FAITH CAPSULE: A believer that cannot stand in prayer will fall in pain.

Luke 11:1-8, Mark 11:20-26

Are you experiencing prayer hindrance when you take a stand of prayer? The Word stated, “And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him that your Father in heaven may also forgive your trespasses.”
Are you holding one unforgiving?
Among the root of unable to forgive is also Pride. Unforgiving one another is one of the evidence of pride. Pride will not allow prayer to pass beyond the house roof. Disciples of Jesus approached Him asking to be taught how to pray. In Jesus’ teaching, He stated, “And forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who is indebted to us.” (Luke 11:4) It is clear in Jesus’ teaching that before our debt of sin can be forgiven by God, we must have been able to forgive others. Evidently, unforgiving is a prayer hindering spirit.
An unforgiving Christian has taken the position of an unfulfilled mission. As a Christian, we are on a mission of fulfillment driven by answered prayer. That is fulfilling the calling we answered to when the Lord knocked on our door. So how long do you think you can go without prayer that is self-hindered? As a believer, there is a need to be constantly assess-able to the Master otherwise mission journey shall be prematurely terminated.
It cannot be emphasized enough when Jesus stated in Mark 11:25, “And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him that your Father in heaven may also forgive your trespasses.” A believer that cannot stand in prayer will fall in pain. God wants us to be constant and consistent in forgiving those who are indebted to us. In life, one that knows the importance to forgive is one that knows to take a position of standing in place for prayer breakthrough. Today, if you will forgive others, you have open door to a miracle of getting an answer over a long awaited breakthrough.
Allow God to work on your behalf by flushing out unforgiving spirits in your life.
Praying with a forgiving spirit is a mountain moving prayer. God cannot be deceived and He sees our heart. Word buttressed, “The spirit of a man is the lamp of the Lord, searching all the inner depths of his heart.” (Proverbs 20:27) We cannot go to God with a claim of forgiving while the layer of unforgiving exists in the inner depth of the heart. It is important to know that “…if you do not forgive, neither will your Father in heaven forgive your trespasses.”(Mark 11:26) God is Holy. With sin, no one can see Him.

Prayer for today: Ask to be delivered from pride that encased unforgiving spirit.