UNFORGIVENESS AND PRAYER !

UNFORGIVENESS AND PRAYER ! Many times we stopped 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 person I would ask myself would be, "Am I holding something against someone ?" Or "have I forgave those who have done me wrong ?" Jesus said, "And when you stand praying, forgive, if you have outh him 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." (Mark 11:25-26). I was meditating on this for 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 was having trouble with my prayer life, I would check to be sure I was walking in forgiveness and love. Our faith works by love ! Faith works through love (Galatians 5:6). Unforgiveness will stop your faith from working. Unforgiveness is a fee of life and a the of faith. I know that you have heard people say, "I will forgive, but I won't get. Well, if that is your attitude; you haven't forgiven ! God says he forgives and do not remember ! If we are imitating our Heavenly Father then we would do the same ! Knowing God's will is a key to answered prayer. So often people spend a lot of time trying to figure out if it is God's will for them to be here 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). However, when he was teaching his disciples this model pray; He had not suffered and died yet, so therefore this model prayer was under the old covenant. Because he did not tell them to use His name in the model prayer. 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 her as it is in heaven. Then He must be saying to pray that there being no disease on this earth or any sicknesses on the 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. Many dear believers are complaining and calling it prayer. Study your contract and you would find out what God's will is !