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ies1)
BUTIWI
LLBETALKI
NGON

PRI
NCI
PLESOFPRAYER
Pr
ayerI
sadi
rectcommuni
cat
ebet
weenmanandGod.
..

Theonl
ychannel
toaccessGodi
snot
hingbyPr
ayer
..
..

Pr
ayeri
scommuni
cat
ionbet
weenNat
ural
andSuper
nat
ural

ButPr
ayi
ngI
stheonl
ychannel
tocommuni
cat
etot
heheav
enl
y

Pr
ayi
ngI
stheonl
ychannel
tocommuni
cat
etot
heheav
enl
y

Pr
ayergi
vesat
tent
iont
ohumani
tybyt
heheav
enl
i
es

Pr
ayermakedi
vi
nit
ytoat
tendst
ohumani
ty.
..

Thenhowcanweaccesst
hisdi
vi
nit
y..
.

Howcanwegetaccesst
owhatwedeser
ves.
..

Howshal
lwemaker
eadywhatwedesi
resbypr
ayer
..
.

Thensomepr
otocol
sandst
epsar
etobet
akencal
l
ed.
..
.

Pr
inci
ples

Number1Pr
inci
plei
s

Rel
ati
onshi
p

Youmusthav
eaper
sonal
rel
ati
onshi
pwi
thGodbef
orey
oucanaccesshi
m Ipr
ayer

Youmustknowt
hatGodi
syourf
atherandaddr
esshi
m one

ToaddressGodasFatheristobri
ngourselv
esint
oaverypersonalr
elat
ionshipwit
hGod,who
dwel
lsinourheart
sthroughhisSpi
ri
t.Wespeaktohi
m personall
yasachildtohisfat
her,
who
i
sresponsi
bleforandcaresforhi
schil
dren,
andsoweappr oachhiminlove,knowi
ngthathe
l
ovesus.

Thel
oveofGodi
nourhear
tmustbegenui
neknowi
ngt
hathef
ir
stl
oveus

Andbesi
de,
youmustcommuni
cat
etohi
m asSoncommuni
cat
etohi
sfat
her
_Gal4:
6Andbecausey
ear
esons,
Godhat
hsentf
ort
htheSpi
ri
tofhi
sSoni
ntoy
ourhear
ts,
cry
ing,
Abba,Fat
her
._

_4:
7Wheref
oret
houar
tnomor
easer
vant
,butason;
andi
fason,
thenanhei
rofGodt
hrough
Chri
st.
_

Becausey
our
ecei
vedt
hespi
rtofhi
sdearsonJesus.Ther
efor
ewear
emakeSons

Tr
uepr
ayeri
sbasedont
hisi
nti
mat
eandcl
oser
elat
ionshi
p.

Accesst
odi
vi
nit
yisgr
ant
edt
oonl
ythosewhoknowshowt
oest
abl
i
shr
elat
ionshi
pwi
thGod

_Rom 8:15Foryehav
enotrecei
vedthespi
ri
tofbondageagai
ntof
ear
;buty
ehav
erecei
vedt
he
Spir
itofadopt
ion,
wherebywecry,
Abba,Fat
her.
_

_
8:16TheSpi
ri
tit
sel
fbear
ethwi
tnesswi
thourspi
ri
t,t
hatwear
ethechi
l
drenofGod_

Ev
ery
thi
ngi
sachi
eveabl
eifonl
yyoucancr
eat
eandest
abl
i
shaper
sonal
rel
ati
onshi
pwi
thGod.
..

Number2Pr
inci
plei
s

I
dent
if
ying

Youmustrecogni
seGodassupr
emeandt
heonl
yanswer
stoPr
ayerbef
orey
oucanexpecthi
s
i
nter
vent
ions

Youshoul
dunderst
andhi
spowerandsupr
emacyofcr
eat
ionandhi
saut
hor
it
yandsov
erei
gnt
y
overal
lcr
eat
ure

Andt
hisshoul
dal
way
sber
egar
dsi
nyourheal
thwhenev
ery
oupr
ay

_
Acts4:24Andwhentheyhear
dthat,
theyli
ft
edupt hei
rvoi
cetoGodwithoneaccord,andsai
d,Lor
d,
t
houartGod,whi
chhastmadeheaven,andeart
h,andthesea,
andallt
hati
nthem is_

Number(
1)t
hingunder
stoodher
eist
hepowerofGodon"
Maki
ng"
..

"Thouar
tGod,
whi
chhastmade"

I
denti
fyhi
m ast
heonlyGodwhohasanswer
stoal
lpr
ayer
sandknowst
hati
nhi
m al
oney
ou
hav
eaccesstoALL.

Al
way
shav
etheknowl
edgeofHI
M whom y
ouar
edi
rect
ingy
ourPr
ayer
sto

_1Chr29:10Wher
efor
eDavidblessedtheLORDbefor
eallthecongr
egat
ion:andDav
idsai
d,Bl
essed
bethou,LORDGodofIsr
aelourfather
,forev
erandever
._

_29:11Thine,OLORD,isthegr
eatness,
andthepower,
andthegl
ory
,andt
hevi
ctor
y,andthemaj
est
y:
forallthati
sintheheavenandintheeart
hist
hine;
thi
nei
stheki
ngdom,OLORD,andthouar
t
exaltedasheadabov eall
._
I
dent
if
yandr
ecor
gni
sehi
m ast
heonl
y

_
"Gr
eat
est
,mostpower
ful
,andonl
yonewi
thVi
ctor
yandal
way
sregar
dhi
sMaj
est
y"_

Adorationandprai
seisanessentialpartofourprayerandi tari
sesnat
urall
yaswer ef
lectont
he
greatnessoftheOnewhoi nvi
tesust ocomei ntohispresencewi t
hourprayers.WhenourLor d
spentthenightinGethsemaneagonisinginprayerheaddr essedGodas“ Father”andhe
recognizedGod’scharact
erbythatwonder f
ul,shor
t,verytell
i
ngphrase,“
nothingistoohardfor
you”.

Number3pr
inci
plei
s

Request
Godi
sal
way
shappywhenev
ery
oumadear
equestbecausemaki
ngr
equestf
rom Godgav
ehi
m
HONOUR

Mat6:
9Af
tert
hismannert
her
efor
epr
ayy
e:OurFat
herwhi
char
tinheav
en,
Hal
l
owedbet
hyname.
_

_
6:10Thyki
ngdom come.Thywi
l
lbedonei
near
th,
asi
tisi
nheav
en.
_

_
6:11Gi
veust
hisdayourdai
l
ybr
ead_

_
6:12Andf
orgi
veusourdebt
s,aswef
orgi
veourdebt
ors.
_

_6:
13Andleadusnotint
otempt
ati
on,butdel
i
verusf
rom ev
il
:Fort
hinei
stheki
ngdom,
andt
he
power
,andthegl
ory,
forever
.Amen.
_

ThebestRequestcanonl
ybemadet
hrought
hehel
poft
heHol
ySpi
ri
t.
..
.

_Rom 8:
26Li
kewi
setheSpiri
tal
sohel
pethouri
nfi
rmi
ti
es:f
orweknownotwhatweshoul
dprayf
or
asweought
:butt
heSpir
iti
tsel
fmaket
hinter
cessi
onf
oruswit
hgroani
ngswhi
chcannotbeut
ter
ed.
_

Yourpr
ayermustbewi
thVoi
ce

Number4pr
inci
plei
s

Per
sist
ence

Ourpr
ayer
sshoul
dspr
ingf
rom ourdeepestl
ongi
ngsanddesi
res.

_Luke18:1Andhespakeapar abl
eunt ot hem tothi
send, t
hatmenoughtal waystopr ay
,andnott o
fai
nt;18:
2Saying,
Ther ewasi nacityaj udge,whi chfearednotGod, nei
therregar
dedman:18: 3And
ther
ewasawi dowint hatci
ty;andshecameunt ohim, sayi
ng,Avengemeofmi neadversary.18:4
Andhewouldnotforawhi le:butafterwar dhesai dwithinhimsel
f,ThoughIfearnotGod, norregard
man;18:5Yetbecauset hi
swi dowt roublethme, Iwil
lav engeher
, l
estbyhercontinualcomingshe
wearyme.18:6Andt heLor dsaid,Hearwhatt heunjustjudgesaith.
_
Per
sist
encebi
rt
huncommonr
esul
ts.

Number5Pr
inci
plei
s

Accept
ingGodwi
l
l

God'
swi
l
lMEN(
thebestandt
hemostper
fectwi
l
lformanki
nd

Nomatterhowmuchy
ouprayed,
youshoul
dLear
ntoal
way
ssubj
ectandsubmi
ttot
hewi
l
lof
Godandalwaysal
l
owhiswi
ntoprev
ail

Someti
mes, whaty
ouprayedformightnotgettoyoubutst
il
lLear
ntoal
way
sst
andandhol
don
tohi
m bacauseonlyhi
m knowsthebestwil
lforourl
iv
es..
..

Sel
fwi
l
lleadst
osel
fdest
ruct
ionwhi
l
eGod'
sper
fectwi
l
lleadst
osuccessandmuchgl
ory

_
Mat6:
10Thyki
ngdom come.Thywi
l
lbedonei
near
th,
asi
tisi
nheav
en.
_

Number6Pr
inci
plei
s

Thanksgi
vi
ng
Abov
eal
lthi
ngs.
..
.

I
nJoyanddi
str
essal
way
sgi
veappr
eci
ati
on

Godi
saver
ygr
aci
ousGodincreat
ionandpar
ti
cul
arl
yinr
edempt
ion,
andourhear
tsshoul
dbe
al
way
sfi
l
ledwi
tht
hanksgi
vi
ng.

weshouldber
ejoi
cingi
noursuf
fer
ingswhi
l
ewepr
ayt
hatt
hosesuf
fer
ingsmaybeal
l
evi
ated
andpassaway
.

Jesushi
mselft
aughtustopr
aythatweshoul
dnotent
erint
otempt
ati
on(i
.e.t
est
ing)butpr
ay
tobedel
iver
ed;
yetalway
srej
oici
nginwhatGodhasal
lowedtot
akepl
ace.

Notthatweappreciateorenj
oythesuffer
ing,butwerej
oicei
nGodi nthemi dstofoursuff
eri
ng,
knowingthati
tisourheavenl
yFather’
swillforus.Hewhocontr
olsall
things,invi
tesustobri
ng
ourrequest
stohimt hathemightanswerthem accordi
ngtowhatiswiseandgoodsot hatwe,
accepti
nghisgi
ftsandhisanswers,mayrejoiceinhi
m witht
hanksgi
vi
ngf orallhi
sgoodness.

Thel
astPr
inci
ple

Number7

Acknowl
edgement
Al
way
sref
erencehi
m andal
way
sacknowl
edgehi
minpr
ayer
I
tisonl
ythr
oughChr
ist
’sr
ight
eousnesst
hatwest
andi
nGod’
spr
esence.

I
tisonl
ythr
oughourLor
dJesusChr
istt
hatwehav
eaccesst
otheheav
enl
ythr
oneofgr
ace.

Theref
orehi
spresenceshoul
dbeourpr
ior
it
yifwedesi
ret
oli
veal
i
feofsi
gnsandwonder
thr
oughPrayer

AsIwi
l
lber
oundi
ngup.
..
.

Chr
isti
stheonl
yChannel
bywhi
chweaccessdi
vi
nit
ythr
oughPr
ayer

Maki
ngar
equestf
rom Godi
sanot
herwayofHonour
inghi
m

OurPr
ayershoul
dspr
ingf
rom ourdeepestl
ongi
nganddesi
res

Al
way
sacknowl
edgedhi
mtowhom y
ouar
edi
rect
ingy
ourpr
ayert
o(GOD)

Number1Pr
inci
plei
s

Rel
ati
onshi
p

Number2Pr
inci
plei
s

I
dent
if
ying

Number3pr
inci
plei
s

Request

Number4pr
inci
plei
s

Per
sist
ence

Number5Pr
inci
plei
s

Accept
ingGod'
swi
l
l

Number6Pr
inci
plei
s

Thanksgi
vi
ng

Number7

Acknowl
edgement

Ir
emai
nyouf
ell
owi
nChr
ist
..

Al
abi
S.Emmanuel
©SURM 2019

St
aybl
essedandr
emai
nigni
ted