More on prayer

Mark 1:35

In this particular verse of the first chapter of Mark, we learn about the praying habits of Jesus. We learn that He woke up while it was still dark and no one was up and he went to a solitary place where He could meditate on the word alone and not be distracted. We can also apply this habit of prayer in our own lives and wake up before the rest of the world and and go to a solitary place where we can have a one on one conversation with God without any distractions, so that we may focus on Him.

Philippians 4:6-7

This scripture basically says that if we have faith in God and we pray and have supplication with thanksgiving in our hearts, then the peace of God will give us understanding and will keep our hearts and minds through Jesus. This is such a powerful scripture because it shows that there is no problem, situation or circumstance that the all mighty God can not handle. It also shows that when we pray for our problems and our situation, God hears us and understands, so He will keep our hearts and minds focused on Jesus so that He can help us through our situation or our circumstance no matter how big it is.

James 5:16-18

The effect of the prayer of a righteous man, according to verse 16 is that we CONFESS our faults to one another so that we may be healed and so the righteous man can avail much. Elijah and his prayer life is mentioned to show him as a man who prayed EARNESTLY so God answered his prayer for it not to rain for 3 years and 6 months and when he prayed again, it rained and the earth brought forth fruit. God is truly amazing, powerful and mighty and he works in wonderous ways. In essence, we should be earnest prayers like Elijah and then we may EARN our blessing that we have been waiting for.