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Introduction

The entire world recognizes that the world is about to fall off the cliff. The leaders and heads of states of the countries of the world realize they cannot help their subjects but they do not want to say it. Many churches are just standing but very disjointed and lacking, hence the effort is to make money enough to pay mortgage on the church properties and to pay bills. Families feel this pinch of the society on their shoulders. The world is going crazy trying to install democracy in all the states as though it is the way to survive the off cliff of economy. I have been through many deprivations and I know how it feels to suffer deprivation of what you honestly crave. The entire world lacks peace and many make promises to give peace, but it is not possible without the Lord. The world is in disarray. Peace is the offshoot of unity. The super powers make conceded effort night and day making bargains for peace talks. They manipulate enemies to come together for peace talk; they forgot that where there is no unity there is no peace. There may be ceasefire, but it is for a while, and the war continues. Man cannot give lasting peace but God gives real and lasting peace. The peace God gives springs up from the heart of individuals because they trust in God. If every one would give God the required attention, peace would be in every one’s heart and spills over. There would be family peace, community peace, society peace and national peace. Then the entire World would erupt with peace. This is what this book is about, seeking the Lord to learn how to fight the unavoidable battle already won. Everybody is working hard to

 make ends meet

 stay healthy

 eat right

 stay debt free or pay accumulated bills

 overcome sin

 expose sinners and punish the criminals

 make and unmake laws

 prevent evil and recover souls

These are necessary efforts but at long run, it is all confusion. Husbands and wives are cheating one another, separation and divorce are ruining families, and children are going astray. Politics have become deadly and compatriots turn against one another, while their children suffer. Everyone wants to be on top, no one wants to be at the bottom, yet there would be a big hollow if there is no one to occupy it. How possible would it be, to stay on top without support? The after effect is all would plunge into the hollow. It is useless if we continue to go the same way without a change. Philosophy, ideology, religion and unexpected paradigms block the right way. The entire world would stunt or trend backward as technology becomes harmful. The same tech that gives money life and power becomes the same tech that will destroy humanity. The only way to escape all the impending catastrophe of the apocalypse is to turn to God. The totality of it all is to seek and establish individual and corporate relationship with the Maker. Perhaps He would make all things new and we start seeing with our spiritual eyes.

The realization that every Christian knows that prayer is important but does not pray is the beginning of the questions:

Why don’t Christians pray?

What is prayer anyway?

Does God answer Prayer?

How can I pray and receive answers?

Does God answer the prayers of one better than others?

How can I have a good relationship with God?

This book gives answers to these legitimate questions about prayer and more. What this book does not do is to teach you to recite or memorize any written prayer; rather it helps you to communicate with your God in your own words and manner. It points you though to the right attitude to prayer and to emulate Jesus our prayer model and mentor. The essence of this is in the word of Jesus as He speaks to us from the mountaintop:

“But seek first the kingdom of God, and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.”

Matt 6: 33 (KJV)

I pray that we hear and do as Jesus asked us to do as we meditate on this book. I have prayed over every line of this book for miraculous turn around for everyone who would read it, from those who proof-read, edited, printed, and consumed in the name of Jesus. Amen