“ HOW TO GET YOUR PERSONAL PRAYERS ANSWERED”

Allen McLauchlin, Pastor

A family friendly, never alone, purpose driven church

August 23, 2015

Personal Prayers: Concerns and situations you only share in your secret closet or with a VERY few select friends. However, when the conditions are met, Jesus will ask you, " what can I do for you" and then He will do it.

1. By PRAYING with importunity, persistency, a fervent prayer.

When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to shout, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” Many rebuked him and told him to be quiet, but he shouted all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!” Mark 10:47,48

NOTE: Importuned prayer is not an impulse of energy, not a mere earnestness of soul; its origins are God not you, implanted and aroused by the Holy Spirit. Virtually, it is the intercession of the Spirit of God, in us; its not about facial expression or loudness but your inner desire.” The Divine Spirit informing every element within us, with the energy of His own striving, is the essence of the importunity which urges our praying at the mercy-seat, to continue until the fire falls and the blessing descends. Making God’s will first.

And Jesus said to his disciples, “Suppose one of you should go to a friend’s house at midnight and say, ‘Friend, let me borrow three loaves of bread. A friend of mine who is on a journey has just come to my house, and I haven’t got any food for him!’ And suppose your friend should answer from inside, ‘Don’t bother me! The door is already locked, and my children and I are in bed. I can’t get up and give you anything.’ Well, what then? I tell you that even if he will not get up and give you the bread because you are his friend, yet he will get up and give you everything you need because you are not ashamed to keep on asking. “And so I say to you: ask, and you will receive; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you. For all those who ask will receive, and those who seek will find, and the door will be opened to anyone who keeps on knocking. Luke 11:5-10

2. By giving ATTENTION to positive influences .

And Jesus stopped and said, “Call him here.” So they called the blind man, saying to him, “Take courage, stand up! He is calling for you.” Mark 10:49

When John’s disciples told him about all these things, he called two of them and sent them to the Lord to ask him, “Are you the one John said was going to come, or should we expect someone else?” When they came to Jesus, they said, “John the Baptist sent us to ask if you are the one he said was going to come, or if we should expect someone else.” At that very time Jesus cured many people of their sicknesses, diseases, and evil spirits, and gave sight to many blind people. He answered John’s messengers, “Go back and tell John what you have seen and heard: the blind can see, the lame can walk, those who suffer from dreaded skin diseases are made clean, the deaf can hear, the dead are raised to life, and the Good News is preached to the poor. How happy are those who have no doubts about me!” Luke 7:18-22

3. By completely and totally CASTING all our cares on Him and then operate in faith.

Throwing aside his cloak, he jumped up and came to Jesus. Mark 10:50

The sick man answered, “Sir, I have no one here to put me in the pool when the water is stirred up; while I am trying to get in, somebody else gets there first.” Jesus said to him, “Get up, pick up your mat, and walk.” John 5:7,8

Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you. 1 Peter 1:7

There is no fear in love; perfect love casts out all fear. So then, love has not been made perfect in anyone who is afraid, because fear has to do with punishment. 1 John 4:18

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