Probably the most effective prayer is: God, help me.
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 me.
(Again, they were taken by surprise with the revelation)
Pastor A: How about you? Any sins that you want to confess"
Pastor C: Ermmm.....I'm a compulsive gossiper. And I can't wait to get out from here.
After all, we all are human being.
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 me.
(Again, they were taken by surprise with the revelation)
Pastor A: How about you? Any sins that you want to confess"
Pastor C: Ermmm.....I'm a compulsive gossiper. And I can't wait to get out from here.
After all, we all are human being.
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