"Again I say to you, that if two of
you agree on earth about anything that they may ask, it shall be done for them
by My Father who is in heaven. Matthew 18:19
I always thought this verse was THE key to getting my prayers answered,
The more people we have praying for a problem, the more likely the answer
will be favorable! right? So share it in Church, share it in Sunday School,
Small Group, with all your praying friends, in Prayer Meetings.
But what if it's
something you don't want everyone to know about, but still would
like increased numbers on the Prayer Force?
Oh that's easy, just make an "unspoken request" I have done
it. ... more than once. I bet you have too. Did it work? was your prayer
answered?
I have been thinking about this lately and some new ideas have surfaced
and leave me rather unsettled in this area of agreeing in prayer with others. I
am not sure what is absolute truth, but here are some questions I have. Maybe
you can help me with this, and give me some input. I would love your thoughts
on this.
1. What if....the person or persons you share your
request/petition with, says, "yes, I will pray with you on this", but
deep inside she/he does NOT believe or have faith in the answer you are
seeking? This brings doubt and unbelief into the equation and God cannot bring
the manifestation because of unbelief.
Agreeing for Life or for Death?
Scenario: Suppose someone gets up Sunday morning to share that their
Sister has cancer, it's an aggressive type of cancer and she
needs prayer, would you please agree with us for healing for the sister. The
congregation prays together for healing for the sister. After church someone
says to another, "my aunt had that same type of aggressive cancer and she
died within 3 months. You know that this type of cancer has a very poor
prognosis. I think they are just in denial, they are not being realistic.
They should be putting their house in order and make the most of
the time they have together before she dies. She will probably die like my aunt
did." The 3-4 people she is sharing this with agree, saying 'yes, you are
right, they are being unrealistic, and I hope they come to their senses before
it's too late, so that they can get closure before the death.' Those 3-4
people share this conversation with their family on the way home from
church and again at coffee on Monday morning. Consider that there may be more
than one group of 3-4 who have had a similar conversation after church.
So now you have multiple people agreeing that death will be the outcome.
Will the healing manifest?
Would this scenario be altered if one of the people in the gossip group
countered the person who is planting the doubt and unbelief?
There may be times when you don't want people agreeing with you in
prayer. You CANNOT agree with anyone on a prayer need who you are not in
fellowship with. If there is strife between two people, it is impossible for
them to agree with one-another in prayer on anything. We may need to be choosy,
as to who we ask to agree with us in prayer.
2. What if.... You have an 'unspoken request'; will I agree with
you on this request?
How do I know if I agree with you on this? what if it's something
contrary to God's Word? If I don't know what the request is.... I CANNOT agree
with you on anything.
3. What if.... a person shares with you that he is believing in faith for a specific amount
of $$$. Did you know you have the ability with your tongue to curse him? Just
by saying something like, "Why, I don't believe that could
possibly happen. He'll probably end up losing all he has in the process."
and the person you are talking this to agrees and the two of you have just
cursed him. It would be better for the person never to share it with you, but rather with one who will stand in faith with him. This, my friends is wrong, we need to encourage one another
and grow our faith. Satan takes advantage of our words. The Bible says
The power of Life and death is in the
tongue. Proverbs 18:21
As I have shared in previous posts, I believe we often negate our own prayers by the words we say. We must believe we have received when we pray.
Therefore I say to you, Whatever things ye desire when ye pray, believe that
ye receive them, and ye shall have them. Mark 11:24
