HOW TO PRAY WITH
POWERFUL RESULTS
-Paraphrased from Charles
Spurgeon-
James 5:16
(KJV)
Confess your faults one to
another,
and pray one for another, that ye
may be healed.
The effectual fervent prayer of a
righteous man availeth much.
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Do you often lament that
your prayers aren't answered? Have you given up going to God with your every
concern because you aren't seeing results of your prayer time? Do you think God
may be ignoring you?
Include these attitudes in your prayer
life:
PRAY CONFIDENTLY
If you begin by doubting, your prayer
will falter. God tells us:
(Mat
9:27-30a KJV)
And when Jesus
departed thence, two blind men followed him, crying, and saying,
Thou son of David, have
mercy on us.
{28} And when he was come
into the house, the blind men came to him:
and Jesus saith unto them,
Believe ye that I am able to do this?
They said unto him, Yea,
Lord.
{29} Then touched he
their eyes, saying, According to your faith be it unto you.
{30} And their eyes were
opened;
When you are in a time of trouble, ask
God for help,
believing that He is able to give it. Ask,
expecting that He will give it.
John 16:23b-24
(KJV)
Verily, verily, I say unto you,
Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father
in my name,
he will give it to you.
{24} Until
now, have ye asked nothing in my name:
ask, and ye shall receive,
that your joy may be
full.
REMEMBER GOD'S
FAITHFULNESS
Seek out God, appealing to His promises and remembering
what He has done for you.
Psa 77:10-14
(KJV)
And I said, This is
my infirmity:
but I will remember the
years of the right hand of the most High.
{11} I will remember
the works of the LORD:
surely I will remember thy wonders
of old.
{12} I will meditate
also on all thy work, and talk of thy doings.
{13} Thy way, O God, is
in the sanctuary:
who is so great a God as
our God?
{14} Thou art
the God that doest wonders:
thou hast declared thy
strength among the people.
Then remember the constancy of Jesus
Christ
(Heb 13:8 KJV)
Jesus Christ the same yesterday,
and to day, and for ever.
Remember the Majestic Nature of
Jesus Christ
Heb
1:8-12 (KJV)
But unto the Son he
saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever:
a sceptre of righteousness
is the sceptre of thy kingdom.
{9}
Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity;
therefore God, even
thy God, hath anointed thee
with the oil of gladness
above thy fellows.
{10} And,
Thou, Lord,
in the beginning hast
laid the foundation of the earth;
and the heavens are
the works of thine hands:
{11} They shall
perish; but thou remainest;
and they all
shall become old as doth a garment;
{12} And as a
vesture shalt thou fold them up, and they shall be changed:
but thou art the same,
and thy years shall not
fail.
RELY ON HIS
PROMISES
First, read Scriptures so that you know
what those promises are, then grasp the mighty faithfulness of God with a grip
of determination.
Deu 26:17-19
(KJV)
Thou hast avouched the LORD
this day to be thy God,
and to walk in his ways, and to
keep his statutes,
and his commandments, and his
judgments,
and to hearken unto his
voice:
{18} And the LORD
hath avouched (H=declared, certified) thee this day to be his peculiar people,
as he hath promised thee,
and that thou shouldest
keep all his commandments;
{19} And to make thee high
above all nations which he hath made,
in praise, and in name, and in
honour;
and that thou mayest be an holy
people unto the LORD thy God,
as he hath
spoken.
2 Sam 7:28-29
(KJV)
And now, O Lord GOD,
thou art that God, and thy
words be true,
and thou hast promised this
goodness unto thy servant:
{29} Therefore now let it
please thee to bless the house of thy servant,
that it may continue for ever
before thee:
for thou, O Lord GOD, hast spoken
it:
and with thy blessing let the
house of thy servant be blessed for ever.
ADMIT YOUR WEAKNESSES TO THE
LORD
Set your case before God, laying bare all your
sorrow and all your needs, then say, "Lord, there it is." Share your soul with
Him. He is not moved by eloquence of words or oratory of tongue, but is swift to
answer the true oratory, the true eloquence of real distress, and is as
able
to detect false misery as to relieve real sorrow. He loves for us to state the
difficulty we are in. Then, when He gets us out of it, we may remember the sorry
condition we were in, with gratitude and rejoicing.
Psa 6:2-9
(KJV)
Have mercy upon me, O LORD; for I
am weak:
O LORD, heal me; for my bones are
vexed.
{3} My soul is also
sore vexed: but thou, O LORD, how long?
{4} Return, O LORD,
deliver my soul: oh save me for thy mercies' sake.
{5} For in death there
is no remembrance of thee:
in the grave who shall give thee
thanks?
{6} I am weary with my
groaning;
all the night make I my bed to
swim; I water my couch with my tears.
{7} Mine eye is consumed
because of grief;
it waxeth old because of all
mine enemies.
{8} Depart from me, all ye
workers of iniquity;
for the LORD hath heard the
voice of my weeping.
{9} The LORD hath
heard my supplication;
the LORD will receive my
prayer.
Declare your trust.
Express your confidence in God. Look to
Him for your rescue, knowing that it will come. Your eyes may be filled with tears, but keep looking toward Him.
As you look, your eyes will get
stronger, and you will become enlightened
with His wisdom and direction.
Psa
123:1-2 (KJV)
Unto thee lift I up mine
eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens.
{2} Behold, as the
eyes of servants look unto the hand of their masters,
and as the eyes of a
maiden unto the hand of her mistress;
so our eyes wait
upon the LORD our God,
until that he have mercy
upon us.
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Bible Verses to
Contemplate
1 Th 5:16-19
(KJV)
Rejoice evermore.
{17} Pray without
ceasing.
{18} In every thing
give thanks:
for this is the will of God in
Christ Jesus concerning you.
{19} Quench not the
Spirit.
Psa 86 (TLB)
Bend down and hear
my prayer, O Lord,
and answer me, for
I am deep in trouble.
{2}
Protect me from death, for I try to follow all your laws.
Save me, for I am
serving you and trusting you.
{3} Be
merciful, O Lord, for I am looking up to you in constant hope.
{4} Give me
happiness, O Lord, for I worship only you.
{5} O Lord,
you are so good and kind, so ready to forgive,
so full of
mercy for all who ask your aid.
{6}
Listen closely to my prayer, O God. Hear my urgent
cry.
{7} I
will call to you whenever trouble strikes,
and you will help
me.
{8} Where
among the heathen gods is there a god like you?
Where are
their miracles?
{9} All the
nations--and you made each one--
will come and bow
before you, Lord,
and praise your
great and holy name.
{10} For you
are great and do great miracles.
You alone are
God.
{11} Tell me
where you want me to go and I will go there.
May every fiber of
my being unite in reverence to your name.
{12} With
all my heart I will praise you.
I will give glory
to your name forever,
{13} for you
love me so much! You are constantly so kind!
You have rescued me
from deepest hell.
{14} O God,
proud and insolent men defy me;
violent,
godless men are trying to kill me.
{15} But you
are merciful and gentle, Lord, slow in getting angry,
full of constant
loving-kindness and of truth;
{16} so look
down in pity
and grant
strength to your servant and save me.
{17} Send me
a sign of your favor.
When those who hate
me see it,
they will
lose face because you help and comfort me.
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