MAKE THE MOST OF YOUR PRAYERS
First and foremost, you have to pray. James 4:2 - "You do not have because you do not ask God."
Use every means to alert people you need prayer. Be specific in your reason for needing prayer. Ask for prayer on facebook, ask your church family to pray, ask people you meet to pray. Go to church sites on facebook or anywhere else on the internet and ask for prayer.
Contact those people you feel are the most righteous people you know. James 5:16 Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective." It may or may not be preachers. It could be elders in the church or just a devoted Christian. Some churches have prayer warriors or circles. Spread the word any way you can. Every prayer is like sending up ammunition to the angels who are battling the dark forces to get to your loved one. Daniel 10:12-14 - “Do not be afraid, Daniel. Since the first day that you set your mind to gain understanding and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard, and I have come in response to them. 13 But the prince of the Persian kingdom resisted me twenty-one days. Then Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me, because I was detained there with the king of Persia. 14 Now I have come to explain to you what will happen to your people in the future, for the vision concerns a time yet to come." The prince of the Persian kingdom was a demon. Michael is an archangel faithful to God. I don't know if the "king of Persia" is Satan or the same demon claiming a higher rank than "prince of Persia." The point is, because there is a battle between good and evil going on in the heavens, some prayers take longer to be fulfilled. It took the angel helping Daniel 26 days to get to him.
Have the elders of the church anoint the sick or injured person with oil and pray over him or her. It's a lost practice but it's straight out of the Bible. James 5:14 - "Is any sick among you? Let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord."
If you make a vow, don't break it. Ecclesiastes 5:5 - "It is better not to make a vow than to make one and not fulfill it."
Fast. Don't eat at all but drink water. Or eat little and drink water. Don't put your own health at risk, though. Those with autoimmune diseases or who are otherwise unhealthy, such as with a heart condition, probably shouldn't fast.
Pray for those who are fearing for the sick or injured one. Pray no one has a car accident getting to the sick or injured person. They are going to be upset and may be tired and/or crying, which may increase the odds of them having an accident.
Have the elders of the church anoint the sick or injured person with oil and pray over him or her. It's a lost practice but it's straight out of the Bible. James 5:14 - "Is any sick among you? Let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord."
If you make a vow, don't break it. Ecclesiastes 5:5 - "It is better not to make a vow than to make one and not fulfill it."
Fast. Don't eat at all but drink water. Or eat little and drink water. Don't put your own health at risk, though. Those with autoimmune diseases or who are otherwise unhealthy, such as with a heart condition, probably shouldn't fast.
Pray for those who are fearing for the sick or injured one. Pray no one has a car accident getting to the sick or injured person. They are going to be upset and may be tired and/or crying, which may increase the odds of them having an accident.
Sometimes things don't go the way we want them to go. They may even get worse before they get better. I think of Elijah when he was going through a stage of depression. He had faced Jezebel and was so afraid of death that he wanted to die (a paradox). He lay down to sleep then an angel woke him up and gave him a cake and water to drink. The angel then told him to get ready for a very long trip. He had to walk a long way, climb a mountain, endure an earthquake and fire, and finally God whispered to him in a cave and made everything right again.
One final verse: "Philippians 4:6 - Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God."
See also "How to Pray" - https://beckyowall.blogspot.com/2024/09/how-to-pray.html
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