We know from ancient times that man has always sought to communicate with some greater being other than himself and this he has found room to demonstrate in prayer. For the believer, prayer is communion with the Almighty God, it isn’t a duty, but a privilege. Prayer can be really fascinating when you pray and get answers to your prayers. Prayer can also become really boring when you pray but don’t get any answers, as a matter of fact it can become frustrating. Interestingly, many people who pray and don’t get results never expected to get answers in the first place. Not getting answers to their prayers only justified their position that God wasn’t going to answer anyway; they only prayed just to satisfy their conscience. Well, the reason why they got nothing is quite obvious; they expected nothing. Finney in his classic on prayer noted that God may not answer every prayer according to its letter but He surely will according to its spirit. The real spirit of prayer is evermore ...
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