Will of God in Prayer - Lesson 1

Well, I had been off of this blog a while really overwhelmed in alot of things around here. But I am back to post more frequently, that is until the Lords says differently. :)

I wanted to share a study we started in our church and I will be posting frequently through out this series in this study. It is titled, "The Will of God In Prayer" by Kenneth E. Hagin. (Highly Recommend books by Hagin Ministries)

Disclaimer: Please note this is not a review of the Hagin Ministry Series. This post was made to share with you the journey I am going on while reading this book and studying Gods word. It is here posetd in my own words, while sharing some quotes of the book and for encouragement purposes only!

Tonight, I wanted to share on Chapter 1 - The Six Most Important Things In Prayer (Part 1)
Bible Texts: John 16:23-24, Mark 11:24-26, Acts 24:25

Thought to ponder: "There is something about believing God that will casue Him to pass over a million people to get to you."     Smith Wigglesworth

As we began chapter one, one of the first things that stood out to me was this noted part by Mr. Hagins when he says, (refering to Gods Word)    "He says, "If you believe you shall receive," not "If you hope you shall receive." He didn't say to "keep on keeping on" until you got the answer. He (God) said when you pray you should believe you receive.  When I first became saved, I remember hearing something similar to this, probably explains why I had such great Faith then.. As time pressed on, I got married, family grew, like kicked in High for a while and then our church leaders changed and unfortunately, Things went plumeting downward.. Sound familiar? It happens to all of us. But what I realised was that over time I allowed certain events consume me rather then brush them off of me.

As time went on and certain events happened leading us to where we are now and with the church family we have now, I and my family are back on track and growing again in our faith. This got me thinking: Are my prayers prayed in faith? When I pray do I pray what I believe or do I pray what I am asking for? I want to recieve but am I recieving what I ask while I pray? Well...  at first, no I dont think they were. No really to all of the above. But now, I am learning to pray in faith and recieve my answered prayer rather pray and keep praying for my request. I give Thanks to the Lord God for answering my prayers. Thank you for our finances, debt free. Thank you for the New House, The Land that which came with it. Thank you for meeting our needs that are met. Thank you for the blessing in employment and so on..  We need to pray a pray of faith to recieve that which we need met and seal this prayer each time in the Name of Jesus. (John  16:23-24, Mark 11:24-26)  We now are heading down the right path and praise God it leads directly to Him and no place else.

An other part that stood out to me was this, "We are saved by faith: "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast" Ephesians 2:8-9 KJ (and in the NLT it reads as this: Ephesians 2:8-9  God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God. Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it. ) 

Mr. Hagin continues on saying, "We walk by faith, not by sight. It is the prayer of faith God listens to. He said you can have the desires of your heart if you believe you recieve them. You have to believe first, however. I am convinced that if people would quit praying repeatedly about some of the things they pray about and begin thanking God for the answer, the answer would come right away. But they keep praying in unbelief." The Faith Jesus was talking about in Mark 11 is the "heart of faith, a spiritual faith, not a head faith.     Most people will believe God has healed them when they see their condition has grown better or When their symptoms are gone. Anyone can believe what they see.     What Jesus was teaching here is that we should believe when we pray and then we will recieve."  

Lastly to note, we should forgive before we pray. (Mark 11:25-26)  The one thing we should all remember is that no matter who has wronged us or hurt us. We must forgive or our prayers, our spiritual growth will be hindered until we do forgive. Also know that until we forgive, we will not be forgiven. There are countless scriptures that note this very thing through out the bible. We must forgive others whether they ask or not, whether they deserve it or not, in order to be forgiven. Not only is this asked, it is wise to do for spiritual growth. Would you rather carry the baggage the rest of your life and live miserably or would you rather be rid of the baggage and live a joyful peaceful life? Something to ponder over!

I leave you with noted:

• Memory Text      "Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints." Ephesians 6:18.

In this chapter there are  3  Parts to note and remember:

• Pray to the Father in the Name of Jesus  (John 16:23-24)
• Believe You Recieve     (Mark 11:24)
• Forgive When You Pray  (Mark 11:25-26)

I hope this blessed you as it did me..
Blessings to you!

To purchase a copy of Will of God In Prayer please visit the Hagin Ministry Website at http://www.rhema.org/store/the-will-of-god-in-prayer-book.html  

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Each post will be linked together so you can click at the bottom of each post to find the next lesson.
To read about Lesson 2 of this book please click the below link:
(Post #2)
http://hissevencones.blogspot.com/2011/09/will-of-god-in-prayer-lesson-2.html