14 Hindrances to Prayer // Joyce meyer
Joyce Meyer is not only known for her wildly popular television program, Everyday Life, but she is also one of this generations’ greatest bible teachers, and a New York Times Best selling author, who is not afraid to tell it like it is. And when I found out her latest book was about prayer, I knew I had to invite her to the program again...Not just because we need prayer, now, more than ever before, but because so many don’t know its true benefit. We too can speak to God as Abraham did. By simply praying to Him, as if we are speaking with a friend...So, today we’re going to learn how to make our prayers as effective and powerful as possible! Pick up a copy of Joyce Meyer's book, The Power of Simple Prayer today!
- 14 Hindrances to Prayer:
- Prayerlessness - when you simply don't pray
- Lack of Boldness - we need to pray boldly and without fear and not 'just' prayer, "God just give me enough" or prayer where we think God can do anything for you
- Sin - sin that we are aware of and refuse to deal with can hinder our prayers
- Praying Outside God's Will - pray the Word instead
- Praying with the Wrong Motives - God looks to our hearts and when He sees an impure motive He cannot answer prayer
- Doubt and Unbelief - keeping our eyes off everything that would distract us or steal our faith from what God says is the antidote to doubt and unbelief
- Worry - when we pray and then worry we are not exercising trust in God. We are not fully releasing our burdens to him, we are taking them back.
- Lack of Gratitude - the reason people grumble and complain is not that they don’t have what they want, they have a character problem; lack of gratitude causes people to never be satisfied
- Negative Confession - we can render our prayers ineffective with negative confessions; when we pray then confess we wonder if God will do that hinders
- Failure to Focus - prayers are hindered when we do not stay focused when we pray
- Not Caring for People in Need – prayer belongs to the compassionate man; if we want our prayers to be answered we need to be kind and compassionate to the poor
- Rebellion – being rebellious toward authority will keep our prayers from being answered
- Unforgiveness – probably the number one answer why prayers are not answered
- Pride – we feel self-sufficient, thinking we are better than others