The old saying, \u2018Prayer changes things,\u2019 takes on new meaning when you use the Scriptures in prayer. Such prayers move God to act on your behalf. More importantly, they change you.<\/i> When you pray God\u2019s Word, here is what happens: <\/p>\n
(1) Your faith increases and enables you to receive more of what God has promised. <\/p>\n
(2) Your mind is renewed, and it causes you to see things differently. <\/p>\n
(3) You know God\u2019s perfect will. <\/p>\n
(4) You are able to walk in the truth. <\/p>\n
(5) You grow into spiritual maturity. <\/p>\n
(6) You draw closer to the Lord and have a more intimate relationship with Him. <\/p>\n
(7) You learn God\u2019s ways, and they become your ways. <\/p>\n
(8) You understand God\u2019s answers to your prayers. <\/p>\n
(9) You change in positive ways. <\/p>\n
(10) You behold the Lamb of God who is the very centre of your Bible. <\/p>\n
Here are some examples of Scriptures you can pray: \u2018Open my eyes, that I may see wondrous things from Your law.\u2019<\/i> (Psalm\u00a0119:18\u00a0NKJV) <\/p>\n
\u2018Teach me Your statutes. Make me understand the way of Your precepts; so shall I meditate on Your wonderful works.\u2019<\/i> (Psalm 119:26\u201327\u00a0NKJV) <\/p>\n
\u2018Strengthen me according to Your word.\u2019<\/i> (Psalm\u00a0119:28\u00a0NKJV) <\/p>\n
\u2018Oh, how I love Your law! It is my meditation all the day. You, through Your commandments, make me wiser than my enemies; for they are ever with me.\u2019<\/i> ( Psalm 119:97\u201398\u00a0NKJV) <\/p>\n
\u2018For I will keep the commandments of my God! Uphold me according to Your word, that I may live; and do not let me be ashamed of my hope.\u2019<\/i> (Psalm 119:115\u2013116\u00a0NKJV) <\/p>\n
\u2018Give me understanding, and I shall live.\u2019<\/i> (Psalm\u00a0119:144\u00a0NKJV) Today, pray God\u2019s Word. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The old saying, \u2018Prayer changes things,\u2019 takes on new meaning when you use the Scriptures in prayer. Such prayers move God to act on your behalf. More importantly, they change you. When you pray God\u2019s Word, here is what happens: (1) Your faith increases and enables you to receive more of what God has promised. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1990"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1990"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1990\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1990"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1990"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1990"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}