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Effective Persistent Prayer Power

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I trust you're choosing to take only one step a day, which shows your heartfelt desire to solve your problem.

Welcome back my friend ...

The sincerity of your prayer is more important than the procedure of it, and you have been increasing your sincerity with every step you take. So, let's discuss the various persistent Prayer Bible Quotes

It matters not if you have recently become a Christian or you are a seasoned Christian. We all want our prayer to be more effective as to enhance our communication with God. In this step, you'll discover that effective prayer is simple and with just a little insight from the Bible, you can improve your prayer life dramatically.

Before we start our Persistent Prayer Bible Quotes voyage, there are a few misinterpretations about Christian prayer, and Christian prayer habits that you may have formed that need to be looked at before you can expect positive improvement in your Christian prayers, so let's talk about what Christian prayer is not.

Sincere Prayer Power Bible Point of Interest ... Please do not be offended if one or more of these things describe a pattern or habit that you follow in Christian Prayer. But rather, rejoice that learning more from the Bible about Christian prayer, will have you well on your way to a closer relationship with the Lord.

• Prayer is not ... A daily rattling off of your list of complaints to God. Most of the things we complain to God about can be changed by our own choices. Always remember, we are God's servants, He is not ours.
• Prayer is not ... Something we do because we feel obligated. Our Father wants us to spend time with Him because of a sincere desire to, not because we need to have our prayer time card punched.
• Prayer is not ... A one sided conversation, it's two. You're not the only one present and participating. This will be elaborated on later in our study.
• Prayer is not ... Better because of how long a time you spend doing it.
• Prayer is not ... Reciting the same words over and over again, most of the time with no emotion, or even with your mind concentrating on something completely different while the words wander in your mind. When Jesus spoke the Lord's Prayer, He said that this was the manner in which we should pray, not the only prayer to offer.
• Prayer is not ... Repititous. A heartfelt prayer is not repetition, it is spontaneous.

If any of these things have become your Christian Prayer habits, get ready for a totally new attitude about effective Christian prayer. You may find your Christian Prayers more an obligation than a Spiritual adventure where you are talking to God.

Persistent Prayer Bible Quotes Advice ... The first thing you need to do is relax. Your prayer life is as you-nique as you are. No two people pray alike. No two Christian prayers are exactly alike. Only you can decide how you pray.

We're going to take a sort of detective approach to investigating our Christian prayers and discover more about the Who, What, When, Where, Why and How of Christian prayer. Ready? Let's get started by answering:

An important thing to know about the sincere prayer power Bible path to peace is understanding who you are praying to. Get to know who the Lord is.

God, Jesus and the Holy spirit are one entity ...

... And you'll find that building relationships in prayer with and knowing who to go through to reach God's ears and heart, will enhance your prayer life and help you to grow in Faith.

Though the three are one, it's important to know the different "personalities" of the three divine persons of God. Just as you have a body, soul and spirit, and are still only one person, and we are created in God's image - God has three parts as well.

The soul --- God

The flesh --- Jesus

The Spirit --- The Holy Spirit

God

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God is your Heavenly Father. He created you. He knows everything about you. Everything! Every need, want, and emotion, every quality and quirk. And He loves you more than any human has the ability to love. Though your sins can never extend further than His Grace, He is a jealous and peculiar God and wants your complete and unwavering devotion. He will discipline you out of love and you should welcome that discipline with an attitude of yearning to always seek, return and remain in His good graces. God is love. Talk to God as your Father, because He indeed is.

Jesus

Sincere Prayer Power Bible tibit of Truth ... Because the world saw Him in the flesh, some people find it easiest to relate to Jesus. He is Forgiveness. If you feel that the Lord is upset with you, Jesus will intercede to God if you ask Him sincerely. He understands our human nature, having lived in flesh and blood Himself. He understands temptation, disappointment, physical and mental agony, trial and tribulation and every human emotion that exists.

Jesus is your friend ...

How many of your friends have died so that you can be forgiven of all your sins and live forever? Talk to Jesus like He is your best friend.

The Holy Spirit

The Holy Spirit is your Comforter. He is Truth. Jesus sent Him to guide us because He would no longer be here in the flesh, and He understands how tough it is to live a godly life in an ungodly world. The Holy Spirit is a gentleman. He will not enter your heart if He's not invited. He's your Helper. If you don't know what to do or say about something, the Holy Spirit will lead you, if you only ask. He is the Spirit of God and Jesus. He waits for you to commune with Him. He is your companion, your Spiritual intuition ... The Holy Spirit is the voice inside of you that encourages you to always do the right thing. Talk to the Holy Spirit like He is your mentor.

Because He is.

As your prayer life expands, you'll get a better feeling of which person of God to pray to in different circumstances and your relationship will deepen with each of them as time goes on. Just as you want God to love all of you - mind (soul), body, and spirit, He also wants you to love and pray to all of Him.

Sincere Prayer Power Bible Trivia Time ... What is prayer? Prayer is the way that Christians communicate with God. But do you feel like you're at a loss for words when you pray? What on earth are you supposed to talk about when you pray, anyway?

If you're new to prayer and you're having trouble getting started, maybe this will help. Pretend that someone just introduced you to Jesus for the first time, and left you alone together to talk.

Get to know Him. How do you do that?

Talk!

What would you tell Him? What would you ask? You may feel a bit silly, being that He already knows you better than you do, but tell Him all about you. You may learn things about yourself that you didn't know, because many times we don't discover things about ourselves until we talk about them.

Are there questions that you've always wondered about Him? Ask! Are there things about yourself that you've never told anyone? Tell Him your secrets. It will bring you closer to Him and your friendship will begin to flourish. Trust Him! Share your successes, your failures, your dreams, your appointments, your disappointments, your happiness, your sadness ... Everything!

He is your best friend.

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Sometimes you may just feel like spending time with the Lord, without speaking. Just knowing His presence is with you, is very fulfilling. Sometimes you just can't put your thoughts into words when you want to pray, but not to worry, because God knows your heart.

The Apostle Paul explains:

There is no designated time to pray.

The Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit are available whenever you want or need to talk to them. They long to hear from you. The feeling should be mutual ...

You don't have to make an appointment, call ahead of time or save up your prayers for Sunday morning. Just invite them into your heart.

When you first wake up, say "Good Morning" to God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit. Hide and watch whether the times you remember to do this, your day goes better.

Put something on your nightstand, or your bathroom mirror that will remind you that He is waiting for you to talk to Him.

Attach a sticky note to your kitchen cabinet, on the refrigerator, or anywhere and everywhere to remind you to greet Him throughout the day. If your child woke up and didn't say good morning to you, you would be hurt or think he was mad at you.

Don't ignore God ... You are His child.

Jesus taught us that we should pray in private.

This doesn't mean that you're confined to your room when you pray. You can pray anywhere, anytime, just as long as it's only between you and God.

This brings up some more sincere Prayer questions. What about blessing meals or praying in church? Certainly our Father wants the church to pray together, but community prayer is quite different from personal prayer. If everyone present is praying in unity, remember what Jesus said:

If you're giving thanks for a meal, and everyone present is in agreement to give thanks, likewise, you are glorifying God together, if you're not seeking edification because of your prayer.

Saying a little "God bless Grandma and Grandpa" with Junior before bed? Splendid! We do have to teach the children.

But now let's look at some different scenarios.

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In a chat room, let's say someone opens up the floor for prayer for something or someone. Everyone begins to put their petitions up on the board. This is where you must be careful. In many cases ... Some souls carefully choose their most eloquent words to post, clearly for self edification. Some continue, trying to outdo the others present. They're not speaking to God, they're speaking for the other people in the room.

If someone wants to be prayed for, your silent prayer speaks volumes to God, compared to revealing your intimate conversation with Him in an open forum.

Now this does not apply to those who are praying for others and are truly led by the Spirit of God.

It is not what you do but why.

In addition ... If there is godly conversation in the room and you're Spiritually moved by it, an enthusiastic "Amen" or something similar is quite different.

Nobody wants to quench your passion, but there is a time and a place for everything. In prayer, the time is anytime, and the place for personal prayer is in the privacy of your mind, with God.

There are myriads of reasons why one would pray, but, you may note that most of them fall into about five categories.

• Praise
• Confession
• Request
• Thanksgiving
• Communing

Below are some examples of the categories above:

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Thankful and Persistent Prayer Bible Quotes

Do you ever pray with thanksgiving? That means do you thank God in advance for the things you ask Him for? When you do this, you're showing the strength of your Faith and your lack of doubt.

Make sure you're not being presumptuous by doing this, you're showing praise.

Here's an example:

This is Just an Example

Prayer is Personal.

Your Father probably wants you to do it voluntarily, not out of a feeling of obligation, or in a repetitive manner.

Praying for others is such a wonderful gift. In praying for someone else, you could be releasing miracles for them. You just never know the power of prayer.

As you learned at the very beginning of this study, everybody prays differently. Sometimes you may pray for hours at a time, and sometimes you may just whisper one word (like Alleluia or Thanks or Amen). How you pray is entirely up to you. Just remember, there are no limitations on prayer, small or large. Your Father judges your heart, and the only thing He wants from you, is sincerity. You need not be eloquent in prayer. Verbal gymnastics are not a requirement in prayer. God doesn't care how you pray, just that you do pray. You are not getting graded on your prayer. You are just showing love to your creator.

That being said, look with me at what Peter, who learned first hand from Jesus, that being righteous is important to God and has an effect on prayer:

With that in mind, there are things in the Bible about prayer that you may find helpful to know.

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Always Ask in Jesus' Name

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The Bible is very clear that Jesus is the mediator between us and God and that nobody gets through to the Father without going through Jesus.

You must enter in the Jesus door to get to God.

God's Will Be Done

Here's a very important thing that the Apostle John wrote about prayer: Ask according to God's will:

This is especially important when you're praying for others. Consider this. What if someone asks you to pray for a specific reason for them, or what if you, in the goodness of your heart, take it upon yourself to pray for something that someone didn't ask for, but you believe it would be a blessing for them.

Innocently, you pray for them, but unbeknownst to you, the wish is not God's will for them. The prayer is not answered in the way hoped for, and questions arise about believing to receive, and asking in Jesus' name, and innumerable other doubts.

This, my friend, can be harmful to their Faith, and yours. Not only this, but if the prayer does come to pass, if it wasn't God's will, this can be devastating in unimaginable ways. When you pray for someone else, always be certain, that you're praying for God's will to be done.

Watch What You Ask For

God answers all prayers. His answers are, Yes, No, and Not now.

Praying for God's will to be done in our lives may be a little hard to grasp at first, because the human creature is naturally a selfish being. We want what we want, when we want it.

But, what about what God wants?

He is our Creator, after all. He owns the remote control of our lives. He created a plan for us, but sometimes we think we're the ones in control. What does that mean, anyway ... According to His will? It means that you're putting your life in God's hands ... Giving Him back the controls.

Many are the plans in a man's heart, but it is the Lord's purpose that prevails.

The world and it's desires pass away, But the man who does the will of God lives forever.

Many things the world offers look exciting, but we don't see what lies behind it's deceptive promises. God does. He wants our prayers and plans to be His plans. We often make our own plans and think we're headed in the right direction, but if we don't involve God in the planning, we'll probably end up on the wrong path.

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Don't get this wrong now, God loves you so much that He wants to give you the desire of your heart, and He wants your plans to succeed and your dreams to come true, so when we pray for something that is not His will, He patiently leads us in the right direction.

May He give you the desire of your heart and make all your plans succeed.

He finds ways to fulfill our hopes while still conforming to His will. At first it may seem like your prayer is not answered, but if we follow the direction that He points us in, we'll find what we were looking for, without disappointment. Many times you'll realize that what you were praying for, was something you really didn't want. Praise God for His infinite wisdom!

So, how do you avoid going in the wrong direction in the first place?

Commit (trust) your prayers and plans to Him, and He'll show you the right thing to do.

Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and your plans will succeed.

The more you grow in Him by following His plans, the more you become like Him. You will take on His character and His thoughts will become your thoughts, because He lives through you, guiding you and conforming you to His image. The more you become like Him, the closer you'll be to the center of His will and your selfishness will vanish.

Don't forget to listen when you pray. Listen with your heart. Ask Him what He wants to say from His heart, and then listen. You're having a conversation with the Lord, so give Him a chance to talk. Give Him time to answer. Don't forget that God is a Spirit (John 4:24), so His answers may not be in the form you expect. You never know how He may answer you ... wind, thunder, or perhaps a still small voice as Elijah described, (1 Kings 19:12).

These next passages show the different ways that people effectively prayed in the Bible.

Below are some of the words of Jesus concerning prayer.
Ask and you shall receive:

Believe to receive:

You must desire, believe, forgive all when you pray:

Love is also a very important part of prayer. To avoid prayer being hindered you must love all. Must be at peace and forgive all:

Other Ways You Can Offer Prayer

Keep a Journal

You may have heard before that the Bible is the Lord's love letter to you. How about writing down your prayers to Him? It's also a great way to see the progress of your prayer life and your walk of Faith.

David did this in his Psalms and was the apple of God's eye.

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Think about when we discussed praying for God's will a few moments ago, and remember that God's perspective is eternity. Our temporal outlook on our lives, sometimes cause us to limit our perspective and we can't see the potential of the blessings that He bestows on us.

You may pray for the opportunity to serve God better, and His answer to your prayer may not be the same plan as yours. Keep your heart open to the doors He opens in your life. There may be sacrifices that are necessary in order to fulfill His will. The means by which His will is accomplished may seem extreme to us, but don't forget, He's in control, and He knows what's best. Things that seem tragic to us, are sometimes a blessing from our Father.

For example: Sometimes the only way to make time in some peoples lives to serve Him is to remove us from things that we hold most important to us, because we put those things above Him. That may even mean things that we love. A child may move away, you may lose your job, a loved one may even die. These things seem extreme at first, but if you pray for the wisdom to understand God's plan, you'll find the blessing that He intends.

Jesus explains this, that God purges, or prunes our lives, so that we can produce more fruit for Him. Often times we have false expectations that blessings mean more (family, friends, possessions, prestige, etc.) in our lives. My friend, in serving the Lord, less is more!

Father, It's Me Again

Remember that little saying about God's answers to prayer being, Yes, No, and Not now?

Persistent Prayer Bible Quotes and the Answer No

Let's talk about when the answer is, Not now.

Persistent Prayer Bible Quotes tidbit of Truth ... Sometimes we must be patient in waiting for our prayers to be answered. God's timing isn't always our timing. We tend to want things to happen now, we don't want to wait. But, again, we don't see the full picture. From eternity, the things we think are important don't amount to much, but God created us with a specific purpose in mind, and His timing is perfect!

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Persistent Prayer Bible Quotes Truth

So, when we think things are moving too slow in our life, we need to wait, because God is moving everything into its proper place. Jesus told a parable to His disciples about this, that people should always pray, and not to lose heart.

Don't lose heart!

Wait on the Lord

Don't be impatient for the Lord to act. Travel steadily along His path.

And know that the Holy Ghost communes with our spirit and shares with God what we pray for.

God bless you, and may your prayer life prosper with every passing moment!