TWENTY GUIDELINES FOR EFFECTIVE PRAYER

Persevere in prayer (Luke 18:1)

Pray with confidence (Heb. 4:16)

Resist the devil (Jas. 4:7)

Allow God to work (Ps. 37:5)

Pray specifically (Phil. 4:19; 4:6)

Pray in Jesus’ Name (John 4:13-14)

Pray in faith (Mark 11:22-24)

Pray according to God’s promises (2 Cor. 1:20)

Don’t try to dictate to God (Isa. 55:8-9)

God is almighty (Eph. 1:19-21)

Pray according to God’s will (1 John 5:14-15)

Pray with expectation (Jer. 33:3)

Praise and thank God for answers (Ps. 100)

Obey God and live a holy life (1 John 3:21-22)

Confess and break with all conscious and unconfessed sin (Prov. 28:9, 13)

Pray fervently and earnestly (Jas. 5:16)

Pray from your position of authority in Christ (Eph. 2:6)

Saturate your prayers in praise and worship (Rom. 11:33-36)

Wait upon the Lord so that He can answer you (Isa. 40:31; Ps. 145:15)

Be honest with God in your prayers; do not try to hide things or misrepresent things to God (Ps. 139:23-24)