(by pastor Norman)

“Most assuredly I say to you, whatever you ask the Father in My name He will give you (John 6:23; NKJV). When we pray, we ask the Father in Jesus name. God hears our prayers and will give us what we ask for as long as we ask according to His will (1 John 5:14-15). We can find His will by studying the Bible. God knows our needs but he wants us to ask (Matt 6:8). We all need to have our own regular prayer time in a private place, and we should avoid long and repetitive prayers (Matt 6:5-7). We also need to allow time in prayer for God to speak to us. God gave His disciples a model prayer (The Lord’s Prayer) around which we can build our prayer life (Matt 6:9-13). Notice that in this prayer there is praise of God, the request for God’s will to be done on earth, that our needs be met and that God would protect us from evil. We are to forgive others as we seek God’s forgiveness for ourselves, and thanksgiving must be paramount (Phil 4:6). We should always pray in faith with no doubting (James 1:6-7). “Therefore, I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them and you will have them” (Mark 11:24; NKJV). Once you’ve made your request you don’t need to keep repeating the same prayer. Be consistent in believing you have received, keep an image of the answer in your spirit, stand in faith praising and thanking God until the answer manifests in the physical realm “Faith and patience inherit the promises” (Heb 6:12b). Amen.