HINDRANCES TO PRAYER – 3
Friday, November 17, 2023Key Verse
“But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed. For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord” (James 1:6, 7).
Text — James 1:5-8
Message
If a Christian does not believe in the efficacy of prayers, then why pray in the first place? Yet, the Scripture makes it clear that many people who pray hinder their own prayers. And one of the main reasons for this hindrance is unbelief. Unbelief is lack of confidence in God’s ability or willingness to grant our petition. It means to approach God with doubt, expecting rejection. It means to waver, vacillate or hesitate. A man in that state is suffering from unbelief. Let him not think he shall receive anything from God.
If you need a move of God in your life, you must get rid of unbelief. Do you need divine healing or divine provision? Do you need financial breakthrough or miraculous intervention? Do you need victory over peculiar temptations or courage in the face of oppositions? Do you need success, peace, purity and power? Simply seek God in prayer and believe in your heart that He is able. Build your faith life by knowing God’s will, through the study of His word and stand on His promises.
Quote
Build your faith life
Challenge
Seek God and believe in your heart
Prayer for today
Lord, heal my unbelief, in Jesus’ name.
About Author - Pastor W.F. Kumuyi
Listed among “500 most powerful people on the planet” by the Foreign Policy magazine in 2013, Pastor (Dr.) William F. Kumuyi is the founder and General Superintendent of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry (DCLM) headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria. DCLM started in 1973 as a 15-member Bible study group right in Kumuyi’s apartment at University of Lagos where he was a lecturer. His revolutionary Bible teaching on personal holiness and commitment to evangelism soon gained so much traction and resulted in a widespread revival.
