WHY PRAYER IS HINDERED, pt.5
Today, we conclude our 5 part blog series on why our prayers are hindered. I’m discovering prayer more and more in my life. I know volumes have been written on it even though it’s not a popular subject among believers, but without it, it’s really impossible be a believer! And always remember, who and what we are, is only a result of prayer or a LACK of it.
We must be awake and discerning. One prayer that I always keep before the Lord… that the eyes of my understanding be opened so I can discern between good and bad and even more, between good and best.
Which brings me to my final point… #5 – here we go…
5. Lack of spiritual discernment
Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. (1 Peter. 5:8)
- I’ve been to Africa a few times and have witnessed this with my own eyes. Lions in the wild blend within their surroundings. Satan can be right there in front of you yet you still do not notice him! Why? A lack of spiritual discernment.
- Satan preys on our lack of knowledge and understanding of God’s Word and of the spiritual world.
- He tries to hinder even the answers to prayer that are coming from God. Daniel prayed and fasted 21 days before an angel finally came with the answer to prayer (Dan. 10:12–13).
- James 4:7 says… “Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.” We must understand that Satan is a resister to our prayers. And he has the power to do so if we fail to SUBMIT to GOD.
- We get easily blinded in thinking that our prayers are being effective and all the while we are not SUBMITTING to God’s conviction in our lives.
- We must be discerning enough to recognize the trap of deception we’re in so our prayers won’t be hindered by the Devil.
- Lastly, our lack of submission which causes an inability to resist the devil gives him authority to hinder our prayers.
Let’s be a discerning and submitted church…and let’s bombard heaven with our prayers!!!
Have a great weekend!
I have been convicted and challenged on this area in my life time and time again. I need to be more knowledgeable and aware of things and that wont happen unless I read more.
The more we pray, the more we hear His voice and when he speaks we got to obey, if we don’t, then we are not been submitted to the Lord.
May I stay alert always to discern any situation and hear only from GOD. I do not want to be responsible for our prayers to be hindered. Thank you Pastor for teaching on the importance of prayer and how to avoid hinderance.
When we pray we become closer to God and are able to hear His voice more in our lives. All we have to do is stay in tune with Him and He will always give us direction in everything.
We need to stay focus if we want to hear the voice of the lord. we can’t let satan take our dreams and we need to pray that everything will fall in the right place.
Let’s arm ourselves with the full armor of God. “For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.” Hebrews 4:12. May we let the word and God’s holy spirit move in us so we can discern the world around us.