ARE YOUR PRAYERS WORKING?
"The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective. Elijah
was a man just like us. He prayed earnestly that it would not
rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years.
Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth produced
its crops." James 5:16-18
How would you rate your prayer life today? Are you praying more compared to last month, or even last year? Do you understand about the power of prayer more now than you did a year ago? Are you receiving more answers to your prayers now? I hope you are. Your Heavenly Father loves you and wants the best for you. Think about the prayers of Elijah who was a ordinary man just like you. May I ask you a personal question that needs a honest answer? Are your prayers working in your own personal life and for others that you pray for regularly?
"If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves
and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then
will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal
their land. Now my eyes will be open and my ears attentive to the
prayers offered in this place." 2 Chronicles 7:14-15
As I have studied about prayer, I have learned that there are requirements or conditions to receiving answers to our prayers and there are also hindrances that will block our prayers.
Let me share some conditions that you and I need to havein receiving answers to our prayers.
In James Chapter 5, one of the conditions to receiving an answer to prayers was that they were from a righteous man. What is a righteous man? Righteous means: "without guilt before God." Let me use another example or phrase, "right standing with the Lord." You know in your heart that there is nothing blocking or hindering your prayers.
Your Heavenly Father knows your heart. He knows your intentions and the sins that you think you are hiding, but if you are sincere, repenting when you do a wrong and growing in the Lord, trying not to repeat them again, your Lord is considering you in right-standing or a righteous man or woman. You do not have to be perfect. I fear that you may feel as if your many of your prayers are hitting the ceiling and bouncing off, with your prayers are not going anywhere. I have learned and studied for many years about prayer more than any other subject. Why? Because I know that our Lord created us to have a personal relationship with us daily by communicating with Him by prayer. Remember to use Jesus as your example.
"But Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed." Luke 5:16
Years ago, I thought praying was optional in my life. I found out very suddenly that was the farthest truth in my life. That was one of the devil's lies to deceive me. I did not understand the power of prayers until after our divorce. I did not know or believe that the Holy Spirit could speak to my heart and I would be able to hear His soft voice to know His will and way in my life. Can you relate?
May you and I never forget the tricks and schemes of the nemy, Satan. He deceptively lurks around masked as an angel of light, causing Christians to be not be alert and fall into the trap of: Indifference, Passivity or Prayerlessness. May I take you back to 2 Chronicles 7 which tells us that we must humble ourselves before God. That means we must recognize our failures, show sorrow for our sins and make a commitment to doing God's will in our lives which will be the best for us. Do you believe that yet?
In this scripture, it shows us that if we want God to intervene in our lives, that we must pray, crying out desperately to Him seeking His mercy, depending and trusting in Him for His divine intervention in our lives of circumstances. The scripture shows us that we must "seek His face" turning our lives (our whole heart), surrendering everything to our Lord's will and way. Then God stresses that we must "turn from our wicked ways." When we confess and repent turning from our sinful lifestyle, we are drawing near to our Lord God to receive His grace, mercy, forgiveness and cleansing.
When these conditions are met then God's says He begins to hear and answer prayers from Heaven. God will forgive His people, cleansing them from their sins, restoring His presence, peace, truth and power among them. Then our Lord God will heal His people and their land (marriage) giving us physical favor and blessings. What a promise.
I pray that you will examine your heart and see if you have been harboring sin in your life such as anger, jealousy, or unforgiveness regarding your spouse and marriage problems. Often, our prayers are not being answered due to the condition of our relationship with our Lord Jesus Christ.
I remind you of David who had committed murder and adultery. Please read Psalm 51 today as David prayed a very powerful prayer that would be wise for each of us to pray, as well as pray, that your spouse will pray this same prayer in the days to come. Are your prayers being answered? I believe the majority are saying right now, "Yes, my Lord God is faithful." If not, may you seek your Lord today and turn to Psalm 51 and pray as David did, asking the Lord to cleanse you from your sins and give you a pure heart. Then your prayers will be answered.
was a man just like us. He prayed earnestly that it would not
rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years.
Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth produced
its crops." James 5:16-18
How would you rate your prayer life today? Are you praying more compared to last month, or even last year? Do you understand about the power of prayer more now than you did a year ago? Are you receiving more answers to your prayers now? I hope you are. Your Heavenly Father loves you and wants the best for you. Think about the prayers of Elijah who was a ordinary man just like you. May I ask you a personal question that needs a honest answer? Are your prayers working in your own personal life and for others that you pray for regularly?
"If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves
and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then
will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal
their land. Now my eyes will be open and my ears attentive to the
prayers offered in this place." 2 Chronicles 7:14-15
As I have studied about prayer, I have learned that there are requirements or conditions to receiving answers to our prayers and there are also hindrances that will block our prayers.
Let me share some conditions that you and I need to havein receiving answers to our prayers.
In James Chapter 5, one of the conditions to receiving an answer to prayers was that they were from a righteous man. What is a righteous man? Righteous means: "without guilt before God." Let me use another example or phrase, "right standing with the Lord." You know in your heart that there is nothing blocking or hindering your prayers.
Your Heavenly Father knows your heart. He knows your intentions and the sins that you think you are hiding, but if you are sincere, repenting when you do a wrong and growing in the Lord, trying not to repeat them again, your Lord is considering you in right-standing or a righteous man or woman. You do not have to be perfect. I fear that you may feel as if your many of your prayers are hitting the ceiling and bouncing off, with your prayers are not going anywhere. I have learned and studied for many years about prayer more than any other subject. Why? Because I know that our Lord created us to have a personal relationship with us daily by communicating with Him by prayer. Remember to use Jesus as your example.
"But Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed." Luke 5:16
Years ago, I thought praying was optional in my life. I found out very suddenly that was the farthest truth in my life. That was one of the devil's lies to deceive me. I did not understand the power of prayers until after our divorce. I did not know or believe that the Holy Spirit could speak to my heart and I would be able to hear His soft voice to know His will and way in my life. Can you relate?
May you and I never forget the tricks and schemes of the nemy, Satan. He deceptively lurks around masked as an angel of light, causing Christians to be not be alert and fall into the trap of: Indifference, Passivity or Prayerlessness. May I take you back to 2 Chronicles 7 which tells us that we must humble ourselves before God. That means we must recognize our failures, show sorrow for our sins and make a commitment to doing God's will in our lives which will be the best for us. Do you believe that yet?
In this scripture, it shows us that if we want God to intervene in our lives, that we must pray, crying out desperately to Him seeking His mercy, depending and trusting in Him for His divine intervention in our lives of circumstances. The scripture shows us that we must "seek His face" turning our lives (our whole heart), surrendering everything to our Lord's will and way. Then God stresses that we must "turn from our wicked ways." When we confess and repent turning from our sinful lifestyle, we are drawing near to our Lord God to receive His grace, mercy, forgiveness and cleansing.
When these conditions are met then God's says He begins to hear and answer prayers from Heaven. God will forgive His people, cleansing them from their sins, restoring His presence, peace, truth and power among them. Then our Lord God will heal His people and their land (marriage) giving us physical favor and blessings. What a promise.
I pray that you will examine your heart and see if you have been harboring sin in your life such as anger, jealousy, or unforgiveness regarding your spouse and marriage problems. Often, our prayers are not being answered due to the condition of our relationship with our Lord Jesus Christ.
I remind you of David who had committed murder and adultery. Please read Psalm 51 today as David prayed a very powerful prayer that would be wise for each of us to pray, as well as pray, that your spouse will pray this same prayer in the days to come. Are your prayers being answered? I believe the majority are saying right now, "Yes, my Lord God is faithful." If not, may you seek your Lord today and turn to Psalm 51 and pray as David did, asking the Lord to cleanse you from your sins and give you a pure heart. Then your prayers will be answered.
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