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Here's how we are instructed to pray: pray to the Father, in the name of Jesus, through the Holy Spirit, according to the Word. It's simple. God didn't make prayer spooky or complicated—any born-again Christian can do it.
...The earnest (heartfelt, continued) prayer of a righteous man makes tremendous power available—dynamic in its working.
(James 5:16 AMP)
Prayer is fellowshipping with the Father—it is a vital, personal contact with God Who is more than enough. We are to be in constant communion with Him:
For the eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous—those who are upright and in right standing with God—and His ears are attentive (open) to their prayer....
(1 Peter 3:12 AMP)
Prayer is not to be a religious form with no power. It is to be effective and accurate and bring results. God watches over His Word to perform it (Jer. 1:12).

Prayer that brings results must be based on God's Word.
For the Word that God speaks is alive and full of power—making it active, operative, energizing and effective; it is sharper than any two-edged sword, penetrating to the dividing line of the breath of life (soul) and [the immortal] spirit, and of joints and marrow [that is, of the deepest parts of our nature] exposing and sifting and analyzing and judging the very thoughts and purposes of the heart.
(Heb. 4:12 AMP)
Prayer is this "living" Word in our mouths. Our mouths must speak forth faith, for faith is what pleases God (Heb. 11:6). We hold His Word up to Him in prayer, and our Father sees Himself in His Word.

God's Word is our contact with Him. We put Him in remembrance of His Word (Isa. 43:26), placing a demand on His ability in the name of our Lord Jesus. We remind Him that He supplies all of our needs according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus (Phil. 4:19).
That Word does not return to Him void—without producing any effect, useless—but it shall accomplish that which He pleases and purposes, and it shall prosper in the thing for which He sent it.
(Isa. 55:11)
Hallelujah!

God did not leave us without His thoughts and His ways for we have His Word—His bond. God instructs us to call Him, and He will answer and show us great and mighty things (Jer. 33:3). Prayer is to be exciting—not monotonous and boring.

Furthermore, it takes someone to pray. God moves as we pray in faith—believing. He says that His eyes run to and fro throughout the whole earth to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose hearts are blameless toward Him (2 Chron 16:9).

We are blameless (Eph. 1:4). We are His very own children (Eph. 1:5). We are His righteousness in Christ Jesus. (2 Cor. 5:21). He tells us to come boldly to the throne of grace and obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need. (Heb. 4:16).

Praise the Lord!

The prayer armor is for every believer—every member of the Body of Christ—who will put it on and walk in it: "For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty through God for the pulling down of the strongholds of the enemy (Satan, the god of this world, and all his demonic forces)" (2 Cor. 10:4). Spiritual warfare takes place in prayer (Eph. 6:12, 18).

There are many different kinds of prayer, such as the prayer of thanksgiving and praise, the prayer of dedication and worship, and the prayer that changes things. All prayer involves a time of fellowshipping with the Father.

In Ephesians 6, we are instructed to take the Sword of the Spirit (which is the Word of God) and "pray at all times—on every occasion, in every season—in the Spirit, with all [manner of] prayer and entreaty" (Eph. 6:18 AMP).

In 1 Timothy 2:1, we are admonished and urged that petitions, prayers, intercessions and thanksgivings be offered on behalf of all men. Prayer is our responsibility!

Prayer must be the foundation of every Christian endeavor. Any failure is a prayer failure. We are not to be ignorant concerning God's Word. God desires for His people to be successful, to be filled with a clear knowledge of His will (His Word), and to bear fruit in every good work (Col. 1:9-13).

We then bring honor and glory to Him (John 15:8). He desires that we know how to pray for the prayer of the upright is his delight (Prov. 15:8 AMP).

We Have The Power!
Our Father has not left us helpless. Not only has He given us His Word, but also He has given us the Holy Spirit to help our infirmities when we know not how to pray as we should (Rom. 8:26).

Our Father has provided us with every possible avenue to insure their complete and total victory in this life in the name of our Lord Jesus (1 John 5:3-5).

To sum it up, here's how we are instructed to pray: pray to the Father, in the name of Jesus, through the Holy Spirit, according to the Word. It's simple. God didn't make prayer spooky or complicated—any born-again Christian can do it. In fact, if you're born again, you must pray. God requires you to do so!

So, If it's not already, purpose to let prayer become a part of your daily routine. Your walk with God will grow by leaps and bounds.

Source: Prayers That Avail Much For Teens by Germaine Copeland.
Excerpt permission granted by Harrison House Publishers

Author Biography

Germaine Copeland
Web site: Prayers That Avail Much
 
Germaine Griffin Copeland, founder and president of Word Ministries, Inc., is the author of the best selling book series Prayers That Avail Much. She is a woman of prayer and praise whose highest form of worship is the study of God's Word. Her greatest desire is to know God.
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