Unforgiveness and Prayer !

UNFORGIVENESS AND PRAYER: Many times we stop at verse 24 in (Mark 11), but let's go on to verse 25 and 26. Have you ever noticed that every time Jesus taught on prayer He mentioned forgiveness ? If my prayers were not being answered, the first question I would ask myself would be, "Am I holding something against someone ?" Or "Have I have forgiven those who have done me wrong ?" Jesus said, "And when you stand praying, forgive, if you have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses." But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses. Forgiveness is an act of the human will ! I was meditating on this verse one day and decided that this may be the reason so many people kneel to pray. Jesus said, When you stand praying, forgive. Maybe they think if they kneel, they don't have to forgive ! If I were having trouble with my prayer life, I would check to be sure I was walking in forgiveness. Unforgiveness will stop your faith from working. Unforgiveness is a thief of life and a thief of faith. GOD'S WILL FOR THE EARTH: Knowing God's Will is a key to answered prayer. Remember, Jesus said, pray that the will of the Father be done on earth as it is in heaven. When you are praying The Words of God, you are praying the will of the Father. So often people spend a lot of time trying to figure out if it is God's will for them to be healed or if it is God's will for them to be prosperous. Jesus said, "After this manner therefore pray you: our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven (Matthew 6:9-10). Let's ask ourselves what it is like in heaven: is there any poverty in heaven ? No. Is there any disease in heaven ? No. Jesus told His disciples to pray that the will of God be done in earth as it is in heaven. Then He must be saying to pray that there be no disease on this earth and that there be no poverty here. Now if Jesus is teaching His disciples to pray this way, don't you know that is the will of God ? His will is that it be on this earth as it is in heaven. When Satan is put in the bottomless pit and shut up for a thousand years, there will be no sickness or disease. Now that ought to tell us where it comes from. Sometimes people get the idea that God is testing and perfecting us with sickness and disease. They say that the trial of your faith perfects it. But that is not what the Words say. James said that the trying of your faith works patience. (James 1:3).