Proverbs 18:24: A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.
Friendship is by choice, its not by force. Today we are going to be looking at bible verses about friendship. There is a wise saying that says ” show me your friends and I will show you who you are” One of the greatest factors that will influence our future is the friends that we keep. As believers, we must never take the subject of friendship lightly. Your friends can make you or mar you. So the purpose of these bible verses about friendship is to show us from the bible who a true friend should be and the qualities of a good friend.
The bible is our manual for living, as believers we must have a good understanding of friendship in the bible in order for benefit from our relationship with others. For instance the bible admonishes us not to be unequally yoked with unbelievers, 2 Corinthians 6:14. So when choosing your friends, you don’t have any business making friends with unbelievers. That doesn’t mean you won’t respect them or show them love, but it means you won’t tag along with them and do what they do. The teaches us to hate sin, but to love sinners, to hate evil, but to show love to evil doers when we have the opportunity. These bible verses about friendship will show us the mind of God concerning friendship and our friends. As you study these bible verses today, I see God opening your eyes and directing you in your relationship life in Jesus name.
BIBLE VERSES
1. Proverbs 13:20:
He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.
2. Proverbs 17:17:
A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
3. Job 16:20-21:
My friends scorn me: but mine eye poureth out tears unto God. 16:21 O that one might plead for a man with God, as a man pleadeth for his neighbour!
4. Proverbs 12:26:
The righteous is more excellent than his neighbour: but the way of the wicked seduceth them.
5. Proverbs 27:17:
Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
6. Proverbs 17:17:
A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
7. John 15:12-15:
This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you. 15:13 Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. 15:14 Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you. 15:15 Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.
8. Proverbs 27:5-6:
Open rebuke is better than secret love. 27:6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
9. Colossians 3:12-14:
Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering; 3:13 Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye. 3:14 And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.
10. Ecclesiastes 4:9-12:
Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour. 4:10 For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up. 4:11 Again, if two lie together, then they have heat: but how can one be warm alone? 4:12 And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.
11. Proverbs 22:24-25:
Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go: 22:25 Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul.
12. Proverbs 24:5:
A wise man is strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength.
13. Proverbs 19:20:
Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.
14. Proverbs18:24:
A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.
15. Job 2:11:
Now when Job’s three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came every one from his own place; Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite: for they had made an appointment together to come to mourn with him and to comfort him.
16. 2 Kings 2:2:
And Elijah said unto Elisha, Tarry here, I pray thee; for the LORD hath sent me to Bethel. And Elisha said unto him, As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they went down to Bethel.
17. Psalms 37:3:
Trust in the LORD, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.
18. 1 Corinthians 15:33:
Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.
19. James 4:11:
Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.
20. Proverbs 16:28:
A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.
21. 1 Samuel 18:4:
And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was upon him, and gave it to David, and his garments, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his girdle.
22. Galatians 6:2:
Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.
23. Colossians 3:13:
Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.
24. Philippians 2:3:
Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.
25. Luke 6:31:
And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.
26. James 4:4:
Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.
27. Job 29:4-6
As I was in the days of my youth, when the secret of God was upon my tabernacle; 29:5 When the Almighty was yet with me, when my children were about me; 29:6 When I washed my steps with butter, and the rock poured me out rivers of oil;
28. Exodus 33:11:
And the LORD spake unto Moses face to face, as a man speaketh unto his friend. And he turned again into the camp: but his servant Joshua, the son of Nun, a young man, departed not out of the tabernacle.
29. Psalms 38:11:
My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my sore; and my kinsmen stand afar off.
30. Psalms 41:9:
Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which did eat of my bread, hath lifted up his heel against me.
Jeremiah 29:11: For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.
Today we are going to be looking at inspirational bible verses. The word inspiration means to be mentally stimulated or a positive feeling of excitement. The bible is filled with inspirational bible verses. These bible verses stirs us up and increase our expectation of good things to come. For instance the bible speaking in Mark 9:23 , it tells us that if we can believe, all things are possible to him that believes. What does this imply? It means that there is no limitations to our faith, it means that whatsoever we set our hearts to achieve we can achieve it. These is really a great truth to behold. Also in Matthew 17:20 we also see that nothing shall be impossible unto us. You see, the bible contains the word of God and the word of God is true.
These inspirational bible verses will open our eyes to see what God has ordained for us in life. It will encourage us and motivate us to success in life. Jesus said that it is only the truth that can set us free. These inspirational bible verses are the raw truths of Gods word that has the capacity to set us free from all limitations of life. As you study these bible verses today, I want you to believe every word of it, let it inspire you to greatness, remember, every word of God is backed up by the Spirit of God. My prayer for you today is this: This inspirational bible verses will make you a super success in Jesus name.
BIBLE VERSES
1. Hebrews 12:1-2:
Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, 12:2 Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.
2. 1 Corinthians 15:58:
Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.
3. Joshua 1:7:
Only be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest prosper whithersoever thou goest.
4. Psalms 23:1-6:
Psalms 23:1 The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. 23:2 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. 23:3 He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. 23:4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. 23:5 Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. 23:6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.
5. Deuteronomy 31:6:
Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the LORD thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.
6. Romans 1:17:
For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.
7. James 1:2-4:
My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; 1:3 Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. 1:4 But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.
8. 1 Peter 2:9-11:
But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light: 2:10 Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy. 2:11 Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;
9. Hebrews 10:19-23:
Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus, 10:20 By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh; 10:21 And having an high priest over the house of God; 10:22 Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water. 10:23 Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;)
10. 1 John 3:1-3:
Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not. 3:2 Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is. 3:3 And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.
11. 1 John 3:22:
And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.
12. Mark 9:23:
Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.
13. Matthew 21:22:
And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.
14. Numbers 23:23:
Surely there is no enchantment against Jacob, neither is there any divination against Israel: according to this time it shall be said of Jacob and of Israel, What hath God wrought!
15. Ephesians 3:17-21:
That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, 3:18 May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; 3:19 And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God. 3:20 Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, 3:21 Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.
16. Philippians 3:7-9:
But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ. 3:8 Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ, 3:9 And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:
17. 1 Corinthians 16:13:
Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong.
18. 2 Corinthians 4:16-18:
For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day. 4:17 For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory; 4:18 While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.
19. Lamentations 3:22-23:
It is of the LORD’s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. 3:23 They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.
20. 1 Corinthians 13:12:
For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.
21. Romans 8:38:
For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,
22. Romans 15:13:
Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.
23. Romans 8:31:
What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?
24. Romans 8:28:
And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
25. Romans 8:1:
There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
26. John 15:13:
Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
27. Isaiah 40:28-31:
Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding. 40:29 He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength. 40:30 Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall: 40:31 But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.
28. Proverbs 17:17:
A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
29. Psalms 34:8:
O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.
30. Psalms 27:4:
One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to enquire in his temple.
Genesis 28:14: And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.
Today we are going to be looking at bible verses about family. The family is a institution created by God Himself, When God created man, His primary purpose was for man to be fruitful, multiply and replenish the earth. Gods multiplication agenda for mankind was to be done through the family institution. The purpose of the bible verses about family is for us to know the will of God concerning the family.
The bible is man’s ultimate guide for living. If you want to have a great family as a child of God, you must consult the scriptures to know the mind of God concerning the family.When the purpose of the family is not known, abuse is inevitable. The reason for a lot of dysfunctional families today is as a result of the lack of bible knowledge on the purpose of the family. These bible verses about family will open your eyes to see the mind of God concerning your family. I encourage you to read and study these bible verses today and let the word of God be your guide and you shall have a great family in Jesus name.
BIBLE VERSES
1). Genesis 28:14:
And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.
2). Romans 12:5:
So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another.
3). Proverbs 17:17:
A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
4). Colossians 3:21:
Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.
5). Romans12:17:
Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men.
6). Ephesians 5:25:
Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;
7). 1 Corinthians 13:4-8:
Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, 13:5 Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; 13:6 Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; 13:7 Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things. 13:8 Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away.
8). Romans 12:9:
Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.
9). 1 John 4:19:
We love him, because he first loved us.
10). 1 Corinthians13:13:
And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.
11). Exodus 20:12:
Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
12). Colossians 3:13:
Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.
13). Psalms 133:1:
Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!
14). Ephesians 6:4:
And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.
15). Proverbs 22:6:
Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
16). Acts 10:2:
A devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God alway.
17). 1 Timothy 5:8:
But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.
18). Joshua 24:15:
And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.
19). Psalms 127:3-5
Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward. 127:4 As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth. 127:5 Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate.
20). Matthew 15:4:
For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.
21). Proverbs 1:8:
My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
22). Colossians 3:20:
Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord.
23). Ephesians 6:1-2
Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. 6:2 Honour thy father and mother; which is the first commandment with promise;
24). Psalms 103:17
But the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children’s children;
25). Proverbs 15:20:
A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.
26). Deuteronomy 5:16:
Honour thy father and thy mother, as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee; that thy days may be prolonged, and that it may go well with thee, in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
27). Proverbs 11:29:
He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart.
28). Proverbs 31:15-17:
She riseth also while it is yet night, and giveth meat to her household, and a portion to her maidens. 31:16 She considereth a field, and buyeth it: with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard. 31:17 She girdeth her loins with strength, and strengtheneth her arms.
29). Psalms 46:1:
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
30). Isaiah 66:13:
As one whom his mother comforteth, so will I comfort you; and ye shall be comforted in Jerusalem.
Morning Devotion: IT WILL DISGRACE YOU By Mhlekazi
Numbers 20:7-12
In Today’s Morning Devotion, We shall be looking at the topic : IT WILL DISGRACE YOU.
To whom much is given, much is expected . Moses was ordained by God with great power and authority to lead His people into the promised land. He communicated with God , however denied him entry into Canaan because of one act of disobedience. Moses even went to God to beg for forgiveness of sin, and asked for permission to enter into the promised land . God told Moses, ” do not ever pray about this again” . Again and again Moses had made intercession for Israel before God, and God had forgiven their sins . But in this instance , Moses was not even allowed to intercede for himself ! God was specific in His instruction. ” speak to the Rock” , but he struck the Rock instead because of his anger . God said what Moses did was an act of unbelief and as well as failure to demonstrate His holiness before His people ( Num.20:12) . If one disobeys God’s laws and having been rendered in his likeness , succumbs to temptation , one denies God in himself.
We have learnt from the bible what consequences await those who contravene it. Identify any area of weakness in your life , those things that have become be setting sin to you and take them to Jesus today. He will deliver you. If you however decide to hold on to it , it will disgrace you
Let us pray
1. God, purge my heart from every deposit of disobidience, in the name of Jesus
2. O Lord, give me grace to be your faithful Stewart in Jesus name
3. Anointing of disobedience upon my life, dry up now in the name if Jesus
4 Satan, shall not use me against God in Jesus name
5. I refuse to walk out of the will of God in Jesus name
6. My Lord and my God, teach me to obey you , in Jesus name
7. Power to live for God till the end , overshadow my life in Jesus name
8. Thank you Jesus for answered prayers
Bible reading
Zephaniah 1-3
MEMORY VERSE
Isaiah 1:19:
19 If you will only obey me, you will have plenty to eat.
Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.
Today word of is the source of encouragement. Today we shall be studying encouraging bible verses. These bible verses will uplift our spirits as we go through the journey of life. It takes knowledge for us to be set free in life and the word of God is the source of all knowledge. Are you facing any discouraging challenge in your life? Do you feel like giving up or giving in? Do you think that all hope is gone and you cannot make any further progress in life?, if your answer to any of this questions is yes, then rejoice, because these encouraging bible verses will bring back life to your spirit, it will raise your hopes and open your eyes to the solution to your challenges.
The word of God is a lamp unto our feet, it directs us, it guides us and instructs us. It uplifts our spirits and show us the way out of every predicament we find ourselves. The purpose of these encouraging bible verses is to help you navigate through your trials through the word of God. All things you will ever need to make it in life can be found in the word of God. The bible is the all round wisdom book that carries solution to every known and unknown problems. My prayer for you is this, as you study these encouraging bible verses today, may God open your eyes to see what he is saying in Jesus name.
5 Reasons Why We Need Encouraging Bible Verses
1). To Grow In Grace: Acts 20:32, tells us that the word of God has the capacity to build us up. The more we study the word, the stronger we become spiritually.
2). For Inner Strength: David encouraged himself in the Lord through many psalms in the bible, we see that in Psalm 27, Psalm 103 and a host of other psalms. Encouragement leads to inner strength. The word of God is the only ttrue source of inner strength.
3). To Boost Our Faith: The word of God is a faith booster, when you study this encouraging bible verses, it will build your faith and keep you going as a child of God. The word of God is the fuel that builds up your faith.
4). For Spiritual Growth: 1 Peter 2:2, tells us that we should desire the sincere milk of the word of God in order to grow in there salvation. The word of God is our spiritual food, the more we study it, the more we grow spiritually. It takes a spiritually robust believer to overcome the challenges of life.
5). For Fresh Fire: The word of God is like fire to our spirit. These encouraging bible verses will fire up your spirit. When your Spirit man is filled with the word, you become unstoppable.
ENCOURAGING BIBLE VERSES
1). 2 Timothy 1:7:
For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
2). Philippians 4:13:
I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
3). Ephesians 6:10:
Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.
4). Ephesians 3:16:
That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man;
5). 2 Corinthians 12:9:
And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. 12:10 Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ’s sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.
6). 2 Corinthians 4:16:
For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day.
7). Acts 1:8 :
But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
8). Mark 12:30:
And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment.
9). Matthew 19:26:
But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.
10). Matthew 6:34:
Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.
11). Habakkuk 3:19:
The LORD God is my strength, and he will make my feet like hinds’ feet, and he will make me to walk upon mine high places. To the chief singer on my stringed instruments.
12). Isaiah 40:28:
Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding. 40:29 He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength. 40:30 Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall: 40:31 But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.
13). Isaiah 12:2:
Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the LORD JEHOVAH is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation.
14). Psalms 138:3:
In the day when I cried thou answeredst me, and strengthenedst me with strength in my soul.
15). Psalms 119:28:
My soul melteth for heaviness: strengthen thou me according unto thy word.
16). Psalms 71:16 :
I will go in the strength of the Lord GOD: I will make mention of thy righteousness, even of thine only.
17). Psalms 46:1:
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. 46:2 Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea; 46:3 Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah.
18). Psalms 37:39:
But the salvation of the righteous is of the LORD: he is their strength in the time of trouble.
19). Psalms 27:1:
The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
20). Psalms 18:1:
I will love thee, O LORD, my strength. 18:2 The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.
21). Psalms 8:2:
Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger.
22). Nehemiah 8:10:
Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our LORD: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the LORD is your strength.
23). Zephaniah 3:17:
The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.
24). 1 Chronicles 29:12:
Both riches and honour come of thee, and thou reignest over all; and in thine hand is power and might; and in thine hand it is to make great, and to give strength unto all.
25). Exodus 15:2:
The LORD is my strength and song, and he is become my salvation: he is my God, and I will prepare him an habitation; my father’s God, and I will exalt him.
26). Joshua 1:9:
Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.
27). Lamentations 3:22:
It is of the LORD’s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. 3:23 They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.
28). Proverbs 3:5:
Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. 3:6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
29). Proverbs 18:10:
The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.
30). Psalms 16:8:
I have set the LORD always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.
31). Psalms 23:3:
He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.
32). Psalms 31:24:
Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the LORD.
33). Psalms 46:7:
The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.
34). Psalms 55:22:
Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.
35). Psalms 62:6:
He only is my rock and my salvation: he is my defence; I shall not be moved.
36). Psalms 118:14:
The LORD is my strength and song, and is become my salvation. 118:15 The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tabernacles of the righteous: the right hand of the LORD doeth valiantly. 118:16 The right hand of the LORD is exalted: the right hand of the LORD doeth valiantly.
37). Psalms 119:114:
Thou art my hiding place and my shield: I hope in thy word. 119:115 Depart from me, ye evildoers: for I will keep the commandments of my God.
38). Psalms 119:50:
This is my comfort in my affliction: for thy word hath quickened me.
39). Psalms 120:6:
My soul hath long dwelt with him that hateth peace.
40). Isaiah 40:31:
But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.
41). Isaiah 41:10:
Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.
42). Isaiah 43:2:
When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.
43). Matthew 11:28:
Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
44). Mark 10:27:
And Jesus looking upon them saith, With men it is impossible, but not with God: for with God all things are possible.
45). John 16:33:
These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.
46). 2 Corinthians 1:3:
Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort; 1:4 Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God.
47). 1 Thessalonians 5:11:
Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do.
48). Philippians 4:19:
But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.
49). 1 Peter 5:7:
Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.
50). Deuteronomy 31:6:
Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the LORD thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.
Hebrews 4:15-16 Hebrews 4:15 For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin. Hebrews 4:16 Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.
Prayer is a means of communication with our heavenly Father. In life, communication really matters. When there is a break in the chain of communication with our heavenly Father, the devil and accuser come in without much effort.
This article will be teaching us about prayer points for Grace and Mercy. Grace and Mercy is a pillar upon which the edifice of our faith as Christians is built. Through Christ Jesus, we earn a life of Grace and obtain Mercy through Christ Jesus. Unlike the popular law of karma that postulated the theory of give and take, Grace, is an unmerited blessing, that is, a blessing or favour that one did not work. While Mercy is the tenderness, kindness, favour or blessing that one receives instead of cruel judgement. Grace and Mercy are quite eminent to God our heavenly father, because of His Mercy on mankind, he sent His only begotten son to come to die for our sins, so that we can be saved by Grace through Him.
WHY IS GRACE AND MERCY SO IMPORTANT?
The book of Romans 9:15-16, explains the importance of God’s Mercy. That portion of the Bible reiterated the importance of Mercy. The Bible says it is not of him that willeth and runneth, but of God that sheweth Mercy. That means the works of our hands isn’t sufficient for prosperity, our righteousness isn’t a benchmark for our salvation. The Bible says we are no longer cursed by the law but saved by Grace. Romans 6:14 explains that the concept of our faith and salvation is made possible by the Grace of God through Jesus Christ.
Judging by all these facts, one can decipher the importance of Grace and Mercy.
We have critically compiled a list of Prayer Points for Grace and Mercy that every believer should say to God every day.
PRAYER POINTS
1. Father Lord, thank you for your abundant Grace over us, thank you for the Mercy that you have shown for me as a believer through Christ Jesus. It is by your Grace and Mercy that I’m not consumed, thank you, Father.
2. Father Lord, thank you for the gift of Jesus Christ. Our salvation and redemption were made possible by Christ Jesus, thank you for this wonderful gift given unto mankind.
3. Father Lord, let your Mercy that speaks in place of judgement continue to speak for me throughout my sojourn on earth.
4. By your Mercy Lord, save me from the snare of an accuser, let me not be condemned by the judgement of my accuser.
5. Father Lord, the Bible says let he that thinks he stands to take heed lest he falls. Lord by your Grace, keep me standing with you till the very end. Help me stand in faith, do not let me miss it.
6. Heavenly Father, the Bible made us understand that it is not of he that willeth or runneth but of God that Sheweth Mercy. Concerning my endeavours, let your Mercy speak for me. Lord God, every closed door against my success and prosperity, let them be open by Mercy.
7. Lord God, do not let me be consumed by sin. Your Grace has been made sufficient, please help me overcome sin through your Grace, endow me with the Grace to sin so more.
8. Father Lord, I seek the forgiveness of my sins and iniquities. Your word says even if my sin is as red as scarlet; they shall be made whiter than snow. I ask that by your Grace, you purge and wash me away from my sin.
9. Father Lord, help me to always listen to your instructions, give me the Grace to always hearken to your directives. I don’t want to do anything based on my mortal instinct anymore, help me obey you, even if the instruction may look stupid to men, help me obey.
10. Father Lord, By your Mercy and Grace, grant me according to my heart desire. Nothing is hidden in thy sight, you know my strength and weaknesses, provide my needs with precision this day.
11. Heavenly Father, by your Grace, help me stand the test of time. Do not let trials, tribulations and temptation sweep me away from your presence. Help my faith grow in you and you only.
12. Father Lord, you are the creator of all things, let a ray of your abundant light penetrate the thick darkness of my needs in you. By your Grace Lord, help increase my level of spirituality.
13. Father Lord, I understand that the purpose of our existence as a believer is to win more souls into the Kingdom. Give me the grace to preach the good news of your words to the unbelievers. Through your Mercy, help them come to the realization of you, let them know that you and you alone is God overall.
14. Lord God, I pray that you enhance me to grow old in you. Give me the grace not to be shaken by the signs and distraction of this end time. Help me Lord to gainfully attain my heavenly citizen through Christ Jesus.
15. Heavenly Lord, your word says we should pray for the good of Jerusalem, that those who love it shall prosper. Lord God, help Nigeria stand on her feet again. Restore unto this country the good tidings of heaven. Let your light of truth, transparency and love overshadowed all the men at the corridor of power.
16. Lord God by your Grace and Mercy, help me have a forgiving spirit. I understand that the nature of man is a brutal one, but help your Holy Spirit to grow in me that I will forgive every one that has committed an atrocity against me.
And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.
There is no family on earth that doesn’t suffer one challenge or another. As a matter of fact, the institution called the family is the most attacked institution on earth. Families across the world are in bondage and oppression in the form of poverty, troubled marriages, failure at the edge of success, and untimely death. Dearly beloved, the purpose of these prayer points for family deliverance is to invoke fire against all strongholds, all strange altars and every strongman that has held you and your family captive and just the way God delivered the children of Israel from Pharaoh and his hosts, after these prayers God will deliver your family with the speed of lightning: if only you believe.
Every winning family is a praying family, and every praying family cannot be a victim of demonic influence. As believers, we must understand that when we invite God into our families, we overcome all the challenges that comes to us, the purpose of these prayer points for family deliverance is to reintroduce God back to our families, is to bring down the presence of God into our families. When the presence of God is manifested in a family, every mountain standing before that family is moved. Every satanic yoke is broken and everyone under the siege of the devil is set free in Jesus name. My prayer for you today is this; as you pray this prayer points for family deliverance today, you and your household shall be delivered in Jesus name. Pray these prayers with faith today and receive your own deliverance. God bless you.
PRAYERS
1. Father in the name of Jesus I thank you for the salvation of my soul today.
2. Father in the name of Jesus I thank you because before I say this prayer points for my family you have already heard me.
3. Father in the name of Jesus I thank you for fighting and winning my battles on the cross of Calvary.
4. I release myself from every household bondage in my lineage.
5. Fire of the living God, like you, came down in the days of Elijah, consume every chain of poverty, addiction, oppression, and limitation in my life today. 1kings 18:38
6. Holy ghost fire, just like the days of Elisha send down strange animals to consume every agent that have held down my finances and the finance of my family. 2 kings 2:23-24
7. Heavenly Father, just like the angel rolled away the stone from the tomb of Jesus, let my angel roll away every stone trapping the destiny of my family and me in a tomb. Matthew 28:2.
8. I release confusion and destruction into the camp of every kidnapper of my family’s destiny today.
9. Heavenly father as the sea opened up and swallowed the enemies of your people who held them in captivity for years. Let the sea swallow every ancestral spirit that has held my family bond.
10. Let the mighty arm of God which broke the chains of Paul and Silas in the prison break every chain connecting me to my past and restricting me from the future God has planned for my family and me. Acts 16:25-34.
11. Heavenly Father, as you delivered Daniel and the three Hebrew children from the hands of their oppressors, deliver my family and me from the bondage of poverty, penury, and failure. Daniel 6:1-28.
12. Ballistic missiles from the heavenly places begin to bombard every coven where the glory of my family is being hidden.
13. Sporadic missiles begin to fall on every cage where my family’s destiny is being kept.
14. Let the trumpets from heaven deafen the ears of my captors so that they will release my family and me without delay
15. As I say this prayer points for family, I command the hosts of heaven to begin to break free every member of my family that has been tied to a tree of failure.
16. As I pray this prayer points for family let chains begin to fall from the hands of my children, my husband, wife, parents, relatives in the mighty name of Jesus.
17. As I pray this prayer points for family, because I am a son/daughter of Abraham, connected to the seed of David, let all that I have lost and all that have been captured from me be released, and recovered in double portion. Luke 13:16.
18. Fire of the living God, like you, consumed Sodom and Gomorrah, consume the captors of my marital life as I pray this prayer points for family. Genesis 19 :24.
19. As the grave could not hold back Lazarus at the sound of the voice of Jesus. Because I am joint-heirs with Christ, as I pray this prayer points for family let the grave release everything it has held back from my family. John 11:38-44
20. Let there be mysterious earthquakes and tornados that will shake the foundations of where the success of my family has been kept as I pray this prayer points for family.
21. Because there is nothing too hard for the lord that I serve, I declare that from today, every impossible situation that has been associated with my family is destroyed in the mighty name of Jesus. Jeremiah 32:27.
22. I command the angels that were assigned to me to comb the length and breadth of the earth and release every wealth that has the name of my family on it and deliver it to me today. Psalm91:11.
23. Today, my family and I are delivered from the snare of the fowler and every noisome pestilence. Psalm 91:3.
24. This year every strong man from my father’s house or every strong woman from my mother’s side who have locked me in the room of failure open the gates and be disgraced in the name of Jesus. Matthew 12:29.
25. Hailstones and fire for above begin to fall on every philistine that have captured, tortured, and ruptured the finance of my helpers today. Joshua 10:11
26. Because Jesus, my savior, and lord, was resurrected and delivered from the hold of death after three days. I decree that within three days, my family and I are delivered from every strange spirit of death, haunting and trailing my family.1corinthians 15:4.
27. Every territorial force of delay that is responsible for tying my family and me to a spot, thereby preventing us from being promoted and elevated, let thunder from heaven scatter them in the name of Jesus.
28. Let the arrows from God begin to slay the guardians of every strange calabash, causing childlessness in my family.
29. In the name of Jesus, let every principality and power standing on the way to my success, wealth, and financial dominion this year be destroyed and put to shame.
30. Let ballistic missiles visit the camp of any strange man or strange woman that has captured the hearts of my husband/wife/children and let them be bound with the same chains by which my family was bound.
Father, I thank you because as you said in your world, that if I ask anything in your name, it will be done. I thank you because you have answered all the prayer points for family. In your mighty name, I have prayed.
2 Corinthians 5:17-20: Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. 5:18 And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation; 5:19 To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation. 5:20 Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ’s stead, be ye reconciled to God.
Today we shall be engaging on prayer points for soul winning. Soul winning simply means, telling unbelievers about jesus and by the help of the Holy Spirit, converting them to accept Jesus as their Lord and personal saviour. Every child of God is ordained a fruit bearing child. The reason why God did not rapture you the day you gave your life to Christ is because He wants you to lead others to Him. Every child of God has been given the ministry of reconciliation, to reconcile the world to God. Christ has died for the world, that means the whole world is saved. The salvation of the whole world have been paid for,but thread truth is this, many will still go to hell because the don’t know about Jesus sacrifice or the rejected His sacrifice for them. That is why its very crucial that we as believers go out there to tell people about Jesus Christ, we must tell them about His love and His sacrifice for them on the cross of calvary. We must let the world know that God is no longer mad at them, His son Jesus has paid the price for their sins and condemnation. We must tell them to accept the love of Jesus into their hearts so that the can benefit from the salvation that God has given us through Christ Jesus.
WHY MUST WE PRAY FOR SOUL WINNING.
2 Corinthians 4:4 In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.
Prayer is the only force that can convert a sinner to a saint. Prayers is what makes the word of God carry power. Jesus fasted and prayed for 40 days and came back with the power to fulfill His ministry. Soul winning is a spiritual adventure, we are on a mission to snatch people from hell to heaven, from the devil to God, its is a spiritual battle and one must prepare on the altar of prayers. When we pray for souls, we subdue the forces of darkness waging war against their lives. Through prayer we pull down strongholds, holding unbelievers down and stopping them from accepting Jesus as Lord. A lot of people are under the captivity of the devil, some are held down by sinful addictions, anti christian ideas and other demonic forces. These forces must be subdued for these individuals to hear the gospel, and it takes prayers to subdue them. The purpose for these prayer points for soul winning is to release spiritual forces to subdue the powers of darkness holding unbelievers down, so that when they hear the gospel, they will believe and accept Jesus Christ. Are you a Pastor? Or a committed Christian, this prayer points for soul winning is all you need to see the hand of God in your outreaches. From today onward, your outreaches shall be fruitful in Jesus name.
PRAYER POINTS
1. Father, thank You for impactful outreaches, both as individuals and as a Church that has continued to lead to massive salvation of souls since this year began
2. Father, thank You for turning the Church of Jesus Christ to an ever-increasing city without walls, as a result of our massive soul winning endeavor
3. Father, let your zeal continue to consume all believers, including our new converts, so we can continue to engage fervently on the prayer altar, thereby drafting multitudes into the Church
4. Father, we decree Your vengeance upon every agent of the devil out to resist the continuous growth of this Church, and let the effect of this be evident in all our services.
5. Father, let the Holy Spirit breathe upon our tracts and fliers, turning them into effective sickles of harvest, thereby drafting multitudes into this Church
6. Father, let the Church continue to experience supernatural growth, thereby turning her to a city without walls
7. Father, let everyone called Jobless in the body of Christ receive their miracle jobs in the course of our soul winning outreaches in Jesus name.
8. Father, grant all our New Converts, grace to be committed to Church services, thereby going from strength to strength
9. Father, silence every voice seeking to manipulate people from coming to this Church, resulting in supernatural multiplication this coming Sunday
10. Father, turn every new convert, into signs and wonders by Your Word, thereby attracting many others both to Christ and into the church
11. Father, we decree the continuous release of your life-transforming Word in all our services, that will continue to gather and retain multitudes in this Church
12. Father, we decree vengeance upon all the gods of the land out to resist the continuous growth of the Church, thereby leading to supernatural multiplication this coming Sunday
13. Father, let every soul that ever steps into the Church all through our soul winning outreaches abide in church for life in Jesus name.
14. Father, let there be eruption of signs and wonders in our Sunday Service(s), this
Coming Sunday
15. Father, thank You for drafting multitudes of men and women into the Church since our Soul winning outreaches began.
16. Father, continue to stir up the spirit of every believer to continue to engage in kingdom advancement endeavours, resulting in the supernatural growth of the church this coming Sunday.
17. Father, by the blood of Jesus, we decree that every gang up pf hell against the continuous growth of this Church be crushed, resulting in the continuous influx of souls into this Church in Jesus name
18. Father, let there be eruption of signs and wonders in our Sunday Services(s), this Coming Sunday
19. Father, cause your acts in this church to be noised abroad, thereby drafting unprecedented and abiding multitudes into our services all through our soul winning outreaches in Jesus name.
20. Father, by blood of Jesus, let every soul that ever steps into this Church all through our evangelism abide here for life.
21.Father, thank You for Your mighty hand that has being behind the continuous growth of this Church since the beginning till date.
22.Father, thank You for supernatural increases that we have been experiencing since the year began
23.Father, give all our new converts and new members in this Church a testimony of “once I was blind, now I can see’’, so they can be established in the faith and in this Church for life
24.Father, by the blood of Jesus, give us the heathens for our inheritance and the utter most part of the earth for our possession all through Our Soul Winning Endeavour
25. Father, silence every voice seeking to manipulate people from coming to this Church, resulting in supernatural multiplication this coming Sunday
26. Father, let Your Word continue to have a free course and be glorified in the lives of every worshipper, thereby drawing many more to this Church
27. Father, let this Church continue to experience supernatural growth, thereby drafting great multitudes into this Church tis coming Sunday
28. Father, grant supernatural wisdom to everyone on the go for Christ across our harvest field, thereby leading many to salvation and establishment in this church
29. Father, by the Blood of Jesus, we invoke speedy judgment against all the gods of the land restraining people from getting saved across our harvest field this week
30. Father, let there be eruption of signs and wonders in our Sunday Service(s), this Coming Sunday
31. Father, let the Holy Spirit continue to ‘Whistle’ across our harvest field compelling the ingathering of multitudes into this Church this coming Sunday
32. Father, release your reaper-angels to take over our harvest field, appearing to all
the unsaved in visions and dreams, thereby drafting them into this church this coming Sunday
33. Father, by the Blood of Jesus, let every soul that ever stepped into this church since the year began reappear this coming Sunday and be compelled to settle down in this Church for life.
34. Father, let every soul that ever steps into this Church all through Our massive soul outreaches abide here for life.
35. Father, thank You for firing up the zeal of Your House into the heart of every believers, towards fruitful soul winning outreaches in Jesus name
36. Father, let the Holy Spirit breathe upon our tracts and fliers, turning them into effective sickles of harvest, thereby drafting multitudes into this Church this coming Sunday
37. Jesus, continue to send us the rain of Your Word of wisdom that engenders supernatural breakthroughs, thereby attracting great multitudes into this Church
38. Father, by the Blood of Jesus, we destroy all satanic strongholds against the continuous growth of this Church and let this be evident in our services this coming Sunday
39. Father, by the blood of Jesus, let every soul that ever steps into this Church all through Our outreaches abide here for life
40. Father, let there be eruption of signs and wonders in our outreaches in Jesus name
41. Father, thank You for supernatural increases we have been experiencing in this Church since the year began
42.Father, thank You for destroying all interferences of the devil against the continuous growth of this Church
43.Father, we decree the continuous release of your life-transforming Word in all our services, that will continue to gather and retain multitudes in this Church this coming sunday
44.Father, let every captive ordained for eternal life across our harvest field be released, saved and established in this Church this coming sunday
45.Father, let this Church continue to experience supernatural growth, resulting in the ingathering of great multitudes into this Church this coming Sunday
46. Father, let the zeal of your house consume all members of this Church, including our new converts, thereby bring others to this church this coming Sunday
47. Father, we decree vengeance upon all the gods of the land set to resist the full delivery of our church growth agenda in this land in Jesus name
48. Father, give all our new converts and new members in this Church a testimony of “once I was blind, now I can see’’, so they can be established in the faith and in this Church for life
49.Father, silence every voice seeking to manipulate people from coming to this Church, resulting in full delivery of Our soul winning agenda this coming Sunday
50. Father, by the blood of Jesus, open the heart of every contact on the harvest field this week to the gospel; thereby leading many to Christ and to this church.
Divorce have become the order of the day in our world today. The devil is desperately attacking marriages in this end time. In the past, divorce was only common among unbelievers, but these days, it is now a common occurrence amongst Christians today. Sadly even pastors have become victims of broken marriages. Divorce is an end time tool of the devil to destroy the reputation of the church. But today we shall be examining an important question, Does the bible allow divorce? What does the bible say about the issue of divorce? Is the bible for it or against it? Also we shall be looking at prayers to stop divorce and restore marriage. I believe that by the end of this article today, the God of heaven shall give you solution to your marriage in Jesus name.
WHAT IS DIVORCE?
Divorce can be defined as the legal separation between a man and his wife or a woman and her husband. This can be as a result of many reasons, some of which will be discussed in this article. Divorce must be done legally before it is recognized. You cannot just ask your wife or husband to pack out of your house and say you have divorced her. That is not divorce, it is called seperation. Even though both of you are not living together, you are still married and any attempt to be intimate with another person will be seen as adultery. Just as marriage is legally binding, divorce also must be carried out legally. This still leads us to the same question, does the bible allow divorce? Can I divorce my spouse without offending God? Read on.
GOD’S POSITION ABOUT DIVORCE
What is God’s position on the subject matter on divorce? This is the heart of these article and here I will be displaying some bible verses about divorce and we shall be examining them one by one. A good understanding of these subject will better inform our discussion as married couples. Now to know God’s position on divorce, let’s start from the Old testament.
Old Testament View On Divorce.
Deuteronomy 24:1 When a man hath taken a wife, and married her, and it come to pass that she find no favour in his eyes, because he hath found some uncleanness in her: then let him write her a bill of divorcement, and give it in her hand, and send her out of his house. 24:2 And when she is departed out of his house, she may go and be another man’s wife. 24:3 And if the latter husband hate her, and write her a bill of divorcement, and giveth it in her hand, and sendeth her out of his house; or if the latter husband die, which took her to be his wife; 24:4 Her former husband, which sent her away, may not take her again to be his wife, after that she is defiled; for that is abomination before the LORD: and thou shalt not cause the land to sin, which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance.
We see from the above scripture in the Old testament that a man is permitted to divorce his wife, if she finds no favour in his eyes, or if he finds uncleanness in her. The reasons given here are not really clear or even fair for the woman, but God gave them the permission to let there wives go. Why would God do that? This is because He understands the selfishness of man, he knows that its better for the woman to be set free than for her to be in constant torment under the rulership of an ungrateful man. So God commanded them to issue a certificate of divorce to the woman. It might interest you to know that the certificate of divorce protects the woman from the man. Should the woman become successful tomorrow or marries a better man in the future, the former husband cannot come back to make false claims that she is his property anymore. But does this means God Loves Divorce?. Let’s us look at another Old testament verse.
Malachi 2:16 For the LORD, the God of Israel, saith that he hateth putting away: for one covereth violence with his garment, saith the LORD of hosts: therefore take heed to your spirit, that ye deal not treacherously.
God made his position clear in the above Scripture, that He hates divorce. God does not love divorce at all. It is not His perfect will that we put away our wives. Every marriage is suppose to endure till death. When it comes to divorce, Gods position is clear on that. Now if God actually hates divorce, does it mean we should never consider it? To answer this let’s look at what Jesus has to say about divorce.
Matthew 5:31 It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement: 5:32 But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery.
Here Jesus actually condemned the Jewish pattern of divorce, He saw how men were treating women in his time and using the law as an excuse. He therefore told them, that you should never divorce your wife, except for the sin of unfaithfulness. Its important for us to understand that Jesus was talking to the Jews, and he knew how serious the laws of moses was when it comes to adultery. So he allowed them to divorce on that grounds, but what did Jesus teach us through the Epistles about divorce?
1 Corinthians 7:10 And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband: 7:11 But and if she depart, let her remain unmarried, or be reconciled to her husband: and let not the husband put away his wife. 7:12 But to the rest speak I, not the Lord: If any brother hath a wife that believeth not, and she be pleased to dwell with him, let him not put her away. 7:13 And the woman which hath an husband that believeth not, and if he be pleased to dwell with her, let her not leave him. 7:14 For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband: else were your children unclean; but now are they holy. 7:15 But if the unbelieving depart, let him depart. A brother or a sister is not under bondage in such cases: but God hath called us to peace. 7:16 For what knowest thou, O wife, whether thou shalt save thy husband? or how knowest thou, O man, whether thou shalt save thy wife?
The above scripture here is clear, if you are married, you should not seek for a divorce, but if you must be divorced, then you must remain unmarried or reconcile with your husband. ( Verse 10-11). There is also an important point I want you to see in 1 Corinthians 7:13-15. The bible said that if you marry a man who believes not and he is okay with your faith, you should stay in the marriage, but if he decides to divorce you because of your faith, then you are free to marry again with fear of offending God.
Haven seen all this bible verses from old testament to new, what is our conclusion about Gods stand about divorce? Its simple. GOD HATES DIVORCE, BUT HE PERMITS IT ONLY WHEN NECESSARY. Now let us look at some reasons you should never divorce.
WRONG REASONS FOR DIVORCE
We are going to be looking at 7 reasons you shouldn’t divorce your spouse. I believe that this will help us as we go though our marital destiny.
1). Adultery
Adultery is a sexual relationship between a married man and a married woman or a married man and a single woman or a married woman and a single man. Please do not divorce your spouse just because they fell into the sin of adultery. There are many reasons why people fall into the sin off adultery, while we have impossible cases, most cases can be managed and handled with counselling and prayers. There are many reasons why a man can be unfaithful to his wife, non of them are justified, but most of them can be handled through prayers, the same goes for the woman. If you are going through this challenges in your marriage, go to your pastors and seek spiritual counselling, try to understand what your husband/wife wants and give it to him. As a woman, check your character and attitude to see if you are the one driving him away from the house. Also couples, especially men must learn to forgive each other and move on in there marriages. Unfaithfulness can lead to divorce, but in many cases, it can be handled through proper spiritual guidance.
2). Sickness:
A lot of couples divorce, just becomes one of them is sick and hence becomes a burden to the other, this is pure wickedness and selfishness. You should never abandon your spouse. Whatever he or she is going through, both of you are in it together. Its sad to see many wives abandon there sick husbands in marriage or husbands do the same. This is not godly and as a believer you should never consider it. Prayers and faith is the solution to all sicknesses and diseases. Stand with your spouse in prayers and stand with him or her till the end.
3). Poverty:
Many couples go there separate ways because of poverty. This is a wrong reason to divorce your spouse. Poverty is a state of the mind, and its a temporary situation. Abandoning your partner because he or she is broke is wrong/ Marriage is for better for worse, both of you must come together and fight poverty out of your marriage.
4). Bad Habits:
This is when your spouse has a bad behavior, for instance, gambling, alcohol, smoking etc. These habits can definitely be a challenge in the family. As a wife/husband you can fight this in two ways, get a job and be prayerful. Abandoning a man or woman because of a habit that they cannot control is not the will of God for you. That is why God wants us to seek His face before marriage. When you notice a bad habit in the life of your spouse, pray for him/her and encourage them to seek spiritual help.
5). Spiritual Challenges:
This is a situation where the challenge of your marriage is as a result of demonic oppression. Many couples lack the capacity to persevere in their marriage. When the battles of life gets tough, the both go there separate ways. This is not God’s perfect will for you. We must pray always and not faint. It takes violent faith expressed through prayers to overcome spiritual challenges.
6). Unfruitfulness:
It is sad whenever a man tells his wife that their marriage is over just because she can’t give him a child or children. If you are truly born again, you will understand that it is very wrong to do that. We serve a God of fruitfulness, and when you are facing a challenge of unfruitfulness in your marriage, you must call on God in prayers, and also seek medical attention to find out the reason for the delay. Both of you are in this together, therefore divorce is not an option.
7). Irreconcilable Differences:
Lies! Lies!! Lies!!! These is the most common lie told by most unbelieving couples including Christians when they are looking for the easy way out of a marriage. Most issues of irreconcilable differences can really be reconcilable if both couples are willing, but most times they are not. As a child of God you must strive very hard to make your marriage work,both of you must work so hard to settle your differences in order to avoid divorce.
RIGHT REASONS FOR DIVORCE
Yes you read that correctly, there are right reasons why a Christian can divorce. Not every union is joined by God, and any union that is not joined by God, must be put assunder. Now let’s examine some right reasons for divorce.
1) Fake Marriage:
A fake marriage is when someone gets married to another not because of love but because of some selfish reasons. Such people come into your life with lies, the fake every I about them making you think they love you. They may even pretend to be Christians just to get you to say yes. They are devil sent. A good examples are:
a) Men or Women who marry you because of your money
b). Men or Women who marry you to get permanent residence in your country
c). Political marriages.
These marriages are not ordained by God and therefore when one discovers that he or she is married to a fake person, divorce is highly advised.
2). False Marriage:
A false marriage is a marriage that is founded on lies and deception. This is similar to a fake marriage only that it is more subtle. For instance, a man is impotent and he know it, but did not tell his fiancee about it all through courtship only for her to discover on their wedding night. Or a woman who has damaged her womb and she knows it and deliberately hides it from her partner until after marriage. Such marriages cannot hold. God did not join them, because the foundation of the marriage is falsehood. You cannot hide sensitive details about yourself, details that will affect your spouse from them. In such cases, divorce is highly recommended.
3). Diabolic Marriage:
A diabolic marriage is when someone is hypnotized by demonic influences into marriage. Many men and women where manipulated into marriages by demonic forces. For instance, many men are victims of love portion, a mystical drink that can make a man fall in love with you instantly. Also many men consults witch doctors for love charms that can help them manipulate young ladies into marriage. Such union is demonic and when one is delivered, he or she is advised to seek divorce.
4).Threat To Life:
Anything that threatens your life is not good for you, including marriage. Many women have suffered and are still suffering from brutality in marriage. Husbands turning there wives into lunching bags. Many women have been killed in such marriages. When you are in a marriage where the man is threatening you or has made an attempt on your life, run for your life. Seek a divorce.
5). Clash Of Faith:
This is simple,if you are an unbeliever and marry another unbeliever, then over the years, you become a Christian,if the unbeliever is okay with that fine ,but if he/she is not then you have two options;either you denounce your faith or you seek divorce,if tgbat is the next option.
6). Reckless Abandonment:
Any man or woman that abandons his family does not deserve that family. If you walk away from your marriage then you don’t diserve that marriage.Many men abandon there wives and children to f1 Corinthians 7:39 The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth; but if her husband be dead, she is at liberty to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord.follow there mistress. In fact some of them even decides not to come back home again, thereby keeping there partners trapped in a marriage. No one deserves to be trapped in such a marriage. In cases like these divorce is advised
7). Death:
1 Corinthians 7:39 The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth; but if her husband be dead, she is at liberty to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord.
The above scripture has said it all. Death is the only thing that ends marriage naturally. But as a believer you must marry only in the Lord. That is a fellow Christian.
HOW TO AVOID DIVORCE
In order to avoid divorce, you must not be in a haste to be married, take out time to study your potential spouse. You must be prayerful and let God know guixey you to the right man/woman and separate you from the wrong man/woman. Also read godly books on marriage and attend marriage seminars and seek spiritual counsel before you jump into marriage. Before we round up this article today, I will finally write out prayers to stop divorce and restore breakthrough in families. I see your marriage work in Jesus name.
PRAYERS TO STOP DIVORCE AND RESTORE MARRIAGE
1. I paralyse every architect of conflict and hostility in my home, in the name of Jesus.
2. I withdraw my marriage from the hands of evil designers, in the name of Jesus.
3. Let every power trying to re-draw my marriage map be put to shame, in the name of Jesus.
4. Let all household wickedness release my home, in Jesus’ name.
5. I receive deliverance from every evil plantation designed to bring me and my children under the bondage of the devil, in Jesus’ name.
6. I paralyse every spirit of hatred and hostility militating against my home, in the name of Jesus.
7. I spoil and destabilise every satanic plan against my home, in the name of Jesus.
8. I deliver my marriage from the hands of home-wreckers, in the name of Jesus.
9. I pursue, overtake and recover my marriage from the hands of marriage breakers, in the name of Jesus.
10. Every evil effect of external interference in my marriage, be completely neutralized, in the name of Jesus.
11. Lord, dissolve and render to nought every evil counsel fashioned against my home.
12. Every power preventing me as a wife from accepting the headship of my husband, become paralysed, in the name of Jesus.
13. Let every imagination, thought, plan, decision, desire and expectation of divorce and separation against my home be nullified, in the name of Jesus.
14. Satan, hear the word of the Lord: You will not break my home, in the name of Jesus.
15. I bind all powers eating away the determination of my husband to stay married to me, in the name of Jesus.
16. Let every gadget of marriage destruction be frustrated in my home, in the name of Jesus.
17. Let every evil arrow fired by demonic relatives be uprooted, in the name of Jesus.
18. Let every evil anti-marriage linkage with our parents be dashed to pieces, in the name of Jesus.
19. Let every evil effect of external interferences in our marriage be completely neutralized, in the name of Jesus.
20. Every power preventing me as a wife from accepting the headship of my husband should become paralyzed, in the name of Jesus.
21. Every power preventing me as a husband from living as a true head should become paralyzed, in the name of Jesus.
22. The Lord should forgive any sin of abortion that may lead to blood crying against our home, in the name of Jesus.
23. The Lord should help us make the proper corrections in our marriage.
24. Let every imagination, thought, plan, decision, desire and expectation of divorce and separation against my home be nullified, in the name of Jesus.
25. I bind and render to nought the power and activities of the spirits that put marriage asunder, in the name of Jesus.
26. Satan, hear the word of the Lord, you will not break my home, in the name of Jesus.
27. I paralyze every spirit of misunderstanding between me and my wife/husband, in the name of Jesus.
28. I bind all powers eating away the determination of my wife/husband to stay married to me, in the name of Jesus.
29. Let the satanic birds eating away my love from the heart of my wife/husband vomit it, in the name of Jesus.
Matthew 21:22: And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.
Prayer can be defined as making your request known to God and believing that He will hear you and grant you your request. Prayer can also be defined as communication to God about the issues of your life. As a believer,the place of prayer can never be overemphasized. Jesus speaking in Luke 18:1 , encouraged us to pray always and not faint. However, prayers can be very frustrating when we don’t receive answers to our prayers. Nobody wants to pray to a God that will not answer his/her prayers. Today we shall be looking at 20 reasons why prayers are not answered. This will help us understand not only how to pray, but how to receive answers to our prayers. Prayer becomes a fools labor, when we don’t know how to receive answers. Ecclessiastes 10:15.
The challenge with a lot of Christians is not prayer, we pray a lot, but our primary challenge is how to receive answers to our prayers. Many times we feel discouraged and think ourselves as fools for praying because we don’t receive answers to our prayers. The truth is this, our God is a loving God, who will always listen to His children and grant them their heart desires. Our God is not a prayer storing God, He is a prayer answering God. All we need to do is to understand the art of prayer. It takes understanding to make one outstanding in life. When you lack understanding about prayer, you will keep praying like the pharisees in the bible who never get answers to their prayers. As we explore these 20 reasons why prayers are not answered, you shall begin to see the steps you need to take to see your prayers answered. My prayer for you today is this, as you study this article today, your prayers shall begin to receive speedy answers in Jesus name. For more information on How To Pray, Click Here. Now let’s go into the business of today.
Reason 1: SIN:
Psalm 66:18: If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me
Sin is a primary reason why prayers are not answered. Now I want us to understand this concept. The bible said if i regard iniquity in my heart, not in my life. What does this mean? The bible made it clear that all have sinned and have fallen short of Gods glory, Romans 3:23. As far as sin is concerned,we are all guilty, but thank God for the perfect sacrifice of Christ that has saved us all unconditionally from sin and that has made us righteous before God. Through Christ, we are saved from sin and we are acceptable to God through his blood. Therefore man no longer has a sin problem. But this can only work for those who believe in the perfect sacrifice of Jesus. If you don’t accept jesus as your Lord and saviour, you are still in your sins, and iniquity still abides in your heart. When you pray, you cannot receive answers to your prayers. No sinner can get to God successfully in prayers, and a sinner is someone who rejects Christ as His Lord and saviour. The solution to these reason, is Salvation.
Reason 2: LACK OF FAITH:
Mark 11:23 For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.
Faith is absolute dependency on God. Without faith, its impossible for God to answer your prayers, Hebrews 11:6. God is not a magician, He is a God of faith, He operates in the realms of faith, for God to show up in your life,you must believe in Him. Many Christians pray to God without faith, they just pray and they walk away forgetting even what they prayed about. Faith is the key to answered prayers. You must believe that you are praying to a living God and you must expect answers from Him. Expectation is a evidence of faith. When you pray in faith,you will always have expectation that your prayers will be answered.
Reason 3: PRAYING AMISS:
James 4:3 Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.
Praying amiss is praying outside the will of God for your life. It is not everything that you want, is good for you. When we pray outside the plan of God for our lives, we will often hit the rocks. For instance, that your friend is studying to be a medical doctor does not mean that you too will jump into the study of medicine. When we discover Gods plan for our life, it helps us to channel our prayers accordingly. A lot of believers today pray about things just because they see others doing the same. Your friend just got married to a man from America, and you are now asking God in prayers to give you a Husband from America. Such prayers often goes unanswered, not because God is adamant, but because you are praying outside Gods plan??? for your life, you are praying amiss. Jesus Christ our Lord also prayed outside Gods plan for His life, when he asked God to take this cup from Him, but immediately He said again,” not my will but thy will be done” Matthew 26:39. The solution to this reason is to search the scriptures and discover Gods plan and purpose for your life and pray in line with that. Ask God to fulfill his plans and purpose for your life and you shall see speedy answers to your prayer.
REASON 4: FEAR
2 Timothy 1:7 For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
Fear is the reverse of faith, while faith is believing in God, fear is believing in the devil or your circumstances. Fear is also faith, but faith in the wrong direction. What you fear, you believe in. When you pray with fear in your heart,God cannot answer you, because God only manifests himself in a faith filled environment. Child of God, do not let fear cripple the faith of God on your inside. No matter how tough your situation might be, you can overcome it by faith. Mark 9:23 tells us that ” If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him/her that believeth” . praying without faith is praying with fear and they only way to overcome fear is to believe the word of God more. You must learn to trust God more in prayers and you shall overcome.
REASON 5: WORDLESS
Isaiah 43:26 Put me in remembrance: let us plead together: declare thou, that thou mayest be justified.
The word of God is the only thing that abides forever,Matthew 24:35. Praying without the word of God backing your prayers, is protesting without knowing. It is the word of God that gives potency to your prayers. Just like in the court of law, you cannot plead your case without quoting relevant sections in the law book, the same way, you cannot see breakthrough in your prayer without quoting relevant scriptures from the bible. For instance, if you are believing God for the fruit of the womb , while you are praying, you remind God of His word in Genesis 21:1, Exodus 23:25-26. You challenge Him with His word and you will see The God of answered prayers in action. This is why prayer is not effective without adequate knowledge of the word of God. To be effective in prayers, you must spend time with the word so that you can discover strong reasons why your prayers must be answered.
REASON 6: PRIDE
Psalms 138:6 Though the LORD be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly: but the proud he knoweth afar off.
Pride is a very dangerous thing. Pride simply means overestimation of self. This is the reason why the devil is the devil today. The spirit of pride is an anti Christ spirit. No proud man can receive answers to His prayers. This is because, God is the one that resists the proud, 1 Peter 5:5-6. A good example is that of the pharisee and the publican or tax collector, in Luke 18:9-14. We see that the prayers of the pharisee was not answered because he was full of pride, but God answered and saved the publican. You must reject pride in your life if you want God to answer your prayers. You must ask God to break you and teach you to be humble, so that your prayers will be answered.
REASON 7: IMPATIENCE
Hebrews 6:12 That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
Patience is the fruit of the spirit, we need that virtue to see answers to our prayers. There is always a waiting period between when you pray and when you receive your answers. Just like every farmer must wait for harvest after sowing there seeds, you must also learn to wait for your prayer to be answered. Habakkuk 2:2-3, Tells us that Gods vision for us must come to pass, but we must wait for it. We must understand that God answers our prayers in processes,we must learn to walk through our own process. Some of the things you are praying for, God has already set the ball rolling for your answers, the process has started,but the reason why we don’t see answers is because we often give up before the end of our process. Prayers is like placing an order in an ecommerce store like Amazon, your order must be processed and shipped to your location,and these process can take some where between 24 hours to 3 months. That is the same with prayers,we must learn to wait for our answers. How do you wait? We wait in faith and great expectations.
REASON 8: RELIGION
Matthew 6:5 And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
Religious prayers are prayers that are prayed just for a show. In the days of Jesus, the Pharisees where very religious people, they thought they were close to God,but never knew the were very far from God. The love to pray in street corners and standing in the synagogues. They love it when people see them and applauds them. But that is all the get from God, the applauds of men. Prayer is not a religious exercise, it is the raw communication with God by faith and expecting instant answers. Religious prayers cannot be mixed with faith because of its canal and fleshly motives. The solution to this is be in the spirit always and seek God in spirit and in truth.
REASON 9: FAMILIARITY
2 Corinthians 5:16 Wherefore henceforth know we no man after the flesh: yea, though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now henceforth know we him no more.
Familiarity brings contempt. To be familiar with prayer means to see prayer as a routine engagement. For instance many believers do family devotions every morning, during the devotions, most of the prayers prayed are prayed with the mentality of familiarity. It doesn’t come from our hearts, we are only praying because we are Christians, not because we are spiritually hungry for a revival. You must not take any opportunity to pray lightly, because every opportunity to pray is an opportunity to create a change in your world. Don’t be familiar with prayers.
REASON 10: VAIN REPETITION
Matthew 6:7 But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.
Vain repetition is going round circles in prayer. It means not being specific or going straight top the point. Vain repetition means saying a lot of things and yet meaning nothing in your prayers. They pharisees in those days because they wanted the people to see them as spiritual, they prayed for long hours just talking out of point. We must learn to be specific in our prayers.After giving God thanks, we must learn to go straight to the point and tell God what we need.
REASON 11: NEGATIVE CONFESSION
Matthew 17:20 And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.
In this kingdom, you shall only have what you say, Mark 11:23. Many times when we pray,we ruin our prayers with negative confessions. What you say is what you will see. You cannot expect God to answer your breakthrough prayers when you always talk defeat. You cannot talk failure all the time and expect God to answer your prayers of success. Negative confession are poisonous to your prayers. Your confession must align with your prayers for God to answer you. Its important for you to know that, your life will always move in the direction of your mouth. If you talk failure you see failure, if you talk success, you see success. This is because life and death are in the power of the tongue Proverbs 18:21.
REASON 12: IRRESPONSIBILITY:
James 2:18 Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works.
Irresponsibility in prayers is leaving everything about your life to God alone. Any faith that makes God absolutely responsible for everything in your life is an irresponsible faith. For your prayers to be answered, you must take actions of faith, Jesus always told the people He ministered to, “Your faith has made you whole” why is that? Because we have a role to play in our prayers. For instance if you are believing God for a miracle Job and you have prayed about it, you must go out to the streets and submit your job applications. You will never get a job by sitting down in the house all day watching movies. If you are praying for academics success, you must engage yourself also in effective study of your books ,because the Holy spirit will only remember you of what you have read about. That is responsibility, but when you pray and goto to sleep,your frustrations is bound to increase. Therefore, pray and take steps.
REASON 13: LAZINESS
2 Thessalonians 3:10 For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.
There is no future for a lazy person in the kingdom, no matter how prayerful you are. A lot of lazy Christians everywhere thinking that prayers will help them. You see some believers spending all there weeks in church praying, instead of going out to look for work opportunities. The truth is this, prayer is not a substitute for work. Prayer can enhance your effectiveness, prayer can give you access to the top,but hard work and commitment will keep you there. A lot of Christians pray to get admission to the University and when they finally get there, the become too lazy to study. Laziness is a spiritual cancer and you must resist it in your life today.
REASON 14: STRIFE
Ephesians 4:32 And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.
Anger, bitterness,malice, in forgiveness are all products of strife and all these are spiritual poisons to your prayers life. When your heart is bitter towards someone, when your heart is full of hatred and unforgiveness, you cannot flow on the altar of prayer. I understand that some people have offended you, some have even betrayed you but think about how we offend God daily as Christians, yet for Christ sake He forgives us. Ask the Lord to heal your heart and wash away the pain so that you can move on with your life. When your heart is free of Strife,your prayers shall be answered.
REASON 15: HINDERING SPIRITS
Daniel 10:12 Then said he unto me, Fear not, Daniel: for from the first day that thou didst set thine heart to understand, and to chasten thyself before thy God, thy words were heard, and I am come for thy words. 10:13 But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me one and twenty days: but, lo, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me; and I remained there with the kings of Persia.
Hindering spirits are territorial spirits that controls a given territory. This spirits can attempt to resist our prayers, that is why we must be persistent in prayers. As long as we don’t give up on our prayer altar, we will surely overcome these forces. Daniel was praying for his nation and the demon of Persia opposed his prayers for 21 days,but daniel never gave up, he continued to pray untill God sent an arch angel Michael to subdue the enemy. Persistence in prayers will always lead to answers to prayers.
REASON 16: FOUNDATIONAL PROBLEMS
Psalms 11:3 If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do?
Foundational problems are very serious problems. Your foundation is your roots, and until you deal with it, you may continue to struggle in life. Many believers where born into families that are under strange demonic oppression. Even after they are born again, though there spirit is saved but through the flesh they are still trapped in this demonic cage. Take for instance there are some families that suffer from late marriage, it runs in the family, its an evil pattern, even after you are born again, you have to violently separate yourself by force in order to enjoy victory in life. Dealing with foundational problems is attacking your problems from the source. Jabez knew that his problems started with his birth name, the same with Jacob. No matter what you pray for, until you deal with your foundation, you may keep struggling.
How do you deal with your foundation, simple, through prayer and fasting. For more on that please read this article on dealing with evil foundation.
REASON 17: SELFISHNESS
Matthew 15:8 This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.
Selfishness is praying with the wrong motive. God searches the heart of man and He knows why we do what we do. When you pray with the wrong motive, you don’t receive answers to your prayers. For instance praying against someone just because they don’t agree with you is a wrong prayer, which will not be answered. We must pray for the right reasons in order to get answers.
REASON 18: CARES OF LIFE
Matthew 13:22 He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful.
When you allow the cares of these world weigh you down, you cannot receive answers to your prayers. Jesus tells us in Matthew 6:33 that we should seek just His kingdom and His righteousness and all other things will be added to us. Worry can never solve your problems, but prayers can. We must learn to cast all our burdens to the Lord and he shall care for us. As long as we hold our peace, God will continue to fight for us. Ask God for the grace to put your trust in Him and Him alone.
REASON 19: INGRATITUDE
Philippians 4:6 Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
Gratitude is a catalyst for answered prayers, when we thank Him for what He has done, we see more of His goodness in our lives. As a matter of fact, every prayers starts and ends with thanksgiving. Whatever you are not grateful for you will most likely lose. Ingratitude will always lead to unanswered prayers. Thanksgiving is the only solution ingratitude.
REASON 20: SELFPITY.
Deuteronomy 28:13 And the LORD shall make thee the head, and not the tail; and thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath; if that thou hearken unto the commandments of the LORD thy God, which I command thee this day, to observe and to do them:
God has ordained every believer to be the head only and not the tail. We are ordained to be envied and not to be pitied. A self pity mentality cannot lead to answered prayers. God cannot be moved by your tears, He is only moved by your faith. As long as you see yourself as a person to be pitied,you cannot have enough faith to receive answers to your prayers. But you must rise up from the dust and tell the devil enough is enough. You must confront your circumstances in prayers and see the Lord answer you speedily in Jesus name.
Conclusion.
I believe you are blessed by this article, these are some of the common reasons why many of our prayers are not answered. But when we begin to understand how to overcome all these reasons, we see our prayer life improve form glory to glory. I can tell you with authority that when I pray, God hears and He answers me. I have prayed my way out of countless situations in life. You too can have the same testimony. I pray that these 20 reasons why prayers are not answered will end your failures in prayers in Jesus name. Be blessed.
