HOW TO PRAY
THE WORD OF GOD → FAITH → PRAYER → THANKSGIVING → PERSISTENCE → TRUST IN GOD
- Pray with faith
- Do not pray only with doubt and fear.
- Believe that God hears your prayer and is able to answer.
- Prayer should come from trust in God.
- Pray according to the Word of God
- Find God’s promises in the Bible that relate to your situation.
- Pray based on these promises.
- The Word of God is not merely information, but something on which faith can rely.
- Talk to God specifically
- Clearly tell God what you are praying for.
- Do not limit yourself to a general prayer.
- Bring your specific need before God.
- Ask for healing
- In the case of illness, you can ask God for healing.
- According to Hayes’s teaching, illness is not something a person should simply accept.
- In prayer, affirm your faith in God’s healing power.
- Use the Word of God against illness
- In times of illness, fear, and hopelessness, remember and proclaim the promises of the Bible.
- Focus on what God has said, rather than only on your symptoms.
- Do not allow fear to control you
- Fear should not be regarded as God’s will.
- In prayer, move from fear toward faith and trust.
- Instead of constantly thinking about illness or death, focus on God.
- Be persistent
- Do not stop praying immediately if you do not see an answer.
- Continue seeking God and holding on to His Word.
- Faith and prayer should not depend solely on what you see or feel at the moment.
- Give thanks to God
- Thanksgiving is an important part of prayer.
- Thank God for His goodness and faithfulness even before you see the desired change.
- Forgive
- Forgiving others is part of a life of prayer.
- Do not hold bitterness, anger, or resentment in your heart.
- Strive to keep your heart pure before God.
- Live in constant fellowship with God
- Prayer should not be merely a means used in times of crisis.
- Communion with God should be a daily practice.
- Read the Bible, pray, listen to God, and act in faith.
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