sometimes God answers prayer in unexpected ways doesn’t he in fact I think God finds a lot of delight in surprising us with his answers one of my friends Mark Batterson said God likes to show up and show off and often times when you ask him he shows up and he shows off we know this God hears our prayers and God responds to our prayers and for this reason prayer is a key to being an overcomer keep on asking and you will receive what you ask for keep on seeking and you will find keep on knocking and the door will be open to you for

everyone who asks receives and everyone who seeks finds and everyone who knocks the door shall be open praying always with all prayer and supplication now supplication means to ask that’s basically what the word means ask in asking God to provide for our needs of course we come to him with worship and of course we come to him with Thanksgiving and gratitude but friends you don’t need to be bashful to ask God for what you need God tells us we have not why because we ask not and if we don’t ask we have no reason to believe

that we’ll receive God tells us that he has wired this universe to work by prayer and prayer works when we ask when you pray the Holy Spirit is involved and here’s the beauty of prayer who is prayer addressed to to the father who prays the prayer you do who’s in your heart the Holy Spirit where does the prayer goes next it goes to the Son of God who is at the right hand of the father making intercession for the believer did you notice that the Holy Trinity is involved every time you pray the Holy Spirit In You Jesus Christ

interceding and the father on the throne [Applause] [Music] Hallelujah guard your prayer time keep your prayers constantly flowing prioritize prayer as you plan your schedule encourage everything that feeds and fosters your prayer life and focus your prayers as you can get a plan for your prayer don’t be willy-nilly at praying don’t just pray whenever you feel like it cuz I promise you you won’t feel like it as much as you should and then prayer doesn’t get done and when prayer doesn’t get done a lot of other