THE DOCTRINE OF PRAYER VI

You cannot divorce the faith-rest drill from prayer. Prayer demands faith!Mat 21:22 "And all things you ask in prayer, believing, you shall receive."Mark 11:24 "All things for which you ask in prayer, believe that you shall receive them, and they shall be given to you."Without the faith-rest drill, prayer doesn't work. The key to effective prayer is understanding and making application from your portfolio of invisible assets. Effective prayer is related to executing the commands of the PPOG.1Jo 3:22 "Whatever we ask, we shall continue to receive from Him, because we continue to execute His mandates and keep on doing what is pleasing in His sight."
*Mechanics of Prayer.*
Public prayer should be short and should avoid repetition.Mat 6:7 "And when you are praying [publicly], do not use meaningless repetition, as Gentiles do, for they assume that they will be heard for their many words."God is not impressed with fancy vocabulary. Remember, "God does not look on the outward appearance, but on the right lobe." You cannot impress people and God at the same time with your prayers. In public prayer, you always add the principles of impersonal love, flexibility and thoughtfulness of others. You must be thoughtful of others in prayer who are gathered with you. Long prayers should be reserved for private intercession and petition.