PRAYER
We all believe and know that
prayer is answer to everything. Jesus confirmed it by saying, “prayer is key”.
The bible says that we should, “pray without ceasing”. It simply means that
prayer is very vital in day-to-day lives and that is why we believe that when a
child is born and prayer is done, it can guide his/her life. Most pages in the
Bible lays emphases on prayer.
Prayers
are taught in different dimensions. Many believe that without prayer we can do
nothing. You can also agree with me that “prayers can change any situation,”
this has been our believe from time in memorial. We have attended many prayer
meetings and conferences, principles of prayers are been taught in different
dimensions but implementations in our lives have yielded no interest. For
instance, the issue of financial breakthrough, some graduated without jobs,
marriages are not working, and businesses are collapsing. Yet, in all of these
instances; we implement all we know about prayers and the situations have
become unchangeable. In some cases, we come to conclusion that the situation
confronting us may be the will of God concerning us. Some believe that God will
answer them at the appointed time. Other believe that the situation is not in
the place of prayer; but this is not true.
Note that
each time you prayer; you weaken the hand of your adversary whether you believe
it or not. Some will tell you that they have fasted for days, weeks, and
months; yet no result. So by this their faith is been weakened .But to make the
matters worse, you meet someone and explain your problems to him\her and you
are advised to fast for three days. Deep down in you, you believe that after
three days the problem will be solved and the answer will come. Only to
discover the more you pray, the more troubles come your way and you conclude
not to pray to avoid more troubles.
Prayer was
demonstrated by Daniel himself in the book of Daniel, he fasted for twenty-one
days and got an answer. If you look at the context of his prayer, you will
notice that Daniel had the ability to pray and get revelations to his prayer.
The story narrated in that verse told us that Daniel prayed , there was no
answer. He never had in mind how many days to fast and pray. He continued to
pray and fast until the answer came and it was at the end of his continuous
non-stop fasting the answer came.
These two are
great examples for people that believe in prayers. There are no specific day,
time, week or month that God answers prayers. When you get to the place of
prayer, you are expected to remain there till the answer comes- that’s the
principle of prayer because it has no respect for time. If you can apply this
principle in any situation that confront you, nothing will be impossible.
This
issue that I am sharing came through very difficult experience. I met a lady
over fifteen years ago who had come of age to be married; yet no one was
interested in her: talkless of asking for her hands in marriage. We prayed for
several nights and she woke up one morning with a revelation that she saw a
very tall man who came to her with two other arrested men and said to her’ I
have arrested these ones hindering you from marriage,” and they were taken
away. The next night, the lady was woken up to pray; she said, she cannot
continue and we asked her why? Of which she shared her revelation. She was
advised to continue, of which she refused saying her problem was solved through
her revelation. She is still unmarried till this day.
ACTION POINTS
1. Oh
LORD give me grace in the place of prayer.
2. Oh LORD give me the ability to thirst and
hunger for prayer.
3. Oh
LORD give me the right spirit to motivate me in the place of prayer.
4. Oh
LORD give me the spirit of a warrior in the place of prayer.
5. Oh
LORD plant people around me that will encourage me in the place of prayer.
6. LORD
cause people to strengthen me in terms of weakness in the place of prayer.
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