02/25/2024
What happens when you pray? Why are some prayers answered immediately or over time? Why do we pray? We pray for healing, we pray for spiritual reinforcement, we pray for many, many things.
Here are 5 things that happen and what we should expect when we speak with Jesus.
1. When you pray...God works!
“The effective prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much.” James 5:16
This is the only place to start because our prayers, by themselves, don’t change anything. It’s God working through each one of our prayers that makes the difference. He has the upmost and mighty. Prayers are the channel we use to access His authority.
2. When you pray...God hears!
“For the eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous, and His ears attend to their prayer…” 1 Peter 3:12
Sometimes you may think God does not hear your prayers, but He does hear every single prayer. The enemy knows that prayers access God’s powerful hand, so he speaks lies to get us to believe our prayers are falling on deaf ears. D not believe that!
3. When you pray, God heals!
“And My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, will forgive their sin and will heal their land.” 2 Chronicles 7:14
Healing takes on so many different forms. Prayers don’t just produce physical healing, although that’s one aspect. There is also spiritual healing, emotional healing, and relational healing that occurs when we pray. Broken marriages can also be healed through prayer.
4. When you pray, God answers!
“And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests which we have asked from Him.” 1 John 5:15
God hears every prayer and answers every prayer. He answers prayer one of three ways: yes, no, or not yet. Do not be discouraged when you get a no or a not yet! God has your best interest at heart.
5. When you pray, God forgives!
“If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.” 1 John 1:9
In your version of a model pray, Jesus shows us an example of asking for forgiveness. We have promise from God’s Word that when we confess, He will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.
Hope everyone has a blessed Sunday. Also, remember that God and I love you all!!!!!!
Let me know how I can pray for you today!
Wayne
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