Don’t Pray and Worry

Posted and shared by Lily Silla Reyes (February 6, 2022)

(Bridges, Kynan. 90 Days to Possessing Your Healing, 2014)

HEALING MEDITATION

“Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.” – Mark 11:24

Prayer is a very powerful tool God has given us to invite His divine intervention into the affairs of life. It is also a powerful weapon to be used against sickness and disease. However, many people don’t understand prayer. When I was a young man, I can remember praying a prayer something like this: “Now I lay me down to sleep,” or “God, help!” Prayer is much more than begging for help, and it is greater than the religious exercises we have been taught. Prayer actually works. It brings about change in our lives supernaturally.

The Bible says that we are to believe that we receive “when we” pray, not “if” we pray (see Mark 11:24). As believers, we have been called to pray without ceasing (see 1 Thessalonians 5:17). The question is: What is the posture we should assume in prayer? The Word of God says we should believe we receive what we ask from Him. The word “receive” in the passage is the word “lambano,” and it means “to take to one’s self, to claim, “to take a thing due” (Strong’s G2983). This means that when we pray, we should have an attitude of possession. We must believe by faith that we have already received what we asked for. In other words, you shouldn’t pray and worry. Worrying is the fastest way to neutralize answered prayer. When we worry, we are telling God He can’t do what He says He will do. The attitude we have when we pray will determine our ability to receive the answer to that prayer. Are you dealing with sickness, disease, or infirmity? Once you ask God to heal you, simply thank Him for the healing He has already given you. It is yours in Christ! Whether you can see it or not makes no difference.

The moment you pray, you must take ownership of the miracle for which you are asking. The Bible commands us to take no thought for our lives. So why are you worried? What will worry produce except anxiety and frustration? Your prayers have already been answered. Your miracle is in the process of manifesting. Simply believe!

Father, thank You for the supernatural power of prayer. Through communion with You, I now receive my miracle by faith in Your Word. I know Your Word is true, and I know that the prayer of faith will bring deliverance in my life according to James 5. I refuse to worry from this day forward. I command all fear, anxiety, stress, and doubt to leave my mind. In the name of Jesus, I declare that I rest in faith and trust in the integrity of Your Word. The moment I prayed, my prayer was answered. Thank You for the answer to my supplication. I now take possession of my healing, deliverance, and breakthrough. Healing is mine! I refuse to be manipulated by the severity of my condition, but instead I choose to rejoice in Your great power and ability to bring Your Word to pass in my life, in Jesus’ name, Amen.

Initially posted on February 5, 2018