A Prayer Promise

When you pray, mean it. Fervent prayer thwarts satan’s activities like nothing else!

Now this is the confidence we have before Him: Whenever we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears whatever we ask, we know that we have what we have asked Him for (1 John 5:14-15).

Kay Arthur poses very good questions for those who are still starting out in a prayer life: How confident are you in your prayer life? Have you ever believed God would answer your prayer in a certain way, only to be disappointed? Are your prayers general, like “bless everyone” because you are afraid to pray specifically, to ask God for definite answers?

O Beloved, I do understand. I’ve been there. And since I’ve been there let me ask a few more questions: Do you ever stand in awe at the testimony of others and their answers to prayer? Does it make you feel like a reject because you have never received those kind of answers? Do you ever wonder if you even know how to pray? Or have you even wondered if God really meant what He said when He gave us those prayer promises?

According to those verses in 1 John, if we ask anything that is God’s will, you can be sure God will hear and answer. So – is it God’s will for you to know how to pray? Of course it is. Go to God and tell Him what you want regarding prayer. Show Him His promise, and claim that promise for yourself.