contributing author of Women’s Destiny Bible (Thomas Nelson) and Impart Magazine. Germaine and her husband, Everette, have four adult children, eleven grandchildren, and eleven great-grandchildren. They reside in Greensboro, Georgia.