The Ability of God--Prayer is a Key ! ! !

The Ability of God---Prayer is a Key: Many Times our prayers have gone unanswered because we did not determine the will of God before asking or we did not use the spiritual law concerning asking. (James 1:6) "But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that waiver it is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed. For let not that man think that he shall receive anything of the Lord. A double minded man is unstable in all his ways." Therefore, we could not release faith in that prayer. Then on the other occasions we have prayed beyond God's ability to answer. If He did do what we ask, He Would Violate His Word. God's will concerning your having or not having is not involved in verse 14. Now don't misunderstand me. I'm not saying you should pray for just anything were it is God's will or not, but you can do that. (Mark 11:23 –24). The Bible says you can. If you know He heard you, you will have what ever you desire, you will have the petitions you requested – – right, wrong, good, bad, or indifferent. It is very dangerous for a person to pray for something assuming that it is God's will. You can believe and receive things that are not God's will. Israel received a king to rule over them. It wasn't God's will, but they requested it based on what the other nations had. BE SPECIFIC: now there are some things that are immaterial with God. Whether you drive a blue car or a red car doesn't matter to Him unless it matters to you. According to the Word in (Mark 11:24), if you desire a red one, pray for a red one. Don't pray for just a car-- be specific ! God has set a spiritual law before us. And many people operate it in reverse gear rather than forward gear. If we will learn to operate under the rules of His law, we will get our prayers answered. "If we know that he hears us, whatsoever we ask. . . The idea here presented in verse 14 is to ask according to God's will for asking. I want to show you why you cannot interpret that verse the way most people have, namely, "if it is God's will for you to have it." The Bible says in the mouth of two or three witnesses let every word be established; So Let's Go to the Word of God and find some more witnesses. Let's learn to interpret the Word of God in the light of the rest of the Bible. Don't just take one verse of Scripture and say, "That is what He said and that is all that is to it." That can hold you in bondage. For instance, here it seems to be saying something that it really doesn't say. "If you ask anything according to His will He hears you." He is talking about your asking according to God's rule book for asking, His will for asking. What is God's will for asking ?. . . Let him ask in faith, nothing wavering or hesitating and doubting. For he that hesitates or doubts is like a wave of the sea driven with the win and tossed. For let not that man think that he shall receive anything of the Lord. A double minded man is unstable in all his ways (James 1:6--8). This is one of the rules for asking anything from God.