P.U.S.H. = Pray Until Something Happens

by Rex Rouis

The way to get real-life results in prayer is to seek God with an attitude that says, “No matter how long it takes, or whatever I have to do, I will not be denied.” This is not arrogance; it is Godly hunger. It is not about pushing God, but about pushing yourself into God. It is not praying for the sake of praying. It is praying to see the hand of God move. It is desperate hungry praying. It is the type of prayer that gets answers.

Faith takes two things, first the written scriptures (hope) and then the spoken personal word of God (faith) – Romans 10:17. The scriptures show us the general will of God and communicate the conditions that must be met to receive faith and see His hand move. His spoken personal word reveals His will to us personally, and lets us know when we have met those conditions. The goal is to hear God confirm His promise and let Him place His witness into our heart. The promise then comes alive and becomes a reality to us. This reality is ‘the substance (lit. – reality, assurance, title-deed) of things (previously) hoped for, the evidence of things not (yet) seen’ (Hebrews 11:1).

This is not arrogance; it’s Godly hunger.
This seeking turns the general promises of God into personal realities. This is the period when we work the word, and the word works in us. Seeking God merges the word of God and the will of God into our lives. We become one with the word. This is what Jesus was referring to when He said, “If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, (you shall) ask whatever you will, and it will be done for you.” (John 15:7) This faith process turns desires into Bible hopes, and Bible hopes into real life realities. It is not easy, but it is never impossible. Anybody with enough hunger can make it happen.

The process usually takes time, and there are no shortcuts. God does not respond to part-time seekers. He is only found by those who seek Him with their whole heart. The Bible says, ‘You must be diligent so as to realize the full assurance of hope, so that you will receive the promise’ (Hebrews 6:11). Growing faith is hard work, for the Bible goes on to say, ‘Don’t be sluggish but be imitators of those who through faith and patience have inherited the promises’ (Hebrews 6:12).

This is desperate hungry praying. This is the type of prayer that gets answers.
Pray until you receive an answer from God, for when you do, you will have the victory. You must persevere until you get to a place where you are ‘fully assured that what God has promised, (for) He is able also to perform’ (Romans 4:21). When you hear Him, you have the answer, for Paul says, “Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the (spoken) word of God’ (Romans 10:17). The word translated ‘word’ here is the Greek word rhema, and it speaks of a personal face-to-face type of communication. He is not talking about a mere reading of the word. This is deeper. This is God making the word on the page come alive in your heart. The word on the page must become the word in your heart before you can have enough faith to receive from God.

Then, and only then, you can speak faith’s victory to your life and situation. Speaking words filled with faith is the only kind of speaking that makes a difference. This kind of speaking will move mountains. Seek Him till you hear from Him. Jesus told us that in prayer we should always pray and never give up. Don’t give up! Seek Him till you hear His voice. Let Him deal with your heart, for as you do, He will speak your answer to you. When you hear the answer, you will have the answer.

When you hear the answer, you will have the answer.

Comments

  1. second prayer request – close friend J, has temporarily lost her 2 young sons because of depression, they were taken from her. She is severely depressed for years and addicted to drugs. She will not go on she said if she doesn’t get her sons back. she already lost her other 2 sons for same reason. She is a beautiful hearted person who has had the worst life. Please pray for a complete overhaul of her life by getting saved and a 2nd chance with her boys soon. God bless you all.

  2. I need urgent prayer for David. He has MS, but had a heart attack a couple of days ago and had to be revived 3 times. He is not saved and very angry at God. Help pray that he hears from God and knows He loves him and is real and for complete healing. Thank you and God Bless.

  3. I pray that my family (me, my husband and my 2 little kids) should get the opportunity to go to USA.. we are trying for many a times but it was getting rejected . Please God I wish we can go to the country where I can take care of my kids all the time .. Now I am staying with a big family where I dont get any chance to guide my kids … It is not to complain about what is happening .. But I wish something good should really happen to my kids (where they can live happily ) ….. This is my prayer deep from myself

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      Ana – I speak grace and mercy and favor all over you in Jesus Name! I believe God is overshadowing you and the decision makers at that work place.

      Humbly trust Him, for He is the ultimate way maker. He can make a way where there is no way. If you have to repent, do it. If you have to clear something up do it. I believe God will speak to you directly on what you need to do. Do it. Then trust in the infinite power and grace of God. We love you. God bless. Rex

  4. Please pray for me, my high school boyfriend says he thinks it’s best for us to break up and find ourselves in college. Please I am asking God to soften his heart becuase I don’t need anyone else but him. It sounds silly I know it does but I can assure you our love is true and I don’t want to lose that.

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      Ava – We will pray for you – that God’s presence and protection will be all around you, and that you will hear clearly from God, and that he would hear clearly from God in Jesus Name. Obey God, be pure, and have a great life. Give your boyfriend and your life totally to God; He will make sure that the things that stay in your life are good and will last.

      Don’t do whatever it takes to keep him (if it is right it is right, if it is not it is not) but do whatever it takes to please and obey God. If you do that, your life will be great, with or without this young man. If you do not do that, your life will be a little bit less, with or without this same young man. Rex

    2. Sweetheart if its not from god he will not stay.You should concentrate on your school life.Your allowing this to pull u down.Whats meant to be will be.If its not from god and of god this man will never stay.You call sin into our lives when when do things our way.If you have.slept with this guy already.Chances are it will be this way until you commit to god..God bless

  5. Please pray for me.. I desire to seek the face of the Lord and pray until I feel His presence in a supernatural way. Please tell me what should I do to feel the fullness of His glory when I am on my knees praying? Should I just sit their & listen or talk to him.. Please tell me what I am doing wrong?

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      Sandy – Relax and love Him. Study and meditate on the word and then talk to Him like He is really there. A prolonged quiet time is wonderful. Practice to focus your mind on nothing and just sit in the expectation of His presence. If you are Spirit filled, pray in the Spirit. If you are not, send me a note. It is easy and wonderful.

      He wants to share His presence with you but be careful not to overly desire supernatural thing for its sake alone. You may open yourself up to evil things. Just worship Him in the best way you can. That is enough. It will come. It will. When you are ready and it will be worth it. Rex

      1. Yes I am filled with the Holy Spirit. To be honest, when I am at church and the spirit of God is flowing heavy & my mind is clear from everything, That’s when I am unction to speak in the spirit or often times when I’m driving in my car listening to worship much I automatically speak in tongues. But when I get on my knees at home my mind seems to wonder off & the spirit of God doesn’t flow like it’s suppose to. Some people tell me if a person is truly filled the gift of tongues, that I should just start speaking in tongues as soon as I begin to pray. I tried that, but I felt uncomfortable. I can’t just tap in like that.. What is wrong with me, why can’t I tap in like other people say they do.. I want God to be first in my life & His Holy Spirit to flow like it’s suppose to?

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            Vimala – We will pray for you. God can turn your situation around. Read the scriptures and articles on this site till they get down deep inside of you. God will do it as you trust in Him. Call on His mercy, but do your part too. We will do ours. Rex

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          Sandy – God does not make robots. We have control over when we speak in our known tongue and we have control over when we speak in other tongues. The Bible says that, ‘(they) began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.’

          I can turn it on and i can turn it off. Paul, who wrote the majority of the NT, said that ‘he’ spoke in tongues more than them all. He spoke that much because he chose to. And the victory and insight that he had was in great part because of it.

          You might not feel like it, and the Devil will do everything he can to talk you out of it, but you can do it and it will change your life. Read the Bible, confess the scriptures, pray in tongues, and spend quiet time with God, All of them take time and the will to do. Like all praying, praying in tongues will start out dry but keep at it and the flow will come. One teacher once exhorted us to, ‘Pray in the spirit, in the spirit.’ Pray till you get there. That is part of what this article is all about.

          The world will throw everything it has at you to keep you from doing it. I know, he does it to me also, but the more I do them the more peace, joy, and victory I have in my life. Go get’m Tiger, you can do it. We love you and believe in you. Rex

          1. Thank you so much for your response. I do not take it lightly. I am so happy I came to this sight. I felt free to express the way I was feeling without being judged.. May God continue to word your heart with His wisdom & knowledge to help others like me.. Be Blessed Man of God.. Love ya:) Sandy

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              Thanks for the comment. I really appreciate it.

              Let’s both pray in tongues right now. Ready set go…now stop…now start again. See, it is a choice. God bless you.

      2. Hello Rex, this is Sandy…. I have been having this in my heart and mind for about 3 months now. It’s very personal. I’m praying that I can get good advice on this subject.. Ok, a couple of months ago I was falling for my pastor.. I couldn’t keep in no longer, I called & told him. He then Rebuked me.. So I said ok sorry for what I was feeling… So I got over that.. So a couple of months after that he called me and said he wanted me.. I was shocked and confused at the same time. I rejected him.. So the following Sunday he was preaching about the situation. I felt so so bad. I was about to leave the church. I went to him after church and ask him was talking about me. He said he was not talking about me. Which I believed him at first. Now when an issue happens with some one in church or he gets upsets. He preaches about it. Every Sunday he’s always preaching about someone across the pulpit. I’m sick of it and he gets mad when we visit other churches without his permission.. Help me… I need some advice!!!!

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          Sandy – Here is my advice and it is real simple. Go out and find yourself a good Church because the one you are in is not. If the true story is as you told it above, your Pastor has very poor boundaries and may have a few other things going on…

          You need to find a clean place where you can trust the Pastor’s preaching and trust his conduct. I am fortunate. I have had the same Pastor now for close to 17 years. He is the same in the pulpit as he is at home, and16 hours into a 17 hour flight. What you see is what you get, and it is wonderful – safe. If you want too see his services they are streamed. The link is on our About page.

          The whole concept of not giving or receiving permission to do something is wrong and foreign to a faith Church built on the leading of the Holy Spirit. Sure, there are time when we are told to do something but not in the spirit of control that you describe above. Run! God bless you. Rex

          PS – How is the new site design? Does is work for you? Any Issues? Any complaints?

  6. Plz pray for me my would be husband he suddenly avoiding me he his not revving my calls not texting me I love him alotss even he use to plz make him realize him how faithful I am how much i live him fill his heart full of love for me softens his heart an back as he was b4 AMEN

  7. Please pray for me, I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in 2009. I have served The Lord in music ministry for 15 years. I have asked for healing, faith, and forgiveness for anything I may have done to open doors for this disease. I love The Lord and I know that it is not His will that I be in bondage to this disease. His word says by His stripes I was healed….but yet I am still struggling with this disease. He created me and knit me together in my mothers womb…I believe he can create a new pancreas for me, please join me in praying for that. Thank you!!!

    1. 1 Peter 2:24 By his stripes you were healed. God only moves on faith. Start praising and thanking God your body is healed and whole before you see it. This is faith. Start commanding your sickness(name it) to leave in Jesus name because you are healed and whole now. Speak to your sickness and quote 1 Peter 2:24 to it. I agree with you for your healing to manifest suddenly.

  8. my name is david would someone pray for me . my wife of 31 years divorce me in December and left me to another state I ask the lord to sofen her heart and for a marriage restoration I still love her I am asking for a miracle

  9. I do pray about my health but please i need more people to pray. Long story short i have acid reflux and now its so bad i cant really swallow food and my food comes back up from my esophagus ive lose 20 lbs been going through this for a whole year please pray that i get back to my normal health and that i also get back to my normal weight. Thank you all

  10. Please pray for the restoration of my relationship. I have been separated from my boyfriend for the last six months. I have tried to talk to him in vain. I need God to restore our relationship so that we can be in that happy place that we once were in. I need God to soften his heart and his stand.

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      Virginia – I will not pray for your relationship to be restored. I do believe and will pray that you will hear from God about this relationship and if God wants you out of it, that you will have the strength and will to obey Him.

      I believe in Jesus Name that you will hear His voice and do His will.

      Do not destroy your life by going after this guy if he is not the one for you. To me it does not sound like he is the one but that is for you to hear from God. God bless you and we love you. Rex

  11. Please pray for me and my wife…family issues…praying that it gets resolve

  12. Please pray for me you all . I have been trying to conceive for quite sometime now . My husband & I are getting worried

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      Tamara – I will pray for you. I don’t know where you are with God, so first, I would recommend reading this and acting on it – Salvation. Repent of anything you need to and start talking to Him.

      Then start reading the Gospel of John and reading some of the articles on this site. Scan down the list on the right and find one that sticks out at you.

      Start talking to God like He was a very respected close friend. Act like He is right there next to you. Don’t be afraid to mention anything. Expect answers, they might not come right now but eventually they will.

      I believe you will be able to experience the presence of God in a real and tangible way. You will know that He is there and that He truly loves you in Jesus Name. God bless, enjoy your walk with God.

  13. Please pray for David’s salvation – he has recently joined an occult and he sounds possessed in such a short time, I am so scared for him. He said the more people that pray for him, the more powerful he will get – I got chills when I heard this. I KNOW THIS IS NOT TRUE, God is most powerful to do the right thing. Please pray for the SATANIC FORCES on David to be released, as they have a very tight hold on him, in the NAME OF JESUS!!!! thank you and God Bless.

  14. Please pray for my walk in Christ. Im 9months pregnant and the father of my child dosent want to be around. I have no job or money. My life is in complete turmoil. Please pray for me and that my childs father will see that being controlling and disrespectful is wrong. Please pray that he comes back to the Lord.

  15. Please pray for me my daughters father is lying to the judge and makes excuses to pay as little as possible maintenance. He can afford so much more Im strugling to keep her in school as his maintenance does not even cover that. I just want God to intervene please . I can make him do it but in the eyes of God that would be wrong and everybody is telling me to do it. I know God would never approve I also know that my daughters father is a master manipulator that is what the pshycologist named him. He is in a high profile position. I dont want to do what people tell me I want to do what my God expects of me as a Christian. Please pray in Jesus name so that I know what to do. Amen.

    1. May He who watches and delivered isreal, deliver you. May our father ”I am that I am” intervain on your behalf. Let every spoken word against you be nullified and let the glory of God be seen in Jesus’ Name. Your is solved because no problem is above our father. You blessed sister.

  16. Hi, please pray for me I have been looking for a job for a long time now, my family is in a really bad way, I have been keeping the faith but am feeling discouraged. I do not want to lose hope, I know it will happen but i wish it could be sooner. Please pray for me

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      Leah – We will pray for you. I am believing that the grace and mercy of God is all over you, your family, and your job situation. I am believing for God’s favor and blessing to be on you. I am also believing for you to be able to hear the voice of God and sense His leading. You will find a job.

      Do all you can to spend time in the scriptures to build your hope (motivation and joy) and faith (the reality of the answer and peace). Seek God in prayer and quiet to hear His voice. Many times you will not ‘hear’ it in the quite time, that is when it comes to you, but you will hear it later. God bless, you are not alone. God is faithful; follow His leading.

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      Ann – I am praying for you to be encouraged in God’s power, mercy, grace. Speak the Bible verses to yourself and talk to God. We don’t understand all that is going on now but cling to Him. He will come through for you. It always seems to take longer than you think it should. I believe you are strengthened and encouraged in God’s hope. And that you will hear His voice that will bring faith to your heart. He and we love you.

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      Without knowing anything else, all that I can pray in faith for is that the mercy and favor and grace of God be all over him. I speak the mercy and deliverance of God to him and his circumstance in Jesus Name. I am believing that God will change his heart, his life, and his situation in miraculous way. Look at our scripture lists for favor and protection. God bless you too.

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    Beeblessed – God doesn’t actually answer prayer, He answers ‘faith,’ in prayer (Mark 11:24). Faith is the sole active ingredient in prayer. Prayer is really the verbal release of faith. If you do not have faith then it is near impossible to pray adequately. If you have faith it will come out right 99% of the time without having to know anything else. The task then is getting faith. Faith, the Bible says, comes from hearing (Romans 10:17) and hearing comes from listening.

    Matthew 6:8 says that He knows what you have need of before you pray so you don’t need to go on and on and repeat. Relax and make yourself get quiet before Him. I am a type ‘A’ ADHD person and I know it can be hard, but once you get it, you get it. Here is what you do; get up early (early is good because your head is still groggy from sleep) go to your favorite prayer spot and after and few short hellos to God get quiet, for a good 30 minutes or so. Your mind will wander, that’s ok, don’t beat yourself up. Focus back on quiet and nothing and go on. It took me a couple weeks to really get quiet but it was the best thing I ever did. The quiet got so good it almost seemed loud. I can’t explain it. I was going through a time of terrible stress and it kept me totally on top. Now, I didn’t hear anything each time or even most of the time but it changed me, and I would hear something later during the day. One teacher likens quiet time to a computer download, where you don’t hear the music till later. You are downloading God’s life and knowledge into your heart.

    Praying in tongues is great, I do it also. But it is not the only thing to do. Find some of the scripture lists and faith confessions on this site and say them out loud to yourself. Better yet, write them down and further personalize them and then speak them out of your mouth, over and over. It will build the word of God into your heart. I believe it is like planting the word into your heart that is mentioned in Mark 4.

    In short, our task is to get the word (both from the page and spoken directly to our heart) into our heart and then, and only then, to speak it out of our mouth in faith, authority, and power. Go get’em tiger.

  18. Pray for Herbert that God gives him wisdom to return the lost opportunities and raise his salvation

  19. Pray for Nermeen and Nader, God returns them to be one in his name, married couple going for divorce

  20. 1.Pray for Stephen and Gladys for the loss of their son. they need immediate strength from Christ.
    2.Martha and family asking for immediate overseas missionary call.

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