Memorise: “And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled together; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God with boldness” (Acts 4:31)
Read: Acts 4:24-31
Pastor ADEBOYE
In Acts 2:1-4, after the fire of the Holy Spirit came on the disciples on the day of Pentecost, they were filled with the Heavenly oil and began to emit fire from their heads. Each one of them became a human candle with a flame sitting and burning brightly on their heads! When the fire of God is present in your life, there will be visible evidences.
First, you will have utterance. With all vocal gifts of the Holy Spirit, the Spirit filled believer receives utterance. If you are full of the Holy Ghost, it becomes easy for you to receive utterance from the Holy Spirit. This tells us that one reason believers find utterance a rarity is because they are not full of the Spirit. If your heart is saturated with the Spirit, He will naturally flow out.
Some people who have received the gifts of prophecy, tongues and interpretation of tongues, word of wisdom and knowledge, find it difficult to operate them because their container is half empty. As long as your container is not full of the Holy Spirit, you will keep struggling, or totally lack the utterance to operate those gifts.
Similarly, the presence of divine fire in your life indicates that your prayers are answered. Acts 4:31 says, “And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled together; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God with boldness”.
The Early church faced intense threats from the religious leaders of their day. They were ordered to stop preaching in the name of Jesus Christ. Fear gradually crept into their hearts. But after they prayed God gave them some signs. There was an earthquake; fear gave way to greater boldness, as they were all filled with the Holy Ghost.
Do you know that God still gives signs to confirm that your prayer has been answered? Some of us are not sensitive, hence we may not know. When next you pray intensive, heaven-attending prayer, watch out for the sign of God’s fire.
Sometimes, a sign shows you that the coast is clear. In 1 Kings 18:44, after an intensive, sustained prayer, Elijah saw a little cloud as small as a man’s hand. With that sign, he knew it was time to stop praying, and start preparing for the manifestation of the prayer.
Many do not know when to stop praying over issues because they are not sensitive to recognize signs indicating that the prayer is heard. Jesus says we should watch and pray. Some of us are still busy fasting and praying over matters God has since answered, rather than preparing for the manifestation.
Ask God to make you more sensitive to the Spirit. When you pray, open your heart and spirit to the Holy Spirit.
Father, by your Holy Spirit, help me to recognize when you have heard my prayer so that I can thank you.
Save the World Ministry 
I know God has answer my prayers. But since I turn myself to him, I just don’t see my life without prayers. Every single day I want to pray to my lord and savior.
Now my question is when you say stop fasting and praying, what do you mean by that? should we not pray anymore just because God has answer our prayers? Please give us more explanation
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Prayer and fasting is a critical part of our lives,but he was talking about specific things we might be praying for.
Sometimes we keep asking God the same questions ,because we are too exhausted to see the answers.
Hope I was able to answer your question in some way. ….God bless.
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I like it when you mention the feeling that the coast is clear. This discribes my inexplicable joyous situation of always anticipating a dream come true reality wherein I’m not intimidated anymore.I find myself always giving spiritual advice to strangers in shopping malls etc.
That’s when I’m led to ask why?i am not yet rich and have’nt realised what God wants me to do,and yet i am so supercharged with an overwhelmingly sense of wellness in every area to the amazement of everybody.
Does this mean I have an answer from God for my life, because I get excited to wake up each day sharing God’s wisdom and truth to everyone to the point of being numb at the prevalent enemies attack.
Blessings!
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