“Delight yourself also in the LORD, and He shall give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the LORD, trust also in Him, and He shall bring

“Delight yourself also in the LORD, and He shall give you the desires of

your heart. Commit your way to the LORD, trust

also in Him, and He shall bring it to pass.” (Psalm

37:4-5)

4 KEYS FOR EFFECTIVE 4 KEYS FOR EFFECTIVE PRAYING:PRAYING:

1.1. Pray with PassionPray with Passion

“I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer,

believe that you have received it, and it will

be yours.” (Mark 11:24)


1.1. Pray with PassionPray with Passion

"Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be

opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who

seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be

opened.” (Matthew 7:7-8)


2. Focus on 2. Focus on WhatWhat not not HowHow

Important Truth:In responding to

prayer, God determines the answer.


2. Focus on 2. Focus on WhatWhat not not HowHow“To keep me from becoming conceited because of these surpassingly great

revelations, there was given me a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to

torment me. Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. But

He said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is made perfect in

weakness.’


2. Focus on 2. Focus on WhatWhat not not HowHowTherefore I will boast all the more

gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ's sake, I delight in weaknesses,

in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I

am weak, then I am strong.” (2 Corinthians 12:7-10 NIV)



“Nothing in all creation is hidden from God's sight.

Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of him to whom we must give account.” (Hebrews 4:13)



"(GOD)…guards the course of the just and protects the way of his

faithful ones.” (Proverbs 2:8)



“‘For My thoughts are not your thoughts,

neither are your ways, My ways,’ declares the

Lord.” (Isaiah 55:8)



“‘My thoughts are nothing like your

thoughts,’ says the Lord. ‘And my ways are far beyond anything you

could imagine.’” (Isaiah 55:8 - NLT)



“(God says)…‘My purpose will stand and

I will do all that I please.’”

(Isaiah 46:10)



“Therefore we do not lose heart…for our light and momentary troubles

are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we

fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is

eternal!” (2 Cor 4:16-18)


3. Open your Heart to God’s Will3. Open your Heart to God’s Will

“Delight yourself also in the LORD,

and He shall give you the desires of your

heart…”



Important Truth:When you desire

what God desires, you can have whatever

you desire.



“All the ways of the Lord are loving and

faithful for those who keep the demands of

His covenant.” (Psalm 25:10)



“…No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind

has conceived what God has prepared for those who love Him”

(1 Corinthians 2:9)


4. Commit Your Need to God’s Care4. Commit Your Need to God’s Care

“Commit your way to the LORD, trust also in Him, and He shall bring

it to pass.” (Psalm 37:5)

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“Delight yourself also in the LORD, and He shall give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the LORD, trust also in Him, and He shall bring