PRINCIPLES OF SUCCESSFUL PRAYER:(1) BE SPECIFIC. Instead of just praying, “Lord, bless me today” have goals in mind.When blind Bartimaeus cried to Jesus, “Have mercy onme!” the Lord asked, “What do you want me to do foryou?” (Mark 10:51.)That’s a strange question to ask a blind man, but Jesuswanted him to be specific. And when he told Jesus, “I want to see” he got his prayer answered.We understand the disaster of a ship without a rudder, a car whose steering fails, or an airplane that loses its guidance system. But too much of the time we’re cruising through life without any specific direction. And if that’s how you’re praying, you won’t see many answers.(2) PERSIST. When you complained that your prayers weren’t being answered, was it because you quit too soon? Remember, when Jesus’ own disciples said, “Lord, teach us to pray” he immediately taught a lesson on persistence.He told of a man who had visitors late at night needing a place to sleep. The man had no bread to feed them, so he went next door to borrow some. His neighbor wouldn’t give him the bread at first, but because of his persistence he soon got it (Luke 11.)And later Jesus told them another parable “to show them that they should always pray and not give up.” (Luke 18:1.)Understand this principle. If you quit too soon, your prayers will fail.
Posted on: Thu, 11 Sep 2014 19:19:16 +0000
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