Wednesday 12 October 2011

Obstacles to Prayer

Obstacles to Prayer
Even though we all long for the kingdom of God – f or unity with
God and for the total dominion of the Holy Spirit over all other spirits
– we know that we are obstacles to this kingdom. Our own nature is always
interfering when God tries to reveal himself. Our personalities get in the
way, because in each of us there are countless thoughts, feelings, and traits of
character that are not completely centered on the kingdom of God or compatible
with the spirit of Jesus. Every prayer is therefore inevitably burdened
with personal mistakes and desires.
In addition to our own failings, we are often besieged by dark clouds of
worry. When this happens we need to ask for the freshening wind of the Holy
Spirit so that, surrounded by God’s pure, clear atmosphere, we can pray tirelessly
to God, asking him to banish our anxiety and prove that he is the ruler
over life and death. By praying we can resist temptation (Matt. 26:41).
Even more dangerous than the most nightmarish anxiety is the force that
drives away the Spirit—sin. Sin fights against life and leads to death through
the demonic darkness of unrighteousness, impurity, covetousness, self-seeking,
self-will, lying and deception.
These demonic forces will yield only to prayer offered in a spirit of self-denying
love. Sin and the prayer of faith exclude each other. We cannot meet God
unless we are free from hate, anger, quarreling, and all wrong done to others (1
Tim.2:8). If we are serious about praying we must be cleansed of all sin. God
dwells only in hearts that have been completely purified. We cannot speak to
God, who is holy, unless we have prayed for the forgiveness of our sins with a
converted and changed heart and truly believe in and live in this forgiveness.
“Everyone who confesses the name of the Lord must turn away from wickedness”
(2 Tim. 2:19). That is the clear stamp by which God can recognize his
own. If we refuse to listen to God’s demands for righteousness, our prayer is
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The Prayer God Answers
Obstacles to Prayer
an abomination. It is loathsome to God. As long as we continue to shed the
blood of others, none of our prayers will be heard. With all the strength and
determination we can muster, we must reject evil and strive to do only what
is good. We must try to show justice and love to all people, especially to the
poor and deserted, the widows and orphans. We must be ready to fulfill the
will of God with the willing obedience of faith. Only then will God take away
our sins and accept our prayers.
Unless we have utterly surrendered ourselves to God and left behind all
selfishness, our prayer for God’s gifts will have no effect ( James 4:2-3). Everything,
absolutely everything, that stifles our love for him must be burned
or melted away.
The sin that separates us from God most is the cold arrogance of a selfcentered,
individualistic life. The key to prayer is to give up all the privileges,
rights, and demands of self-esteem, all self-justification and all clinging to the
good things we have accomplished through our own virtue. Self-importance
is the opposite of love and goodness and is the deepest root of sin. Conversely,
the root of community with God and love to others is the awareness that we
receive undeserved grace and good gifts from God. If we are full of ourselves,
thinking we are better than others, our prayer will never reach God. But if we
are aware of our guilt and recognize that we are worse than others, and ask
God for his mercy, he accepts our prayers (Luke 18:9-14).
Our prayers are blocked whenever our hearts remain unmoved. To experience
a fundamental change of heart and direction and to enter a new
life in God, we must first feel profound remorse for the heartless evil of our
self-governed lives. A person who sees his guilt as it really is, learns through
God’s judgment to detest sin and to turn away from it forever. He spends
the rest of his life in awe before God, for now he knows that the Father to
whom he prays is no respecter of persons but judges each according to his
actions, and that the purpose of his judgment is to destroy what is evil in us.
When we have been overpowered by God in this way, we will keep watch in
every area of our lives and in all our relationships, particularly in marriage
(1 Cor.7:5). We will not let pleasures, especially those of possession and sensuality,
distract us from God and hinder our prayers. Prayer demands clearheaded
moderation.

Contact Eliza Mariana Wilson Powerful Miracle Prayers (or The Seven P’s in Prayer)

What makes a prayer more powerful than other? What is the secret of an answered prayer? How can we use it to bring a miracle in our life or the lives of the people around us? How can we make the best of this amazing tool God has given us? The way from ordinary to extraordinary is within our reach. There are just a few simple steps to follow. Learning to trust God is one of the most important. Having the courage to pray for a miracle is another.

And we could go on... Having the spirit and the passion of the first Christians. Being honest about everything, including our doubts, but keeping a positive outlook on all (“I do believe, help me overcome my unbelief”). Experiencing God. Becoming receptive to his voice. Persevering. Trying again and again. Having patience.

Here is a list of what I call “the Seven P’s in Prayer”. Or, in other words, the attributes of a prayer that can move mountains...

PATIENT
Patience actually refers to the period after praying. Wait patiently, even if you can’t see immediate results. Rest assured that God will answer you, in one way or another. When I was in college, after each exam I had to wait for the results. Waiting wasn’t easy but I knew in my heart I had done my bit. I had tried my hardest and now it was time to lay back and wait. Do what depends on you and God will do what depends on Him.

PERSEVERENT
Keep praying. Don’t give up. Persevere in your act of communication with God. When you feel like giving up, ask God for help to go on. When you feel you can’t pray, ask him to help you with that too. Whatever your feelings are, talk to God about them. Whatever you need, ask for it. Patience and perseverance are very important in any human activity. Without them, you will never cross that edge to achieving the best performances.

PERSONAL
Be personal. Use your own words. Describe how you feel in an honest and straightforward way. Remember God knows your heart anyway, so there is no need to hide anything. Let the words flow from inside and when they don’t come, remember God can see beyond words. The strength of a prayer is not measured in what you say, but in how you say it and in how you feel. Sometimes the silence is the most powerful prayer. I’ve met someone who was often lost for words when praying but her emotion was real. She told me that there were times when all she could say was “You know, my Lord. You know, my Lord.” There was no need for anything else, because, indeed, the Lord knew what she meant and what her prayer was all about.

POWERFUL
A powerful prayer can move mountains. But what makes a powerful prayer? When Jesus prayed, He prayed with authority and taught his disciples to do the same. He said: pray as if you’ve already received what you are praying for. What exactly did he mean? How can we gain that confidence? How did Jesus gain it? Through a close relationship with the Father. Through experience. The first time when we ask for something, we are reluctant because we don’t know whether we are going to get it or not. But as we learn how God works, as we learn to distinguish His voice among the confusing whispers of this world, we also learn to rely on Him. We learn to trust Him. We learn to love Him. That is what it’s all about. Faith, trust, love. We are not talking to a stranger anymore. We’re talking to our friend, to the One who knows everything about us, who loves us for who we are and wants us to have the best, here and in Eternity.

PASSIONATE
Passion is putting your heart and soul into something. You can’t be cold-hearted in prayer. It is the heat that rises up to the throne of God, it is the flame that pierces the sky and makes its way to the heart of the Father. God loves passion. As a Creator and an artist, He knows that nothing great is achieved without passion. Sometimes passion involves pain and tears, making yourself vulnerable, becoming exposed, giving everything. But it’s a risk that is worth taking. And in relationship with God, it might prove not to be a risk at all.

PROFOUND
‘Profound’ is a synonym for ‘deep’. A mountain-moving prayer has to be as deep as deep can be. Now ‘deep’ can be understood in several ways. A profound prayer can be a prayer reflecting your most hidden inner feelings; a prayer that goes much beyond the surface, into places you normally don’t reveal to anybody. A profound prayer can also refer to a prayer that plunges deeply into the causes and roots of exterior things and circumstances. Both these aspects are very important. When you ask for a miracle, you already go into ‘profound’ territory. Unknowingly, you step into a realm where faith stands face to face with physics, medicine, philosophy, history, psychology, and it has to prove stronger than any of them. It is quite a challenge! But as it has been proved many times, it can stand its ground and pass the test.

POSITIVE
We don’t know the complex mechanisms of this universe and how it all works. But we do know there is a balance between good and evil, between positive and negative. The very laws of Chemistry and Physics prove it. God doesn’t ask us to understand. But He does want us to stick to the positive side. The most minor of our thoughts can alter the balance of the universe. We’ll never know how much good we’ve brought into the world by one single positive thought, word or action. But we do know praying is one of those things that can mysteriously alter this balance. It is, in a way, like throwing stones into a river. Each time we struggle to throw further and we can watch the stone as it goes but only up to a certain point. We’ll never know how far and how deep it went beyond the surface.

Wednesday 20 July 2011

Fighting Temptation – The Secret of Success is Spiritual!

Fighting temptation focuses on the cravings and desires of the flesh versus doing what is right. No one is above temptation or the potential to sin (1 John 1:8). When fighting temptation, society’s solutions revolve around personal stamina and will-power. However as worthwhile as this may seem, the chances of success are minimal, due to the focus being on natural ability. As Scripture clearly tells us, the battle is not natural-but spiritual. Ephesians 6:12-13 says, “For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand”

As an example to us, Jesus used the weapon of God’s Word in resisting temptations (Matthew 4). Since He is the only human who has ever been tempted, yet did not sin, His example is a good one to follow! God knows how to provide a way to both get through temptation, and overcome temptation. Psalm 34:17 says, “The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears them; he delivers them from all their troubles.”

When we choose to rely on our own strength in defeating temptation, independent of God, God looks at this as pride (James 4:6). He has a plan of deliverance, a way of escape which is found primarily through relationship with Him and experiencing His loving hand of correction (Hebrews 12).

When we come to God for salvation, He gives us a new nature. The old one – full of deceit and the desire to please only ourselves – is gone. 2 Corinthians 5:17 reminds us, “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!” What begins to transpire at this point is a literal transformation. As we start to read the Bible and get to know who God is, our way of thinking is gradually changed. This is a renewing that changes the moral fiber and character of a person. New traits and disciplines are learned and integrated, replacing the old characteristics. Through a relationship with God, we become likeminded with Christ and grow in the knowledge and wisdom of the Lord.

Temptation always involves choice – do we obey God or give in to our own desires? Yet climbing out of the pit of temptation is rarely simple, as anyone who has been there knows. The good news is that with God’s help, we can end the cycle. There may be pain and anguish in your heart and mind when declining temptations of the flesh, but overcoming temptation is treasure for the soul.

How the Battle is Played Out
Fighting temptation can feel like struggling for breath. It’s everywhere you turn, like a boxer wanting to pummel his opponent. Victory involves God’s Word, prayer, confession, and avoiding situations where temptation is likely to occur. God knows who we are. After all, in the person of Jesus, He has been tempted as we have. He knows what we need to do in order to defeat sin. Whatever your area of greatest temptation is, ask God to help you recognize and stay away from compromising situations. Use God’s Word to change harmful thought patterns. We have this good news from the Apostle Paul, “We are human, but we don’t wage war with human plans and methods. We use God’s mighty weapons, not mere worldly weapons, to knock down the Devil’s strongholds. With these weapons we break down every proud argument that keeps people from knowing God. With these weapons we conquer their rebellious ideas, and we teach them to obey Christ” 2 Corinthians 10:3-5 (NLT).

Now take charge of that Goliath in your life and Battle it knowing that Christ has Overcome for you Already.

How God Measures Success

What is success ? Most people define success in terms of achieving goals, acquiring wealth, and having prestige, favor, status, and power. "Successful" people enjoy the "good life" - being financially secure, emotionally secure, being surrounded by admirers, and enjoying the fruits of their labor. Their example is emulated and their accomplishments are noticed. Most people's definitions of success only deal with the "here and now" of this life. Even in many churches today the definition of success is in terms of numbers, size, dollars and prestige.

But success is measured and defined differently by God. God's measure of success involves our obedience and faithfulness to Him, regardless of opposition and personal cost. His measure of success is whether or not we are being loyal to Him in our personal relationship with Him and in our life, and whether we are accomplishing His goals & purposes for our life. Some examples in the Bible:

Jeremiah was an absolute failure when judged by people's definition of success. For 40 years he served as God's spokesman, but when he spoke no one listened and responded. He was rejected by his neighbors, his family, the priests and prophets, friends, his audiences, and the kings. He was poor and underwent severe deprivation to deliver God's messages. He was thrown into prison and into a cistern. But in God's eyes he was a success. He faithfully and courageously proclaimed God's word and His messages, and he was obedient to his calling.

Jesus was also a failure, if you measure his life here on earth by people's measure of success. He had little in material possessions, and did not even own a home. He was rejected by most people, and was even hated by some. The religious leaders of the time despised him. Even his friends and those closest to him deserted him. He was accused and found guilty of things he did not do. He was beaten, spit on, cursed, mocked, and he suffered terribly and died the most horrible kind of death known to man at that time, death on the cross. Measure him by the way most of us measure success, and he was a failure. But in God's eyes, the redemption and salvation of all of mankind was accomplished through His son Jesus. By God's grace and great love for you and I, He sent Jesus to pay for our sins, and now the gift of a restored personal relationship with God and eternal life can be ours - all because of Jesus Christ.

Monday 27 June 2011

Healing Prayer

Jehovah Rapha - The Lord That Heals Me!
I come before you and praise you this day and every day, because I am fearfully and wonderfully made, Lord. It was You that carefully designed every system, organ and gland in my body, and gave each one their tasks. I ask that you remind each one of the task it is given, and help them all to perform them perfectly.

Father God, you have said that I have the keys to the kingdom of heaven, and that whatever I bind on earth is bound and whatever I loose on earth is loosed! So, with that power, this day, in the mighty name of Jesus, I declare that my body is Your temple and I choose to glorify You with it. I bind any sickness or disease that has been trying to attack my body. I command it to flee in the name of Jesus so that I can present a healthy body to my Lord as a living sacrifice unto Him.

Lord, you have said that, through Jesus Christ, I am redeemed from the curse of the law. So, I receive that redemption right now in Jesus name. No weapon of sickness or disease formed against me shall prosper any longer!

In Your Word, you have promised that You will restore me to health and heal my wounds. Because I serve You, You said You would bless my food and take sickness away from me. Because I listen closely to every Word that You speak, and I keep them in my heart, You promised that they would be life and health to my whole body.

I choose to believe those promises Father. Help me to believe them more than I believe the doctors that I visit or the symptoms I feel. Help me to stand on Your holy Word today and everyday.

Right now, today, I confess that Jesus Himself bore my pains and carried my sicknesses. He was pierced for my transgressions and crushed for my iniquities. The punishment for my well-being fell on Him, and by His stripes I am healed and made whole!

Anything that was out of balance in my body, through Jesus' sacrifice, is now put back into balance. Anything trying to work death in my body is itself withering and dying, because You Father have promised that I will live and not die!

Thank You, Father, that my light breaks forth as the morning and that my health springs forth speedily!

Saturday 25 June 2011

30 PRAYER POINTS FOR EXAM SUCCESS

30 PRAYER POINTS FOR EXAM SUCCESS

Please study the following scriptures before you start to pray the following prayer points: Proverbs 22:29, 6:6-9, 21:31, James 1:5; Psalm 45:7; Daniel 1:17-20; Psalm 119:97-100.



Also remember that if you are not studious and want to depend on prayer alone to achieve academic success, then you are not serious; at the same time, note that brilliant people must be prayerful to be successful. Psalm 127:1-2.



1. I receive the diligent spirit of a distinction candidate to read well in preparation for the forthcoming exam in Jesus name.



2. I receive the guidance of the Holy Spirit to focus well on areas relevant to the forthcoming exam in Jesus name.



3. I receive the strength of the Lord to be strong against every form of sickness before and during the exam in Jesus name.



4. Evil news that hinders concentration will not be my portion in Jesus name.



5. My staff of bread and financial supply will not fail before or during the exam period in Jesus name.



6. I pronounce every department of my brain under lock and key to open up in Jesus name.



7. I resist every temptation to cheat in the course of this examination in Jesus name.



8. Whenever my body is weak and my flesh demand pleasure the spirit of God will quicken my mortal body for action in Jesus name.



9. The spirit of carelessness and nervousness that may cause exam failure will not overpower me in Jesus name.



10. I will succeed in the forthcoming exam with unprecedented and unparallel result in Jesus name.



11. My confidence in God to excel in the forthcoming exam will not fail in Jesus name.



12. I will not be on the hospital bed while my colleagues are writing exams in Jesus name.



13. I will not be in the police cell while my colleagues are writing exams in Jesus name.



14. Evil and demonic sleep including satanic delay or distraction that makes people miss exam will not be my portion in Jesus name.



15. Fear, anxiety and evil emotion that can cause exam fever will not overpower me in Jesus name.



16. My brain will receive the touch of the Holy Spirit for easy assimilation in Jesus name.



17. The Holy Spirit will stand by my side as a senior partner in the exam hall in Jesus name.



18. The Holy Spirit will give me retentive memory and help me to recall all I have been taught and all I have read in Jesus name.



19. The anointing of favour will follow my answer scripts to the presence of my examiners in Jesus name.



20. My script, my name and my exam number will be policed by God’s guiding angels against wrong handling by exam officers in Jesus name.



21. I reject the evil testimony of missing script or missing grade in Jesus name.



22. The presence of God will radiate all over my examiner and my paper will not be assessed (marked) during his bad mood in Jesus name.



23. My name and exam number will not be confused with that of any candidate of failure in Jesus name.



24. The sitting arrangement in the exam hall will not favour anybody that is capable of implicating me in the exam hall in Jesus name.



25. In line with the promise of God, the Lord will give me the wisdom that surpasses that of the ancient; I will achieve what nobody has ever achieved in my family and department in Jesus name.



26. Such excellent spirit that made Daniel ten times better than his equals will also operate in my life in Jesus name.



27. Baptize me Lord with the spirit that love righteousness and exalt my horn above that of my contemporaries in Jesus name.



28. This exam that I am preparing for, I will not have a caurse to re-write the same in Jesus name.



29. When next I am to write another exam it will no more be at this level in Jesus name.



30. The result of this exam will be so outstanding and worthy of celebration and awards in Jesus name.



The same success that I pray for myself, I pray it for my colleagues in Jesus name.

PRE EXAMINATION PRAYER 2

PRAYER BEFORE EXAMS

If any of You lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him.

James 1:5.

Loving Heavenly Father!I am so worried and anxious about my studies. I am scared of my exams and I have absolutely no confidence on my own wisdomLord! You have promised to give wisdom to those who ask You. So I have come to You with faith and great expectations. Father! Forgive me for all the time I have wasted and forgive all my shortcomings. I realize the importance of my studies and I look to You for help. I totally rely upon You Master for You are the treasure house of all wisdom and knowledge. Even now Lord! I find it difficult to cope up with all the subjects and my memory power often fails me. Please strengthen my memory power and grant me Your grace to grasp my subjects easily. Without Your help and guidance I can never achieve any success Lord! I completely surrender myself to You and plead for Your divine guidance. Help me learn my subjects in the correct way so that I can answer my papers in an excellent manner. Please remove this fear from my mind and fill me with confidence. I know I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me! So I depend on You Lord Be with me while I write my exam and hold my hand! Keep me in good health and peace so that I can do well in my exams. I thank You for helping me Lord. I take success in Your mighty name. In Jesus name I pray.Amen.

Success in interviewers, appointment, promotions, examination and employments.

DEUT. 28:13

Success in interviewers, appointment, promotions, examination and employments.
When you want to excel and be favoured above others
When you want God to take the glory in your career

It is part of God’s own agenda, for you as His child that you should tower above your contemporaries no matter how bleak the situation is.

Daniel 6:3: “then this Daniel was preferred above the presidents and princes, because an excellent spirit was in him and the king though to set him over the whole realm.”

To be the head means to be number one; to be the best or to be better than others. It also means to be of very high quality or to be unusually good.

What was it in the life of Daniel, a Jewish captive that made the Babylonian king set him over the whole realm? What was in his life that enables him to effectively serve two Babylonian kings and two Medo Persian kings?

In each government, Daniel was at the head. The Bible says that there was an excellent spirt that made him to stand out.

As you pray theses prayer points in faith, the Lord will deposit in your life an excellent spirit, that will catapult you to the position of the head.

CONFESSIONS

1 Sam. 17: 45-46: then said David to the philistine, thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield: but I come to thee in the name of the Lord of hosts, the god of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied: This day will Lord deliver thee into mine hand; and I will smite thee, and take thine head from thee; an I will give the carcases of the host of the philistines this day unto the fowls of the air, and to the wild beasts of the earth; that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel.

1 kings 18:36-37: and it came to pass at the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that Elijah the prophet came near and said, Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, let it be known this day that thou art God in Israel, and that I am thy servant, and that I have done all these things at thy word. Hear me, O Lord, hear me, that this people may not know that thou art the Lord, and that hast turned their heart back again.

Duet 33:25-27; thy shoes shall be iron and brass and as thy days so shall thy strength be. There is none like unto the God of Jeshurum, who rideth upon the heaven in thy help, and in his Excellency onthe sky. The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms: and he shall thrust out the enemy from before thee and shall say destroy them.

Ps 118:10-12: all nations compassed me about: but in the name of teh Lord will destroy them. They compassed me about; yea, they compassed me about; but in the name of the Lord I will destroy them. They compassed me about like bees they are quenched as the fire of thorns: for in the name of the Lord I will destroy them.

Jer. 1:19: and they shall fight against thee; but they shall not prevail against thee; for I am with thee, saith the Lord, to deliver thee.

Nahum 1:7-8 the Lord is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble and he knoweth them that trust in him. But with an overrunning flood he will make an utter end of the place thereof, and darkness shall pursue his enemies.



PRAISE WORSHIP

1. Let all evil competitors stumble and fall, in the name of Jesus
2. Let all my adversaries make mistake that will advance my cause, in the name of Jesus i send confusion into the camp of all evil counsellors planning against my progress, in teh name of Jesus.
3. I send confusion into the camp of all evil counsellors planning against my progress, in the name of Jesus.
4. I command darkness into the camp of the enemy, in the name of Jesus.
5. I remove my name from teh book of failure and demonic side-track, in teh name of Jesus
6. Lord, give me the power to
- Make use if the divine opportunity presented to me
- Possess more wisdom than my competitors
- Drink from the well of salvation
- Make my path unknown to teh enemy
- Always be ahead of my competitors in term of favour and independent assessment, in the name of Jesus.
7. Let all the adversaries of my breakthrough be put to shame, in the name of Jesus.
8. I claim the power to overcome and to excel amongst all competitors in the name of Jesus
9. I command all human woes to find me untouchable, in Jesus’ name.
10. Let any decision by any panel be favourable unto me, in the name of Jesus
11. I remove my name from the book of failure and moving backward, in the name of Jesus
12. Let the anointing of the overcome fall upon my life, in teh name of Jesus
13. I receive wisdom, knowledge and understanding to subdue al competitors, in the name of Jesus
14. Let every negative word and pronouncement against my success be completely nullified, in the name of Jesus.
15. All competitors with me in this issue will find my defeat impossible, in the name of Jesus.
16. Father Lord, let your wisdom and power be upon me in a measure that cannot be confronted, in the name of Jesus.
17. I claim supernatural wisdom to answer all questions in a way that will advance my cause, in the name of Jesus.
18. Let every Achan depart from my camp, in teh name of Jesus.
19. I receive teh anointing for supernatural breakthrough in this matter in teh name of Jesus
20. Thank the Lord for the answers.

GOD IS NEAR

There is an amusing story in 1 Kings 18. Elijah has challenged the prophets of Baal to call upon their god and he would call upon the Lord and they would see who answers. As the prophets of Baal call, they become more desperate, even cutting themselves to get Baal's attention.

Elijah taunts them, telling them to yell louder because maybe their god is asleep or away. When Elijah called upon the Lord, God answered immediately by bringing down fire from heaven that not only consumed the sacrifice but the stones of the altar as well.

Sometimes it feels as if God is far away from us and that he doesn't hear our prayers. This is not the case however. God is always near us and always hears our prayers. We do not need to worry about whether God heard us or if He is away because God is always with us.

Idols made with human hands take on human weaknesses. They cannot hear everything and are not always near. But the God who created us is greater than anything that we make in our own image. God is always near and will always hear and answer our prayers.

PRE EXAMINATION PRAYER

If any of You lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him.

James 1:5.

Loving Heavenly Father!I am so worried and anxious about my studies. I am scared of my exams and I have absolutely no confidence on my own wisdomLord! You have promised to give wisdom to those who ask You. So I have come to You with faith and great expectations. Father! Forgive me for all the time I have wasted and forgive all my shortcomings. I realize the importance of my studies and I look to You for help. I totally rely upon You Master for You are the treasure house of all wisdom and knowledge. Even now Lord! I find it difficult to cope up with all the subjects and my memory power often fails me. Please strengthen my memory power and grant me Your grace to grasp my subjects easily. Without Your help and guidance I can never achieve any success Lord! I completely surrender myself to You and plead for Your divine guidance. Help me learn my subjects in the correct way so that I can answer my papers in an excellent manner. Please remove this fear from my mind and fill me with confidence. I know I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me! So I depend on You Lord Be with me while I write my exam and hold my hand! Keep me in good health and peace so that I can do well in my exams. I thank You for helping me Lord. I take success in Your mighty name. In Jesus name I pray.Amen.

EXAM SUCCESS PRAYER

prayer for success in exams. Lord heavenly father, you know how much time and money I have invested in this course, the hurdles I have found throughout my journey in pursuit of completion of this course and because I believe that you have plans for me and that you had a hand in guiding me towards this course, I believe that you will see me through the end; that i will be successful in my exams. I thank you and continue to pray for success in my exams and that my colleagues that I have been discussing with are also successful in this exams. I pray that during the remaining revision period you may bless us with the ability to recall all that we have learnt and that the exam questions brought are from subjects we are competent to understand and answer. I pray that the we may use the knowledge we have acquired for your greater glory and that we get good employment. I make this prayer through the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen

PRE, DURING AND POST EXAMINATION PRAYERS

My dear young brother/sister, The Lord who has promised, “I will never leave you nor forsake you”, is ready to come with you even as you take the exam. It is assured that He will grant you stupendous success in your exams. We read a similar incident in the Bible where God helped a man called Isaac (Genesis 26: 12, 13). Isaac sowed in the land. Likewise, you are going to write your exam today. This is the seed that you are sowing for your life. When Isaac sowed, the Lord blessed him. In the same way, the Lord Himself is going to bless you as you write your exam. How was Isaac blessed? Isaac reaped in the same year a hundred fold because God blessed him. You will also reap a hundred fold in your exams this very year. Isaac began to prosper and continued prospering until he became very prosperous. You will also be lifted up. This is the will of God. Will you surrender yourself into the hand of God and pray now? The Lord will surely help you. My best wishes to you for 100% success in your exams.

1.PRAYER DURING THE PREPARATION PERIOD

Loving Heavenly Father,I plead with You as Your word says that You are very compassionate and will by no means cast the one who comes to You (John 6:37). You are aware of my fears and anxiety regarding my forthcoming exams. Therefore, please fill my heart and soul with Your divine presence and be the Lord of my life. During these days when I prepare for my exams, please remove all my sicknesses, lack of concentration, apprehensions, tensions, hurdles and so on and help me to concentrate in learning my lessons without wasting time, because the Bible assures, “For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind” (2 Timothy 1:7).According to the promise, “I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will guide you with My eye” (Psalm 32:8), please teach me how to study. Please sit by my side and teach me the portions which I am unable to understand.As it is promised in Your word, “If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him” (James 1:5), please fill me with Your divine wisdom and understanding. Grant me excellent memory power so that I can retain all that I learn and recollect it during my exam. I thank You for hearing my supplication. I lift this prayer in the matchless name of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.

2. PRAYER DURING THE EXAMINATION PERIOD

Loving Heavenly Father,I have come to You with hope because You alone are the One who hears our prayers (Psalm 65:2). Even as I write the exam today, I implore You to bless me with the necessary wisdom, memory power, health and courage.Please wash and cleanse me of every sin which stands as an obstacle for me to experience these blessings in fullness. I thank You for making me as Your child.According to Your promise, “My presence shall go with you, and I will give you rest,” fill me with Your presence and come with me. As it is written in Your word, “Fear not, for I am with you; … I will uphold you with My righteous right hand” (Isaiah 41:10), help me to feel Your mighty presence in the room where I will be writing my exam. In accordance with Your word, please uphold my hand with Your righteous hand, that I might write my exam with confidence. Help me to attend all the questions, give appropriate answer to every question without any errors, and complete the paper within the allotted time.I commit my exam and the results into Your mighty hands. As told in the Scriptures, “The horse is prepared for the day of battle, but deliverance is of the Lord” (Proverbs 21:31), grant me victory. Thank You for hearing my prayers.I offer this prayer in the prayer in the victorious name of the Lord Jesus Christ who is going to give me success. Amen.

3. PRAYER DURING THE RESULTS AWAITING PERIOD

My Loving Heavenly Father,I have written my exams with Your help and guidance. As it is written. “The king’s heart is in the hand of the Lord, like the rivers of water; He turns it wherever He wishes” (Proverbs 21:1), so let me find favour in the eyes of the evaluators who correct my answer sheets and let my writing be legible to them, so that I can succeed in getting excellent marks. I render my heartfelt thanks to You my Lord. As You say in Jeremiah 29:11, “For I know the thoughts that I think toward you…. thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope”, I believe that You have a blessed plan for my future. Therefore, I surrender myself to You so that Your ways which are higher will be fulfilled in me.This world must see that I am Your child. Therefore, as You have promised, “….I am with you always ,even to the end of the age” (Matthew 28:20), so kindly be with me and continue to lead me in the path of victory. I pray this prayer in the name of Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.

PRE, DURING AND POST EXAMINATION PRAYERS

My dear young brother/sister, The Lord who has promised, “I will never leave you nor forsake you”, is ready to come with you even as you take the exam. It is assured that He will grant you stupendous success in your exams. We read a similar incident in the Bible where God helped a man called Isaac (Genesis 26: 12, 13). Isaac sowed in the land. Likewise, you are going to write your exam today. This is the seed that you are sowing for your life. When Isaac sowed, the Lord blessed him. In the same way, the Lord Himself is going to bless you as you write your exam. How was Isaac blessed? Isaac reaped in the same year a hundred fold because God blessed him. You will also reap a hundred fold in your exams this very year. Isaac began to prosper and continued prospering until he became very prosperous. You will also be lifted up. This is the will of God. Will you surrender yourself into the hand of God and pray now? The Lord will surely help you. My best wishes to you for 100% success in your exams.

1.PRAYER DURING THE PREPARATION PERIOD

Loving Heavenly Father,I plead with You as Your word says that You are very compassionate and will by no means cast the one who comes to You (John 6:37). You are aware of my fears and anxiety regarding my forthcoming exams. Therefore, please fill my heart and soul with Your divine presence and be the Lord of my life. During these days when I prepare for my exams, please remove all my sicknesses, lack of concentration, apprehensions, tensions, hurdles and so on and help me to concentrate in learning my lessons without wasting time, because the Bible assures, “For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind” (2 Timothy 1:7).According to the promise, “I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will guide you with My eye” (Psalm 32:8), please teach me how to study. Please sit by my side and teach me the portions which I am unable to understand.As it is promised in Your word, “If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him” (James 1:5), please fill me with Your divine wisdom and understanding. Grant me excellent memory power so that I can retain all that I learn and recollect it during my exam. I thank You for hearing my supplication. I lift this prayer in the matchless name of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.

2. PRAYER DURING THE EXAMINATION PERIOD

Loving Heavenly Father,I have come to You with hope because You alone are the One who hears our prayers (Psalm 65:2). Even as I write the exam today, I implore You to bless me with the necessary wisdom, memory power, health and courage.Please wash and cleanse me of every sin which stands as an obstacle for me to experience these blessings in fullness. I thank You for making me as Your child.According to Your promise, “My presence shall go with you, and I will give you rest,” fill me with Your presence and come with me. As it is written in Your word, “Fear not, for I am with you; … I will uphold you with My righteous right hand” (Isaiah 41:10), help me to feel Your mighty presence in the room where I will be writing my exam. In accordance with Your word, please uphold my hand with Your righteous hand, that I might write my exam with confidence. Help me to attend all the questions, give appropriate answer to every question without any errors, and complete the paper within the allotted time.I commit my exam and the results into Your mighty hands. As told in the Scriptures, “The horse is prepared for the day of battle, but deliverance is of the Lord” (Proverbs 21:31), grant me victory. Thank You for hearing my prayers.I offer this prayer in the prayer in the victorious name of the Lord Jesus Christ who is going to give me success. Amen.

3. PRAYER DURING THE RESULTS AWAITING PERIOD

My Loving Heavenly Father,I have written my exams with Your help and guidance. As it is written. “The king’s heart is in the hand of the Lord, like the rivers of water; He turns it wherever He wishes” (Proverbs 21:1), so let me find favour in the eyes of the evaluators who correct my answer sheets and let my writing be legible to them, so that I can succeed in getting excellent marks. I render my heartfelt thanks to You my Lord. As You say in Jeremiah 29:11, “For I know the thoughts that I think toward you…. thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope”, I believe that You have a blessed plan for my future. Therefore, I surrender myself to You so that Your ways which are higher will be fulfilled in me.This world must see that I am Your child. Therefore, as You have promised, “….I am with you always ,even to the end of the age” (Matthew 28:20), so kindly be with me and continue to lead me in the path of victory. I pray this prayer in the name of Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.

PRAYER BEFORE EXAMS

Loving Heavenly Father!I am so worried and anxious about my studies. I am scared of my exams and I have absolutely no confidence on my own wisdomLord! You have promised to give wisdom to those who ask You. So I have come to You with faith and great expectations. Father! Forgive me for all the time I have wasted and forgive all my shortcomings. I realize the importance of my studies and I look to You for help. I totally rely upon You Master for You are the treasure house of all wisdom and knowledge. Even now Lord! I find it difficult to cope up with all the subjects and my memory power often fails me. Please strengthen my memory power and grant me Your grace to grasp my subjects easily. Without Your help and guidance I can never achieve any success Lord! I completely surrender myself to You and plead for Your divine guidance. Help me learn my subjects in the correct way so that I can answer my papers in an excellent manner. Please remove this fear from my mind and fill me with confidence. I know I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me! So I depend on You Lord Be with me while I write my exam and hold my hand! Keep me in good health and peace so that I can do well in my exams. I thank You for helping me Lord. I take success in Your mighty name. In Jesus name I pray.Amen.

The Success Prayer

Dear God-

I pray for you to help me attain success. I ask for you to show me strength when all I feel is weakness. I ask that you help me identify my "why" and always keep it near my heart. When I feel like I can take it no more, I ask that you have faith in me and teach me to have faith in myself.

I pray for you to help me learn the skills I will need to make this work. Please show me the start of a path that will teach me the way and take me to a wonderful destination. I pray that you will give me the knowledge and the ability to share what I learn with others. It is from this knowledge that I will be able to help myself, my family and others.

I pray for you to give me the energy I will need to continue working each day. Sometimes it is rough and I feel the desire to quit. Without this energy, I will never attain success for myself or my family. Please be my strength in my time of weakness and store my excess strength in times of plenty.

I pray for an abundance in customers. I ask that you help push me along in growing my customer base and sharing this wonderful gift I have to offer with others. I ask that when I lose a customer, you help give me the push to find two more who are even better.

I pray that you hold my hand so I never give up. Help me to remember that I am worthy of success and all that will come with it. Help me to remember that I am working hard and that if I give up now it will have all been in vain. Stay with me when I feel I can go no further.

I pray that when I do attain success you will help me to stay humble and remember that at one time I too was starting out. Help me to be aware that I must always continue to learn and to work hard. Give me the ability to help others who are just starting out as I once was.

Thank you God for giving me the tools for success. Without your guidance, I do not think I would be where I am today.

Amen.

Friday 28 January 2011

Business Prayers Starting your own business or going into partnership with others.

Business prayers are for anyone starting out a new business venture, going into business for themselves, starting a home business, or starting a new business partnership. More and more people today want to work from home and start their own home businesses. We wish you much success!


Business Prayers
Starting your own business or going into partnership with others.

Business prayers are for anyone starting out a new business venture, going into business for themselves, starting a home business, or starting a new business partnership. More and more people today want to work from home and start their own home businesses. We wish you much success!



"Commit your work to the Lord, and then your plans will succeed." Proverbs 16:3

"Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men." Colossians 3:23




Dear Lord, I ask for your help in starting my own business.
You are my strongest ally, and my best partner.
Please join me in this new venture so that I may succeed
For myself, my family and the customers I will serve.
Grant me your powers of good judgment,
Your wisdom and guidance,
So that my business may prosper and do right
By us all in Your Heavenly name. Thank you! Amen.

My partners and I have begun a new business.
We ask your kind blessings, Lord, to guide us on our way
To keep our hearts pure and sincere,
To bless us with the spirit of cooperation
To resist all greed and dishonest temptation,
So that we may serve our own as graciously as You serve us.
Hear our prayer, oh Lord, so that our business reap may the right profit and stay the just course. Amen!

PRAYER FOR SUCCESS IN BUSINESS

Then Isaac sowed in that land, and reaped in the same year a hundredfold; and the LORD blessed him. The man began to prosper, and continued prospering until he became very prosperous.

Genesis 26:12,13

Oh Lord of Heaven and earth!The Scripture says that You will prosper the efforts of Your children. Lord! I am anxious about this venture!As the Scripture says You were with Isaac and gave him hundred fold blessings. I know You have the same love and concern for my well fare also. Have mercy upon O Lord prosper all the efforts that I take towards the success of my business. Grant me Your wisdom and guidance so that I can take the right decision at the right time. Unless You bless me I cannot be a success my Lord. So I beseech You to grant me success in my endeavours and lift me up in life. Be with me and prosper whatever I do! I thank You and praise You for answering my prayers even now providing all my needs. In the sweet name of Jesus I pray.Amen.

Prayers for Success

Almighty God, Whose Hands hold all matters of life, give me grace of success in the work that I do. Help me to give it the careful thought and the strict attention that will lead to success. Watch over me and govern my actions, that I may not mar its perfection. Show me how to give my best, and let me not despise the toil that is necessary to complete it. Make my life a successful one, in that every duty You give to me, I do it well. Give me the blessing of Your help and guidance, and suffer me not to fail. In Jesus' name. Amen.

Heavenly Father, You have been gracious enough to allow me to score a great success. I humbly thank You for your help, and I hope that I will continue to receive it. Let me never forget that without You I would never have been able to achieve anything. True, I made use of my talents but they were given to me by You, and so was the drive that impelled me to use them. May I always strive to utilize all my talents to the very best of my ability---whether I achieve success or not. For I will in this way be achieving the goal that You have set out for me in your wisdom and becoming the person that You want me to be. Amen.

SEVEN THINGS YOU MUST GIVE TO OTHERS IF YOU WANT TO ACHIEVE SUCCESS

A major part of the process of achieving success and living the kind of life that you dream of is to give. Many people think that to get what you want you have to take it. There is a universal truth though that the true path to get what you want is to give. When you give, you get. What you sow, you shall reap. If this is true, then what is it we must give? I'll show you the way…

1.

Give Others Your Honesty. The world we live in has a simple rule that most follow: Lie when you have to. Unfortunately, this may make some people wealthy but it make us humans poor. To achieve success is to become wealthy not only in money, but in character. To be successful, truly successful, is to be able to attain your goals and keep your character at the same time!…
How about you? Are you honest in all things? The problem with little lies is they become big ones. Lies spin out of control. You get caught in one lie and you lie to get out of it etc. In all things and at all times, give others your honesty.
2.

Give Others Your Respect. Most of the time we give people respect based on what they have done or what they have accomplished. We gauge whether or not they are "worthy" of it based on what we know of what they have achieved or who they know or are related to.
But I believe we should have a higher standard: We respect people not for what they have done or for who they are related to or for what they can do for us. Instead, we respect people for simply being.…
3.

Give Others Your Vulnerability. We are taught to "be strong." And yes, we should be strong. But we have also embraced something that I think keeps us from having the kind of life that we long for. It is an idea that keeps us from experiencing the kind of relationships that would bring deep meaning to us. It is the idea of vulnerability.…
"But Chris, make yourself vulnerable and people will step all over you!" It is true that this will happen. But I have also seen that most people will be drawn to you. They will help you. They will open up to you. You see, we are all broken people inside. We all have secrets. Yet everyone plays the poser. When one let's down their veil, others soon follow—and we all win.
4.

Give Others Your Care. Too many people are running around this old earth not caring about others. The days of "Look Out for Number One" and "Winning Through Intimidation" are over! Let's bring about a new day when we can care about others and succeed!
Take the time to show people you care. Listen to them. Empathize with them. Love them. Now, I don't mean that you have to go around hugging everyone—that probably wouldn't fly in corporate America anyway—but we can take some time to step back from business and be human! And I have found that when we do so, our business succeeds as well!
5.

Give Others Your Passion. There is nothing this world needs more than passionate people. And people need passionate people. Living in this day and age can be tiring. The hustle and bustle of it all can wear you down and tire you out. Give your passion to others and fire them up.
Don't just be humdrum—be excited. Give people all the energy you can muster up. And you will find that energy reciprocal. They will get energized and passionate. This in turn will fire you up more when you are already charged and get you going altogether when you don't feel like moving at all!
6.

Give Others Your Experience. We all have areas that we excel in and they are usually areas that we have experience in. One of the things we can do to make our lives more meaningful and be of utmost help to others is to show them the way through the experiences we have.
Sometimes it will be what they should do: Shortcuts to take, people to meet etc. Sometimes it will be what they should not do: Shortcuts not to take and people to stay away from! Whatever it is, we can be of service to others by giving them our experience and ultimately it will make us all better!
7.

Give Others Your Help. All in all, what we want to do is to help others. Zig Ziglar says that if we will "help others get what they want, we will in turn get what we want." If we want to be successful, we should consider ourselves servants of other people. What can we do to help them and make them better? This is the true path to greatness and success, not only in business but in life!

Saturday 15 January 2011

This year is a year of reaping,it is a year my God want to pour out abundant blessings to all his devoted children.it is a year,you will reap and reap depending on all what you had sown and still sowing.
Daddy said i should ask you:

AS AN INDIVIDUAL
What have you sown into your church?
What have you sown into the lives of people?
What have you sown into your marriage?
What have you sown into your own future?
What have you sown into your children?
What have sown into the society?
What have you sown into God,s kingdom?
What have you sown into the less priviledge?
What have you sown into the needy?
What have you sown into the lives of those who are sick?
What have you sown into the orphans?



AS A PASTOR
What have you sown to the development of the church?
What have sown into the lives of the congregations?
What have you sown into thier prayer lives?
What have you sown into the less priviledge?
What have you sown to gain more souls into the kingdom?
What have you sown to those who are in difficulty?
What have you sown to your pastoral work?


AS A GOVERNMENT
What have you sown into the lives of the people?
What have you sown into the lives of the needy?


Daddy said,it is never too late to start sowing,
May God almighty give us the strenght to start sowing in the mighty name of Jesus,amen

GOD IS ASKING YOU

Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth?
Tell Me, if you have understanding.
Who determined its measurements?
Surely you know!
Or who stretched the line upon it?
To what were its foundations fastened?
Or who laid its cornerstone,
When the morning stars sang together,
And all the sons of God shouted for joy? (Job 38:4-7, NKJV

GOD IS ASKING YOU THESE QUESTIONS ?

HE HAS GOT THY WHOLE WORLD IN HIS HAND
HE HAS GOT THY WHOLEWIDE WORLD IN HIS HAND

WHEN HE HAS GOT THE WHOLE UNIVERSE IN HIS ANNOINTED HAND:
WHO ARE WE TO DOUBT HIS INTEGRITY,
WHO ARE WE TO BE FAITHLESS
WHO ARE WE TO KEEP ON LISTENING TO FALSE PROPHECY ON OUR LIFE WHEN YOU HAVE THE FINAL HEALER.
WHO ARE WE TO KEEP ON SERVING SKELETON gods,WHEN WE HAVE THE CREATOR OF THE UNIVERSE.
WHO ARE WE TO HAVE FINAL CONCLUSION ON OUR LIFE,WHEN WE HAVE THE GOD OF HOPE.
WHO ARE TO BE ANXIOUS,WHEN WE HAVE THE GOD OF PEACE.
WHO ARE TO BE AFRAID IN ALL SITUATIONS OF LIFE WHEN WE HAVE THE GOD THAT NEITHER SLUMBER NOR SLEEP.HE KEEPS HIS WATCHFUL EYES ON US 24 HOURS EVERYDAY.
WHO ARE TO START COMPLAINING,WHEN WE HAVE THE GOD OF RESTORATION.

HAND OVER EVERYTHING TO HIM
SURRENDER EVERYTHING TO HIM
SUBMIT EVERYTHING TO HIM