How to Get an Answer 1

How to Get an Answer 1
Brad Reiches
Mar 23 2007 12:11AM

ATTENTION ALL PASTORS AND CHURCH INFLUENCERS!

I have a deeply heartfelt request that I believe has been promted by our Lord.

"Would you prayerfully consider asking the Elder Board of your church

to include the GodThoughts Ministry in your Missions Budget for 2008?"

Currently, the entire GodThoughts Ministry is underwritten by myself, our partners, and Willow Spring Church.  Each year we freely provide thousands of dollars of discipleship resources all over the world.  Our only limitations are financial.

Has GodThoughts been an asset to you and your ministry?  Do you believe in this ministry?  All of our financials are open and accountable.  I would love to send a "presentation package" to your Board.  Or, better yet,  would you allow me to come to your church personally, at our cost, and give a presentation to your Board face to face.

It's true...we couldn't be more serious about maximizing what God is clearly blessing.  Is it time for your church to join us in the privilege/resposibility?

Sincerely,

Pastor Brad

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Tuesday, October 5, 2004

GodThoughtsWired!

"How to get an Answer!"

Increasing the Odds of Answered Prayer:  1

Assuming that there is nothing in your life that would short-circuit God's ability and/or desire to answer your prayers (see Micah 3:4; Isaiah 1:15; 59:1-2; John 9:31), the following are keys from the word of God that will help you unlock the door to answered prayer.

#1  The Willingness to pray His will.

The most sure-fire way to consistently see answered prayer in your life is to pray the will of God.  Jesus, of course, modeled this kind of submissive prayer perfectly when He prayed, "not my will, but Thine be done" (Luke 22:42).

The power of prayer is found in God's will.

God's will is found in His word.  Therefore, the more you know God's word, the more effective you'll be in prayer.

Since God's ways are higher than our ways, a consistent intake of reading, meditating, and memorizing scripture is invaluable, and  will greatly enhance your prayer success.

"And this is the confidence which we have before Him,

that, if we ask anything according to His will , He hears us.

And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask,

we know that we have the requests which we have asked from Him."

1 John 5:14-15