Monday, May 12, 2008

Prayers: Part 22

Prayer that God Always Answers
Part 22

Prayer is our lifeline, it is our supply. Faith is a lifestyle – you need the life to back up faith, otherwise there is a hole to allow the enemy access to steal and destroy. We continue in our discussion on the prayer of faith. Mark 11:24 is simple and to the point. Jesus said whatever thing you desire (KJV) is yours if you ask.

It is necessary to know your inheritance to ask for what you want. Your inheritance covers every aspect of provision you have in your life: spiritually, mentally, and physically. You have to believe that you receive your desire and that your prayer has accomplished a transaction. Your job of holding on to the confidence (faith) is a lifestyle.
Faith is your proof. (Hebrews 11:1). Faith is your substance, materiality, and evidence of what you can’t see but expect from God.

Today we will talk about lining your life up with your faith. How you act in the natural ought to be revealed in the spiritual. Faith people don’t deny what is around them – they ignore it and meet it with their faith (2 Corinthians 4:18). Shortsightedness will prevent you from seeing anything eternal.
There is more than meets the eye than to rely on your five senses. Everything you see, feel, taste, or smell is a lie and an attempt to remove you from your faith if it has not been ordered or ordained by God.

The word “illusion” defined – 1) an erroneous perception of reality. 2) An erroneous concept of belief. 3) The condition of being deceived by a false perception or belief. 4) Something such as a fantastic plan or desire that causes an erroneous belief or perception. You can count on a counterfeit to come your way when you pray the prayer of faith. It is the enemy’s tactic because every lie has some twist of truth. Pilots are trained to ignore every impulse and illusion and learn to fly by instrument flight regulations (IFR) and not to trust their natural senses. Mistakes are costly.

To line your life up with your faith, you must address your thoughts, words/conversation, associations, and teaching.
Thoughts (2 Corinthians 10) –– measure your thoughts against the Word of God to see if it contradicts your faith. Speak the Word (Psalm 1:1-3). What does the Word say?
Words (Proverb 18:21) – what you have been speaking is the sum total of what you are living. Ask for what you have faith for.