Eight Qualities Of Effective Prayer

Because our confidence is in Christ, we can pray our simple, specific, persistent, humble prayers in faith believing God will answer those prayers. Though sometimes our faith wavers, it is also okay to pray for God to increase our faith.

VII. Prayer should be truthful. (vs.7-9)

- To You belongs righteousness

- To us belongs open shame

- To the Lord our God belongs mercy and forgiveness

- Daniel was truthful about the need for the prayer request, because they had sinned.

• Psalm 145:18-19

The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call him in truth. He fulfills the desires of those who fear him; he hears their cry and saves them.

As we seek to increase our faith, it is important that we be truthful in our prayer relationship with God. We often pray the right things for the wrong motives. We must examine our hearts and be truthful with God.

VIII. Prayer should be in agreement with God's will. (vs. 2-3)

- Daniel perceived the timing according to scripture

- Daniel made his request to God based on scripture and the will of God.

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• 1 John 5:14-15

This is the confidence we have in approaching God, that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us, whatever we ask, we know that we have what we asked of Him.

Even when we pray truthful prayers in faith that demonstrate all the right characteristics of prayers, we must also accept the reality that sometimes God has a bigger plan in mind than our can presently see or understand. Because of that bigger plan, we must accept the reality that sometimes God’s will is different than our will. In those moments, we must allow our prayers to yield to the sovereign will of God.

We all want to have a more effective prayer life. In order for that to happen, we must put into practice these eight qualities of effective prayer

1. Prayer should be specific.

2. Prayer should be simple.

3. Prayer should be persistent.

4. Prayer should be humble.

5. Prayer should be confident.

6. Prayer should be done in faith.

7. Prayer should be truthful.

8. Prayer should be in agreement with God's will.