Prayer is talking to God.It is the soul's sincere desire expressed to the Lord. Prayer is the easiest form of speech. The answer to your prayer is not dependent on the position you take, the length of the prayer, the eloquence demonstrated, or the place the prayer was made.
It is important to know that God answers prayer. He loves to hear us make our request to Him.That's why a certain preacher said that God's phone number is 5015. That's PS 50:15,God said "call upon me in the day of trouble". The scripture is filled with such call to pray from the LORD to us.In one occasion God said "I sought for a man who will stand in the gap for these people and I found none. The LORD will find you today. Since we know that the LORD delight to hear our prayer, it is therefore necessary to know the steps that we need to take in order to ensure that our praying is not mere gymnastic; of course it will profit us nothing. Our society today is turning into a hub of praying ground. Prayers go on everyday and night. Some pastors even mix prayers and Bible verses for their members. Some pray facing a particular direction,others pray in the name of their overseer.
Nevertheless there are simple steps to answers to prayers.
( 1) Enter into a relationship with God. Having a relationship with God does not mean church attendance. One can be in church but does not know God experientially. To know God expwerientially means to receive Him into your life as your personal Lord and Saviour (John 1:12;3:1-3).
(2) Practice a daily life of Holiness (Heb. 12:14;Luke 1:74,75). Of course you know that without holiness, no eye shall see the Lord.If one is living in sin and still pray and receive answers to prayers,the answer to such prayer does not come from God (John 9:31;PS.24).Don't be deceived.
(3)Watch your ways,actions,thoughts,character,carriage and conduct,and finally habit. WATCH.
(4) Pray in faith (James 1:6-9). It is a prayer made in faith that God answers. Faith believes that everything is possible. You can recall how the Lord Jesus rebuked His disciples on the matter of faith.Without faith it is impossible to please God (He 11:6).
(5) Avoid carnality and don't reject the leading of the Holy Spirit. As you do all these and more, the Lord will answer your prayers in Jesus name
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