Chapter 9.15
Prayer
Now
I lay me down to sleep; I pray the Lord my Soul to Keep
Prayer
of Agreement – Unspoken Request – Specific Needs
Reasoning
with God – Praying in the Spirit – Intercession
Negative
Confessions – Blessings - Faith
First
Word
Have you ever wondered
why do we say Amen? Why do we close our
eyes when we pray, or place our hands together, or bow our head? Where does this all come from? I don’t find it in the Bible; what I find is Jesus
lifting his arms
upward and looking up to the Father in Heaven.
As a child, I remember me and my daddy on our knees at the side of our bed. My Dad would ask God to bless my momma and my
sister, me and my puppy and that’s what I prayed. Later on my prayers got longer as I added the
names of my playmates and my hamster.[1]
Dad would pray for someone that was sick
and I would too, I learned to pray over my food and thank God for what I was
about to eat, because of all the starving children in
China. Praying became
second nature to me in private; but not so much in public. Everyone else’s prayers seemed so much “deeper” than mine, so I prayed less and
less in public and still do.
Today I have a running conversation[2]
with God throughout the day, sometimes talking to God in my mind and often out
loud when I am alone. With that said; by
the time I’m ready to go to bed, I am “All Prayed Up”, and don’t have anything else
to say to God that I haven’t already said.
Discovery: If you have a hard time going to sleep, just
start praying for others and you will go to sleep before you can finish.
How to pray
Find a quiet place, by yourself [3]
Humble yourself before God,[4]
kneel upon your knees,[5]
& lift your hands toward Heaven. [6]
Pour out your heart to God,[7]
share with Him your deepest feelings and emotions.[8]
You don’t need to pray with a lot of words; do
not heap up empty phrases[9] as many do, for they think that they will be heard for their
many words… just get to the point, God already knows your needs[10] and as you pray remember it’s not how much
you speak that is important, but what you speak.
I will never forget it; as I was presiding over a very large dinner
banquet, I asked a well know evangelist and musician to “ask God to bless our meal” and
he prayed succinctly,
“God
bless our meal, Amen”.
Ecclesiastes
5:2 – Let your words be few.
Acknowledge who God is
Begin by acknowledging God for who
He is,[11] then
spend time praising His name. We should
praise God for His goodness and His wonderful works.[12] Find things to return thanks for;[13]
give thanks to Him IN every
situation, not FOR
ever situation; this is the will of God.
Call to God with some of His many names; our Rock, our Fortress, Deliverer, Jehovah, etc.[14]
There were seven names of God
that particular care and reverence was given by Israel; (1) Adonai My Lord - (2) Ehyeeh-Asher-Ehyeh,
I am that I am, (3) Eloah God (4) Elohim God (5) El Shaddai
God Almighty (6) YHWH, I am that I am (7) YHWH
Tzevaot Lord of Host.
For me the one I
like the most is Abba Father, [15]which means DADDY.
There are a number
of names and titles
of Jesus
that you might identify with; Author of Life – Bright Morning Star – Day Star -
Jesus of Nazareth – The Nazarene – Son of David – Son of Man – Apostle –
Wonderful Councilor – Advocate – Mediator - Teacher – Rabbi – Rabboni – High
Priest – Prophet – Messiah - The Good
Shepherd - Christ – The Holy One of God – Holy and Righteous One - Son of God – Son of the living God – Lord and
God – Mighty God - Lamb of God – Lamb – Bread of Life – Light of the World –
King of the Jews – King of Israel - King of Kings – Lord – Lord of Lords –
Savior – Servant – Suffering Servant – The Door – The Gate – The way – The
Truth – The Life – Word of Life – The True Vine – The Amen – Faithful and True
– Everlasting Father - Prince of Peace – The Lord our Righteousness - Righteous
Branch – Root of David - Lion of the tribe of Judah – The Second Adam –
Melchizedek – I am - The resurrection, and the life.
Acknowledge who you are
As a Christian; you have
access to God; you can enter into His presence with boldness and confidence;[16]
after all He is your Father and you trust Him.[17]
Ask Him to NOT hide His face from you,[18]
that you are Holy because of the blood of His Son Jesus the Christ. Share that
you want His Will to be done on earth as it is in Heaven.[19]
Remind God
of the voices of His many enemies[20]
and your voice is a voice of trust and love.
Remind
Him that you are called by His name; Christian. Share
your heart with Him about how His enemies, the heathen are prospering and yet
you, His servant is in need. Remind Him of His promise to show lovingkindness
to the SEED of Abraham;[21]
and that’s you.
Ask for
your daily needs to be met.[22]
Admit that you are a poor and a sorrowful
lot[23]
and that the help of man is in vain.[24]
Confess
that you need a higher help; you need God;[25]
this is not a negative confession; it is just
the truth.
Ask
for strength and relief[26]
so that those that do not believe
in the Gospel of Jesus Christ will be convinced by the help and comfort that
God gives to you; it will be A SIGN of your FAVOR.[27]
Remind God that His
word says; that if we seek, knock and ask, He
will be found, and will open up and will provide for our need.[28] Give thanks to
God IN every situation, not FOR every situation.[29]
Confess
Confess your sins and not only ask for
forgiveness, but confess what you have done or should have done,[30]
then forgive others that have offended you.[31]
Ask God to direct you into faithfulness and
to protect you from the evil one and his temptations.[32]
Ask God to teach you His ways and to
strengthen you according to His Word. [33]
Plead with God to correct you with
love and not in anger lest you die.[34]
Pray in Faith - Believing
In our crying out we are to put our trust in God; we must Believe to Receive.[35]
So pray in faith and do not give up;[36]
God has promised that He will speak to us[37]
and will show us great and mighty things which we know nothing about.
Daniel cried out to God and God heard him
before he began to pray and the answer was
dispatched before he finished praying, but Satan fought the Angel for 21 days to try to stop the
answer from reaching Daniel.
What if Daniel had stopped praying?[38]
Did you see it? God will
begin to hear us before we
call upon Him,[39] and
will dispatch the answer to us while we are still praying and the angles will
fight on our behalf to see to
it that we receive our the answer to our petition.
Daniel 10:12-13 – Satan fought 21 days to
hinder the answer to prayer
12 he said unto me, Fear not,
Daniel; for from the first day that thou didst set thy heart to understand, and to humble
thyself before thy God, THY WORDS WERE
HEARD:
and I am come for thy words' sake.
13 BUT THE PRINCE OF THE KINGDOM OF PERSIA
WITHSTOOD ME ONE AND TWENTY DAYS;
but, lo, Michael, one of the chief
princes, came to help me: and I remained there with the kings of Persia.
(ASV)
Negative Confession
How are you doing? NEGATIVE; I’m Tired – Worn out – Depressed - This is going to
be a bad day – I dread the pile of work in front of me. – I hate Mondays
POSITIVE; I’m blessed
– I’m Awesome – I’m far Better that what I deserve. – I can’t wait to see what God
is going to do today.
The words that come out of your mouth breathe life or death[40] to the
situation that you confess; perhaps you have prayed with a negative confession, be of good
cheer, God still hears your petition. I
thank God that we don’t always get the negative things we confess with our
mouths. Speak Life not Death.
In scripture, a woman’s child had died and she rode a donkey to find the
Man of God; she could have said my child has died, but instead she confessed
along the way, what she wanted the outcome to be; she said All Is Well and in the end; all was well, the child lived again.
A very close friend had CANCER and asked for prayer that he
would just go ahead and die; and he did. I had another close friend that had CANCER three times and asked for prayer that
she would “beat
it again”, and she did.
A neighbor ask for prayer; that her BRAIN DEAD daughter would just go ahead
and die and not linger on. I prayed the prayer of life
over her. She lived; got married
and now has a child.
Psalm 31:22 - NEGATIVE confession:
Speaking death
22 I had said in my
alarm, “I AM CUT OFF FROM YOUR SIGHT.” But you heard
the voice of my pleas for mercy when I cried to you for help.
(ESV)
2 Kings 4:26 - POSITVIE confession: Speak
life not death
26 Run at once to meet her and say
to her, ‘Is
all well with you? Is all well with
your husband? Is
all well with the child?’” And
she answered, “ALL
IS WELL.”
(ESV)
Be Specific
Your prayer is a conversation with
God about your specific need;[41]
cry out to Him for a solution,[42]
and ask Him for a speedy deliverance.[43] Your prayers are more powerful spoken that
just thought; pray out loud and avoid vain repetitions. When you pray out loud you are activating
three senses; that of speaking,
hearing and the feeling of
your words.
Ask God to plead your cause with those
that strive against you.[44] Ask Him for a clear mind; mercy and
deliverance.[45]
Reason
with God
We are taught by God’s Word
that it is OK to reason with God to
try to persuade Him to have mercy on a particular situation.[46] This
reasoning with God shows that we trust Him and acknowledge His mercy. This is an exercise of our Faith; the PERSISTENCE brings for a speedy answer to our needs.
It is not that God changes His mind, but that He FLEXES.
The reason God will bend
and flex
is because of other promises and covenants that He has made that He
must honor, He invites us to; Come let us reason together” [47]
and we remind Him of His promises to us; Abraham,
Sampson, Daniel, and many others reasoned with God.[48] King Hezekiah
was dying and reasoned with God and
lived 15 more years.[49]
Prayer of
Agreement
An unspoken request for prayer is NOT scriptural. When others pray for you, it is a prayer of
agreement and you can’t agree to pray about something if you don’t know what it
is that you are praying about.
INTERCESSION - Some time ago I produced
a TV program called “Intercession”; a
Live one hour telephone “Call In” show
for prayer, where you heard both sides of the phone conversation which was
usually charged with deep emotions, hurts and needs.
A lady called in and asked for prayer that her
boyfriend would leave his wife and marry her. The Pastor moderator said, he could not agree
to pray for that, because it was not scriptural, but he would pray that God
would send someone that was single into her life that would complete her.
A mother called in requesting that her son pass a
test at school. The moderator said that that was not
scriptural, but he would pray that her son would be able to remember everything
that he had studied.
Prayers of agreement must be scripturally
based, in order to be in line with honoring and glorifying God. As you go through your day, let the words that
come out of your mouth and the meditations of your heart lift up the name of
your deliverer, Jesus Christ.[50] We are to always be in prayer, observing all
things, not just when we are in need, but always. This is that we will find favor with God to
escape the traps that Satan has set for us.
God
will not answer prayers that do not have the potential of glorifying the name
of Jesus.
John 14:13 - Ask
for things that glorify Jesus Christ
13 Whatever
you ask in my name, this I will do,
THAT THE FATHER MAY BE GLORIFIED
IN THE SON. (ESV)
Intercession
Ask righteous people to pray
for you in Intercession. Get with a friend to pray and agree with you
on your need;[51]
when two are more are gather in the name of God,
He will be in your presence.[52] Go to the elders of the Church and ask to be
prayed over and anointed
with oil in the name of our Lord.[53]
Pray for others
There was a time in my life
that I wrote down the needs of others on the left hand side of a steno pad and
on the right hand side, I left space for the results of the prayers. I went down this list every morning and soon
began to see the hand of God as I crossed off the names, giving God thanks for
the answered prayer.[54]
Pray over your food
Should you return thanks every
time food is set before you? You have no idea what you are eating, it would
be well that you sanctify your food before eating it.[55] God created food to be received with “thanksgiving;’’[56] as
an example; Jesus lifted the food upward with his hands and with HIS EYES OPEN,[57]
He prayed over the meal. So there you
have it; it’s okay to pray with your eyes open and lift your hands toward
heaven. It’s
in the Book.
We are to Eat to the glory of God and receive the food with
thanksgiving.
Pray in the Spirit
I feel like I should not pick
and choose which scriptures I include in my Word Studies. Some Believers have received the gift of a Prayer Language while others operate in a different gift. So praying in the Spirit or in tongues is
something the scripture addresses for those who have that gift and I include it
here.
Your
prayer language is communication between you and God, and no one else. Pray
in the understanding tongue about the things you understand,[58]
then pray in your prayer language about the things you do not understand or do
not know how to pray for. The spirit will make intercession for you.[59] While in public, you may sometimes feel like
praying, praising or singing to God in the Spirit; if so, you should ALSO
pray, praise and sing in the understanding.[60] It’s in the Book
Amen
Growing up I thought that
“Amen”
was like punctuation; like a period after a sentence; it ended the prayer and
was a signal to dig
in and EAT. Amen
as found in the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament means “So be it; truly"
and is a declaration of affirmation.
Jesus often used the word Amen
to affirm his own utterances, meaning; "I tell you the truth" or to say
it another way; “It WILL be”. When we use
the word Amen,
it means; “So
let it be”, the trust and assurance that God can and will bring it
to pass.
The Take Away
Growing up, there was
a man in our church who was known for his 20 minute prayers. It seemed that when the Pastor’s sermon was
short, he would always call on him for prayer.
Some folks have a gift with words while others do not. According to scripture we do not all have the
same gift, however all the gifts of the spirit are found in the church body.
With that said, do not measure your abilities by someone else’s
ability. We are all unique; I have the gift of
organization. I can organize thoughts,
but that does not make me a writer, I am a giver, but that does not make me a
philanthropist. We all just do the part
that we are able to do.
THE
LORD’S PRAYER was given as a model to mold our thinking while
addressing God in prayer.[61]
It is composed of a confession, seven petitions and a doxology.
Confession: I am
acknowledging that God is not of this Creation, but is the Sovereign Creator
ruling over every area of life in the entire cosmos with no limit with regard
to time and space.
The 1st
petition is that His name will not only be made Holy to us, but we petition as
well that His name will become Holy to others who are not yet called by His
name.
This 2nd
petition begins with placing God’s interest first; seeking
the Kingdom of God, then our physical needs then moving to our spiritual needs
of deliverance from evil.
The 3rd we ask that
God’s Will be done not just in the world, but in our own life.
The 4th is seeking our
daily needful ration of food for our existence.
The 5th is asking for
Forgiveness for our WRONGS as we forgive
others who WRONG us.
The 6th is asking that
we not be tested through temptations.
The 7th is praying for
the day when our Lord will put an end to Evil and establish His Eternal Kingdom
of righteous.
The Doxology is praise for
the unmerited privilege of knowing God as our Father and that with confidence
we can know that He hears our petitions.
The Book say that God lives within our
songs of praises; so sing unto the
Lord. We are to give thanks IN
all things; not FOR
all things. Two people praying in agreement increases the power of the prayer ten times.
Some have the gift of tongues; they should
pray for
themselves and for others in the Spirit as
well as in the understanding. The comforter intercedes for us in the perfect will of God. The gift of tongues is not a requirement for
God to hear and answer your prayers.
Ask for forgiveness of your sins both those that
you have committed and those things you should have done and didn’t. Call the Elders of the Church to lay hands on
you, pray and anoint
with oil. Make sure they
believe in the Gift of Healing.
There is power in the spoken prayer. In all instances of healing, words were spoken
audibly. It’s a wonderful
thing to pray in our mind, heart and spirit, because what is in the heart will
eventually overflow our mouth. Pray,
praise and give thanks often. By the
time you go to bed, you will be “All Prayed Up”; you will have said it all. Sweet Sleep.
If Jesus had not used Lazarus’s name,
everybody that was dead would have come forth from the grave. The real teaching
here is that we should be specific in our
prayers.
There is power when we pray in agreement with each other. Pray only with those that believe
healing is the will of God.
Don’t just pray, “if its Gods will”, that surely means you are in doubt. Search the scriptures about “God’s will”
concerning your need. Then “pray the scriptures”
back to God in agreement with Him. Pray according to
the scriptures. Example: Pray that my son
will make a good grade on his test…. NO. Pray that he will be able to remember what he has studied. How about this one; Pray that my boyfriend
will leave his wife and come back to me.
Is that scriptural? You cannot agree in prayer with an “UNSPOKEN REQUEST”. You really don’t
know what you are agreeing to, yet we hear this in church all the time. Some requests are just not Biblical.
Praise God for
answered prayer: Thank God for your groceries, thank God for a
warm or cool house. Sing songs to Him as
you walk about your yard. Pray for the
sick, pray for others when you hear a fire engine or an ambulance, pray for
your gold fish and puppies, pray over the weather, pray for favor in business
matters, pray over a parking space.
Don’t save
your prayers for the BIG ONES;
there
are NO Big Ones for God, He wants to be involved at every level of your
life. Nothing is impossible with God, He
still has compassion.
Prayer is a
running Conversation with God. Don’t be a stranger; tell Him: Hey, It’s me again. Trouble sleeping? Pray for
your needs and for others; you won’t get to finish your prayers.
So here is where we are:
Find a quiet place, close the door and
humble yourself.[62]
Approach the throne room boldly. [63]
Confess your sins & forgive others.[64]
Pray the will of God.[65] Pray Believing.[66]
Anoint with Oil. [67]
Pray out loud.[68]
Pray in the Spirit.[69]
Pray Specific.[70] Plead your case.[71]
Be Patient with God.[72]
Pray for a Speedy answer. [73]
Pray in agreement with a friend. [74]
Pray songs of praises to God. [75]
Pray on the move. [76]
Thank God for His blessings. [77]
[1] Proverbs 22:6 - Train up a child in the
way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.
[2] 1 Thessalonians 5:16 - Pray without ceasing; have a running
Conversation
[3] Matthew 6:6 - Go into your room by yourself and shut the door
[4] 2 Chronicles 33:12– Humble yourself before the Lord
[5] Daniel 6:10 - Pray on your knees morning, evening and night
[6] 1
Timothy 2:8 - Lift up your hands to God -- Lamentations
3:41 - Lift up your heart and hands
[7] Lamentations 2:19 - Pour out your heart; lift your hands
[8] Exodus 17:4 – Cry out to the Lord your needs
[9] Matthew 6:7 – Do not use empty phrases and repetitions
[10] Matthew 6:8 – God knows what you need before you ask Him
[12] Psalm 107:31 - Thank God for his steadfast love and His works
[13] Colossians 4:2 – Find things to return thanks for
[14] Psalm 31:3 - Call names; Rock, Fortress,
Deliverer, Provider
[15] Mark 14:36 – Abba Father - Daddy
[16] Hebrews 4:16 - Approach God with confidence and draw near to His
throne -- Ephesians
3:11-12 – We have boldness, Confidence and Access to God’s throne through our Faith
[17] Jeremiah 14:9 – Remind God that we are called by His name
[18] Psalm 102:2 – Ask God to not hide His face from you.
[19] Matthew 6:10 - Ask for His will to be done in
your life
[20] Psalm 74:23 - Remind God of His enemies and you are his child -- Psalm
79:1 – Remind Him that the heathen are prospering
[21] Psalm 18:49-50 - Remind Him of His Lovingkindness to ALL
seed of David
[22] Matthew 6:11 - Ask for your daily needs
[23] Psalm 86:1 - Admit that you are poor and needy
[24] Psalm 60:11 - Admit the help of man is vain, that
you need Him
[25] Psalm 61:2 - Acknowledge that God is a higher
help than man
[26] Luke 21:36 – Pray for strength -- Psalm 119:107 – Ask for strength according to His Word -- Psalm 69:29 -
Let God know of your afflictions and pain
[27] Psalm 86:17 - Let your Enemies see how YOU have helped me
[28] Matthew 7:7 – Ask, Seek, and Knock and it will be opened to you
[29] Philippians 4:6 – Give thanks IN every
situation, not FOR every situation
[30] Psalm 69:5 – Our sins are not hidden from God -- Numbers 5:6-7 - Confess
the sins you have done & what you should have done
[31] Matthew 6:12 - Forgive those who have wronged you
[32] Matthew 6:13 – Ask God to direct you into faithfulness
[33] Psalm 27:11 - Ask God to teach you His ways
[34] Jeremiah 10:24 – Correct me with your love and not in anger lest
you be brought to nothing
[35] 1 Chronicles 5:20 - Cry out your petition to God and your TRUSTING will grant you His favor, mercy and grace
[36] James 5:15 – The Prayer of FAITH
brings results -- Matthew 21:22 –
You will receive if you have FAITH
[37] Isaiah 58:9 – You shall call, and the LORD
will answer; you
-- Jeremiah 33:3 - Call
to me and I will answer you
[38] Luke 18:1 – Do not lose heart and give up on your prayer life
[39] Isaiah 65:24 - God will hear us before we even
begin to pray
[40] Proverbs 18:21– The Power of life and death
is in what you speak
[41] Genesis 32:11 - Pray about a need, be specific.
[42] Psalm 55:1 – Ask God to hear your plea -- Psalm 56:1 – Ask God for His favor --
Psalm 57:1 - Ask for mercy and refuge
[43] Psalm 40:13 - Pray for a speedy answer -- Psalm
69:17 - Make haste to answer me -- Psalm 70:1 – Make
haste to help me O LORD -- Psalm 40:17 - Do not delay your help Lord
[44] Psalm 35:1 Plead your cause before the Lord
[45] Psalm 59:1– Ask for deliverance and protection --
Psalm 43:1– Ask to be vindicated
[46] 1 Samuel 1:10-11 Barren Woman Reasoned with God -- Matthew 15:22-28 – Woman Persistently Reasoned with Jesus -- Luke 11:5-8 – Neighbor Persistently Reasoned with his friend.-- Luke 18:1-7
– The Widow Persistently
Reasoned with the un-just Judge
[47] Isaiah 1:18 Come now and let is REASON together
[48] Genesis 18:23-33 – Abraham Reasoned with God -- Judges 16:28 – Sampson Reasoned with God -- Daniel 9:16-19 – Daniel Reasoned with God
[49] Isaiah 38:1-12 – Hezekiah was dying
and reasoned with
God and lived 15 more years
[50] Psalm 19:14 - Let words and meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O LORD
[51] James 5:15-16 - Confess your sins to one
another
[52] Matthew 18:20 – Where two are gathered in the
name of God, He is present -- Deuteronomy 19:15 - A
thing or matter is establish by Two or three people --
Matthew 18:19 – When Two agree in prayer; it will be done
[53] James 5:14 – Ask the Elders to anoint you with oil and pray
[54] Acts 6:4 – Devote yourself to prayer and the ministry of the Word
[55] 1 Samuel 9:13 – Pray over your food -- Mark 8:6-7 – Give thanks over your food -- Acts 27:34-35 - Ask for
blessing on the food for strength --
Matthew 26:26 – Ask for blessing over the food
[56] 1 Timothy 4:2-3 – Food was created to be received in thanksgiving -- 1
Corinthians 10:30-31- Eat and Drink to the glory of God -- Romans 14:6 – The
one who eats, eats in honor of the Lord
[57] Matthew
14:19 -- Jesus LOOKED UP to
heaven and PRAYED
[59] Romans 8:26 - The Spirit Himself
intercedes for us
[60] Ephesians 6:18 – Pray at all times in the Spirit -- 1 Corinthians 14:15–
Pray and Sing in the Spirit -- Jude
1:20 – Pray in the Spirit
[62] FIND
A QUIET PLACE AND CLOSE THE DOOR - Matthew 6:6 - Go into your room by yourself and shut the door
[63] APPROACH
THE THRONE ROOM BOLDLY - Hebrews 4:16 Let us then approach the throne of
grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us
in our time of need. NIV -- Jeremiah 14:9 - You are among us, O LORD, and we
bear your name do not forsake us! NIV -- Ephesians 3:12 - In him and through
faith in him we may approach God with freedom and confidence. NIV
[64] CONFESS
YOUR SINS AND FORGIVE OTHERS - Ezra 9:6 O my God, I am too ashamed and
disgraced to lift up my face to you, my God, because our sins are higher than
our heads and our guilt has reached to the heavens. NIV -- Numbers 5:6-7 - When
a man or woman wrongs another in any way and so is unfaithful to the LORD, that
person is guilty and must confess the sin he has committed. NIV -- Ps 69:5 - You
know my folly, O God; my guilt is not hidden from you -- Matthew 6:12 - Forgive
us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.
[65] PRAY
THE WILL OF GOD - Matthew
6:9-10 - Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your
WILL be done on earth as it is in heaven. NIV -- Acts 10:38 How God anointed
Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing
good, and healing ALL that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him.
KJV
[66] PRAY
BELIEVEING - Mark 9:24 - Immediately
the boy's father exclaimed, "I do believe; help me
overcome my unbelief!" NIV -- James 5:15 - And the prayer offered
in faith will make the sick person well; NIV -- 1 Chronicles 5:21- He answered
their prayers, because they trusted in him. NIV -- Mark 11:24 - Therefore I
tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it,
and it will be yours. NIV -- John 12:44 - When a man believes in me, he does
not believe in me only, but in the one who sent me. NIV -- James 1:6 - But when
he asks, he must believe and not doubt, because he who doubts is like a wave of
the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. That man should not think he will receive
anything from the Lord; he is a double-minded man, unstable in all he does. NIV
-- Matthew 9:29 According to your faith will it be done to you
[67] ANOINT
WITH
[68] PRAY
OUT LOUD - Psalms
9:1 - I will praise you, O LORD, with all my heart; I will tell of all your
wonders. NIV - Psalms 15:2 - He whose walk is blameless and who does what is
righteous, who speaks the truth from his heart NIV -- Psalms 16:9 - Therefore
my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; NIV -- Matthew 12:34 - For out of the
overflow of the heart the mouth speaks
[69] PRAY
IN THE SPIRIT - John
14:16-17 - And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Comforter to
be with you forever. The Spirit of
truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him.
But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you. NIV -- Romans 8:26 - In the same
way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray
for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot
express. And he who searches our hearts
knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints in
accordance with God's will. NIV -- Ephesians 6:18 - And pray in the Spirit on
all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be
alert and always keep on praying for all the saints. NIV -- 1 Corenthians 14:15
- What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the
understanding also: I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the
understanding also. KJV
[70] PRAY
SPECIFIC - John 11:43 - And when he
thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth. And he that was dead came forth, KJV --
Genesis 32:11 - Save me, I pray, from
the hand of my brother Esau, for I am afraid he will come and attack me, and
also the mothers with their children NIV
[71] PLEAD
YOUR CASE - Psalms 35:1 - Contend, O
LORD, with those who contend with me; fight against those who fight against me.
NIV -- Psalms 51:9 - Hide your face from my sins and blot out all my iniquity.
Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. 11 Do
not cast me from your presence or take your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me
the joy of your salvation and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me. NIV
[72] BE
PATENT WITH GOD - Romans 12:12 - Be joyful in hope, patient in
affliction, faithful in prayer.
[73] PRAY
FOR A SPEEDY ANSWER -- Psalms 40:13 - Be pleased, O LORD, to save me; O
LORD, come quickly to help me. NIV -- Psalms 40:17 - Yet I am poor and needy;
may the Lord think of me. You are my help and my deliverer; O my God, do not
delay. NIV -- Psalms 69:17 - Do not hide your face from your servant; answer me
quickly, for I am in trouble. NIV -- Psalms 70:1 - Hasten, O God, to save me; O
LORD, come quickly to help me. NIV
[74] PRAY
IN AGREEMENT WITH A FRIEND - Matthew 18:19 - "Again, I tell you
that if two of you on earth agree about anything you ask for, it will be done
for you by my Father in heaven. For where two or three come together in my
name, there am I with them." NIV -- James 5:16 - Therefore confess your
sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The
prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective. NIV --
Deuteromy 32:30 -
[75] PRAY
SONGS OF PRAISES TO GOD - Psalms 22:3 - Thou art holy, O thou that
inhabits the praises of Israel
Psalms 13:5 - But I trust
in your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in your salvation. I will sing to the
LORD, for he has been good to me. NIV -- Ephesian 5:19-20 - Speak to one
another with psalms, hymns and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your
heart to the Lord, 20 always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in
the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. NIV
[76] PRAY
ON THE MOVE - Psalm 55:17 Evening, morning and noon I cry out in distress,
and he hears my voice. NIV -- 1 Thessalian 5:16 - Be joyful always; pray
continually; -- Luke 18:1 Then Jesus
told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not
give up. NIV -- Colossians 1:9 - For this reason, since the day we heard about
you, we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the
knowledge of his will through all spiritual wisdom and understanding. -- 1 Timothy 5:5 - who is really in need and
left all alone puts her hope in God and continues night and day to pray and to
ask God for help. NIV
[77] THANKS
GOD FOR HIS BLESSINGS - Colossians 4:22 - Devote yourselves to prayer,
being watchful and thankful. -- Psalms 55:18 - give thanks IN all
circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus. NIV -- Psalms
107:31 - Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his
wonderful deeds for men. NIV
[78] MEDITATE
ON THE SCRIPTURES - Psalms 119:169 - Give me understanding according to
your word. NIV -- Psalms 119:133 - Direct my
footsteps according to your word; NIV
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