(James 5:16 NKJV)\u00a0 \u2026The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.<\/p>\n
For many years I thought that this verse meant that in order to be effective, a prayer had to be fervent\u2026 repetitive, prayed many times. It\u2019s how we are all taught.<\/p>\n
We\u2019ve all heard that we need to prey fervently. But we are led to believe that praying something fervently means praying something over and over again.<\/p>\n
A few months back God showed me that this isn\u2019t the case. I had it all wrong. Fervent prayer doesn\u2019t mean repetitive prayer. Fervent, in the way God uses it here, is referring to the person being fervent (consistent), but not that the prayer itself needs to be repeated over and over again for God to hear it and give you results.<\/p>\n
We need to be fervent. We need to be consistent. It\u2019s our consistent effort that God sees as being fervent. Take a look at this scripture below for confirmation:<\/p>\n
(Mat 6:7 NKJV)\u00a0 “And when you pray, do not use vain repetitions as the heathen do. For they think that they will be heard for their many words.<\/p>\n
Repetition of our prayers is not the key. Consistency in our walk with God is the key. When we\u2019re consistent in our walk with Him we will know Him and discern Him better. This puts us in line with His spirit and His will, allowing us to hear His voice better.<\/p>\n
Our prayers are our conversations with God\u2026 us talking to Him and Him speaking to us! They are not an opportunity for us to show our eloquence of speech and how well we articulate our words!<\/p>\n
Let\u2019s be fervent in our walk, which will lead us to a better relationship with God and prayers that will get results!<\/p>\n
Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie<\/p>\n
Seven Seas Ministries
\nP.O. Box 272
\nBradford, RI 02808<\/p>\n
401-377-5400<\/p>\n
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