Confirming Your Petition

1 John 5:14-15

This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us—whatever we ask—we know that we have what we asked of him.

Learning how to pray can be an expression of your joy; as you grow in faith, your prayer life befores fuller, richer, more passionate and loving. You realize How much the Lord loves you and knowing that someone cares about you, the real you inside your heart, is breathtaking and refreshing. How could anyone not want to love a God who knows you so well, yet accepts you just the way you are?

Giving from the heart becomes a happy consequence of the Lord's acceptance of you. You will find that peace and fulfillment are the results, and that having the Lord in your life brings happiness and hope.

When you pray, ask the Lord to guide you into a deeper understanding of His will for your life; don't be afraid to share your heart with Him, and most importantly, ask Him for what you need, and then stand on the word of God and your faith in Him to guide you to the victory that you are asking for in your life!

When you declare victory before you see the manifestation of that victory, you are declaring to the Lord, to the world, to the entire universe that your God can do anything and that He will make a way for you! The devil and His demons will not be able to stand against you when you declare the victory and then turn it over to the Lord; you must be patient and wait for His timing and for His purpose for your life. Sometimes the answer comes quickly, and I know that it is a overwhelming experience to know that He is listening and that you can get your answer right away. I love it when He delivers quickly, but I am just as awestruck when He answers me at just the right time and in the correct series of consequences!

When you praise Him before the answer comes, you are confirming His right to be your leader and your guide, and you are declaring His power to do the extraordinary; we always say that we can handle our problems and our issues, but when we surrender it all to the Lord, we can see how He works from the spirit realm and how easy it really is for Him to solve the issues of our lives. Our problems tend to frustrate and weaken our resolve, but His tender care and love for us uplifts our spirits and gives us new life.

Be careful to give Him all the honor, the glory, and the praise for everything you do, for every situation that you find yourself in. It will help you to focus on Him and not the problem, and will set your mind to the 'victory mode' instead of the 'pity party' mode, and then you will appreciate what happens next, your victory given to you supernaturally from the heart of our God!