Since we're praying unceasingly for God to provide $2.5 million to cover our local debt, I thought it would be good to post some guidelines for answered prayer. I'm not sure where I got these, but they've been proven in the testing field of life, so I recommend them for you.1) Envision a Clear-cut Objective - Be Specific!
Too many people pray for "everything and everyone;" in generalities. You know, like "God bless everyone in the whole world!" So how do we know if God has answered that prayer? It would take quite awhile to ask everyone to find out!
When we pray, we should ask for exactly what we want God to do. "God, heal John of cancer," etc. In our case- $2.5 million dollars! Be specific in your prayer requests.
2) Develop a Burning Desire for the Objective - See it Accomplished!
Often, I've found we pray for things we don't really care about. And if we do care about them, we certainly don't act like it. Imagine a little kid asking his father for a new bike. He's going to ask his Dad once and leave it at that, right? HA! Yet we often ask God for something ONCE and then drop it. Sounds like we really care about the subject, don't ya think?
While we're developing a burning desire, we should envision our objective actually accomplished. See your prayer in your mind's eye having been answered. Believe it has already happened.
3) Pray for Assurance - The Rhema Word!
Once we see our objective accomplished in our mind's eye, we should then start asking God to give us the assurance that he WILL answer this specific prayer. In short, that's called the Rhema Word (Greek). Once we get that assurance, it's all over but the shouting . . . and that's the next point:
4) Claim and Speak the Word - Tell Others!
Start shouting it out. As if it has already happened, if you'd like, because it WILL happen- God has said so (remember step 3 above?) and you KNOW it deep in your spirit (Gotta LOVE that Rhema Word!).
There you have it- some nice proven guidelines for answered prayer. Try it- it works!
3 comments:
excellent gidelines for presistant prayers. Doug God will answer this prayer for the money will come. God is faithful if we are faithful and persistant in our prayers. the flood gates will open and the money will start flowing in like a rushing river. While typing this God gave me this about the rushing, flowing , gushing floods. what a sight in the mind eye of 2.5 millons dollars flooding the gates . hallalujuh. sorry for the spelling but you get my drift. you friend dan.
Interesting Dan! The main words we've been getting about this relate to water/ice- yours fits right in with what God has been saying to us. How's that for confirmation!?
cool GOD IS GREAT!! KEEP UP THE GOOD FIGHT, GOD WILL PROVIDE. DAN
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