Why Are My Prayers NOT Being Answered?

Father KNOWS BEST! "There are certain conditions upon which we may expect that God will hear and answer our prayers.One of the first of these is that we feel our need of help from Him" Steps to Christ, 93-95.“Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, 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 the petitions that we have asked of Him.” (1 John 5:14)Humble, Persevering Prayer Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months. And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit. James 5:17, 18. OHC 133.1 Important lessons are presented to us in the experience of Elijah. When upon Mount Carmel he offered the prayer for rain, his faith was tested, but he persevered in making known his request unto God. OHC 133.2

The servant watched while Elijah prayed. Six times he returned from the watch, saying, There is nothing, no cloud, no sign of rain. But the prophet did not give up in discouragement. He kept reviewing his life, to see where he had failed to honor God.... As he searched his heart, he seemed to be less and less, both in his own estimation and in the sight of God. It seemed to him that he was nothing, and that God was everything; and when he reached the point of renouncing self, while he clung to the Saviour as his only strength and righteousness, the answer came. The servant appeared, and said, “Behold, there ariseth a little cloud out of the sea, like a man’s hand.” 1 Kings 18:34. OHC 133.3

We have a God whose ear is not closed to our petitions; and if we prove His word, He will honor our faith. He wants us to have all our interests interwoven with His interests, and then He can safely bless us; for we shall not then take glory to self when the blessing is ours, but shall render all the praise to God. God does not always answer our prayers the first time we call upon Him; for should He do this, we might take it for granted that we had a right to all the blessings and favors He bestowed upon us. Instead of searching our hearts to see if any evil was entertained by us, any sin indulged, we should become careless, and fail to realize our dependence upon Him.... OHC 133.4

Elijah humbled himself until he was in a condition where he would not take the glory to himself. This is the condition upon which the Lord hears prayer, for then we shall give the praise to Him.... God alone is worthy to be glorified. OHC 133.5.

“Nothing can justify an unforgiving spirit. He who is unmerciful toward others shows that he himself is not a partaker of God’s pardoning grace” (COL 251).

Many expect that God will keep them from sickness merely because they ask him to do so. But the prayers of those who do not regard the laws of life, God cannot answer, because their faith is not made perfect by works. When we do all on our part to insure health, then we may expect that good results will follow, and we can ask God in faith to bless our efforts. And he will answer our prayer, if his name can be glorified thereby. But let all understand that they have a work to do. God will not work in a miraculous manner to preserve the health of persons who are, by their careless inattention to the laws of health, taking asure course to make themselves sick. {CTBH 108.1}

Have you ever considered if you are, or ever have, violated the sixth Commandment?

Please ponder on these thoughts.

By means of dialogue, wise people have always tried to solve problems that emerged (Ruth 4:1-8; 2Sam.20:18).

They thought that opposition, quarrels, and, moreover, antagonism and revenge are beneath human dignity (Job 18:2-3).

These attributes exalted a man of God neither in the past nor today.

Evil was never overcome by evil.

Good and evil are opposite things. Good is a result of the marvellous work of the Holy Spirit, while evil is an invention and fruit of the spirit of the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now works in the children of disobedience (Eph.2:2).

Christ’s teaching not only approved a kind and peace-loving disposition, but also strictly reproved any manifestation of disagreements and strife between brothers and sisters.

Christ taught, “Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God” (Matt.5:9).

His words contain this plain but very important truth, “Ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also. And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloak also. And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain. Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away” (Matt.5:39-42).

When correctly and harmoniously understanding the letter and the spirit of the questions touched on by Jesus Christ, we will be able to rightly establish our relations not only in the midst of the church, but also in the outward world.

The Bible teaches, “Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men. If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men” (Rom.12:17-18).

Let us be faithful to the divine principles in our attitude towards each other and other people.

What advice does the Holy Bible give us regarding our practical life? Rom.12:18.

Rom.12:18: “If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men”.

What is the meaning of “lieth” in us, when we are building our relations with our neighbors?

Please consider that it is our religious principles. It is our unity with Christ. It is moral purity and holiness that we as Christians should confess in word and deed among those who are around us.

Whom and what should we protect when we find ourselves in an unexpected situation, moreover a situation that is unacceptable for our spirit and soul?

Having put our personal interests aside, we should always defend the honour of God and the authority of His truth and Law. Thus we will protect ourselves against possible spiritual defilement that is inadmissible for us as God’s children.

Please note that In the Bible there are a few positive examples.

The two and a half tribes (Josh.22:11-31), Hannah (1Sam.1:12-18), David (2Sam.16:5-12) and many others behaved very nobly.

The Spirit of Prophecy says, “Nothing can justify an unforgiving spirit. He who is unmerciful toward others shows that he himself is not a partaker of God’s pardoning grace” (COL 251).

Christ taught that we may hope for the forgiveness of our sins in so far as we are able to forgive our neighbours (Matt.6:12).

How did Christ and His apostles teach to forgive personal offences and never revenge those who had offended you? Mark 11:25; Rom.12:19-20 (Luke 6:37).

Mark 11:25: And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.

Rom.12:19-20: Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.

20 Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.

Where and in what do human anger and revenge find feeding and base for themselves?

The Spirit of Prophecy testifies, “The heart in which love rules will not be filled with passion or revenge, by injuries which pride and self-love would deem unbearable” (5T168).

For all those who have overdeveloped their self-esteem, but, certainly, not a Christian dignity, whose self and pride keep them in the condition of constant tension, whose resentful and revengeful spirit is visible from the outside, it is good to know the following warnings of the Spirit of God...

“The spirit of hatred and revenge, or the indulgence of any passion that leads to injurious acts toward others, or causes us even to wish them harm ... all these are, to a greater or less degree, violations of the sixth commandment” (PP 308).

“Remember that a revengeful speech never makes one feel that he has gained a victory. Let Christ speak through you. Do not lose the blessing that comes from thinking no evil” (7T 243).

Can such negative traits of character be hidden under a mask of the form of godliness, and will it save a man from his deserved fate? Job 8:13 (Eccl.12:13-14; Job 35:14).

Job 8:13: So are the paths of all that forget God; and the hypocrite's hope shall perish

The Spirit of Prophecy writes, “The law of God takes note of the jealousy, envy, hatred, malignity, revenge, lust, and ambition that surge through the soul, but have not found expression in the outward action; ... and these sinful emotions will be brought into account in the day when “God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil” (ML 163).

Please consider, and do you agree, that nothing can justify an unforgiving spirit?

"Could all see Christ before the throne, waiting for their prayers, waiting for them to surrender their will, to cease their rebellion and come back to their allegiance to God, in deep penitence they would pray the Father to forgive their transgression of His law, and forgive them for the influence they have exercised in causing others to disregard the law of Jehovah. The confederacies of the enemy's army are triumphing in their delay. Will they longer remain under the condemnation of the law? Or, will they stand on the side of Christ, and with their influence help the betrayed, rebellious race by their own experimental knowledge? Will they now become co-workers with Jesus Christ, who is making personal intercession for them before the Father? Angels are keeping back the destroying agencies, for they have an intense interest for these rebellious sons, and they want to help them to return to the fold in safety and peace, that they may finally be overcomers, and be saved, eternally saved with the family of God in heaven.—Manuscript 29, May 21, 1900, “Faithful Stewardship.” UL 155.5.

Many people are so wrapped up in themselves and their own lives, they fail to see how their own prayers to God can help someone else out who may be in a dire situation. One of the prayer secrets I will be discussing shortly is the power of intercession – the ability to stand in the gap for someone else, approach God as his advocate, and pray to God to help them out of a dire situation.

Many people do not really know how to properly approach and pray to God the Father, in the name of His Son, the Word of God. You must claim a promise to be praying IN THE SPIRIT (MY WORDS ARE SPIRIT and THEY ARE LIFE John 6:63). You must be living according to the Ten Commandments with the blood of Christ atoning for your sin because you have repented and turned from your past sins and asked for the blood of Jesus to cover your ancestral sins that may affect you as a fourth generation or tenth generation somewhere in your family line. As a result, people are either dying early before their time is really up, or they are forced to live under tragic circumstances due to no fault of their own. Accidents can happen because of unforgiven sins in your past or present. Bad things can happen, usually because of a sin in your life that is unforgiven. But prayers to God the Father can either prevent the bad things from happening before they happen, or they change the situation for the better once the bad thing has happened.

God Promises to Hear and Answer Prayer—Christ is the connecting link between God and man. He has promised His personal intercession by employing His name. He places the whole virtue of His righteousness on the side of the suppliant. Christ pleads for man, and man, in need of divine help, pleads for himself in the presence of God, using the power of the influence of the One who gave His life for the world. As we acknowledge before God our appreciation of Christ's merits, fragrance is given to our intercessions. Oh, who can value this great mercy and love! As we approach God through the virtue of Christ's merits, we are clothed with His priestly vestments. He places us close by His side, encircling us with His human arm, while with His divine arm He grasps the throne of the Infinite. He puts His merits, as sweet incense, in a censer in our hands, in order to encourage our petitions. He promises to hear and answer our supplications.—(SDA Bible Commentary 6:1078.) Pr 46.1.

The simple prayers indited by the Holy Spirit will ascend through the gates ajar, the open door which Christ has declared: I Pr 46.2 have opened, and no man can shut. These prayers, mingled with the incense of the perfection of Christ, will ascend as fragrance to the Father, and answers will come.—(Testimonies for the Church 6:467.) Pr 46.2.

I saw that every prayer which is sent up in faith from an honest heart will be heard of God and answered, and the one that sent up the petition will have the blessing when he needs it most, and it will often exceed his expectations. Not a prayer of a true saint is lost if sent up in faith from an honest heart.—(Testimonies for the Church 1:121.) Pr 47.1.

"Pray that the mighty energies of the Holy Spirit, with all their quickening, recuperative, and transforming power, may fall like an electric shock on the palsy-stricken soul, causing every nerve to thrill with new life, restoring the whole man from his dead, earthly, sensual state to spiritual soundness. You will thus become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust; and in your souls will be reflected the image of Him by whose stripes you are healed." Testimonies for the Church Volume 5, p. 267.2

Christ says, “I am the way, the truth, and the life;” and it is the privilege of every soul to make Christ his personal Saviour. You need not wait to grow good; you need not think that any effort of yours will make your prayers acceptable, and bring you salvation. Let each man and woman pray to God, not to man. Let each one come to Christ in humility, speak to him with your own lips. The request, “Will you pray for me?” has become simply a form of speech; you should pray to God for yourself, believing that he listens to every word you utter. Lay bare your heart for his inspection, confess your sins, asking him to forgive you, pleading the merits of the atonement, and then by faith contemplate the great scheme of redemption, and the Comforter will bring all things to your remembrance.

The more you study the character of Christ, the more attractive will he appear to you. He will become as one near you, in close companionship with you; your affections will go out after him. If the mind is molded by the objects with which it has most to do, then to think of Jesus, to talk of him, will enable you to become like him in Spirit and character. You will reflect his image in that which is great and pure and spiritual. You will have the mind of Christ, and he will send you forth to the world as his spiritual representative. He will be your only glory. You cannot affiliate with the world without becoming a partaker of its spirit, without becoming guilty of treason against the Lord who has bought you.

To pray as Nehemiah prayed in his hour of need is a resource at the command of the Christian under circumstances when other forms of prayer may be impossible. Toilers in the busy walks of life, crowded and almost overwhelmed with perplexity, can send up a petition to God for divine guidance. Travelers by sea and land, when threatened with some great danger, can thus commit themselves to Heaven's protection. In times of sudden difficulty or peril the heart may send up its cry for help to One who has pledged Himself to come to the aid of His faithful, believing ones whenever they call upon Him. In every circumstance, under every condition, the soul weighed down with grief and care, or fiercely assailed by temptation, may find assurance, support, and succor in the unfailing love and power of a covenant-keeping God.—(Prophets and Kings, 631, 632.) Pr 47.2

If We Ask, God Will Answer—It is a part of God's plan to grant us, in answer to the prayer of faith, that which He would not bestow did we not thus ask.—(The Great Controversy, 525.) Pr 47.3

God hears prayer. Christ has said, “If ye shall ask anything in My name, I will do it.” Again He says, “If any man serve Me, him will My Father honor.” John 14:14; John 12:26. If we live according to His word, every precious promise He has given will be fulfilled to Pr 47.4

us. We are undeserving of His mercy, but as we give ourselves to Him, He receives us. He will work for and through those who follow Him.—(The Ministry of Healing, 226, 227.) Pr 47.4

As you ask the Lord to help you, honor your Saviour by believing that you do receive His blessing. All power, all wisdom, are at our command. We have only to ask.—(The Ministry of Healing, 514.) Pr 48.1

God has a heaven full of blessings that He wants to bestow on those who are earnestly seeking for that help which the Lord alone can give.—(Sons and Daughters of God, 123.) Pr 48.2

Jesus Presents Our Poorly Worded Prayers to the Father—Every sincere prayer is heard in heaven. It may not be fluently expressed; but if the heart is in it, it will ascend to the sanctuary where Jesus ministers, and He will present it to the Father without one awkward, stammering word, beautiful and fragrant with the incense of His own perfection.—(The Desire of Ages, 667.) Pr 48.3

Strength to Overcome Temptation Given to Those who Pray—All are accountable for their actions while in this world upon probation. All have power to control their actions if they will. If they are weak in virtue and purity of thoughts and acts, they can obtain help from the Friend of the helpless. Jesus is acquainted with all the weaknesses of human nature, and, if entreated, will give strength to overcome the most powerful temptations. All can obtain this strength if they seek for it in humility.—(Child Guidance, 466, 467.) Pr 48.4

God Answers Our Prayers When and How He Sees Best—Every saint who comes to God with a true heart, and sends his honest petitions to Him in faith, will have his prayers answered. Your faith must not let go of the promises of God, if you do not see or feel the immediate answer to your prayers. Be not afraid to trust God. Rely upon His sure promise: “Ask, and ye shall receive.” Pr 48.5

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Possible Reasons To Consider Why Your Prayers Are Not Being Answered OR are simply DELAYED ANSWERS. Make sure your prayers are not an abomination to God by not doing something we KNOW we should NOT be doing,

answer is delayed or comes in an unlooked-for form. But God is too wise and good to answer our prayers always at just the time and in just the manner we desire. He will do more and better for us than to accomplish all our wishes. And because we can trust His wisdom and love, we should not ask Him to concede to our will, but should seek to enter into and accomplish His purpose. Our desires and interests should be lost in His will. These experiences that test faith are for our benefit. By them it is made manifest whether our faith (obedience to His law and statutes) is true and sincere, resting on the word of God alone, or whether depending on circumstances, it is uncertain and changeable. Faith is strengthened by exercise. We must let patience have its perfect work, remembering that there are precious promises in the Scriptures for those who wait upon the Lord. MH 230.4Not all understand these principles. Many who seek the Lord's healing mercy think that they must have a direct and immediate answer to their prayers or their faith is defective. For this reason, those who are weakened by disease need to be counseled wisely, that they may act with discretion. They should not disregard their duty to the friends who may survive them, or neglect to employ nature's agencies for the restoration of health. MH 231.1"Often there is danger of error here. Believing that they will be healed in answer to prayer, some fear to do anything that might seem to indicate a lack of faith. But they should not neglect to set their affairs in order as they would desire to do if they expected to be removed by death. Nor should they fear to utter words of encouragement or counsel which at the parting hour they wish to speak to their loved ones" MH 231.2.

"Those who seek healing by prayer should not neglect to make use of the remedial agencies within their reach. It is not a denial of faith to use such remedies as God has provided to alleviate pain and to aid nature in her work of restoration. It is no denial of faith to co-operate with God, and to place themselves in the condition most favorable to recovery. God has put it in our power to obtain a knowledge of the laws of life. This knowledge has been placed within our reach for use. We should employ every facility for the restoration of health, taking every advantage possible, working in harmony with natural laws. When we have prayed for the recovery of the sick, we can work with all the more energy, thanking God that we have the privilege of co-operating with Him, and asking His blessing on the means which He Himself has provided" MH 231.3."We have the sanction of the word of God for the use of remedial agencies. Hezekiah, king of Israel, was sick, and a prophet of God brought him the message that he should die. He cried unto the Lord, and the Lord heard His servant and sent him a message that fifteen years should be added to his life. Now, one word from God would have healed Hezekiah instantly; but special directions were given, “Let them take a lump of figs, and lay it for a plaster upon the boil, and he shall recover” Isaiah 38:21. MH 232.1.

"The way in which Christ worked was to preach the Word, and to relieve suffering by miraculous works of healing. But I am instructed that we cannot now work in this way, [Miracles will accompany the ministry of God’s people under the loud cry (see Chapter 14), but they will not have the significance they did in Christ’s day. The performing of miracles will no longer be a proof of divine endorsement.] for Satan will exercise his power by working miracles. God’s servants today could not work by means of miracles, because spurious works of healing, claiming to be divine, will be wrought"—Selected Messages 2:54 (1904).

Remember? Moses performing miracles and the Egyptian King's people also duplicated the miracles??? Same for these last days.

God’s people will not find their safety in working miracles, for Satan will counterfeit the miracles that will be wrought.—Testimonies for the Church 9:16 (1909).

Obedience IS the ONLY proof of Faith. Your Faith will take you as far as you believe. Take the limits off of God. When God strips you - you wake up. God will silence an adversary. David did not have a future until an enemy entered his life. To be an overcomer. We will always have a battle - always be engaged in spiritual warfare.

"Spiritualists claim superior light and power. They have opened the door and invited the prince of darkness in, and have made him their honored guest. They have allied themselves to the powers of darkness which are developing in these last days in signs and wonders, that if it were possible they would deceive the very elect. Spiritualists claim that they can do greater miracles than Christ did. Satan made the same boasts to Christ. Because the Son of God had linked himself to the weakness of humanity, to be tempted in all points like as man should be tempted, Satan triumphed over him, and taunted him. He boasted of his superior strength, and dared him to open a controversy with him.

Spiritualists are increasing in numbers. They will come to men who have the truth as Satan came to Christ, tempting them to manifest their power and work miracles, and give evidence of their being favored of God, and of their being the people who have the truth. Satan said to Christ, “If thou be the Son of God, command these stones that they be made bread.” Herod and Pilate asked Christ to work miracles when he was on trial for his life. Their curiosity was aroused, but Christ did not work a miracle to gratify them." RH April 1, 1875, par. 10

Believe the word of God and receive his blessings. If you're willing God will do the rest, but our "meat" is to DO the will of the one who sent us - Jesus.

Gal 6:7. Whatever you sow you will reap.

The Lord is not glorified by the tame supplications which show that nothing is expected. He desires every one who believes, to approach the throne of grace with earnestness and assurance. Do we realize the magnitude of the work in which we are engaged? If we did, there would be more fervency in our prayers. Our entreaties would rise before God with convincing earnestness. We would plead for power as a hungry child pleads for bread. If we realized the greatness of the Gift, if we desired the attainment of the Blessing, our petitions would ascend with earnestness, importunity, urgency. It would be as if we were at the gate of heaven, soliciting entrance.

I do not understand the tameness in the requests offered to God. We are to urge our way into the very Presence of God, into the Holy Place of the Most High. We are to plead for that which we most need,--the Bread of Life, the leaf from the Tree of Life. As Jacob wrestled with the angel, saying, “I will not let thee go, except thou bless me,” so we are to wrestle in prayer until we prevail. We are to ask with an urgency that will not be turned away, that expects God to bestow His blessings with a liberality that is an assurance to all fear.

“Thus saith the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, and His Maker, Ask Me of things to come concerning My sons, and concerning the work of My hands command ye Me. I have made the earth, and created man upon it. I, even My hands, have stretched out the heavens, and all their host have I commanded.” Isaiah 45:11. This is the Word of the LORD, which is Yea and Amen!

Then let your prayers be more fervent, more heavily weighted with faith and hope. Let the intensity of your desire be proportionate to the value of the object you wish to obtain" - Special Testimonies, August 7, 1901 par. 13.

“Because I go to My Father . . . Whatsoever ye shall ask in My name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified (honoured) in the Son. If ye ask anything in My name, I will do it!” John 14:12-14

But is there a condition to this Promise?

“But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind (spirits) and tossed. For let not that man think that he shall receive anything of the LORD.”

James 1:5-7

“For without faith it is impossible to please Him (Jehovah, Yehuwah): for he that cometh to God must believe that He is (I AM THAT I AM), and that He is a Rewarder of them that diligently seek Him !” Hebrews 11:6

“And in the morning, as they passed by, they (His disciples) saw the fig tree dried up from the roots. And Peter calling to remembrance saith unto Him (Jesus), Master, behold, the fig tree which Thou cursedst is withered away.

And Jesus (Yehushua) answering saith unto them, Have faith in GOD!

For verily (of a Truth) I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith!

Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them!” Mark 11:20-24.

“Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to the fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done ! And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive !” Matthew 21:21-22.

Can your heart hold what your mouth denies?

Can your heart (desires/daily choices) hold what your words deny?

"We all stumble in many ways. Anyone who is never at fault in what they say is perfect, able to keep their whole body in check" James 3:2 NIV.

God has PROMISED to GIVE us the WORDS to SPEAK so that we cannot be gainsaid nor resisted by ALL our adversaries in Luke 21:15!

"For I will give you words and wisdom (Spirit of Christ) that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict" Luke 21:15 NIV.

"In the Lord have I righteousness and strength" Isaiah 45:24.

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• • • 1. Proverbs 6:17-19 "A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, 18 An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief, 19 A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren".

      2. Here is the curse that can come upon you according to Proverbs 6:17-19:

• • • 1. "The Lord will smite thee with the botch of Egypt, and with the emerods, and with the scab, and with the itch, whereof thou canst not be healed" Deuteronomy 28:27.

• • 1. WHO WILL SMITE YOU? THE LORD! HE IS TRYING TO SAVE YOU!

       1. 1. "These are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth (join the church in Heaven, in the Most Holy Place in the Third Heaven)" Rev 14:4.

          2. "Very truly I tell you, whoever believes in me will do the works I have been doing, and they will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father. And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son" John 14:12-13.

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• • • • 1. God's Word contains literally thousands of Bible promises waiting to be claimed in faith. The strength and faith of Jesus is knowing and trusting that God will honor His Word. Speak like Jesus did, with a "It is Written" and a "Thus Saith the Lord". Bible verse promises like John 6:37 "Him that cometh unto me, I will in no wise cast out".

Then the disciples approached Jesus privately and said, "Why couldn't we drive it out?" Matthew 17:19.

"Because you have so little faith." He answered. "For truly I tell you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you" Matthew 17:20.

Then Jesus rebuked the demon, and it came out of the boy, and he was healed from that moment" Matthew 17:18.

"Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting" Matthew 17:21.

In my humble opinion, I believe this does not mean, just fasting from "foods" etc...

It means abstaining from every evil thing.

You must ask Jesus to show you what is in your life that you need to get out of your life, or that you need to change so that you can fully manifest (truly practice the golden rule) the Spirit of Christ and perform miracles.

Claim Jeremiah 33:3 and God WILL show you. You can depend on that. Seek God faithfully in prayer. God WILL answer you in some way.

"Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and show thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not" Jeremiah 33:3.

This is my tested and tried verse to claim - and is HOW I LEARNED and am learning more every day how to perform miracles in the NAME of Jesus. Claim Jeremiah 33:3. It is a powerful verse and you can ask God anything and claim it sincerely and do not cast away your confidence, because God WILL answer your petition.

"So do not throw away your confidence (belief that one can rely on God's promises; firm trust.); it will be richly rewarded. You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised" Hebrews 10:35-36 (NIV).

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