How to get your prayers answered [3]

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June 2, 2016 10:34 AM

“And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet smelling savour.”

Woman praying

Memory Verse: Ephesians 5:2 – “And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet smelling savour.”

The Word for Today devotional by United Christian Broadcasters (UCB) says

3) Do you show a loving attitude? The Bible says, ‘Walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us.’ Your mouth is such a major part of your love walk. We fail to realise how much we can do for people by building them up with our words.

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We need to be even more careful not to say things that tear them down. The Bible says ‘the heart is deceitful above all things’ (Jeremiah 17:9 NIV 2011 Edition).

What vibes are you giving off? What are you ‘putting out there’? When we are too busy to show love - we are too busy, and it is time to examine our heart motives and attitudes. How do we do that? By examining our tongue and what is coming out of our mouth.

Do you remember the last time you went to the doctor and he asked you to open your mouth and say, ‘Aaah’? The reason they ask you to do that is so they can examine your tongue. Just as if your tongue tells a physician a lot about your physical health, it can tell you a lot about your spiritual health.

To get answers to your prayers you must search your heart in three areas:

1. Learning to abide in Christ.

This will bring you to a higher level of spiritual maturity and help you discover the authority you have in prayer.

2. Speaking in line with God’s Word.

This can move ‘mountains’ in your life (see Mark11:23).

3. Growing in your love walk.

This opens up powerful opportunities for you to show others who God really is.

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