Deacon Robert Lee - Feb 10th
Thought: Am I praying according to the Word of God?
Challenge: To be confident when I pray.
- many of us are not confident in their prayers, many do not truly believe their prayers will be answered.
- Where are you in God?
- Have you been reading?
- Have you been obedient?
If we do not do these things then we will continue to have a timid walk with God.
Matthew 6:5-15
James 5:13-18
Joshua 10
1 Kings 18
America has sold herself to the devil, the only reason we are still here is because there are still believers in prayer.
- We will definitely suffer some casualties while we are still here...
We should be serving The Lord in Spirit and in truth. So get yourself together before you go before The Lord.
We are covered purely by God's will on a day to day basis.- it is not us that pray but the Holy Ghost within us...
- we don't know what to ask for, so we pray selfishly. Our prayers are filled with "iiis"
- Jesus began his prayer by acknowledging and exalting the Father.
Examine yourself, look at where you are in God, look at where you are spiritually. Are you walking in God's permissive will?
In God's kingdom, what we see as supernatural is normal...
• When the apostles healed the man that couldn't walk or when Paul shook off the poisonous snake, there was a level of expectation because if their prayer life.
• Our level of faith must increase. So when we pray, we pray in expectation.
Be prepared for the answer from The Lord, be prepared that it might not line up with our expectation.
In the garden of Gethsemani Jesus went to The Lord 3 times asking if there was another way...
Paul also went to The Lord three times about something (the thorn in his flesh)
Both never turned from the will of God.
-Jesus ended his prayer saying "not my will but yours be done"
-Paul was told "my grace is sufficient for you"
Just because we don't get what we ask, that does not mean we should stop praying.
Elijah prayed 7 times for rain, before his prayer was answered. He continually prayed! He had faith in God! So much so that he then outran a horse!
• Persistence & obedience builds our faith.
Prayers are not always answered the first time. God wants a committed heart.
If you have been praying and heave yet to see change, - keep - seeking - the Lord. Pray until something happens!
If you pray without ceasing you will see it come to pass.
We need to be an example to others, unbelievers speak things into existence and give credit to all kinds of things and circumstances. We need to be an example and let them know that OUR GOD ANSWERS OUR PRAYERS.