HOW TO PRAY EFFECTIVELY



By Rev.Michael Benson Ajayi
1 Tim 2:1-2 KJV “I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.”
 Prayer is the communication between God and spirits. It exist in the following forms : (1) supplication(Greek:  deomai ) which means  to beg (as binding oneself), when making a supplication on behalf of a person ,you present yourself as part of the guilty party  while using the pronoun ‘we’ and ‘us’.(2) prayer (Greek: proseuche) which means to worship in the spirit while speaking in tongues(3)  intersession (Greek:enteuxis) which means  an interview while making supplication on behalf of a guilty party :in this case prayers are made on behalf of a person  other than oneself  (4) Giving of thanks (Greek: eucharistia) which means gratitude while actively using a grateful language to God as an act of worship.
          The result of prayer is a peaceful, godly and honest life. These are the qualities of a prayerful Christian and it leads to promotion in life. The early disciples saw these qualities in Jesus and requested that He taught them how to be prayerful. This gave birth to what is popularly known as the Lord’s Prayer which is a template or formula on how to pray. The scriptures gives this formula as follows in Matt 6:9-13 Mssg Bible” With a God like this loving you, you can pray very simply. Like this: Our Father in heaven, Reveal who you are.  Set the world right; Do what's best — as above, so below. Keep us alive with three square meals.  Keep us forgiven with you and forgiving others.  Keep us safe from ourselves and the Devil. You're in charge! You can do anything you want! You're ablaze in beauty! Yes. Yes. Yes.”  He also emphasized the fact that we have a role to play in bringing about answers to prayers, Matt 6:14-15 says "In prayer there is a connection between what God does and what you do. You can't get forgiveness from God, for instance, without also forgiving others. 15 If you refuse to do your part, you cut yourself off from God's part. “We reap what we sow, therefore,  sow what you desire to harvest. (1Jn3:22,Jn15:7)humbly acknowledge His mercy while doing your best to obey his commandments (Lk18:10-14)
           From the above model ,prayers should be made directly to the Father :no go- between is needed (Jn14:13,14, Jn16:23) and we should be specific about our requests(1Kings 3:5,9,10,Matt.21:22,Phi 4:6)the angels only respond to specific prayers , therefore , no request means no answer(Jam4:2b). modern theology which says God already knows what’s on our minds ,therefore there isn’t any need to ask is contrary to scriptures and leads to laziness in prayer and spiritual paralysis  (Dan.9:13,Isaiah 64:7,Lk18:1). This gives Satan the advantage in the church and it’s the reason for crisis in most Christian homes (Isaiah 56:10-12). I decree and declare a revival in your prayer life now in Jesus name.  
      Prayer is a two-way communication therefore; we should wait for answers which may come instantaneously through the voice of the Spirit impressed on our hearts, vision or trance, dream, the bible or a messenger. Therefore, listening to God is part of praying (1 Sam.3:9, 10, Num 9:8)meditating on God’s word facilitates the hearing process (Josh1:8, Psa1:2) as all prayer must be made in faith which comes from God’s word (Matt21:21-22, Mk11:24). Haven prayed ,believe in your ability to receive and in God’s trustworthiness. I join my faith with yours to believe God for a breakthrough in Jesus name.
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