UNFORGIVENESS. In Mark 11:25, Jesus says, “but when you are praying, first forgive anyone you are holding a grudge against, so that your Father in heaven will forgive your sins, too”. If you are harboring a grudge against someone right now, your prayer life will suffer. Get rid of that root of bitterness before it destroys you and those around you. If you don’t release it, you will be sinning, and that sin will hinder your prayers.
UNCONFESSED SIN. Psalm 66:18 says, “if I had not confessed the sins of my heart, my Lord would not have listened.” If you feel like your prayers are going unanswered, you may want to consider whether you are harboring some unconfessed sin in your life. Maybe you are committing a sin right now that you do not even categorize as a sin because “everybody is doing it”. Yet, if the Bible characterizes that activity as sin, then it is.
If you can identify with any of the problems listed above, confess your sins to God and turn away from that attitude or activity. Once that obstacle is removed, you will again see God working through your prayers.
Forgiveness is key to a great relationship with the LORD. We are to forgive instantly 70 times 7! AWESOME is HE who chooses to FORGIVE and FORGET our sins as they are NO MORE TO HIM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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