Probably the most effective prayer is: God, help me. Make this your common practice: Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you can live together whole and healed. The prayer of a person living right with God is something powerful to be reckoned with. Elijah, for instance, human just like us, prayed hard that it wouldn't rain, and it didn't—not a drop for three and a half years. Then he prayed that it would rain, and it did. The showers came and everything started growing again. James 5:16-18 (The Message) If Elijah can pray and got answered, so as we. What is needed is transparency if we pray. Therefore, we need to confess first. Consider this humor: During a cell group session, the group members are encouraged to confess their sins, which have not been confessed publicly. Pastor A: I used to take marijuana before I joined the bible college. (The group members were in shock upon hearing this) Paster B: I sometimes use foul language when people overtake