It can be summed up with four words.
THE POWER OF PRAYER!
Prayer is real. God is real, as is the Holy Spirit and Jesus.
When you pray, your prayers are heard.
At times I think that prayers are sometimes said out of routine. Suppose that you are allowed only one prayer in your lifetime. You decide that today is the day you will use this one prayer. You go to a private place for this prayer. Just as you bow your head, a bright flash of light, like lightning, fills the room. At first, you are blinded by the flash, and then you realize that it wasn’t a flash at all. The unbelievably bright light continues to fill the room. Your heart pounds and you notice trembling in your arms and legs.
You hear and you understand:
“Don’t be afraid my child, for I am your Heavenly Father and I love you very much. I knew you before you were born, I know you now and I will know and be with you when you leave this earth. I am here now to listen. I want to hear what you have to say. What you say is important to me because I love you more than you can understand.”
How would you pray? Would your approach to the prayer be any different than usual? Prayer is powerful and real. Prayer is your direct hotline to God. In addition, when you pray, you are not praying alone. The Holy Spirit is helping with your prayer by communicating your deepest thoughts and needs, even the things that you don’t know how to verbalize or pray for. Do you see why I say that prayer is powerful?
Answered prayers shape and give direction to our lives. Prayer is powerful and prayers are answered. I suppose some people would have a different opinion on this, but it has been my experience that prayers are usually answered by the opening and closing of doors. An exception would be prayers for the seriously ill. I have talked with several people who have witnessed remarkable medical recoveries in response to sincere prayer. Again, my experience has been that prayers are often answered by a door closing in one direction and opening in another. On the surface, it can appear to be coincidental, chance, or good luck. However, as you go through life, remember what you are praying for and look backward with 20/20 hindsight. You will find that there are just too many coincidental events. You will realize that God’s hand was involved.
I hope that you pray. When you pray, pray as if you are praying that once in a lifetime prayer. Remember that you have God’s attention and he wants to hear what you have to say. When you pray, don’t forget to praise God. This just means let God know that you recognize His greatness, that He is all-powerful, the one and only God, and that you love and praise Him. Don’t forget to thank God for all He has given you. Pray for the needs of others before your own.
So, I would suggest that our lives are directed and shaped by our choices, some random events, and God’s intervention in response to prayers. We can choose to drift through life and hope that things turn out all right, or we can choose to influence our direction in life through prayer and good choices. I hope you choose wisely and I hope that you pray.
I will be praying for you.
Below is a free downloadable prayer that can be printed and used as you see fit.
A Prayer from The Biblical Truth
