Ask For Prayer!

The Lord often requires that we call for help & ask others to pray with us. He says you're to ask, & then you'll receive. (Mat.7:7) "Is there any sick among you? Let him call for the elders of the church & let them pray over him." (Jam.5:14) It's important that you make your request known, not only to the Lord but also to your brothers & sisters.

If the Lord knows your needs before you call (Mat.6:8), why doesn't He just go ahead & supply them without your having to ask? It's mostly for your own benefit. Similarly, you can pray for yourself, but then there won't be as great a testimony. When you ask others for prayer it's not only a manifestation of your faith in Him, but also a confession of your need & your dependence on the Lord, as well as a greater testimony to all when the Lord answers!

He likes for you to ask publicly for prayer so that everybody can join with you in prayer, & everyone will then be manifesting or confessing their dependence upon Him & manifesting their faith along with yours, so that when He answers, it will be a general testimony to all of you that the Lord is the One Who heard you & answered prayer! Amen?--Ask!
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