The Power of Prayer Flowing Through Forgiveness

To forgive is to set a prisoner free and you will soon discover the prisoner was you. The grace of God is available for you to forgive that person, therefore release them and so you can be free!


Matthew 6:9-15;Matthew 18:21-35

Dear Friend,

Living beyond your abilities connotes a life devoid of any form of natural or human limitations. We have emphasized the fact that the just shall live by faith. We said living by faith means that you are not supposed to govern your life by your physical senses of feeling, seeing, hearing ,smelling and touching. The believer is commanded to govern his life by his recreated human spirit based on the word of God.

Anytime we step out into the realm of the physical senses ,we cut short the supernatural help from God. Why? This is because that way of life does not please God only faith and obedience by His word pleases God.

Unforgiveness, therefore stems from the pressure from the dictates of the flesh. “He hurt me so
bad, I cannot forgive him because I feel the hurt or I remember how she lied about me.”
In Matthew 6,Jesus weighs in strongly the important link between forgiveness and results in prayer. Jesus probably may be saying I know you are hurting but the prayers you offering to God the father will amount to nothing if you do not forgive .He showed us an example on the cross when He chose to forgive those who maltreated Him. Do you know why it is important to forgive. Yes when you do not forgive you give the devil access into your life to steal, kill, and destroy you and your loved ones. In Matthew 18 the unforgiving servant opened himself up to the tormentors, until he was able to settle his debt. Friend Jesus paid the debt of your sins even when you did not deserve it. There are lots of people suffering from all kinds of diseases and weaknesses in their bodies because they are holding someone in their heart. Unforgiveness hinders your breakthrough.

Jesus’ response to Simon Peter’s question in Matthew chapter 18 implies that there is no limit to forgiveness. We should be ever forgiving in our attitude towards one another. Unforgiveness distracts us from focusing on the things in life that matters most –our purpose. It has the ability to drain you and suck life out of you till you are destroyed. Friend, true forgiveness does not have anything to do with how you feel. It is a decision of love from your spirit. Yes, old feelings may rise up within you and the devil will convince you that you did not forgive the person, just because you feel the pain of the hurt. You know that is a lie. And your feeling does not determine whether you are in the will of God. Be determined that you release that person permanently without any conditions attached. And trust God to help you live for the rest of your life as though they never hurt you. As you do this solely to please Him ,the power of God will cleanse the effects of the pain, and bitterness from within you.

Supernatural results through the power of prayer.

You ask and you do not receive because you ask amiss; Therefore be accurate about what the word says in prayer and not pomp up your opinions with unnecessary emotional fillers.

James 5:16-19;Luke 18:1;John 15:7;Matthew 11:24;Matthew 6:5;Isaiah 35:4-7

Dear Friend,
The only way to live beyond your natural abilities is to engage God in spirit and truth. This means that even though we live in our bodies, we have to live in the reality of what the word of God’s says irrespective of what the senses dictate. Prayer is one medium we utilize to bring supernatural results to bear in our lives and in the lives of others. Even though the exhibition of prayer may be seen as using only the natural faculties of man, effective prayer is born from a heart that is rich in faith because it is rooted and grounded in the word of God.

We have said time after time that God desires that each one of us walks in dominion on earth as kings and priests . However we cannot rule our world if we do not connect with God through prayer. Jesus commanded us to always pray so that we do not fall under the dictates of the limitations of natural life. If we do not pray we will always faint under the slightest pressure. Remember the bible says in the book of proverbs that when we faint in the time of challenges, it points to the fact that we have not been able to draw supernatural strength from God, therefore we faint. When we do not pray we forfeit our mercies and the strength we need. In Hebrews 4:16 we are invited to come boldly to the throne of grace so that we can obtain grace and help we need to live beyond our abilities.

Elijah affected his world supernaturally through prayer born out of faith from his heart based on his knowledge of God’s will. Years before ,it had been stated by God in Deuteronomy that whenever the people of Israel disobeyed God, the heavens was going to refuse rain on earth. Elijah believed that word in his generation and earnestly prayed with all his heart and his petition was granted. It did not rain for three years and six months. One man was able to change his environment. No matter what you are going through you can change your world if only you will confidently take God’s word back to Him. God has a sweet rest and rich place for you which can only be accessed through prayer.

God does not just answer utterances we make, He is looking to answer those things you say in prayer with faith from your heart..Those things I believe that I receive at the time of prayer is what I have. You do not need to know too many scriptures. Taking time to meditate on the scriptures is what generates the faith. When you pray;

Talk to God from your heart based on what He has already said concerning the need. Do not impress men!

When you pray do not use vain repetition, choose clarity over multitude of words and unnecessary emotional fillers.

Speaking in tongues is one sure way to let the Holy Spirit help you to pray right.
Expect results from your prayer always.

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Supernatural results come by faith. Faith is a not a natural force. It can only be cultivated in your recreated spirit. Therefore feed your spirit on the word so you can discern God

Romans 1:17;1 Corinthians 2:14;1 Corinthians 2:9-10;2 Samuel 5:9-25;Psalms 102:13;Isaiah 45:3;Psalm 105:17-19

Dear Friend,
The Supernatural results from a spiritual force that is not limited to natural circumstances. The Supernatural life is controlled by spiritual law. The law of gravity in operation enables us to walk and not float in the air. What makes it to work is the force behind it. In the same way, the force of faith is what makes the supernatural manifest. This is law and it does not change because we do not understand. We need to rise up and do what it takes to get the supernatural to work. Living beyond our abilities takes faith to accomplish. It is only when you put the force of faith to work that the supernatural will manifest according to what God has said.

Faith is expressing confidence in God through your confessions and actions based on what God has said in his word, irrespective of how you feel, see, hear, smell and touch. Therefore the more understanding you have in the word of God the better your chance to live a life beyond limits. The word of God ,like God is spiritual, therefore it does not yield results when you just have an intellectual understanding of it. Your mind and your five physical senses cannot make sense of the things of God because it is not God breathed. As a born again individual the Holy spirit resides in your recreated spirit. God is spirit and He only connects with us spiritually. Our souls and our bodies were provided by God so we can connect with the physical and natural world. That is why spiritual things are foolishness to your soul and body ,unless you train them by the word. Thus in order to connect with God and receive things from God you will have to develop your spirit with the only spirit food available-the word of God, so that your spirit will be able to gain ascendancy over your mind and your physical senses.

God has the answer to all life challenges. We are not always in the position to discern or hear what He is saying. God's power is in direct relationship with His word. He assured us that He has provided us with the way of escape for every challenge. However since God is spirit He needs us to connect with through our faith saturated spirit.

Loosing is not an option. Failure is not an option. Lack or being without is not an option. He has promised us healing, financial increase, and victory but like David we need to position ourselves to discern what He is saying so we can cooperate and be in lockstep with Him. Call on Him and He will show you what to do. He is more than willing to help you but you have to come to Him boldly based on what He has said about Himself and not what your feelings or what you are going through. Dig into the word of God. Once you hear the word and receive it in your spirit through meditation and speak it back to Him in praise or in prayer, He comes through for you.