How Can I Pray More Powerfully? By Whitney Hopler Answers *Build your faith. Ask God to give you the faith you need to confidently trust that he will keep his promises, no matter what circumstances you face. Choose to believe that God will reward you for diligently seeking him, as religious texts promise. Pray with a sense of eager anticipation, expecting that God will always act to do what’s best when you pray. *Ask for what God wants for you. To identify any faulty patterns in your prayer life, ask yourself: Is my motive in prayer my own happiness, or God’s glory?, and Do I pray with an attitude of doubt, just going through the motions of prayer because it seems like the spiritual thing to do? Repent of any wrong attitudes and ask God to help you approach prayer differently. Aim to pray in alignment with God’s will and remember that he wants the best for you. *Rely on God’s strength to fight spiritual battles. Be aware that discouragement or despair you feel may be caused by evil that is opposing your efforts to grow closer to God. Get rid of sinful habits that may be opening doors in your life for evil to come through. Confess and repent of the sin that God brings to your attention, and ask him to cleanse you from it. *Wrestle in prayer. When something bad happens, don’t just throw out a few brief prayers for God’s help, and then move on in discouragement if the situation doesn’t change for the better soon. Instead, grab hold of God’s promises and fight to see them unfurled in this fallen world. Be persistent, praying until God gives you answers. Don’t give up praying about a situation until God’s power comes into it. *Pray for what only God can do. Don’t limit your prayers only to simple situations that don’t require much divine intervention to change. Instead, make a habit of praying for big things that only God can do. God will respond to any prayer, no matter how small. Since you can approach God with confidence, why not pray the biggest, most powerful prayers that you can?
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