Six kinds of prayer (1)|Pray for India | Bless India

Let’s look at six different types of prayer; three today and three tomorrow:

1) the prayer of agreement! Listen: ‘If two of you…agree about anything you ask for, it will be done for you by my Father’ (Matthew 18:19 NIV). When you’re up against something too big to handle alone, find a prayer partner and agree in prayer with them. This doesn’t mean being a pain in the neck 99% of the time then deciding to agree because you’re desperate. A prayer of agreement is part of a lifestyle of harmony with the people around you.

2) the prayer of faith! Be confident when you ask God to meet your needs. Jesus said, ‘…Whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.’ (Mark 11:24 NIV). If we’d stop trying to pray impressive sounding prayers we’d be a lot better off. Length, loudness or fancy long words all miss the point; it’s the trust in our heart, towards God, that gets through!

3) the prayer of thanks! When our requests outweigh our worship it says something about us. Self-centred people demand a lot but appreciate very little. God won’t allow us to enjoy the fullness of all He’s planned for us until we become thankful for what we’ve already got. Praying with thanks is like switching your prayer-connection to Broadband! Listen: ‘…Pray and ask God for everything you need, always giving thanks’ (Philippians 4:6 NCV). Powerful living comes through thanksgiving. We can ‘pray continually’ (1Thessalonians 5:17) by thanking God all day long for His favour, mercy, kindness, grace, and goodness.