How To Be Sure God Listens To Your Prayers byK.J.Kehler TherearecertainrequirementswemustfulfillbeforeGodwilllistentoourprayers. We Must Belong to God “ThereisoneGodand onemediatorbetweenGoda ndman,themanChristJesu s”(1Timothy2:5).BecauseJesusisthe mediatorbetweenus andGod,wemust giveHimourtotalallegiance. BeforeIyieldedthecontro lofmylifetoJesusChrist,Iwouldpra y,butIwasneversureifGodwas listeningorwouldansw er.AfterIaskedHimtobetheLord of mylife,IhadconfidencethatGodwashearingandansweringmyprayers. We Must Pray to God the Father in the Name of His Son Jesus Christ OnlythenameofJesusChristgivesuscredibilitywiththeFather — notoureducation,ourw ealthorpoverty,ourchurch,ourback groundorourposition — only JesusChrist.Jesussaid,“Ifyouaskanythinginmyname,Iwilldoit”(John14:14). SometimesIusemyhusband ‟sname,ormychurch,ormywo rktogaincredibilitywithpeople Imeet.ButonlyJesus‟name givesuscredibilitywiththeFather. We Must have a Clean Heart Psalm66:18says,“IfIhadknow nofanysininmyheart,theL ordwouldnothavelistenedtome.” Itisveryimportanttokeepaclean heartbeforeGod.Someonesaid, “I„fessthemasIdoesthem,Idon ‟tbunchthem.”Don‟twaitunt ilyougotochurchoracrisis arisesinyourlifetoconfes syoursinstoGod.Assoonasyo ubecomeawareofana ttitudeoractionthatisdispleasingtoGod ,admitthatitiswrongandthan k GodforHisforgiveness.1Joh n1:9tellsusthatifweconfessou rsins,Godisfaithfultoforgiveusa ndcleanseusfromallunrighteous ness. We Must have a Forgiving Spirit InMark11:25,Jesussays,“Wheneveryoustand praying,forgive,ifyouhaveanyth ingagainstanyone,sotha tyourFatheralsowhoisinh ea venmyforgiveyour transgressions.” Jesusmakesitveryclearthat wecan‟tcarryanger,hatred,or bitternessinourheartstowa rdanyoneifweexpectGodtoforgiveusand/orhearourprayers. We must Pray in Faith JesussaidinMatthew21 :22,“Andeverythingyousha llaskinprayer,believing,youshallreceive.” TheveryfactthatyouareaskingGodforyourneedsdemonstratesyourfaith. Therearemanytimeswhe nGodhasansweredmyp rayerassoonasIprayed.Other timesIhavehadtowaitforthe mtobeanswered.Someoftherequ estshave beenonmyprayerlistforyears.Iamstillwaiting,andIknowthatGodwillanswer. FatherGod,thankYouthatYou delighttocommunicatewithus.Ca useustofulfillYourrequireme nts.ThenwewillknowthatYouwillhea randanswerour prayers.Amen. IfyouhavenotinvitedChristinto yourlife,youcandosorigh tnowbysubmittingtohimwitha simplebutpowerfulprayer. PrayeristalkingtoGod.Godkno wsyourheartandisnot soconcernedwithyourwordsasHeiswiththeattitudeo fyourheart.Thefollowingisasugge sted prayer: Lo rd Jesus, I need You. Thank You for dying on the cross for my sins. I open the door of my life and receive You as m y Savior and Lord. Thank You for forgiving my sins and giving me eternal life. Take control of the throne of my life. Make me the kind o f person You want me to be.

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H o w T o B e S u r e G o d L i s t e n s T o Y o u r P r a y e r s

byK.J.Kehler

TherearecertainrequirementswemustfulfillbeforeGodwilllistentoourprayers.

We Must Belong to God

“ThereisoneGodandonemediatorbetweenGodandman,themanChristJesus”(1Timothy2:5).BecauseJesusisthemediatorbetweenus andGod,wemust

giveHimourtotalallegiance.

BeforeIyieldedthecontrolofmylifetoJesusChrist,Iwouldpray,butIwasneversureifGodwaslisteningorwouldanswer.AfterIaskedHimtobetheLordof

mylife,IhadconfidencethatGodwashearingandansweringmyprayers.

We Must Pray to God the Father in the Name of His Son Jesus Christ

OnlythenameofJesusChristgivesuscredibilitywiththeFather — notoureducation,ourwealthorpoverty,ourchurch,ourbackgroundorourposition — only

JesusChrist.Jesussaid,“Ifyouaskanythinginmyname,Iwilldoit”(John14:14).

SometimesIusemyhusband‟sname,ormychurch,ormyworktogaincredibilitywithpeopleImeet.ButonlyJesus‟namegivesuscredibilitywiththeFather.

We Must have a Clean Heart

Psalm66:18says,“IfIhadknownofanysininmyheart,theLordwouldnothavelistenedtome.”

ItisveryimportanttokeepacleanheartbeforeGod.Someonesaid,“I„fessthemasIdoesthem,Idon‟tbunchthem.”Don‟twaitunt ilyougotochurchoracrisis

arisesinyourlifetoconfessyoursinstoGod.AssoonasyoubecomeawareofanattitudeoractionthatisdispleasingtoGod,admitthatitiswrongandthank

GodforHisforgiveness.1John1:9tellsusthatifweconfessoursins,Godisfaithfultoforgiveusandcleanseusfromallunrighteousness.

We Must have a Forgiving Spirit

InMark11:25,Jesussays,“Wheneveryoustandpraying,forgive,ifyouhaveanythingagainstanyone,sothatyourFatheralsowhoisinhea venmyforgiveyour

transgressions.”

Jesusmakesitveryclearthatwecan‟tcarryanger,hatred,orbitternessinourheartstowa rdanyoneifweexpectGodtoforgiveusand/orhearourprayers.

We must Pray in Faith

JesussaidinMatthew21:22,“Andeverythingyoushallaskinprayer,believing,youshallreceive.”

TheveryfactthatyouareaskingGodforyourneedsdemonstratesyourfaith.

TherearemanytimeswhenGodhasansweredmyprayerassoonasIprayed.OthertimesIhavehadtowaitforthemtobeanswered.Someoftherequestshave

beenonmyprayerlistforyears.Iamstillwaiting,andIknowthatGodwillanswer.

FatherGod,thankYouthatYoudelighttocommunicatewithus.CauseustofulfillYourrequirements.ThenwewillknowthatYouwillhearandanswerour

prayers.Amen.

IfyouhavenotinvitedChristintoyourlife,youcandosorightnowbysubmittingtohimwithasimplebutpowerfulprayer.

PrayeristalkingtoGod.GodknowsyourheartandisnotsoconcernedwithyourwordsasHeiswiththeattitudeofyourheart.Thefollowingisasuggested

prayer:

Lo rd Jesus, I need You. Thank You for dying on the cross for my sins. I open the door of my life and receive You as m y Savior and Lord. Thank You for forgiving

my sins and giving me ete rnal life. Take control of the throne of my life. Make me the kind o f person You want me to be.

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