OVERCOMING CHALLENGES IN PRAYER
Prayer is one of the most powerful tools we possess, but it can often be very frustrating subject for many believers. For many churches, a min percentage of people come to the prayer meetings.
CHALLENGES IN PRAYER:
- We feel our prayers are ineffective. Galatians 6:9 encourages –‘‘Let us not become weary in doing well, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.’’ Also read Hebrews 10:36.
- I don’t feellike Praying. Key point: When we feel least like praying is the time when we most need to pray. Just Start and the feelings will follow.
● Distractions: Busyness & Drifting
- Busyness: one of Satan’s devices on the church is the realm of constant distraction. Prayer is greatly important, therefore, we must prioritize it. We have time for what is truly important. Read Acts 6:2-4, Mark 1:15.
- My mind is drifting. Mathew 6:6 – ‘‘But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.’’Key point: Train your mind.
● I don’t know what to say / I run out of words
- Focus on Friendship. How many of us run out of words with our friends?
- Pray out your Burdens. Make a list, and go through it. Don’t be selfish
- Pray with a Prayer Champion. Learn by doing Malachi 3:16.
● Model Prayer (A prayer guide)
– Matthew 6. Hallowed be your name (Adoration), When you bring your heart to the Lord and delight yourself before Him in praise, worship, and dance, the Lord Jesus will come to dwell and fellowship with you (Psalms 22:3; 148:14)
– Thy Kingdom come, Your will be done on earth as in heaven. (God has a need. Unreached. 1 Timothy 4:8 use a missions newsletter, Operation World).
- Give us this day our Daily Bread (My own need)
– Forgive our trespasses
– Lead us not into temptation (all kinds of evil)
– Pray in the Spirit, Rom 8:26-27.
● Boredom: You can use props like music, jogging, change location, change routine, change agenda.Ask the Holy Spirit.
Conclusion: The measure of our appropriation of grace is determined by the measure of our prayersIf you need a guide on how to pray and what to pray for info@tenets.tv
