prayer

First of all, a prayer of agreement is one that is based on God’s Word. Whether it be for salvation, healing, finances or deliverance, God’s Word addresses every life issue.

Once you locate the scriptures that apply to your situation, you simply declare those scriptures over it, always thanking the Lord for His answer according to His Word.

Friendship is a precious thing. When you venture into friendship you may want to set some boundaries that will keep the relationship healthy.

When you know a friendship is developing, sit down with the new friend and honestly and openly discuss what each of you should expect for the friendship to grow.

First things first. Make your relationship with God your first priority. Here are three ways you can stay connected to God every day.

1. Stop all compromise.
Refuse to allow the things of the world—material possessions, career position, sinful pursuits, ungodly relationships or social standing—to eat away at your time with God. Get His Word into your heart so deeply that no one else’s opinion is important.

The Holy Spirit is always speaking; it’s just a matter of opening your spiritual ears to hear Him. Let’s look at three ways that you can improve your ability to hear the Holy Spirit.

The purpose of dating for a Christian should be to find a life partner to marry. It should by no means be taken lightly or casually.

As such, it is important to approach dating prayerfully and with wisdom. With such an important life decision before you, seeking counsel from strong Christians—including parents, friends and pastors—will enable you to make that decision with confidence. 

Answered prayer is based on having a covenant relationship with the Lord, as all Christians do. The promises of that covenant are expressed in the Scriptures. From God’s point of view, those promises are the legal provisions which He has supplied for His children. They define the covenant relationship and are inseparable from it.

If your loved one has determined that it is time to go home to be with Jesus after a long and fulfilled life, then you can pray in agreement. However, if he or she wants to live longer, then it is not right for you to pray for the passing because it is not scriptural to pray for someone to die before they are ready.

Remember, death was never part of God’s original plan for mankind, and He has never stolen any man’s life. Jesus came that we might have life and have it more abundantly (John 10:10). When God created man, He created him a free moral agent.