Hindrance 14: Lack of Prayer and fasting
Mark 9:29 "And he said unto them, This kind can come
forth by nothing, but by prayer and fasting." KJV
Matt 6:7-8 "And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like
pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their
many words. Do not be like them, for your Father knows what
you need before you ask him." NIV
Our prayers cannot heal us. The amount of prayers we say
cannot heal us. Fasting cannot heal us either. Only Jesus
can! However, we can pray and fast to be in communication
with God and know how to proceed, to know His will. Without
His guidance, we cannot do anything!
However Jesus' disciples were unable to rebuke the evil
spirit who was in that young man. Jesus attributed this
because "This kind can come forth by nothing, but by prayer
and fasting." Too often we rely on magic formulas for
healing. This will never work! Only total dependence and
seeking guidance from God's will.
