 Help us to understand what you are teaching us, Lord Jesus. Let your word, tears, our hearts and minds, and even to the joint and marrow, Lord Jesus. And we ask this in the most precious name of Jesus. Amen. Amen, amen. Thank you, thank you, John, for leading in that prayer. So yesterday, we were talking about the different kinds of prayer. We touched upon a few and we had some remaining. So we will talk about it today and then move on to the next chapter. I'm on page 19. I talked about the prayer of unburdening where we could, you know, go into God's presence and just open up our hearts and, you know, trust God to give us his peace in exchange for all that we bring to him. So the next prayer here is the prayer of faith, okay, for healing. Now we see in the book of James, James chapter five, verses 14 through 16. Now it encourages us to, like many of you would have read that it says, if there's anyone sick among you, then you ask the elders to come and pray for them anointing with oil and then, you know, that scripture there, verse 15 of chapter five, James, it says, the prayer of faith will save the sick. So praying a prayer of faith, okay, is what releases God's healing on somebody's life. It could release healing on somebody's body. You see an example of this in the case of Paul as well. When Paul was stranded on the island of Malta, there was the local leader over there who was sick, okay, and Paul prays for this person who had a fever. Paul went into him and prayed, it says, and he laid hands on him and healed him. So what kind of prayer is required to see the sick people healed? A prayer of faith, okay, a prayer of faith. So we use this when we are ministering healing to people. So you pray based on, and where does our faith come from? Our faith comes from the word of God. So we meditate on God's word, we learn from God's word on the work of the cross and what has been made available to us. And when we know what is available to us through the covenant, we are able to pray this prayer of faith over the sick people and the sick are healed. So the prayer of faith for the healing of the sick. Now prayer of waiting. This could be a prayer where you continue to tarry on in the presence of the Lord, okay. So we might choose to take some time and just be in God's presence. Now in these moments of waiting, if we pray other kinds of prayers, maybe a prayer of thanksgiving, a prayer of petition, a prayer of supplication, that's all right. In general, what we're doing is we're just spending time with the Lord. Some people like to call it soaking, okay. I don't know if you have come across that term, but just being in God's presence and waiting upon the Lord, okay. Now, once again, just being in God's presence and letting that touch you, inquiring in the temple as Paul puts it in Psalm 27, just gazing upon the beauty of the Lord. You know, what happens to us? You know, we get ministered too, right. And we are a loving God to work in our lives when we engage in the prayer of waiting. Isaiah 40 is another beautiful passage where we are told, you know, they that wait upon the Lord shall mount up with wings as eagles. So what is this waiting? Is it just a passive way of being in God's presence? No, you could very actively with your trust in the Lord wait on the Lord. And we know that God is somebody who comes through for us. And another beauty of the prayer of waiting is that who he is being imparted to us. This very passage, Isaiah 40, you know, it says that they that wait upon the Lord shall mount up with wings as eagles, okay. And how is that possible? In the earlier verses there, you see that, you know, God increases the strength, right. For those who are weak and those who do not, they lack might, God increases might, God increases strength. So God will impart his abilities, his grace to us as we wait on him. And this is a beautiful kind of prayer that you and I can engage in just waiting upon the Lord and in his presence, okay. The next category of prayer we have here in our notes is called the prayer of watching, okay. So what is the prayer of watching? The very term watching is associated with alertness. So when somebody is watching over a house, you have a watchman, what is the watchman doing? The watchman will prevent the wrong people from entering, okay, and only allow the right people to come in. In the same way, we can guard ourselves, our families, our ministry, whatever God has entrusted to us through prayer. So prayers of watching are prayers of protection, okay. And the term watching reminds us that, you know, we have positioned ourselves in a way that we are guarding, okay. Now Isaiah 62 is a good example. There is a passage there that talks about watching. Could somebody please read this? This is verses six and seven. Isaiah 62 verses six and seven. Isaiah 62, six and seven. I have set watchmen on your walls. O Jerusalem, they shall never hold their peace day or night. You who make mention of the Lord, do not keep silent and give him no rest till he establishes and till he makes Jerusalem a praise in the earth. Oh, okay, great. Yes, thank you, thank you, Rosalind. So you notice here, God is saying that he set watchmen on the walls for Jerusalem. So there were people who were appointed to pray, okay, and you realize in that same passage that these people were crying upon the Lord. They were calling on the Lord and not giving God any rest. So that is, what is that? Not giving God any rest, calling upon the Lord. It is prayer. So there are people who were praying for Jerusalem and what are they called? They're called as watchmen. So we are able to guard, protect, watch over what God has entrusted to us. In this case, a city. So we could also be watching for our city, for our nation, through our prayers, okay? And God can extend his protection to us. Now we see different aspects of this. Again, we will touch on it in a deep way later on, prayers of protection. For now, maybe I'll give you an example of the way Jesus, you're told Peter, right? Like Satan has sought to sift you as wheat, but I have prayed for you. So the prayer actually protected, okay? And it guarded Peter. So in this manner, we can engage in prayer of watchfulness and that is also another kind of prayer that we can incorporate. So we've covered different kinds of prayers so far. If you have any comments or questions, okay, Divya has a question here. Does watchtower also refer to the same? Yes, Divya. So a watchtower in those days, they would have these fortresses, okay? And compared to a watchtower where the watchmen would position themselves, they could see to a large distance from the height, okay? So when they could see to a large distance, if there was an intruder, right? If there was an enemy army that is trying to take over the city, they would be able to observe that, or if one of their own spies was running up to deliver a message, they could quickly note that. So watchtower, watchmen, all this has to do with the protection of the city. So yes, you can associate watchtower with this watching as well. Okay, thank you, thank you, Pastor. Yeah, sure. Thank you, Divya. Any other thoughts about the kinds of prayers so far? All right, great, yeah. Yeah, I just wanted to say that really love when you shared about the prayer of consecration. Okay, praise God. Yeah, it was a new revelation, yeah, thank you. Wow, praise God, yeah, thank you, Divya. And did you notice today Pastor Jake's also, like Pastor Jake Kumar prayed for consecration and he said, consecrate yourselves. So I felt like God was ministering along. Yeah, yeah. You know, those lines as well. So yeah, praise God. All right, fine. So we will move on to the next chapter here. We are going to page 22 now and we will talk about how to pray a believing prayer. This is by far the most common prayer that we all engage in because it comes under the category of asking and receiving. So when we want to receive it, it needs to be a prayer of faith. And so we will talk about how to pray this believing prayer. Okay, we engage this mostly when it comes to our personal needs, but we could also engage this when we're asking God for certain things for our ministry, right? Certain decisions that we have to make or if you're not in the ministry as such, maybe your work life or other aspects that concern your life. So asking and receiving, but asking in faith or making a believing prayer. So what are some things that help us? Okay, what do we see in scripture? The first thing that we need to pray a believing prayer is a clear conscience. Okay, why should we have a clear conscience when we approach God? Any thoughts on that? Can I contribute? Yes, please. Yes, Isaac. You need a clear conscience so that you talk exactly ask God for what you desire or what you want God to feel. So that's why if you have a clear conscience, you don't want to pray a believing prayer. Okay, thank you. So to be able to ask exactly what you want, okay? All right, thank you, Isaac. Divya, yes, Divya? Yeah, I was just thinking like God completely knows what you are and what you have done. So you cannot hide anything from God. So yeah, to have a clear conscience means I'm being truthful, right? I'm being transparent to God. Yes, yes. So we are being truthful and honest before God. All of what you shared is important and that is those do make up the reasons as to why we must have a clear conscience. Now, in addition to that, in scripture, we see exam 66 and verse 18, it says that if I have sin or iniquity in my heart, then God will not hear my prayer, right? So when I come with the wrong conscience, it's not aligned to the will of God, okay? And thereby, how can I be asking in his will? I'm hiding sin in my heart and scriptures tell us that God will not hear when we have a heart with sin in it. And similarly, one John chapter three, there are some references in your notes that I'm referring to, we will read a few, but otherwise I will just tell you what the essence of that scripture is. So one John three versus 21 through 22, it says that we are able to pray when our heart does not condemn us, okay? So when does our heart condemn us? When there is guilt, okay? When there is a sin that we have not taken care of. And when we pray with our heart condemning us, then those prayers are not heard. Okay, how about we read this passage, one John chapter three versus 21 through 22? Could somebody read it please? Belover, if our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence to work God. And whatever we ask, we receive from him because we keep his commandments and do those things that are pleasing in his sight. Yes, yes. So you see here the importance of having a heart that is clear, okay? Nothing within us condemns us. And when you come before God in that way, our prayers are heard, okay? That's what this passage says. So to carry a clear conscience is very, very important. Now another passage which is referenced here in our notes is from first Peter three versus seven and 12. And it's in the context of marriage where Peter writes to the husbands and says, like you must respect your wife because if that doesn't happen, like you come before God without a clear conscience, without treating the wife right, then again, there is a hindrance to the answered prayer, right? So having and maintaining a clear conscience is like a prerequisite for a successful prayer life. So if there is anything, any sin, any, you know, like I generally say, like go by the conviction of the Holy Spirit in our hearts as we read the word, as we're spending time with God, worshipping, the Holy Spirit has a way of ministering to us, right? And just nudging us and saying this thing in your life, I think you should surrender it. So deal with it quickly, like keep short accounts with God and deal with it. So when we do that, what happens? We can maintain a clear conscience. And when you have a clear conscience, it's a lot easier for us to walk in answered prayers, okay? So maintain a clear conscience. That's the first one. Second is to pray in the name of Jesus. John chapter 14, verses 13 through 14. Can somebody please read that? John 14, verses 13 and 14. John chapter 14. Whatever you ask in my name, that will I do so. So then the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you ask me anything in my name, I will do it. Okay, right. Yeah, thank you, John. Thank you. And Jeffina, I noticed you also wanted to read. Maybe you can read the next scripture. Okay, I hope that's okay, Jeffina. Yes, ma'am. Okay, right. Yeah, thank you. Thanks, John. So the scripture says, whatever you ask in my name, right, I will do it for you. Now, what is the importance of praying in the name of Jesus? Any thoughts on that? Jesus' name is name above all names. Okay. Yeah, God has positioned Jesus' name above all. Okay, so the highest name, okay. And we also understand that the highest name means authority. So the highest authority, if you want something done, you generally use a seal or a letter or something from the person who has authorized you to do that. For example, you know, a bank account. If I'm not able to operate my bank account, I give a letter to one of you and say, okay, I'm not well, so Divya will do the transaction. Here is a letter. So Divya is going in my name and the bank will heed to that because here is a letter authorizing her to go ahead and do the transactions. So in the same way, here on the earth, one of the ways in which we demonstrate our authorities by the use of the name of Jesus because that name is backed by authority, okay. So Jesus said, you pray in my name. So what are we doing? You know, we are using the power of attorney. We are using the authority of the name of Jesus when we pray. And this is how Jesus taught us to pray. He said, you pray to the Father in the name of Jesus. So that's a common way of making our prayer. So we usually pray to the Father in the name of Jesus, right. So you have the authority of the name of Jesus in your prayer, okay. And that is the second thing that we want to bring to our notice. Now, for us to make a believing prayer and to receive an answer to that prayer, it is also important for that prayer to be in the will of God, okay. Let's read another passage. So, Jeffina, you can read this. One John chapter five versus 14 and 15. First John chapter five versus 14 and 15. And we are confident that he hears us whenever we ask for anything that pleases him. And since we know he hears us, when we make our request, we also know that he will give us what we ask for. Yeah. So you see, when we ask in line with what God has willed, he hears us, okay. And because he hears us, we are assured, we are confident that we are going to receive from him. So praying in the will of God is very, very important. And here the term is the revealed will of God. So the revealed will of God for us is the scriptures, the word of God. And the word of God has God's revelation on various things, right? About what our calling could be, what God's purpose is for our lives, the way of living, right? What do you call it? Like the decisions that we have to make, the way we must engage in relationships, so many things that have to do with living life here on the earth. So the will of God is already revealed. So we can pray with the knowledge of God's will. And that makes the prayer very effective because what did we read just now? When we pray in the will of God, we are sure that God hears us, okay. And that's a righteous prayer that is going before God. So for example, if I pray for somebody's healing, I don't have to think twice whether it's okay to pray for healing or not okay to pray for healing because at all times it's okay to pray for healing, right? God has already spoken in his word and said, I'm Jehovah Rafa, the Lord who heals you. So God is always on the side of healing. So I can pray, it is in the will of God to pray for somebody's healing, all right? So in that manner, I must identify the will of God. Now, for example, what if there is a matter which is not as clear cut as praying for healing or praying for a life that glorifies God. These are all broad things and we all know that we should align ourselves to what scripture say. But what about specifics of life, right? Like you are going to make your next decision about a project. How do you know what is God's will? Any comments? Or like what career to take or what, who to marry? Because the Bible has instructions, but how would you know that, oh, okay, man, I have, this is the person or this is the course that I have to take, specific. Maybe God gives us a confident at that time that this is something that we can go for it. Maybe we can speak through some verses. But sometimes it's so confident on the decision that this is God's plan. Okay, good, good, yes, yeah. So God kind of gives you that direction and that confidence that this is the decision that you have to make. Anyone else? How about the specifics? How do you know what is God's will? Divya, peace of God, okay. Okay, she adds also, so the peace of God about a matter, circumstances will also align, Godly counsel, yes, that's true, okay. And I think we've done a sermon series on God's guidance. So apcwo.org slash books, you will find an entire book that you can go read on how to identify God's guidance for various aspects of our life. So the point that I'm making is identify God's will. If you wanna pray about something, identify God's will first, okay. And this could take a while. You may want to read the Bible, study the word of God to come up with, okay, fine, this is God's will. So I'm gonna pray along these lines. Or something specific, one of the things that the Bible says is that the Holy Spirit revealed the will of God. We read that passage in 1 Corinthians chapter two where we say, no eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived, the things that God has prepared for those who love Him. But as you go further down, we read in scripture that, but it is revealed to us by the Holy Spirit. So even the things which are seem unrevealed, they are revealed to us through the Holy Spirit. So as we pray, as we meditate in God's word, as we wait upon the Holy Spirit of God, He can give us that revelation, okay, and we can understand. So I'm reminded of David Yongecho. Many of you would have heard about this Man of God. He has written a book called The Fourth Dimension about prayers and specific prayers. So he talks about being very specific in prayer and all that. But I want to take your attention to the time when he prayed for his church growth and he shares that example. And he talks about how the Holy Spirit used to put a number in his heart. So at one point when he had, I may be like, I haven't heard that sermon for a while, so I may not be exact about the numbers here, but something like there were three people in the congregation and Yongecho, Pastor Yongecho was praying and God told him, pray for 300 people. And he said, God, I have only three people. Like what are you saying? How can I pray for 300 people? So he got that number and he prayed very specifically for, okay, I want 300 people here. And eventually it happened, right? The church grew to 300 people and then God put another number in his heart. And I think that was 3000. So then he started praying through that number. See some specifics that he got from God and he would pray through those specifics, right? So we can wait on the Lord, we can study the word of God that will show us what is the revealed will of God for a matter, okay? And when you are aware of that, whether it is a general thing, or, you know, for example, forgiveness, that is, we know as you study God's what should I forgive this person or not, God's word says forgive. So we can do that. But specifics, exactly Lord, what do you want me to do? Where do you want me to go? You know, Holy Spirit is also able to reveal that to us when we pray, we spend time with him. And once you receive that, you can pray more specifically in line with that, you know, exact thing that God may want for us, all right? And when you do that, you're confident because you've received it from God and you are praying that through as well, okay? So that is the next point there about praying a believing prayer, all right? So you're all with me so far. Are you okay? Are you getting something out of this? Yes, ma'am. Okay, great, great, great. Thank you, thank you. All right, yes, so let's continue. The next important thing is to pray with strong desire, okay? So once we know that something is God's will for us, and this is what God wants, now I gave you the example of Pastor Yungi Cho when he prayed for his church growth, okay? And he also talks about strong desire. You know, when you know that something is God's will for you and church growth, of course, you know, that is something God wants for every church for more people to be blessed and the people who are there to mature in the Lord. So he would pray with a strong desire and he encourages people also to do the same. So strong desire would mean that, you know, you're pressing into God for that and, you know, he talks about how he would just walk around his church and it was more like a tent at that time but he would just keep praying and very strongly even pray prayers like, God, if you don't give me, I will die and all, I don't recommend things like that. But, you know, basically he shares his point on strong desire to be keen on seeing that happen because otherwise what happens? You know, we go to God, we pray, we say, okay, God, you know, you've called me to be a pastor and I'm praying for my church to grow. If it grows, it's okay. If it doesn't grow, so it's okay. You know, God will be like, what is this prayer? You know that it is my will for the church to grow. Then you pray with strong desire, right? We cannot be like double-minded. This is okay, that's also okay. When we pray like that, you know, we don't receive answers to such kind of prayers. So we must have a strong desire to receive an answer for that because we've already spent time with the Lord, spent time in His Word and we have come to a place where we know, okay, this is what God wants for me and I must have it. So pray with a strong desire. Okay, so there are a couple of passages here that also talk about, you know, having that strong faith. So Mark 11, 24, maybe one of us can read that please. Mark 11, 24. I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them and you will have them. Very correct. Thank you, thank you, Rosalind, for reading that. So you see, Jesus said, when you pray for something, you pray believing. You believe that you have received them, then you will have them. But double-mindedness prevents us from receiving from God. Okay, so we have to be firm and we must not have a casual approach for the outcome. If we have a casual approach, it means that, you know, we are not assured that this is God's will for us and we are okay to kind of let it go. So that shouldn't be the case. But you pray God's will and pray it with a strong desire. You should have a strong desire. And God, you know, I want to see this happen. So once again, you know, I'll just share from Yongee Cho's example itself. You know, he talks about how he had a strong desire and God had already spoken to him that, you know, the church will grow and all that. So he had a strong desire to see a large church. And we know today that his church is, is it the second largest church in the world? I think so. So it's a second largest church in the world. At a time when he had, you know, some three people or so, apparently he would preach with the faith that one day there will be thousands of people in this church. So he would preach as if he's preaching 2,000 people. All right? So apparently the few people in the church would tell him like, pastor, please stop screaming. We can hear you very well. You know, you don't have to scream so much. But in his head, he used to think, I'm preaching to a thousand people. So what if there are only three people in front of me? But, you know, he had that strong desire. God is going to do this. I will pray for this. I will work for this. This is going to happen, right? So we need to have that kind of a strong desire. It's not like, yeah, you know, it's fine. When we come to God in that way, even now we said when you pray, you believe that you receive it, then you will have it, right? So we must pray and also get that assurance when we pray in our spirit saying, okay, God, you have done it for me, I know. And, you know, we will see those things happen because we are not praying out of our own minds and our own desires, but we are praying in the will of God. All right? So the next point here is about praying with faith, okay? Praying with faith. We've just read Mark 11, 24, and there is a similar passage in Matthew 21 verse 22. Again, one of us, please read it. Matthew 21 verse 22. Matthew 21 verse 22. You can pray for anything and if you have faith, you will receive it. See, what does it say? If you have faith, you will receive it. So we must pray with faith, okay? What is faith? Faith is the inner assurance of the things which we have hoped for. So when we have faith, we know that it's coming, okay? So I used to think this to myself when I was studying in college. So I was praying for a certain course after I graduated and it took a long time before I got an opportunity to actually do that course. So that entire period during the waiting time was very hard because it was not coming through. I was only praying, I was only praying, but I would tell myself, it's like you know that God will do it for you, okay? And it's hard to explain to other people. Whenever my friends would talk to me and they would say, hey, this is the common course, you take it, no problem. I'll be like, no, no, no, but I wanna do a course that has to do with this, this and this and they'll be like, you keep dreaming, it's never gonna come to you. But I would want to tell them that, but I have faith, I know God will do it for me, but it's hard to explain, right? Because faith is that inner assurance that we have on the basis of God's word for us. So I would tell myself, it's like walking into a dark room, but you can feel a table as you step into it, right? You can't see the table, but you can feel the table and you know there is a table. Now, people who are looking at the dark room from the outside and they'll be like, there's no table there, we can't see any table. But you're like, no, but there is a table here because you can feel it, you can touch it, it is there. So as you're journeying with God, that is faith. God puts faith in your heart to do things which others may not even see, right? But with that faith, when you pray, you know, God gives you the assurance within you and you know it's gonna happen. So long story short, in my case, I actually got the course which I desired, right? Whatever I used to tell my friends, it's going to be a course that will deal with this and that it was exactly that course. And I used to tell them, it's gonna be like this, I'm gonna study in this, you know, a certain place. Everything actually happened, right? But not out of my will or my desire or anything like that. But I'm just telling you how God can give us the faith. And obviously in my case, it took a long time for me to pray, to prepare my heart and to have that sense of assurance within me that okay, even if people say it's not gonna happen, I know, I've prayed for so long and God has given me that assurance. It will happen and it happened, right? So, you know, we can have faith for things as we journey with God by the power of his word, by the power of his spirit and he can give us that, you know, something to hold on to deep within us and that is called faith. And when you pray with faith, you know that things are going to happen, right? You know, K-N-O-W, how to explain that? It's very difficult to explain to somebody else, but when you're praying, you pray knowing God is going to do it, I know and it happens, okay? So, have faith and faith again, you know, faith, it's not just like sitting and saying, yeah, I'm praying, it'll happen. Faith is active, faith is not like resigning passively and say, yeah, someday it's going to happen, but you're actively moving in the direction where God is leading you and you do whatever it takes to do it. And about faith, we can speak so much. I'm sure you have a class on faith that Pastor is teaching, so you know, you can get your inputs, more inputs from there about believing God, praying a believing prayer, declaring in faith. You know, so many things for you to hold on to that faith and keep pressing forward in God's direction. So when we pray in faith, we know that we receive it, okay? Okay, so the next point here is to persevere with faith. All right, so I told you some prayers, we might see immediate results, but there are certain other prayers which might take a while. Now, why do, the answers take a while? Maybe it's not God's timing yet to do something or maybe our hearts are not yet aligned and prepared for us to step into those things. So there can be several reasons why it's taking a while, but what should we do? We continue to engage in prayer. So what does this prayer look like? Will the prayer look more like, or begging God every time, God, I want to do that course, you have to give it to me, you have to give it to me. No, it doesn't mean that we beg God when we are persevering in prayer. Initially, when we are trying to identify God's will, you know, we might, our prayers might not be clear. We might be saying, God, okay, help me, I like that course, can you make a way, can you open the door? But, you know, as we are studying his will and yielding ourselves to the Holy Spirit, God brings us to a place where we are clear, okay? It's right according to his word and the Holy Spirit is giving witness, bearing witness with my spirit that he's gonna do it, okay? And I'm going to get this course. So once you have the faith and when you are clear, you've prayed, you know, you ask believing that you have received it, right? After that, what to do? After that, perseverance means thanksgiving to God. Perseverance means, you know, praising God and remaining at a place of rest, confidently in God, saying, God, I thank you. You have heard my prayer, you're working on my behalf, things are aligning according to your plan for my life, you know, so you're praying prayers of declaration, excuse me, praying prayers of thanksgiving, right? So perseverance does not mean you're begging from the day you started praying about it till the day that you actually get it. Somewhere in between, you're quite clear. This is what God wants, but you continue to pray, right? You're praying prayers of thanksgiving, prayers of declaration and also, you know, it could also mean spiritual warfare where you are praying and as you're praying, whatever hindrances are there against that thing from, actually working out or coming through in your life, you know, those things are being removed. So that would be your persevering in prayer as you wait on the Lord for the answers to come and you know, you continue in thanksgiving and the wonderful example of thanksgiving is the life of Abraham, when God promised Abraham that he would have a son. So you have the passage in Romans chapter four where it talks about the stages or in a sense, the steps of faith where he trusts God, he believes God and once God gives him the assurance, he continues with thanksgiving. So we do continue with thanksgiving and saying, God, we know, you know, you have done it for us, we are going to walk in victory and we wanna give you thanks. So you continue in thanksgiving. So these are some keys for us to help us walk in believing prayer. Believing prayer, which yields answers through which you can receive from God, you know, whatever you are waiting on him for. So I think today we have touched on the content which is there in our notes. I think some more points that I mentioned here, I will touch on it quickly and then if you have any questions, we will take that up. So down below in that chapter, page 23, there is a question which says, if I have prayed and asked once for something, is it correct if I keep on asking God for the same thing over and over again? So I think I've already answered that question. There's no need to keep on asking God over and over again. You go through these stages, right? At some point, when you've prayed in faith, knowing that it is the will of God, you transition into more of a thanksgiving kind of a prayer. The next question, does God always give whatever we ask? So for this, we go back to the will of God, which is in the word of God. So we must understand the word of God. If we are asking aligned to the word of God, yes, we can expect answers for whatever we are asking. But if we are asking a miss or we are not aligned to God's word, and if we are kind of trespassing on some of his laws, then it won't happen, for example. If I pray today, I go onto my terrace, the rooftop, I go there and I tell God, God, I believe you are a protector. And I'm gonna jump today from my terrace. I'm using all the principles, right? By faith, in the name of Jesus, thanksgiving, everything I'm praying. I'm saying, Lord, nothing will happen to me, I know. But I'm going against the law, natural law of gravity, which God has already put in place. And there's no reason why he should change it for me in that moment, okay? So there are certain boundaries, there are certain laws. Like, we will talk about it later when we study. I'm just giving you one example. See, miracles happen, okay? And based on the purpose of God, certain miracles happen. But every time to expect God to change the normal boundary or the law, that wouldn't be right because he has put certain things in place. For example, one day, Joshua and all, when the battle was going on, the sun stood still, it says, and they were able to engage in battle. But does it happen every day? No, it doesn't. Now, if I ask that and say, God, today, I haven't submitted my assignment, the sun has to stand still. I don't think that prayer will get answered, right? Because we're asking it to bend the rules and bend the laws and the boundaries of God. So if we ask, in that manner, those prayers will not be answered. So whatever we ask doesn't get answered. If it is aligned to the word of God, the will of God, yes, you can expect answers to that prayer. What if I do not know God's will about a matter? Simple, find out, study, understand, okay? Efficiency five tells us that that we must understand the will of God. First you understand the will of God, know the will of God. So it's okay to take time to understand the will of God, right? And even if we are going through a phase in our lives where we feel, hey, I still can't understand, you can pray a prayer of consecration the way Jesus prayed and say, God, I want this, but not my will, but yours be done. So that's a prayer of surrender, a prayer of yielding, a prayer of consecration, okay? So ultimately, after doing all your study and seeking after God, you still don't understand what God wants you to do, then you just yield and you pray a prayer of consecration to God, okay? So these points were there in our notes, we have covered them. Now coming to the comments here, okay, thanks Divya, that analogy helped me for so many years. I used to think to myself, no, there's a table. I know there's a table, right? And God actually came through. That's very tangible. Yeah, sure. Yes, yes, thank you. Okay, Haribika, okay, you've read the book of Paul Yongecho, Key of Faith, okay. Sure, that's a good book, and Jefina, oh, okay, thank you. Jefina, thank you for your encouragement. So any questions about praying, a believing prayer? All right, yeah. Yes, ma'am, I have a question. Yes, Haribika. In a scripture, Paul said, I pray in spirit and wisdom. What did it mean? Okay, he says in spirit and wisdom. Yeah. Okay, so would you know the exact verse, Haribika? No, ma'am, I'm not remember, but just I've not remember where there is written. Because I can recall, I think 1 Corinthians 14, where Paul says, you know, I pray in the spirit and I also pray with my understanding. I think verses 14 and 15, you know, so I can only think of that. So basically it's very simple. He's saying that he prays in the normal languages, and he also prays in tongues. That's what it means. Okay, thank you, Ma'am. Sure, thank you. Yes, Nicholson, you have something to say? My hand is raised. Hello. Yeah. Hello. Yes, yes, Nicholson, please go ahead. No, I just wanted to say that you answered a lot of my questions actually. Oh, okay, glad. In the faith class, I had asked a question about going and just praying. If you feel like praying to random people also, and I think you answered a lot of those questions. Oh, okay, praise God. Yeah, that's wonderful. Yeah, I'm so happy to hear that, because today, I mean, we usually pray for our students, but I was praying and I was saying, Lord, you know, the students have to be ministered to, because it's not just about covering the portions, right? But I very specifically prayed that, so I'm encouraged to hear what you just said. Thanks for that, praise God. Thank you. Yeah, okay, Divya, Dev Desh, okay. Thank you, brother, brother Dev Desh. He says he's blessed and Divya is really powerful. Sometimes I even forget I prayed about something, but when God answers it later on, I'm amazed. Just sharing, sometimes it is wonderful to think of God's way of answering prayers. Yeah, so true, so true. Yes, yes. Yes, so we have one comment here. We'll take that up. I know we have overshot time, and with this explaining this last verse, we can wrap up. So Jude 120, I think it says strengthen yourself in your inner man praying in the Holy Spirit. That's what it says, right? Jude verse 20, okay. So building yourself up in the Most Holy Faith. Yeah, praying in the Spirit. Talk about it. Okay, Most Holy Faith means what faith? Yeah, I don't think it is referring to any category of things, you know, faith for this or faith for that, but basically it says you are building yourself up in your spirit man by praying in tongues. Jude 20 is also a scripture that talks about praying in the Holy Spirit. Okay, so what happens? We pray in the Holy Spirit. Faith comes through the word of God, that's there, but we develop a spiritual strength when we pray in the Holy Spirit. So both of these things, meditating on the word and praying in the Holy Spirit will contribute to a great faith life if I can put it that way. So if you wanna be a person of faith, word spirit, right, the work of the word, work of the spirit, then you're walking in faith, right? And so many prayers that you pray, you'll see that those prayers are being answered. So that's what I would say for Jude 20. Does it make sense, Rosalind? Yes, ma'am, thank you. Oh, okay, great, great, wonderful, yes. Yes, so thank you, everyone. It was good to study this topic. We will pick up from the next topic in the next class and also just to let you all know, in September, maybe early September, I will post your first assignment, okay? So be mentally prepared for that. We will cover as much portions as possible until then and then you will also need to work on your first assignment, just the heads up there. All right, so thank you once again. God bless you. Have a wonderful rest of the day and we'll meet again next week. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Yeah, thank you, Divya, blessed to have all of you and the interactions here as well. Thank you, class, take care. Bye for now. Thank you, Mani. Thank you, thank you for the dish, bye. Thank you, man. Thank you, bye.