"Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive him, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins." Mark 11:24-25 (NIV)
These are some of the words that Jesus spoke to His disciples regarding prayer. Jesus said that if they asked for something, and believed that they would receive it, then it would be theirs. Then He told them not to hold anything in their heart against anyone so that they would not block their own blessing.
Today, Christians, we are the disciples of Jesus, The Christ. Before we pray, we should make sure that we are not holding anything in our heart against anyone. When we pray, we should make sure that what we pray for will give God glory. For whatever we ask for that is in the will of God, we will receive it, so that God can be glorified. (John 15:7-8 and 2 Thessalonians 1:11-12) After we pray, we must believe that God hears and answers the prayers of His saints. (Proverbs 15:29 and 1 Peter 3:12) We have not, because we ask not. (James 4:2) Before, when, and after we pray, we must believe that God can, and will, grant our request.
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