Healing Prayer of Faith

Prayer is a loving communication between an individual and the God of his/her own heart. It is a transcendent method of communion with the Almighty, based on the realization and conviction that God is an omnipotent, omnipresent, omniscient loving Father who is always willing to listen to your petitions and meet your sincere needs. Praying enables you to communicate with God and to receive divine inspiration, guidance, protection and help. All effective prayer contains three vital elements: gratitude, confession, and intercession. Everyday of your life, you need to sincerely give thanks to God for having received so many blessings from Him, especially the blessing of good health. You should always make the effort and time to raise your heart to God in gratitude and thanksgiving everyday for being blessed in so many ways, even when you are facing difficulties and cannot presently realize or appreciate the true worth of what you have through God’s love, grace, and mercy. You also need to confess your sins of commission or omission such as an error of judgment, conduct, or action to God and plead for forgiveness. Furthermore, you need to repent and ask God to intercede and help you whenever you have vital constructive desires or whenever you need a solution to a problem in life. You should also pray for others and for the world and all of its people Since God is all-powerful, all-knowing, and ever-present, you should be aware that He knows your desires and inner thoughts, and is completely acquainted with what you need in life to live a happier and more abundant life. You must go into prayer with the belief and realization that the Almighty God is fully aware of what is best for us. To go into prayer with the assumption that God does not know your desires, needs, and wants, and that you must advise, remind, urge, or convince Him to adopt your viewpoint and grant your petition is a serious mistake that is made while praying. Prayer should be considered as the most personal and intimate contact with your Creator, and should be approached with a clean heart and absolute surrender to God’s will. True prayer is based on this spiritual law which was clearly stated by Jesus, “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you shall find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened” (Matthew 7:7-8). Thus, you must ask in order to receive; you must express your desires before it will be granted. The doors to blessings in life are always opened by the reverential expression of your wishes and desires in a sincere manner. Since prayer is a spiritual communion, a meeting of minds between you and God, it is not the time for babblings. Prayer is an occasion for the deepest and innermost part of your being to solemnly, sacredly, quietly, and sincerely commune and speak with God. Because He already knows the thoughts in your heart that is moving you to pray, you should avoid the mistake of presenting a long list of your wants, needs, and desires to Him. All you need to do during prayer is to approach God with an attitude of reverence, thankfulness, and appreciation, and express your desire for divine blessings in just a few words. Since the gift of life is the greatest blessing that God can give, you should always utter some words of profound appreciation and thankfulness for the life and consciousness which animates your being.