Prayer That Changes Everything

Prayer is communicating with God and praying out His plan and purpose. What an awesome privilege we have as believers to approach God and offer prayers that are full of life and power. The scripture says in James 5:16, “The earnest (heartfelt, continued) prayer of a righteous man makes tremendous power available {dynamic in its working}” (Amplified Bible). God wants our prayers to avail much. Here are some tips that will help us get results.

First of all, we need to pray with a faith that gets God’s attention. After all, God is a faith God and he always requires us to live and walk by faith. The way we pray is very important. We don’t pray with a hopeless attitude but with an expectant attitude. We pray believing for the impossible to be accomplished.

Second, we need to make sure that our prayer is backed by a faith that has corresponding actions. James 2:17 says, “Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.” Faith that is not active won’t work. In order to consistently move forward in God’s plan and purpose, we must put God’s Word first in our lives and feed on it consistently.

And lastly, we must always pray expecting that victory is ours. Hebrews 4:16 says, “Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.” We always need to pray from a position of triumph. We must expect to receive what we ask for because God is not holding anything back from us. According to Ephesians 1: 3, God has “blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ.”

If we want to have a more effective prayer life, we must incorporate these principles into our daily routine. James 1:22 says, “But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.” And as we practice these principles, we will begin to see everything change in our daily lives and in the world in which we live.