5 Things Christians Need to STOP Praying For…NOW!

We are taught that we should pray always and without ceasing. And while that is true, did you know that there are some specific things that we shouldn’t pray for and if we are, we should stop? In this video I share with you what I believe are five things that Christians need to stop praying for because it might end up being a waste of your time.

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[knitro]

Can't tell you how many times I prayed for forgiveness, over and over again even when I haven't done anything. I think forgiving myself is just as hard as acknowledging what you did was wrong or a sin.

[NewCreationInChrist]

Proverbs 3:5-6 🕊
"Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
And lean not on your own understanding;
In all your ways acknowledge Him,
And He shall direct your paths"

[VisionunSEALED]

I like number 2, guilt and doubt sometimes make Christians to ask for forgiveness over and over. Thanks for sharing brother.

[MrGlenn]

Wow! What hit me in this message is when you said, 'change your prayer from, Lord give me more of your Spirit to' : "Lord help me to ALLOW the Spirit to have MORE of me!" Amen!💯 Well done sir! Well done! Thank you for posting 🌿 Sharing 🌿
✨🕊️#MsWarriorSaint

[ebenpaul]

1. Things God has already given you.
2. Things God has already forgiven you for.
3. Things God has already instructed you to do.
4. Things God has already closed or answered
5. Revenge against our enemies.

[stacypoint]

I use to be guilty of asking forgiveness for same thing again & again, bcz that particular sin was so grievous... But i knew i was ALREADY forgiven, so now, instead, i repeatedly THANK God for His forgiveness!

[letsprayandfasttogether]

Pray God lifts the scales from the lukewarm and lost eyes, opens their ears and soften their hearts. Pray God strengthens His children and gives them more discernment. Pray God brings revival to the earth. Pray the Lord of Harvest send forth laborers into the harvest 🙏🏻

[etang]

Yeah! We should pray without ceasing but not always about the specific things we want to pray about. If we're not being changed while we pray to be better aligned with God then we've missed the part of prayer where we're hearing from him and have gotten into the position of us directing him instead of being one with him. We can come to God with anything but our heart and attitude in the relationship is sooo important.

[MyBabyBlissSensory]

God bless you Allen, dont let anyone discourage you from doing what you are doing, You are helping so many people.

[yoofij]

I think “giving more of His Spirit” means allowing Jesus to become greater in us, and for us to become less - so to speak. I think that’s a fine prayer

[Angelalex]

I think, when people pray for 'more of the Spirit' what they're actually trying to pray for is 'greater sanctification'. They want to be holier and less sinful. At least, that's what I was ultimately looking for. ...Also, for myself, praying for 'more of the spirit' ultimately led me away from Catholicism and into a Baptist church.

[ProjectZ]

Lord put it on my heart if anyone reads this stop what your doing and just pray don’t stop till you feel the Holy Spirit tell you to If you end up praying the whole day thats fine because the Lord needs us all to come together around the world to pray today in Jesus name I pray Amen

[dna]

Spoke to my soul. Brother, you are the 2nd person to remind me to stop asking for what God has already given this week. Thank you for this message.

[briannetaylor]

Thank you for this confirming video! I am guilty of singing songs during my worship set, asking God to do things He has already done, like in the song Fill Me Up and others. I started to feel the nudging of Holy Spirit about this and I began to either no longer sing those songs or change the words to more appropriately align with the word. Thanks again and blessings to you and your family Pastor Allen!

[maggiedupree]

Lord you forgave me the first time That I asked for Your forgiveness!!!! I thank you!

[shaunwilliams]

I like how you were talking about having the spirit and having eveything we need to live godly lives. I imagined a dimmer on a light switch. God powers us with light and he allows us to control the intensity by how we use what he has already given us.

Just like when Jesus said don't hide your light under a basket but it is made to chase away darkness (paraphrasing).

That really spoke to me. God bless you for that. I OFTEN pray for strength to follow his Spirit more and not his flesh when eveything I have is in me and it's up to me to simply do the work.

[renateabi]

The 5th point is very very very common Some churches do it a lot prayer against enemies to die, break their bones and all that.. especially in Africa it’s too common in most churches. Thank you so much Sir

[phieble]

Lovingly and respectfully, I'd like to correct the first point about not asking for more of the Holy Spirit. I too used to misunderstand this in my earlier days of being a Christian (up until around 2018) when a dear sister Connie K Yom who also has a YouTube channel and IG which I suggest that people follow) corrected me by sending me a Paul Washer video where he told of his personal experience and cited numerous Scripture passages to explain the difference between being indwelt by the Holy Spirit when we first get saved which lasts forever and then being filled with the Holy Spirit and empowered for ministry and greater obedience which needs to happen over and over again.

We are never told to be indwelt by the Holy Spirit, but we are told to be filled with the Holy Spirit in Ephesians 5:18 which implies that there may be times when we are not filled with/empowered by him. Also Jesus promised in Luke 11:1-10 that the Father would give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him which means that there is a need to ask to be filled with the Holy Spirit because we receive the indwelling of the Holy Spirit by repentance and faith in Jesus after new birth not by asking. This is why the apostles prayed for the filling of the Holy Spirit in places like Acts 4, Ephesians 3, ect.

When it was said that we have everything we need to live a godly life, what that means is that through faith in Christ we have ACCESS to go to the Father and pray knowing that he will give us what we need. Obviously, it does not mean that we have everything that we need at all times instantaneously. Admittedly, I struggle to be consistent in asking to be filled with the Holy Spirit, and in my earlier days I did not understand why I would need to ask for the Holy Spirit to fill me when he's already in me and will never leave since I am God's child. Why doesn't he just fill me on his own since he's sovereign and he wants to? But I've come to realize my pride and lack of understanding in this and I know that I am not sufficient on my own to do ANYTHING that God commands me to when and how he wants me to just because I am a Christian. I still must actively abide in Christ if I'm going to be fruitful because our dependency doesn't go away and get replaced with instantaneous holiness and power when we become Christian, rather we just become more aware of our need and our hearts are changed to embrace it and behave/pray accordingly. We MUST pray continuously to be filled with the Holy Spirit lest we grieve him and live in arrogance, and for him to fill us is the same as us yielding so that he can have more of us.

This is similar to how just because God is omnipresent doesn't mean that his manifest / close presence is everywhere and felt by everybody, so we should desire that and pray to draw closer to him and be more aware of his manifest presence experientially while obey what he has told us to do so as not to distance ourselvesfrom him (NOT SEPERATE AND RISK LOSING SALVATION)

Lastly, this is also an instance where just because a teacher may get a point wrong every now and again doesn't mean we should dismiss them as a false teacher because we are all still growing. Mr Parr is definitely doctrinally solid and reliable because he is sincere and faithful in his exegesis of texts and is guided by good hermeneutics in interpreting Scripture, hence this platform blesses many.

[trishherbert]

Over five or so years ago my daughter broke up with her long time boyfriend and he moved out. She began a relationship right after with the neighbor. I didn't agree with her direction. It went on for over two months and I prayed about them breaking up because they did NOT belong together. I was in shock when the same night my daughter came home with all her belongings and crying hysterically.
I just thanked God for delivering and answering my prayer. ❤🙏🏼❤
Shortly, after that she got back with her longtime boyfriend. She got pregnant, got married and gave her life to Jesus.
😊❤🤗❤️‍🔥🙏🏼🙌

[DebraBPitts]

I came across your video since I want to learn how to be a better prayer warrior and to pray more effectively. I am 60 yrs old, and I can say I learned a few things (and was reminded of a few things) from your video! (Messages like this one show YouTube can be a good thing!) I still catch myself praying for more "fullness" of the Spirit...when it really is more of a "Father, help me to be more sensitive to your Will and the Spirit's leading"! Also, to obey what He says!! Thanks! I will be back to listen :)