How to Win Through Prayer (Episode 118)

Prayer was never meant to be a religious exercise. But for many people who pray, it’s no more than that. Prayer is supposed to revolutionize your life. In this episode, Evangelist Frank King addresses how to win through prayer.

The devil wants your prayer life to be no more than a religious ritual. He wants you to think God does not answer prayer. Because if you ever arrive at that wrong conclusion, you will cease to be serious about prayer.

Prayer is one of the most phenomenal weapons God has given us. Think about it; what is the main thing we do when we have loved ones who are not saved and are not open to someone talking to them about the Lord? We can’t make them listen to us. But we can pray to God and believe He can reach them to open their heart. 

And parents, what do we do when we have a child a thousand miles away in college, and we can’t be there to try to keep him or her out of trouble? We can cover them in God’s divine protection through prayer.

Prayer can stay the hand of the enemy. It has the power to move mountains in our life. The devil knows the power of prayer. That’s why he so vehemently opposes those who commit themselves to a life of prayer.

Daniel's Prayer

Daniel the prophet is a good example of how to win through prayer. After praying to God, he fasted and sought the face of God for twenty-one days (Daniel 10:3). He did not stop praying until he received the answer to his prayer. One reason many people fail to receive from God is they fail to be persistent in prayer. Jesus says we must pray always and not lose heart (Luke 18:1, NASB).

When the angel arrived to answer Daniel’s prayer, he revealed that God heard his prayer the first day he prayed (Daniel 10:12). But the angel encountered opposition from one he referred to as the “prince of the kingdom of Persia” (verse 13). The angel from heaven was detained for 21 days.

This account of Daniel’s experience is priceless. It gives us a peek into the spiritual realm when we pray to God. It also gives us a model of sorts for how to win through prayer.

We must keep on believing God for what we are praying for. And we should act as if we expect God to answer our prayer. Jesus said, “All things for which you pray and ask, believe that you have received them, and they will be granted you” (Mark 11:24). In other words, believe now that you receive it, and then you will.

A clear takeaway from Daniel’s experience is that the devil understands the power of prayer. That’s why he will do anything and everything he can to keep you from having an effective prayer life. But if you believe when you pray, if you diligently seek the face of God, and if you refuse to give up, you will win through prayer.