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The prayer of agreement is one of the most powerful tools God has given us. It is a prayer that Jesus Himself guaranteed would bring results every time. "If two of you agree on earth about anything that they may ask," He said, "it shall be done for them by My Father who is in heaven" (Matt. 18:19 NAS).


When you don't see the results He promised, I've found the problem usually lies in one of four areas.

  1. Run A Harmony Check
    The word agree that Jesus uses in Matthew 18:19 can also be translated to harmonize or to make a symphony. A symphony is composed of many instruments which, when played together, seem to be a single voice.

    If you've ever heard a symphony, you know that when the individual instruments are tuning up, each one playing separately from the other, it's not much to hear. But when the conductor raises his baton and all those instruments begin to harmonize, the sound they make is tremendously powerful.

    The same thing is true in prayer. Believers agreeing together in the Holy Spirit are a powerful, unstoppable force. That's why Satan fights Christian families. That's why he doesn't want men and women unified in marriage. He wants us fighting and fussing all the time because he knows it will hinder our prayers (see 1 Pet. 3:7).

    Any time you fail to get results from the prayer of agreement, run a harmony check. Ask the Holy Spirit to show you if you're in strife with your wife (or anyone else). Then follow the instructions in Mark 11:25 where Jesus tells us, "When ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have aught against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you...."

    It is not sufficient for you and your wife simply to agree on the particular issue you are praying about. You must also be in harmony in other areas as well. So make a harmony check!
  2. Establish Your Heart On God's Word
    The prayer of agreement will only work if it is based on the Word of God. You and your wife might jump up one day and agree that you'll own a hundred oil wells by midnight, but you'll never see that prayer of agreement come to pass because it's not founded on the Word of God.

    So go to the Word first. Find the promise that covers the particular situation you're praying about. Then write it down and meditate on it until, as Psalm 112:7 says, your "...heart is fixed, trusting in the Lord."
  3. Fix Your Mind On The Word
    Second Corinthians 10:5 tells us to bring "...into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ." You must do that if you're to see results from your prayers of agreement. Do what the Bible says and "think on these things" (Philippians 4:8). What things? Things from the Word of God!

    Say to yourself, "I'll not think on anything contrary to this agreement." Then, when Satan tries to slip in negative thoughts and break down your faith, you'll have to tell him, "No, no, no, devil! I don't believe what you say. I believe what the Word says."

    Then get out your Bible. Go back to the Word and soak your mind in it. Obey Proverbs 4 and "keep it before your eyes."
  4. Act As If It's Done
    This is where so many believers miss it. They pray the prayer of agreement, taking a faith stand together. Then as soon as they walk out of the prayer closet, they start wringing their hands and saying, "Oh my, I just don't know what we're going to do if this problem doesn't get solved!"

    Don't make that mistake. Once you've settled the issue through the prayer of agreement, refuse to act like that issue is a problem anymore. Instead, just start praising God. In every way you can, act as though all is well.

    When someone asks you about the matter, just answer them with faith. Say, "Glory to God, that issue is handled. My wife and I have agreed in prayer. God is honoring our agreement. And as far as we're concerned, that problem is behind us."
The prayer of agreement is a powerful tool. So don't be discouraged by your past experience. Just make the necessary adjustments and keep on in agreement.

Run a harmony check. Establish your heart on the Word. Fix your mind on the Word. Act as if it's done. And anything you ask shall be done for you by your Father in heaven.

Excerpt permission granted by
Eagle Mountain International Church, Inc.
aka: Kenneth Copeland Ministries

Author Biography

Kenneth Copeland
Web site: Kenneth Copeland Ministries
 
For the last 50 years Kenneth and Gloria Copeland have been passionately teaching Christians all over the world how to apply the principles of faith found in God’s WORD to their lives.
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