People have many different reasons to pray - to thank God for his mercies, to ask for protection, forgiveness for sins, a child, good health, a job, for loved ones, friends, etc. Very many people ALWAYS pray for wealth, especially financial.
There are those whose lifestyles show that they are very devoted to serving God; however, their prayers for the good things of life, especially financial, do not get answered. Those who know them are at a loss and wonder why with all the devotion their prayers are not answered.
There are even those who would mock them and say “they carry on as if they are the holiest people, yet they have very little to show for it. Maybe they are paying for their sins they commit when no one sees them and they then pretend in the public to be devoted.”
The situation could get so frustrating that the people in the midst of such challenges keep begging God to forgive their sins and at a time, they would start believing someone has likely cast a negative spell on them.
At times when they look around, they see people who have very little devotion to the things of God doing very well financially, and that further baffles them. They cannot understand why blessings go to such people who are less committed to the things of God and not to them who have spent years and years serving God faithfully.
Eventually, some resign themselves to fate and believe their situation cannot change. They accept their current situation as final, keep struggling financially and never hesitate to pour out their sorrow to anyone who cares to listen.
So what really is the problem with such people? What “sin” have they committed that makes it look like they are under a curse in spite of their open devotion to God? Before I proceed, I want to state that if your situation is as one I just described above, please do not lose hope.
If in the past you have been devoted to God without getting your prayers answered, please continue to remain devoted because that is what God wants.
I also want you to know that no situation that is irredeemable. This particular post on the wealth secrets blog, the earlier ones and the ones to come provide all the details you need to achieve genuine wealth in life. It is just information you need that would make the difference for you.
Pay particular attention to this post and read every other post here because it would open you to things that may baffle you initially, but as you read and apply the message, you would get your desired results. It may baffle you because what we humans need to do to achieve in life is simple, but most of the time we expend ourselves chasing things that take us in the wrong direction.
Ok, enough said. I guess the message is clear as crystal. Hebrews 11 verse 6 of the Good News Bible says, “No one can please God without faith, for whoever comes to God MUST have faith that God exists and REWARDS those who seek Him.” From this revelation, you can see why I said earlier that if you have been devoted to God in the past, please continue to remain so.
However, notice also that the word ‘faith’ is used. That is precisely the key word that makes all the difference between answered prayers and unanswered prayers. God’s word says no one can please God without faith! I’m sure many who read the preceding sentence would claim to have faith and then insist that their prayers are still not being answered!
If that is your case as you read, do not be in a hurry please. It is very easy to get emotional about the issue and then miss the valuable point here. I therefore advise and plead with you to leave whatever notions you have in mind and keep your mind open to get the message here. As soon as you fully understand it, nothing and no one except God Almighty can stop you from becoming an achiever.
Let’s look at what faith means. Legendary author Napoleon Hill gives several meanings to the word faith, and I quote:
(1) “Faith is a state of mind that may be induced by self-suggestion.”
(2) “Faith is the ‘external elixir’ which gives life, power and action to the impulse of thought!”
(3) “Faith is the starting point of all accumulation of riches!”
(4) “Faith is the basis of all ‘miracles,’ and all mysteries, which cannot be analyzed by the rules of science!”
(5) “Faith is the only known antidote for failure!”
(6) “Faith is the element, the ‘chemical’ which, when mixed with prayer, gives one direct communication with Infinite Intelligence.”
(7) “Faith is the element, which transforms the ordinary vibration of thought, created by the finite mind of man, into the spiritual equivalent.”
(8) “Faith is the only agency through which the cosmic force of Infinite Intelligence can be harnessed and used by man.”
Do not be intimidated by the big words used by Napoleon Hill in his explanation of the word faith. The meanings contained in (4) and especially (6) buttress the point I want to explain in this blog post on the one secret behind answered prayers.
The word of God in Hebrews 11 verse 1 states, “To have faith is to be sure of the things we hope for, to be certain of things we cannot see.” This statement gives a clue to the reason why even those who are not devoted to God still achieve in life! Recall Hebrews 11 verse 6 says, “No one can please God without faith, for whoever comes to God MUST have faith that God exists and REWARDS those who seek Him.”
How do you come to God? Through prayer! Nevertheless, for the prayer to answered, you MUST have faith that God exists and rewards those who seek Him. Again Hebrews 11 verse 1 states, “To have faith is to be sure of the things we hope for, to be certain of things we cannot see.”
This simply means any thing, and absolutely anything one wants in life and is convinced in his or her mind of getting, he will surely get it whether he or she prays for it or not! Notice that the emphasis is on the word ‘convinced.’
The reason for this is quite simple: God our Father created man us out of His infinite love and mercy. God made man like Himself in image and likeness. That is why man’s spirit is said to be immortal (cannot perish), but physically in his body, man can die.
When God was to create the world, He used words (Genesis 1). As stated in the last post on this blog, another of man’s share in God’s image and likeness is in man’s ability to use words and then action to create anything he wants.
Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ confirms this point when he says in the gospel of St. Mark 11 verse 23, “I assure you that whoever tells this hill to get up and throw itself in the sea and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says will happen, it will be done for him.”
With all I’ve said so far, do you think it is important to pray since you can get whatever you want life even if you do not pray but have faith (conviction) in what you want to achieve? It seems logical not to bother praying since there are obvious cases of those who achieve and never bother about prayer.
Our Lord Jesus Christ says further in Mark 11 verse 24, “For this reason I tell you: When you pray and ask for something, believe that you have received it, and you will be given WHATEVER you ask for.” Why does Jesus still ask us to pray when just in verse 23 he said, say what you want to achieve, believe it will be done and you will surely get it?
Jesus said it because in prayer you communicate with God in your own words when making your request. He also said this because a hidden secret most people hardly ever use when praying is the word of God. Praying with faith using the word of God makes the results come faster. Again, I say your prayers are answered faster when you pray with faith using the word of God and not just your own words!
………………………..To be continued
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