The Lord is near to all who call upon Him, To all who call upon Him in truth. He will fulfill the desire of those who fear Him; He also will hear their cry and save them. Psalms 145: 18-19.
Prayer is a guiding light to our reaching God's presence without stubbing our toes. Prayer is a spiritual medium through which we talk one on one with our Maker and thereby presenting our issues to Him. Prayer is a platter upon which our heart desires are fulfilled by God. That is, the ones that are according to His will and purpose for our sustenance in life. I said according to His will because, I strongly believe that, no matter how much you love your four (4) years old son and he requests a double barrel gun from you, that, you will never ever answer that kind of his prayer unto you. So it is to us with God. If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask Him! Matthew 7: 11.
Again, before asking God for anything, certain conditions must be met by us. Especially, when fasting is involved in the prayer. Of course, these two popular words go well down together. "Is this not the fast that I have chosen: To loose the bonds of wickedness, To undo the heavy burdens, To let the oppressed go free, And that you break every yoke? Is it not to share your bread with the hungry, And that you bring to your house the poor who are cast out; When you see the naked, that you cover him, And not hide yourself from your own flesh? Isaiah 58:6-7.
Then your light shall break forth like the morning, Your healing shall spring forth speedily, And your righteousness shall go before you; The glory of the Lord shall be your rear guard. Is 58:8. The above mentioned blessings become ours after we had obeyed His own rules. Have you seen why, it pays to obey God's rules/instructions? It profits us far better to follow his rules than to do things our own way. After all, He is the 'I am that I am,' and His rules are not burdensome... 1 John 5:3.
Remain blessed.
Your sister in the Lord,
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