During a Sunday night service, a pastor asked the congregation, “How many of you believe that God can give you a car tonight?” Only one hand went up. He then handed that young man car keys. God had already told him to give someone a car. The young man aligned his thoughts with his prayer.
Friend, God hears your thoughts. What you ask and what you think are both prayer forces that God reckons with (Ephesians 3:20). Since God is a Spirit, He relates more in the realm of the intangibles than the tangibles (John 4:23-24). God will hear your thoughts faster than your words (1 Samuel 1:12-17).
God weighs what you think the same way that He weighs what you ask (1 Samuel 2:3, Ephesians 3:20). Your thoughts are prayer forces that God works with. This is why He says before you ask, He would answer; as you are thinking it, God is doing it (Isaiah 65:24). Always remember that your thoughts are prayer forces in the spirit realm.
According to Philippians 4:6-8, as you make your requests known unto God in prayers, your thoughts must align with the request, or your prayer is going nowhere. Perhaps the reason some of your prayers are not answered is because your thoughts contradict your prayers.
You cannot separate an effective prayer life from an effective word life (Acts 6:4). It is not prayer or the word but prayer and the word. You can only pray effectively when you have successfully renewed your mind with the word of God (Romans 12:1-2).
Like the disciples in Acts 12, your thoughts can contradict your prayer if you don’t watch it (Acts 12:13-15). At this point, prayer is just a religious exercise. Don’t have prayer in your mouth and unbelief in your heart (Mark 11:23, Hebrews 3:12). Align your thoughts with your prayers!
‘Demola Awoyele
Lead Pastor,
Destiny Impact Church
Akure, Nigeria