But when you pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking. Mat 6:7 The Lord is the most intelligent being in the unverse.     He hears us the first time we speak.     As a matter of fact, He knows what we need before we even ask.     On top of that, He knows the imagination of the thoughts of our hearts.      Prayer?     Keep it simple.     Keep it sincere.

Be not you therefore like unto them: for your Father knows what things you have need of, before you ask him. Mat 6:8 In prayer `acknowledgement` should be a mainstay.         ➛ acknowledge His sovereignty.         ➛ acknowledge His goodness.         ➛ acknowledge His blessings.         ➛ acknowledge His love.         ➛ acknowledge His provision.         ➛ acknowledge His Plan.

Therefore I say unto you, What things soever you desire, when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you shall have them. Mar 11:24 A desire is the object of hope.     Desiring and Hoping are activities of the imagination.      Faith is the state of our heart regarding that which we desire.      Jesus is telling us to visualize a desire, ask for it and immediately receive it in faith.      The act of desiring, hoping, asking, believing and receiving by faith is a seed that is planted.     The manifestation of that which is desired is the harvest.      The Spiritual Law of Seed Time And Harvest is foundational to all that the Lord has created.      1) We sow 2) the Lord produces 3) We harvest.

If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, you shall ask what you will, and it shall be done unto you. Joh 15:7 To abide in Jesus is:    ➛ to be Baptized In The Name Of Jesus Christ    ➛ to be filled with His Holy Spirit.         ➛ to have the Mind Of Christ.      For His Words to abide in you:    ➛ you must know the Word    ➛ you must believe the Word    ➛ you must receive the Word as your law We must worship in Spirit And Truth.      We must live in Spirit And Truth.      To 'ask what you will' implies that you ask in Spirit And Truth.      'It shall be done' is a guarantee for those who come into Spirit And Truth.      When you are in the Holy Spirit, in the Word and have the Mind Of Christ, you know that He has provided all things for life and godliness, so that when you ask, you receive Mar 11:24.

And whatsoever you shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Holy Spirit Father may be glorified in the Son. Joh 14:13 Whatsoever You Shall Ask    ➛ `Whatsoever` has no bounds, no limits.         ➛ Can you, will you believe what Jesus says here?      In My Name    ➛ Jesus wants us to ask for whatever we desire using His name.         ➛ Why In Jesus` Name?               → Jesus is God's name          → It is only polite to speak to God using His name.               → It demonstrates our faith in Jesus as God, our provider          → When we ask In Jesus` Name, His Holy Spirit Father in us performs the work and in so doing validates Jesus as His express image glorifying Himself In Christ Jesus.      Glorified In The Son    ➛ speaks to the fact that we can only know the Father through the Son.         ➛ The Holy Spirit Father incarnated Himself in Christ Jesus by whom He reveals Himself to us in thought, in Word and in action.         ➛ When we ask In Jesus` Name and the answer comes, we understand that is by the Spirit Of Christ Jesus in us and so the Holy Spirit Father is glorifed.      Now we have the Father in us so that we are One with Him even as our Lord Jesus Christ is One with His Holy Spirit Father Joh 17:11,21,22,23.      How does answered prayer glorify our Heavenly Father?         ➛ Jesus is the express image of His Holy Spirit Father.         ➛ It is by the power of His Holy Spirit Father that this promise is kept.      Think about how asking and not receiving actually denigrates our Heavenly Father.     It makes Him appear unconcerned, unloving.      Jesus was the original faith preacher.     So, when He makes a statement like this, He assumes you have taken to heart His command: Have Holy Spirit faith!      Mar 11:22 Faith is not something we conjure up.     It comes by hearing believing and receiving the Word Of The Lord.      When we hear, believe and receive the Word, the Holy Spirit in us can manifest His fruit of supernatural faith, which can accomplish anything Mar 9:23.      Get into the Word until you have faith in it.     Then when you speak the Word it will accomplish our Lord`s purpose by His Holy Spirit Isa 55:11.

If you shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it. Joh 14:14 What a promise!      Christ Jesus has signed a blank check for us.     By faith we fill the check in and cash it.      Do you believe the Word Of The Lord?      If so, meditate on this verse until you are convinced of the totality of our Father`s love and the magnificence of Christ`s provision for us by Grace Through Faith.      Who is the one that we ask?     The Holy Spirit of Jesus Christ.

You ask, and receive not, because you ask amiss, that you may consume it upon your lusts. Jam 4:3 Carnal Minded believers will likely be petty and selfish in their requests.

And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him. Jam 5:15 Asking is necessary Mat 7:8.      Believing is critical Mar 11:24.      When we ask in faith we receive Mar 11:24.      For the sick to be saved is for them to be made whole.      Sickness and sin are closely connected.     When a person comes to Christ Jesus in faith they are made whole - in their Spirit Soul And Body.

Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that you may be healed.     The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much. Jam 5:16 Effectual prayer is prayer that produces results.     Results come from speaking in faith.      Fervent prayer is prayer that issues from your Heart Faith, from a place of compassion and earnestness.      We are instructed here to pray one for another.     This is speaking about the body of Christ and members praying for other members.      We are not to pray for unbelievers without first presenting the healer to them.     We are to witness to unbelievers so that they become believers and then we pray for their other needs.      If a person rejects Christ Jesus they are to suffer the consequences of their sin.     Don`t ask the Lord to violate His Word.      Remember, it was Jesus` teaching that produced faith for the healings that followed.      In the first part of this verse James is not talking about airing dirty laundry.      We are to confess our offense to the person we offended.

Pray without ceasing. 1Th 5:17 We ought to walk in awareness of the Holy Spirit in us such that all our thoughts are shared with Him and processed in accordance with His Word.      In so doing, we pray without ceasing.      Prayer is communication with the Holy Spirit.     Since we are in partnership with the Holy Spirit keeping the lines of communication open is critical for the successful operation of the partnership.      Think of how a singing duet must be aware of what each other is doing in order for them to hit the right note and the right syllable at the same time to produce harmony.      Praying is harmonizing with the Holy Spirit.

Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of our Mighty God, even Jesus our Lord, 2Pe 1:2 Increasing in knowledge of Christ increases the level of peace one experiences and increases the flow of Grace.      Knowledge of Christ is intimacy with Christ.     How are we intimate with Christ?         ➛ by hearing, believing, receiving and doing His Word    ➛ by praying in His Holy Spirit and allowing Him to speak to us Those who avoid the Word cannot be intimate with Christ.      Those who resist His Holy Spirit cannot be intimate with Christ.      Those who are not intimate with Christ are not In Christ.      For a man, it is the difference between being friends with a woman and being married to her.      When we look at the purpose of Christ Jesus coming into the world we find that it is for us to be Baptized In The Holy Spirit Mat 3:11.      Spirit Baptism comes from a desire for intimacy.     It is really what Receiving Jesus is all about.     You cannot receive the body of Jesus into you, but you can receive the Holy Spirit Of Christ into you.      You cannot be One with Christ except by receiving His Word and His Holy Spirit.

According as his divine power has given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that has called us to glory and virtue: 2Pe 1:3 The power of the Lord manifests in and through us to the extent of our knowledge of Him.      - You must know that you are accepted in the beloved Eph 1:6,    ➛ You must know that you are healed by His stripes 1Pe 2:24,    ➛ You must know that He wants you to prosper 3Jn 1:2,    ➛ You must know that the same spirit that raised Christ from the dead lives in you Rom 8:11,    ➛ You must know that you have authority over the enemy Luk 9:1 Jam 4:7,    ➛ You must know that you have the power to bind and to loose Mat 16:19,    ➛ You must know that you can do all things through Christ who strengthens you Phi 4:13.      How do you know these things?      You hear, believe, receive and do the word of the Lord.     (see He Be Re Do) Decide that you will have the Mind Of Christ Phi 2:5 and then do what Jesus did to become the instrument of the Lord Jesus 1.     heard the Word Of The Lord Mat 4:4, 2.     believed the Word Of The Lord Luk 4:21, 3.     was baptised with His Holy Spirit Mat 3:16, 4.     Spoke and did the Word Of The Lord Joh 14:10.      It is in following the example of Christ Jesus that we manifest His virtue, His power and His glory.      Who has called us to glory and virtue?         ➛ the Word    ➛ the Holy Spirit The Word is the Gospel of Jesus Christ that informs us.      The Holy Spirit is the one that draws us to Christ.      Believers are to preach the Gospel.     Rev 22:17

Likewise the Spirit also helps our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. Rom 8:26 Praying In The Spirit is critical because of the dullness of our minds.     Our Prayer Language is a vehicle by which our infirmities are healed.

And he that searches the hearts knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because he makes intercession for the saints according to the will of the Lord. Rom 8:27 Understand this verse by knowing that `he`, `Spirit`, and `God` are all referring to the Holy Spirit who is in us through Spirit Baptism.      So we see that the Holy Spirit reveals His mind and will to us as He searches our hearts and makes intercession for us as we pray in our Prayer Language.      It is His will for us to prosper and be in good health as our soul prospers 3Jn 1:2.      The Lord wants us to be whole lacking nothing 1Th 4:12.

And we know that all things work together for good to them that love the Lord, to them who are the called according to his purpose. Rom 8:28 When we align with the Lord, we do those things which prosper, which bring fruit.      We align ourselves with the Lord when we are called by the Holy Spirit and respond in faith to Christ Jesus` finished work.      His Plan is that we be His children, be filled with His spirit, do His works and manifest His glory.

For if I pray in an unknown tongue, my spirit prays, but my understanding is unfruitful. 1Co 14:14 Speaking In Tongues is an act of faith and trust in the Holy Spirit.     Though we do not know what is being said, we have confidence in the edification that is occurring.

What is it then?     I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also: I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also. 1Co 14:15 Praying in tongues is a supernatural exercise.     Let the Holy Spirit pray through you and for you.     After praying in the Spirit listen for divine interpretation as He gives you direction and clarity on issues.      Sing in the Spirit!     When we are truly in a worship state, our thoughts and emotions soar beyond the lyrics.     Sing in the Spirit and take worship to a new level.     Eph 6:18

Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints; Eph 6:18 Talking to the Lord in the Spirit ( Prayer Language) is how we build ourselves up in faith Jud 1:20.      It enables us to pray effectually and fervently Jam 5:16.      When we have asked and believed that we have received the request, we then persevere until we see the manifestation Mar 11:24.      When supplication is made for others we must encourage them in the faith, to believe that they have received the petition and to persevere until the manifestation.      By watching we are expecting and looking to see the manifestation.