SEVEN STEPS TO ANSWERED PRAYER (PART 1) !

SEVEN STEPS TO ANSWERED PRAYER (PART 1) STEP 4:BEIIEVE THAT YOU RECEIEVE ! "And this is the confidence (the assurance, the privilege of boldness) which we have in Him: [we are sure that if we ask anything (make any request) according to His will (in agreement with His own plans), He listens to and hears us. And if (since) we (positively) no that He listens to us in whatever we ask. We also know [with settled and absolute knowledge] that we have [granted us as our present possessions] the request made of Him." (1 John 5:14-15). The amplified Bible. Once while preaching in a small building, I got too warm. When I step out doors after the service, my body was wet with perspiration. When the cold outdoor air hit me in the face, my throat started hurting, and by the time I reached the parking lot, I could hardly speak. The next day my chest started hurting and I couldn't speak above a whisper. I started reading scriptures on healing. With my Bible open before me, I prayed as loud as I could and said, "Lord, your Word tells me I am healed. If I asked my body if I were healed, the answer would be no. If I asked my feelings if I were healed, the answer would be no. If I were to ask the people around me if I were healed, they would say I was not. "Your Word says God is truth and every man is a liar. So if I say I am not healed, I am a liar. Your Word says that God cannot lie. (Romans 3:4) says, "God forbid: yes, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, that thou mightiest be justified in your Saying, and mightiest overcome when thou are judged." When time came for the evening service, I step out to the microphone and said I wanted to thank God that I was healed. The congregation looked at me as if I were crazy, because I was barely whispering. I begin to tell them what the Word of God says about healing. I showed them from the Word that I was healed. I told them what God says is true and that if I said I wasn't healed, I would be lying. I told them that I wanted them to stand and praise God with me because I was healed. As we stood and began praising God, I hadn't said "hallelujah" three times until my voice came back. Then I preached my sermon with a strong, clear voice. That night the congregation saw an illustration of faith in action. All we have to do is ask God for the things we want, and believe that we have them. I further believe that the Word of God is over our situations and circumstances: it is the power of God unto deliverance, unto preservation, unto soundness, unto healing ! (John 1:1-4).