HOW DO YOU PRAY?

IOI CHRISTIAN MORNING MEAL

TOPIC: HOW DO YOU PRAY?

James 4:1-3 KJV
From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members? [2] Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not. [3] Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.

Praise God for the opportunity we have to pray, prayer has always been one big way of communicating God and tender our heart desire to him. And it's very interesting too that it's the desire and commandment of God that we pray to him. But since prayer has been a way to pour our heart to God. Many has been disappointed about this and even tired of praying. Because as they pray it's seems nothing is forthcoming.

Let me show you some point why God won't answer our prayer. Isaiah 59:1 KJV
Behold, the Lord's hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear:

According to our Bible vers today the first reason why God will not answer is lost follow by other.

LUST
1. A feeling of strong desire, especially such a feeling driven by sexual arousal.
A general want or longing, not necessarily sexual.
The Bible says by this we can't receive what we wanted. If we lusted in our heart.

2. The second is KILLING.
This sounded so horrible. Yes but that is how many people try to get what they want. They kill innocent people to get their post. Cain kill Able in the book of Genesis. many people does that today. Your prayer won't be answer by killing either animal or your fellow human. Psalm 51:17 KJV
The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.
Psalm 51:16 KJV
For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it : thou delightest not in burnt offering.
Don't be deceive by fake prophet. If you keep on sacrificing. God will not answer. Jesus is our sacrifice. Hallelujah

3. FIGHTING and WAR
The Bible says this also will not make our prayer answer. many wife's fight their husband. Wife. Pastor. Neighbours, lecturer. Siblings etc. Many Christian are in serious fight against their parents because a prophet told them their problem is from their parent. (Yes it may be) but fighting won't solve it.
Jeremiah 32:5b KJV
saith the Lord : though ye fight with the Chaldeans, ye shall not prosper.

4. Bible said Ye ASK NOT.
Can you imagine that? Many of us don't really ask God what we want and need. We only accuse him of things he didn't do and shout in prayer without specific request. When next you pray be specific. Make a list of what you want. God is our father he is never tired of us. No list is too big for him. Amen

5. This next point is really where many of us always missing it. ASKING AMISS....
The Bible says some of us really ask but we ask amiss... What is the meaning of this.... The Bible gave us an hint by saying all we ask is from a selfish heart. We are too selfish and our purpose is very wrong.
Brethren, have you ever ask yourself. What is my motive. My reason. My purpose for asking God this. Remember God look at your heart not your face.

LET US PRAY
FATHER TEACH US TO PRAY RIGHTLY AND ANSWER OUR GOOD HEART DESIRE IN JESUS NAME.

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