A winning prayer

1. BE SPECIFIC

And they came to Jericho: and He went out of Jericho with His disciples and a
great number of people, blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, sat by the
highway side begging. And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he
began to cry out, and say, Jesus, Thou Son of David, have mercy on me...
And Jesus answered and said unto him, What wilt thou that I should do unto
thee? The blind man said unto him, Lord, that I might receive my sight. Mark
10:46-47,51

2. ASK ACCORDING TO HIS WILL

The problem with a lot of believers is: they have difficulty understanding what
is meant by the will of God. They think that God’s will is bottled up somewhere
in heaven. Then, from time to time, He lets some old prophet have a piece of
it. For this reason, they pray, "Lord, if it be Thy will..." Now this is part of the
ignorance which has stolen the people’s blessings from them.
3. ASK ACCORDING TO HIS WILL
For 1 John 5:14 says,
...This is the confidence that we have in Him, that, if we ask anything according
to His will, He heareth us
4. ASK IN THE NAME OF JESUS
All the promises of God in Him are yea, and in Him amen. 2 Corinthians 1:20
5. ASK IN FAITH

You have identified your need. You have also found the appropriate
promise that covers that need. You are ready to ask. Here is the next
thing you should know: ask in faith.

But let him ask in faith, not wavering. James 1:6 Why so? Because God
deals with us on the basis of faith.

Without faith it is impossible to please God. Hebrews 11:6

BELIEVE YOU HAVE THE ANSWER
And Give Thanks

Therefore I say unto you, what things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe
that ye receive them, and
ye shall have them. Mark 11:24

And when the devil had ended all the temptation, he departed from him for a
season. Luke 4:13

Prayer is not just telling God your needs, because He already knows them
(Matt. 6:32). It is getting Him to intervene in your
situation on the basis of His Word. God is your heavenly Father and He knows
your needs, but you require His help to overcome the enemy.

It Brings Deliverance From Afflictions

Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms.
James 5:13

Prayer is one of the spiritual forces needed to live a consecrated life. This is
because the forces of desecration are equally
spiritual. Consider what the Bible says in

Zechariah 3:1-3:

And he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the Lord,
and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him.And the Lord said unto
Satan, The Lord rebuke thee, O Satan; even the Lord that hath chosen Jerusalem
rebuke thee: is not this abrand plucked out of the fire?

Now Joshua was clothed with filthy garments, and stood before the angel. This
tells you the source of the conflicts you face, in your desire to live a