I recently remembered the following scripture while at a prayer meeting. I don't know if you are like me, but often when gathered with other Christian friends, we get excited and start sharing "stuff" even though we came together to pray.I have found comfort throughout my Christian walk with these words, since rather than "itemizing" a long list of already discussed issues, we are assured that God was listening, therefore we can simply thank Him for hearing and answering each request as voiced without a "formal" prayer. That is not to say that we don't want to pray God's Word back to Him, but He most assuredly knows our needs even better than we do.
I just wanted to reassure anyone...if time is of the essence and you want to name your requests one by one, don't be put off or put down when you gather in His name, because He is listening and we also have the assurance that if we ask ANYTHING according to His will, we have what we ask (or discuss with the hope that He is listening).
Matthew 18:19-- “I also tell you this: If two of you agree here on earth concerning anything you ask, my Father in heaven will do it for you. 20 For where two or three gather together as my followers, I am there among them.”
Malachi 4:16 -"Then those who feared the Lord spoke with each other, and the Lord listened to what they said. In his presence, a scroll of remembrance was written to record the names of those who feared him and always thought about the honor of his name.
17 “They will be my people,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. “On the day when I act in judgment, they will be my own special treasure. I will spare them as a father spares an obedient child. 18 Then you will again see the difference between the righteous and the wicked, between those who serve God and those who do not.”
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