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Joyce Meyer
One morning not too long ago, I was having a quiet time just reading my Bible
and praying. During my prayer time I felt like the Lord asked me, “Joyce, do you believe in the power of prayer?” I said, “Yes, Lord. I do believe in the power of prayer.”Then He asked me again, “Joyce,
do you really believe in the power of prayer?” Again, I answered, “Yes, Lord. I really do believe in the power of prayer.”
And again, He asked me, “Joyce, do you REALLY believe in the power of prayer?”
Well, I’m not totally insensitive to the Lord’s voice and I knew He was trying to
tell me something very important, so I just got very quiet before Him and listened.
He said, “You know, if you really knew how powerful your prayers of faith are,
you’d pray much more than you do right now.”
I think I was guilty of what so many are guilty of—underestimating the real power
that God possesses to answer the faithfilled prayers of our hearts. When you pray
in faith to the God of the Universe, you bring all His power and His might to bear
on your behalf! That’s an amazing fact that many of us don’t entirely comprehend.
But what, exactly, is prayer? Praying in faith doesn’t mean you have to cry and
yell and moan and groan. You don’t have to go lock yourself in a room, get down
on your knees, and stay there all day.
Certainly, there are times when we establish “set-apart” times and places to
pray, but your car can be your set-apart place for prayer. Your bathroom can
become your prayer closet. And although it’s good to have an established place to
pray, you need to realize that you should be praying all through the day…wherever
you may be.
Never, ever forget that when you pray in faith, you open a door for God to work. Until
you pray, God cannot work. Admittedly, this is a great mystery. God, who is all-powerful
and can do anything He wants to do, chooses not to act until one of His children
has the faith to ask Him in prayer.
When we pray in faith, we partner with God. The power rests with Him but
the faith rests with us. He desires our partnership. We have a very important
role to play. We are to maintain an unending, faith-filled, open-ended
“channel” with God all the time.
Let me give you an example of what I mean. I am continually communicating
with God. One day I was in a quiet little restaurant where I’d gone to do some
reading and writing. The place was empty except for me.
Two ladies came in and sat at a table not too far away. Because I have this
continuous “open prayer channel” with God, I offered up just a short, quick
prayer of faith for those two women, that God would bless their lives and time
together. I immediately felt that God wanted ME to bless them. He wanted me
to buy their meal with the message that God loves them.
Now I have done this before for others so it wasn’t like this was a totally new
concept. When I paid for my meal, I simply told my waitress that I wanted
to pay for their meal as well and to give them the message from me that God
loves and cares for them. I gave her enough cash to cover my meal and theirs
with enough left over for a nice tip for the waitress.
The next time I saw the waitress, she told me “the rest of the story.” She said
that the two women were so blessed by what I did that they began to cry. The
two women were actually mother and daughter. They were going through a
very difficult time with some medical issues in their family and were extremely
worried and distraught. When they got my message that God loves them, it
touched them deeply and they knew that everything would be okay.
God loves you. He loves to bless your life by answering your simple prayer of
faith. When you have the faith that God can answer your prayers, wonderful
things can happen. When you pray in faith, you open a door for God Himself to
come in and bless your life.
For more on this topic, you may order Joyce’s four-CD series People Pleasers by
calling 1-800-727-9673 or visiting
Author/teacher Joyce Meyer has been helping people overcome life’s problems
through biblical keys to practical Christian living since 1976. Her radio and
television programmes are broadcast throughout the United States and much
of the world.
For additional information, you may
contact Joyce Meyer Ministries at P.O.
Box 655, Fenton, Missouri 63026 or visit
www.joycemeyer.org
and praying. During my prayer time I felt like the Lord asked me, “Joyce, do you believe in the power of prayer?” I said, “Yes, Lord. I do believe in the power of prayer.”Then He asked me again, “Joyce,
do you really believe in the power of prayer?” Again, I answered, “Yes, Lord. I really do believe in the power of prayer.”
And again, He asked me, “Joyce, do you REALLY believe in the power of prayer?”
Well, I’m not totally insensitive to the Lord’s voice and I knew He was trying to
tell me something very important, so I just got very quiet before Him and listened.
He said, “You know, if you really knew how powerful your prayers of faith are,
you’d pray much more than you do right now.”
I think I was guilty of what so many are guilty of—underestimating the real power
that God possesses to answer the faithfilled prayers of our hearts. When you pray
in faith to the God of the Universe, you bring all His power and His might to bear
on your behalf! That’s an amazing fact that many of us don’t entirely comprehend.
But what, exactly, is prayer? Praying in faith doesn’t mean you have to cry and
yell and moan and groan. You don’t have to go lock yourself in a room, get down
on your knees, and stay there all day.
Certainly, there are times when we establish “set-apart” times and places to
pray, but your car can be your set-apart place for prayer. Your bathroom can
become your prayer closet. And although it’s good to have an established place to
pray, you need to realize that you should be praying all through the day…wherever
you may be.
Never, ever forget that when you pray in faith, you open a door for God to work. Until
you pray, God cannot work. Admittedly, this is a great mystery. God, who is all-powerful
and can do anything He wants to do, chooses not to act until one of His children
has the faith to ask Him in prayer.
When we pray in faith, we partner with God. The power rests with Him but
the faith rests with us. He desires our partnership. We have a very important
role to play. We are to maintain an unending, faith-filled, open-ended
“channel” with God all the time.
Let me give you an example of what I mean. I am continually communicating
with God. One day I was in a quiet little restaurant where I’d gone to do some
reading and writing. The place was empty except for me.
Two ladies came in and sat at a table not too far away. Because I have this
continuous “open prayer channel” with God, I offered up just a short, quick
prayer of faith for those two women, that God would bless their lives and time
together. I immediately felt that God wanted ME to bless them. He wanted me
to buy their meal with the message that God loves them.
Now I have done this before for others so it wasn’t like this was a totally new
concept. When I paid for my meal, I simply told my waitress that I wanted
to pay for their meal as well and to give them the message from me that God
loves and cares for them. I gave her enough cash to cover my meal and theirs
with enough left over for a nice tip for the waitress.
The next time I saw the waitress, she told me “the rest of the story.” She said
that the two women were so blessed by what I did that they began to cry. The
two women were actually mother and daughter. They were going through a
very difficult time with some medical issues in their family and were extremely
worried and distraught. When they got my message that God loves them, it
touched them deeply and they knew that everything would be okay.
God loves you. He loves to bless your life by answering your simple prayer of
faith. When you have the faith that God can answer your prayers, wonderful
things can happen. When you pray in faith, you open a door for God Himself to
come in and bless your life.
For more on this topic, you may order Joyce’s four-CD series People Pleasers by
calling 1-800-727-9673 or visiting
Author/teacher Joyce Meyer has been helping people overcome life’s problems
through biblical keys to practical Christian living since 1976. Her radio and
television programmes are broadcast throughout the United States and much
of the world.
For additional information, you may
contact Joyce Meyer Ministries at P.O.
Box 655, Fenton, Missouri 63026 or visit
www.joycemeyer.org
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