Maybe
you’re in one of those “GOT TO BE GOD” times right now – that’s the place where
it’s got to be God, OR IT’S NOT GOING TO BE AT ALL! If so, then you’re ready
for the Secrets of Miracle-Making Prayer! They’re actually found in 1 Samuel 1,
beginning with verse 10.
You
see, Hannah is childless…yet she desperately wants a child of her own. Her
prayer, which results ultimately in the birth of Samuel, one of Israel’s
greatest leaders, contains the secrets to Super-Sized Prayer! The
Bible says, “In bitterness of soul Hannah wept much and Prayed To The Lord. And
she made a vow saying, ‘Lord Almighty, if You will look upon your servant’s
misery…and give her a son, then I will give him to the Lord for all the days of
his life…And She Kept On Praying To The Lord.“ Let’s stop right here for some
of those Secrets of Super-Sized Praying:
First, TURN
YOUR PROBLEMS INTO A PRAYER. If truth be told, you can turn a problem into many
things: worry, resentment, self-pity, negativity, OR LIKE HANNAH, HEARTFELT
PRAYER! That’s the mountain-moving choice! That’s what Hannah did with her
problems! Turning
Your Problems Into Prayers Are Your Responsibility, Answering Those Problems
With Solutions Is God's!
The
second secret Hannah shows us is PURSUING YOUR ALL-POWERFUL LORD. She calls God
“LORD ALMIGHTY” – that’s mightier than the mightiest possibility! WHEN YOU COME
TO HIM, COME TO HIM WITH ASSURANCE IN HIS MIGHT! “We thank You, God, we thank
You—Your Name is our favorite word; YOUR MIGHTY WORKS are all we talk about.” REGARDLESS
TO THE MOUNTAIN-SIZE MESS YOU’RE FACING, YOUR MIGHTY GOD CAN MAKE IT A
MOLEHILL…BUT YOU’VE GOT TO BELIEVE HE’S MIGHTY ENOUGH TO DO IT!
There’s
a third secret in this prayer, too – PRE-SURRENDERED RESULTS. As much as Hannah
wants a son, she prays, “Lord, if You give him to me, I WON’T HANG ONTO HIM.
HE’S YOURS.” AND SHE KEPT THAT PROMISE! LISTEN: GOD WILL TRUST YOU WITH WHAT
YOU ASK OF HIM, WHEN YOU GIVE IT BACK TO HIM…IN ADVANCE! Otherwise, when you
get it, you may make an idol of it or let it come between you and your Lord Almighty!IN
A NUTSHELL: IT HAS TO BE PRE-SURRENDERED…THAT’S THE PRE-CONDITION!
Notice,
too, another secret Hannah shows us – PERSISTENCE IN THE THRONE ROOM. The Bible
says she, “KEPT ON PRAYING“! Faith grows, your spiritual muscles grow, as you
Wait on the Lord and keep coming to Him Trusting Him for your answer! And
Contrary to Popular Belief, Many of us don’t want to wait at all, But
Especially Not in the Throne Room! Why? Because in the Throne Room Your Flesh
Doesn’t Get To Perform! It’s Not On Display! The Throne Room is the place where
it’s All About God Alone! It’s the place where the Spirit and Truth of Worship
Are Poured Out at the Master’s Feet. No crowds, just Isolation with You and
God. It’s the place where you come Naked and Not Ashamed and Expose All of Your
Vulnerabilities, Insufficiencies, Inadequacies and Lack. It’s the place of
Holiness not Haughtiness. A place where Your Strengths are not welcomed Only
Your Weaknesses. It’s the place where you bow down and prostrate, laying down
the load that you’ve been carrying, the place where you cry your hardest and
biggest tears, the place where you don’t even care that you’re being
misunderstood by others. It’s the place where everything about you is
crucified!
BUT
the blessing is, IF YOU STAY IN THE THRONE ROOM LONG ENOUGH, IT’S ALSO THE
PLACE WHERE THE KING IS GUARANTEED TO SHOW UP!
SO,
DON’T RUSH IT, REMAIN PERSISTENT IN THE THRONE ROOM! HANNAH DID, AND SHE GOT
WHAT SHE CAME FOR!
One
final secret of super-sized prayer – Hannah said of her prayer, “I was pouring
out my soul TO THE LORD” (1 Samuel 1:15). God loves it when we come to Him,
however, not with our usual script, pretense, eloquence, façade, mask,
cover-up, and religious selves, but with it all hanging out with our real, true
emotions desperately dangling before Him! For it is at times like that when the
DEEP CONTENTS OF YOUR SOUL BECOME THE SUBSTANCE OF YOUR PRAYER!
Blessings
J.P.
Olson
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