Seeking GodSample

In 2007, my prayer life took a huge turn for the better. I had been walking with God for nearly 20 years. The trouble was that I had become a 'professional' Christian. God was in a neat and tidy box I had made out of 'good' theology. Please don't misunderstand me. If God's Word could be called 'The Box,' then that is 'The Box' we all can safely abide in. My box forgot, left out, or misplaced the truth that God can use our faith-filled prayers and move mountains. Basically, God blew up my box! I took the limits off God, and He became infinitely greater to me. And now I am more acutely aware of His power working in and through His Church and me.

I rediscovered that a person abiding in Christ and living out of His righteousness has a prayer advantage. James 5 tells us, 'The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective.' All Christians are positionally righteous, but not all live out of that righteousness. Therefore, your prayers can be hindered by your unconfessed and unsurrendered sin. God is speaking to the unclogged ears of His humble and obedient children. He's listening, too. Are you listening? Are you making your requests? Are you interceding? Have you taken hold of the truth, 'With God all things are possible'?

Prayer is one of the greatest privileges a believer has on this earth! Through prayer we gain access to the greatest gift known to man: Almighty God, Creator of heaven and earth! Do you want to become a person of prayer and great faith? Better yet, do you want to have powerful and effective prayers?

If you give yourself the quest of seeking to better understand prayer, this will be a faith-building, life-changing time for you. Ask the Holy Spirit to teach and guide you as you pray and study His Word. You may want to order and begin reading a stirring and classic book on prayer, The Kneeling Christian, written by an unknown author and now published by Zondervan.