How You Can Avoid Tragedy and Live a Better Life by Charles Capps

Author:Charles Capps
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Body, Psychology, Religion, Christian Life, General, Spirituality, Mind & Spirit, Spiritual Growth
ISBN: 9780981957456
Publisher: Harrison House Inc
Published: 2011-01-10T22:00:00+00:00

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Wrong Praying

Prayer is one of the prime areas Satan uses to bring disaster to Christian homes. This does not mean we should quit praying; but we must learn to pray accurately and effectively.

Wrong praying brings defeat.

I have read of many people who were crippled for life after they prayed a prayer such as, "Oh, God, whatever it takes, just bring me to the place I ought to be."

That is an open invitation to the devil. Every bad thing, every calamitous thing, that comes will be accepted as being from God.

Many dear Christians have suffered needless tragedy because of their wrong praying.

For instance, they pray, "God, I am willing to suffer whatever it takes to bring me to a closer walk with You."

That is what I call an "open-ended prayer." It leaves an opening for Satan to slip in and bring troubles, even tragedy.

If you are willing to obey God, He will lead you. He will give you direction by His Spirit and His Word. He will cause the Word to work in your heart and change your desires.

He will bring you to the place He wants you to be without breaking your legs or causing you to be a cripple for the rest of your life.

All God wants you to do is be obedient to the direction of His Word.

The Holy Spirit and the Word of God are perfectly capable of getting you to that place; He does not need the devil's help!

Pray the desired results. Pray for the leading of the Holy Spirit. Pray to be perfected by the Word.

But prayer alone will not change a situation. You must bring the words of your mouth under control.

Prayer for healing is almost useless if you are going to confess sickness and disease day in and day out!

Prayer for prosperity will go unnoticed if you continually confess that no good deals ever come your way and you never have enough.

Your words will cancel your prayers.

Wrong praying destroys faith.

The Bible says that the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up (James 5:15). This being true, then there must be an opposite principle, since there are two opposing forces in the earth—the Spirit of God and the spirit of the devil.

If the prayer of faith will save the sick, then the prayer of doubt will destroy the sick. (I know this is a strong statement, but it is true.)

Wrong praying can destroy you. Prayer releases spiritual forces. When prayed accurately according to the Word of God, the forces of God will become activated in your life. But a prayer that is filled with doubt, fear, and unbelief will activate the evil forces of the enemy in your life.

In Mark 11:23, Jesus set forth a principle:

For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.

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