How Can I Get Answers to My Prayers - 6 Steps to Take
- Lay the foundation.
Whatever issues you are praying for, lay the foundation from what the Bible says.
If you are praying for your marriage, then get those verses that talk about marriage, read them, memorize them.
Read any stories in there that concern marriage and you will be arming yourself with God's word about that particular situation.
If it is about debt, you should do the same.
You will find that the Bible is an encyclopedia of some sort when it come to prayer. - Set a time for prayer.
There is a time to pray.
Some times are just not a conducive to prayer while others are just too short.
Effective prayers have proven to be done at just about any time of the day or night although most people prefer early in the morning.
Set apart a number of days depending on the issues you are praying for.
Consider prayer and fasting. - Live right.
You need to live right before God.
Prayers that bring answers are very directly linked to the lifestyle you live.
For instance, if you are praying for the stability or protection of your marriage from extra marital affairs and you are flirting with someone, well, you are watering down your prayer effort.
Or if you are praying that God should help you to relate with your colleagues better but you gossip about them, it backfires. - Perseverance.
Some things you pray for will take time.
The prophet Daniel prayed and fasted for 21 days before his answer could be delivered by the angel of God.
For some issues, be prepared for the long haul.
Perseverance is when you don't give up even if every muscle in your body is screaming for you to stop. - Expectation.
Have an expectation that God will do what he said according to the foundation you lay in point one - Duplicate.
Rinse and repeat steps 1 to 5 for different issues that you pray for.
Guaranteed.
