(Taken from: “One Word From God Can Change Your Life”, by Kenneth and Gloria Copeland)
Foundation Scriptures:
“And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do , that the Father may be glorified in the Son.” – John 14:13
“And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us: And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask , we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.” – 1 John 5:14-15
Our prayers too often lack the depth that heaven requires. They come from the head – and not the heart.
Prayer must be propelled from our spirit toward God with an earnestness and faith that cannot be denied.
“For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed : for I know whom I have believed , and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day.” – 2 Timothy 1:12
Real prayer – prayer that gets results – comes from the heart hungry to know God. “As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God. 2 My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God?” – Psalm 42:1-2
“Deep calleth unto deep at the noise of thy waterspouts: all thy waves and thy billows are gone over me.” – Psalm 42:7
We must desire to know Jesus with such an intensity that every other desire pales beside it. We must develop a love affair with the Lord. We must seek out private times of daily communication with Him, times of waiting before Him and worshipping Him. Continually, moment by moment.
“If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will , and it shall be done unto you.” – John 15:7
“ Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.” – Hebrews 4:16
If we will empty ourselves of the distractions and desires of this world and crave Jesus along, He will rush into our lives with the wind of the Holy Spirit. he will meet us with an intensity and an outpouring we have, until now, only read about in the pages of books.
Are you willing to pay the price?
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