Mark 11V 22-24
22"Have faith in God," Jesus answered. 23"I tell you the truth, if anyone says to this mountain, 'Go, throw yourself into the sea,' and does not doubt in his heart but believes that what he says will happen, it will be done for him. 24 Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.
We like to speak to our mountains, our problems, and tell them what to do, but there's a "rest of the story" to that Scripture. There's something we must do first if we want that Word to come to pass.
The next verse starts with "And", And what does "and " mean? It means the rest of the verse has to be done in order to complete the circle.
" And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone forgive him, that your Father in heaven may also forgive you your trespasses. But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father in heaven forgive your trespasses" v25
When we pray, we have a job to do if we want our prayers to be answered. That job is to forgive. If we do not forgive, neither can our Father forgive us. Therefore, He can't fulfill the first part of that Scripture.
Forgiving someone doesn't justify or make right the wrong that they did. We don't have to agree with it, but we can't harbor bitterness. We have to say "Lord I gave that to you" This keeps our hearts free of bitterness so that our prayers can be answered.
~~~ Blessings
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