Subject: Requirements for answered prayer (James 04:1)
Contents One day, my youngest son cried out to me, my father, to buy me a bicycle. I felt the need to buy a bicycle for my son, who had been yelling at me several times. However, he did not answer that he would buy it, pretending not to know because he knew that he should not buy it immediately for education. It was because my father had the idea that he would realize the more valuable value only if he waited eagerly for it. Perhaps the son had given up because he was exhausted, and from the next day onward, he did not hesitate to speak. So it's been several months and until today, Dad hasn't bought his son a new bike. I sometimes say this to my son. If you please your father, won't your father grant you your request? But, whether or not he knows this kind of heart, there are times when I feel sorry for my son who does not do his father's will.
There are very few people who have never prayed in their life. Everyone prays when faced with extreme situations in life.
However, most prayers are not answered because they do not have the requirements to receive answers.
1. Repentance as the first condition 1) To be saved... Repentance is the prerequisite for salvation. Repentance is a prerequisite for receiving grace. Without repentance, you cannot have a relationship with God.
In Acts 2:37, while listening to Peter's sermon (Acts 2:38), see Peter saying, "Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit." It's possible. Repent and be baptized, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. The bowl must be clean to receive the gift.
2) To stand in the will of God
(1) Prayer does not change God's will, it changes my will...Many people keep asking God to change. As I said before, I must repent and become a person worthy of God's will. I'm not changed, I'm dirty, but you can tell God to change