Prayers : Part 1

"And in that day you will ask Me nothing. Most assuredly, I say to you, whatever you ask the Father in My name He will give you.Until now you have asked nothing in My name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full ."

John 16:23,24

We are starting a new series. We will know how to pray prayer that God always answers. God delights in the prayer of the upright!

1. You can always pray so you know that God hears and answers you. God expects you to be confident in prayer. Don't pray to Jesus. Ask the Father in Jesus' name. The will of God for us is that we ask and receive (see John 16:23,24)

Ask yourself: "If I'm not confident in prayer, or if I'm not seeing answers to prayer, am I praying correctly?" God is not broken but your prayer might be.
(See 1 John 3:22, Matt. 21:22, Mark 11:24, 1 John 5:14,15)

2. Destroy these three major seeds of doubt:
(Doubt is a faith killer. Faith makes prayer work. Prayer works by faith.)
"...if it is God's will." -- God has made His will known. People say that to give themselves a loophole. Why would you pray it if you don't know God's will? The will of God is all throughout the Word of god. The Spirit of God knows the will of God. We have received the Spirit of God. Before you go to God in prayer, you ought to know the answer.
(See 1 Cor 2:9-12, Rom 12:1,2, Eph 5:14-17, 1 Thess 4:1-3, John 15:7)

"If God wants me to have it, He'll give it to me."--God doesn't desire to see one person perish, but he gave us choice. God will do any and everything He spoke in His Word that was a promise or a Law, but He has to have permission. He waits for an invitation. Prayer is His invitation. God has already given us all good things. Prayer is your access, how to get it from the spiritual to the natural. Prayer is our supply behind enemy lines. Prayer keeps us in right and perfect relationship with God.
(See 2 Peter 1:2,3, Eph 1:3, John 10:10)

God has the ability and the power to do anything He wants. But He will not. God did not create robots, He created children. He won't forfeit His integrity.