PREREQUISITES TO PRAYER

I. SEEKING GOD WITH ALL THE HEART

Jeremiah 29:12–14 KJV 1900

12 Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you. 13 And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart. 14 And I will be found of you, saith the Lord: and I will turn away your captivity, and I will gather you from all the nations, and from all the places whither I have driven you, saith the Lord; and I will bring you again into the place whence I caused you to be carried away captive.

II. WAITING ON THE LORD

Psalm 40:1 KJV 1900

1 I waited patiently for the Lord; And he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.

Isaiah 40:31 KJV 1900

31 But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings as eagles; They shall run, and not be weary; And they shall walk, and not faint.

III. ASKING IN FAITH

Matthew 21:22 KJV 1900

22 And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.

IV. ASKING ACCORDING TO GOD'S WILL

1 John 5:14 KJV 1900

14 And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:

If we want what God has for us, we can have what we want.

V. SETTING OUR LOVE ON GOD

Psalm 91:14–15 KJV 1900

14 Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name. 15 He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him.

VI. ABIDING IN CHRIST

John 15:7 KJV 1900

7 If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.

Abiding in Christ means to dwell in Him.