Pray Persistently
“Pray in the Spirit at all times and on every occasion. Stay alert and be persistent in your prayers for all believers everywhere.” - Ephesians 6:18
Prayer is powerful. Think about it, you are accessing the power of God. But how do we access that power? You might be saying, “Pastor, I pray all the time... but I don’t feel like anything comes of it.” If you can relate, what you need to know is how to get results in prayer?
If you are struggling to get results in your prayer life, you are in the right place. If you have followed along with us the last few days, you know that first, you must align your prayers with God’s will. God will not grant you anything outside of His will. He might allow it, but He isn’t the one giving it to you. Next you must pray specifically. We looked at Matthew 20:30-34 yesterday where God asked, “What do you want me to do?” God wants you to be specific.
Third, he wants you to be persistent. It is not enough to pray one time and think God is just going to instantly answer you. Sometimes, God wants to see how much you really want what you are asking for. There are countless examples throughout Scripture of imperfect people who do amazing things and receive amazing blessings.
Why, you ask? How? How were they blessed? Because they didn’t give up. They prayed persistently. What they were asking God for was important to them. It was important enough to take time out of their daily lives to pray for. Not monthly... not weekly... DAILY. Daily, they were going the Lord in prayer.
How bad do you want it? God might just be waiting to see how much it means to you. How much you really want what you are asking for.
You can find results in prayer. Align your requests to God’s will. Be specific in what you are asking for. And be persistent. If you do so, you WILL see results! Will you stay persistent?
Prayer is powerful. Think about it, you are accessing the power of God. But how do we access that power? You might be saying, “Pastor, I pray all the time... but I don’t feel like anything comes of it.” If you can relate, what you need to know is how to get results in prayer?
If you are struggling to get results in your prayer life, you are in the right place. If you have followed along with us the last few days, you know that first, you must align your prayers with God’s will. God will not grant you anything outside of His will. He might allow it, but He isn’t the one giving it to you. Next you must pray specifically. We looked at Matthew 20:30-34 yesterday where God asked, “What do you want me to do?” God wants you to be specific.
Third, he wants you to be persistent. It is not enough to pray one time and think God is just going to instantly answer you. Sometimes, God wants to see how much you really want what you are asking for. There are countless examples throughout Scripture of imperfect people who do amazing things and receive amazing blessings.
Why, you ask? How? How were they blessed? Because they didn’t give up. They prayed persistently. What they were asking God for was important to them. It was important enough to take time out of their daily lives to pray for. Not monthly... not weekly... DAILY. Daily, they were going the Lord in prayer.
How bad do you want it? God might just be waiting to see how much it means to you. How much you really want what you are asking for.
You can find results in prayer. Align your requests to God’s will. Be specific in what you are asking for. And be persistent. If you do so, you WILL see results! Will you stay persistent?
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