Post by MIRIAM JACOB on Dec 3, 2006 10:22:32 GMT -5
Prayer With Expectation
by Daniel N. Brown
We may have heard at some point in our lives that if we
truly believe in something, having faith that it will
happen, then it really will happen. Some people don't
completely accept that, but the Bible is clear; what you
believe is what you get. Jesus said, "Whatsoever things you
desire, when you pray, believe that you receive them and you
shall have them" (Mark 11:24).
But, He didn't say we would see the manifestation of our
prayers immediately. We need to give God time to work things
out, continue in our faith, and not doubt, "For a man who wavers
is like a wave of the sea, driven with the wind and tossed. Let not
that man think that he shall receive anything of the Lord"
(James 1:6-7).
Expectation is the key to receiving from Him. What good does
it do to pray without expecting God to answer? You might as
well be talking to a tree. The Bible says, "Without faith,
it is impossible to please God, for he who comes to Him must
believe that He is God, and that He is a rewarder of those
who diligently seek Him" (Hebrews 11:6).
Have you noticed that most people do not expect for things
to work out? In fact, most people have been taught to
believe in negative outcomes. The reasoning is; "If things
don't work out, I won't be disappointed." There's no logic
in that! Even though one may not be expecting, one still at
least hopes. Crushed hopes cause disappointmnent too.
Having faith and expecting in the positive is vital to our
success. If we could only believe that everything will work
out and trust that what we want will happen, we'd have great
results. Life would change dramatically. But, for some reason,
most people just can't believe that things will work out for them.
They look at past results and judge their future based on that
past.
It's true that future results can best be predicted by past
behavior. So, if your past behavior has been to not expect
in positive outcomes, then change that behavior. It doesn't
take any more effort to believe in a positive outcome than it
does in a negative one.
Faith is required to receive from God, and our expectation
is proof of our faith. So, if we ask God for something, but
then we don't do anything on our part to bring it to pass, we
must question our faith.
God will do His part for sure, but we are required to do our
part as well. What is our part? Expect! Believe it, confess it,
and anything else that could possibly be done on our part,
for "Faith without works is dead" (James 2:20).
(C) DANIEL N. BROWN
Daniel N. Brown is an entrepreneur and teacher
of biblical success principles. Get his F'REE
report, "Christian Prosperity Secrets" when you
sign up for his F'REE weekly newsletter...
www.SecretPlaceOnline.com
by Daniel N. Brown
We may have heard at some point in our lives that if we
truly believe in something, having faith that it will
happen, then it really will happen. Some people don't
completely accept that, but the Bible is clear; what you
believe is what you get. Jesus said, "Whatsoever things you
desire, when you pray, believe that you receive them and you
shall have them" (Mark 11:24).
But, He didn't say we would see the manifestation of our
prayers immediately. We need to give God time to work things
out, continue in our faith, and not doubt, "For a man who wavers
is like a wave of the sea, driven with the wind and tossed. Let not
that man think that he shall receive anything of the Lord"
(James 1:6-7).
Expectation is the key to receiving from Him. What good does
it do to pray without expecting God to answer? You might as
well be talking to a tree. The Bible says, "Without faith,
it is impossible to please God, for he who comes to Him must
believe that He is God, and that He is a rewarder of those
who diligently seek Him" (Hebrews 11:6).
Have you noticed that most people do not expect for things
to work out? In fact, most people have been taught to
believe in negative outcomes. The reasoning is; "If things
don't work out, I won't be disappointed." There's no logic
in that! Even though one may not be expecting, one still at
least hopes. Crushed hopes cause disappointmnent too.
Having faith and expecting in the positive is vital to our
success. If we could only believe that everything will work
out and trust that what we want will happen, we'd have great
results. Life would change dramatically. But, for some reason,
most people just can't believe that things will work out for them.
They look at past results and judge their future based on that
past.
It's true that future results can best be predicted by past
behavior. So, if your past behavior has been to not expect
in positive outcomes, then change that behavior. It doesn't
take any more effort to believe in a positive outcome than it
does in a negative one.
Faith is required to receive from God, and our expectation
is proof of our faith. So, if we ask God for something, but
then we don't do anything on our part to bring it to pass, we
must question our faith.
God will do His part for sure, but we are required to do our
part as well. What is our part? Expect! Believe it, confess it,
and anything else that could possibly be done on our part,
for "Faith without works is dead" (James 2:20).
(C) DANIEL N. BROWN
Daniel N. Brown is an entrepreneur and teacher
of biblical success principles. Get his F'REE
report, "Christian Prosperity Secrets" when you
sign up for his F'REE weekly newsletter...
www.SecretPlaceOnline.com