[__ Prayer __] Do You Know How to Pray So That God Will Listen?

[Iris Willson]

Brothers and sisters:
Peace to you in the Lord! Praying is an important way for us Christians to establish a normal relationship with God. This is especially the case during the morning and at night. That is why learning how to pray is extremely important. However, many brothers and sisters feel perplexed: Every single day, we pray both in the morning and at night; we also pray before we eat and after we finish eating as well as when we have gatherings; furthermore, each time we pray, we say a lot to the Lord and pray for a long time. However, we always feel as if God is not there; it feels as if we are just talking to ourselves when we pray, and our spirit does not feel peace or joy. Why does God not listen to our prayers? How should we pray so that we can receive God’s praise?
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[ezra]

if your truly saved God will hear your prayers ..the greatest prayer in time of trouble Lord help me . we must remember we can approach the throne of Grace with Boldness 24/7
7 Hindrances to Prayer

1. Personal known sin in the believer’s life
   “If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me” (Psalm 66:18).
2. Strained relationships between husbands and wives
   “Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered” (1 Peter 3:7).
3. Unreconciled wrongs, debts, or offenses between Christian brothers and sisters.
   “Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee; Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift” (Matthew 5:23–24).
4. An unforgiving or bitter spirit
   “Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times? Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven” (Matthew 18:21–22).
   “And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you” (Ephesians 4:32).
5. The sin of covetousness
   “From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members? 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. Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts” (James 4:1–3).
6. Neglect and indifference to the Word of God
   “He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer shall be abomination” (Proverbs 28:9).
7. Prayerlessness itself
   “Moreover as for me, God forbid that I should sin against the LORD in ceasing to pray for you: but I will teach you the good and the right way” (1 Samuel 12:23).

 

[Knotical]

The best prayer is to ask God for wisdom and to reveal His will for you in your life. Once you start understanding God's will your prayers are much more effective as your petitions will be more in line with His will for you.

Many times people feel God isn't listening because He is not answering their prayers, when in reality God answers all prayers, it is just that He doesn't always answer them the way we want Him to. He is not at our beckon call, and He is not there to praise, or please, us. We are here to reflect His glory back to Him, and when we become more in tune with His will we are better able to reflect that glory.

You can always pray for God's intervention in your life, but your prayers will always me much more effective when your petitions are in line with God's will.

 

[ezra]

the big mystery what is God will ?

 

[for_his_glory]

the big mystery what is God will ?

God's will be done on earth as it is in heaven, which means obedience to His commandments as God has a plan for all of us which is to be a faithful servant that brings glory and honor to His name.

 

[for_his_glory]

Prayer is very hard for some people as they do not know how to pray or they think there should be some grand format to follow to make a perfect prayer. Some are even afraid to even approach Jesus as they feel he is unreachable in their lives for the way they live, but Jesus will hear the prayers of anyone who has a sincere heart for the Lord no matter who they are and in all boldness will come to him.

Hebrews 4:16 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 7:25 Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.

Praying is humbling ourselves before the Lord and making a petition before him in simplicity of words for whatever our need is. Jesus, as our mediator, sits at the right hand of God making intercession for the saints of God as he presents our petitions before the Father. You do not need eloquent elaborate words or long prayers that use vain repetitions like the Pharisees used as God called them hypocrites because they were arrogant in their ways loving to have others see them in such formality who made the outside of themselves look good, but were nothing more than full of iniquity.

Romans 8:34 who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.

1Timothy 2:5 for there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;

Matthew 6:5 and when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, they have their reward.

Matthew 6:6 but thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.

Matthew 6:7 but when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.

Matthew 6:8 Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.