KEYS TO A POWERFUL PRAYER LIFE

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How to pray according to God’s will:

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Prayer is the vehicle of communication by which you can understand God’s will for your life more clearly. The _______________ is that you have to learn to pray according to God’s will.

 

I John 5:14-15 says, “This is the confidence which we have before Him, that, if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests which we have asked from Him.” There is no need to come to prayer with a tentative nature. It is clear from these verses that you can enter God’s throne room with confidence.

 

John 15:7 (NIV) – If you remain in Me and MY Words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.

 

We’ve discussed this before in our prayer; our ultimate goal should be to pray according to what God wants for our lives. God’s plan for us is far greater than anything we could ask for (pending our personal request).

 

Jeremiah 29:11(NIV) For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD.” Plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.

 

Question: Is it ok to pray for the things or issues in our lives that we want for our own pleasure?

Explain: ____________________________________________________

  

Therefore, your ultimate goal in prayer should be to pray according to what God wants for your life. God hears our requests that we make in our prayers. However, we must remember that everything we ask for is not necessarily what God has planned for us. How do we know what God’s will is for us? _____________________ and _________________to his voice. Also,_______________________.

 

God is a great and perfect Father. He wants to show you His will. He wants to meet all of your needs. There is no special formula to use in prayer, but the key is for you to pray about His desire for your life.

 

Have you ever prayed about God’s will for your life or His will for your family, or His will for your church, or His will for your country? He tells us in His Word to pray for these things.  (Isaiah 38) Hezekiah asked God to heal him.  Hannah prayed for her son Samuel (1Samuel 1: 9 – 28).  In Ephesians 3:14-21, Paul prays for the church. Psalm 122 calls for us to pray for peace in Jerusalem.

 

How do you know God’s will?

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In the Bible, God reveals His will about all that matters to us. If you are going to know God’s will, then you are going to have to know the Scriptures. Learn to pray according to the Scriptures. Learn to search the scriptures. Learn to search the scriptures about every burden that is in your heart. See what God says about this burden. And then pray about your burden by using God’s activity in the scriptures. That is one reason why it is important to read the entire Bible. If you want to know the will of God, then learn to personalize the scriptures and pray them to the will of God.

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