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Matthew 6:9-15 NKJV

9 In this manner, therefore, pray: Our Father in heaven, Hallowed be Your name. 10 Your kingdom come. Your will be done On earth as it is in heaven. 11 Give us this day our daily bread. 12 And forgive us our debts, As we forgive our debtors. 13 And do not lead us into temptation, But deliver us from the evil one. [d]For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen. 14 “For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. 15 But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

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This is called the Lord’s prayer but in reality, it’s more of a guideline to help you pray with a good and healthy spiritual attitude, and it’s even more than that.

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Did you notice ‘do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one’.

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That is praying for your future. In essence, you’re praying in advance not to be tempted into sin.

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We need to learn to pray for our future as a preventative measure. I noticed in today’s society that we pray ‘reactively’. We pray when something goes wrong but in reality, we can also pray preventively.

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If you take a look around your life, you will see elderly people having serious issues. People who are sick. People who have serious issues. People dealing with serious grief and loss of life, etc.

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If they’re going through it, there’s a good chance you will too. But you have Jesus. In all honesty, I don’t know how people go through these serious issues without Jesus. It’s mind boggling to me.

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So, what if I told you that you can pray for your future self? Eventually, you know that your grandparents and parents will die. You can start praying now to ask God to help you deal with that.

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That simply means you will be better prepared…it will still hurt and be a shock, but you know Jesus is helping you through it.

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The same goes for your health. We see so many people reach their 50’s, 60’s and older have medical issues. You can start praying now asking the Lord to help you stay healthy longer.

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I learned long ago that if I pray before driving on the road, car accidents are prevented because I gave it to God.

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Prayer is the center of our walk with God, and it starts with forgiveness.

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Matthew 6:14-15 NKJV

14 “For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. 15 But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

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Romans 10:5-10 NKJV

5 For Moses writes about the righteousness which is of the law, “The man who does those things shall live by them.” 6 But the righteousness of faith speaks in this way, “Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’ ” (that is, to bring Christ down from above) 7 or, “ ‘Who will descend into the abyss?’ ” (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead). 8 But what does it say? “The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart” (that is, the word of faith which we preach): 9 that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. 

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Confession and forgiveness are the foundation of prayer. It establishes our relationship with the Lord. Both Matthew and Romans tells us this.

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Another way to say this is that when we forgive and confess we are prophesying a new future over ourselves.

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We’re speaking the Word of God over our situation.

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Earlier, I stated that I pray before going driving. I had to because over 30 years ago, I had a really bad day. I day I know that I was under attack.

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My 3-year-old daughter fell out of a second story window, and on the way to the ER, we were rear ended by a drunk driver. While we were exchanging information with the other driver, I stood in that parking lot and said “No weapon formed against me will prosper. Devil get lost. This ends here and now.”

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After that day, I pray this before driving: Dear Jesus, let this be a safe and quick drive to ‘wherever’ with no tickets and no accidents. In Jesus’ Name Amen’.

We haven’t been in an accident since.

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In essence, I’m prophesying over that drive…and I do this whether it’s a short trip to the grocery store, or a long road trip. I apply this prayer always whenever I’m getting in a car, and whether I’m driving or not.

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I know this works because there have been some close calls.

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You see, confession puts God first. You confess to become saved and you confess stating outright what you believe.

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Then the scriptures tells us to forgive. In essence, you’re taking it another step forward. You’re saying to God, ‘listen Lord, I need You. I need You as Lord over my life, soul, body, etc, and I will forgive those around me too letting You know I mean business.’

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This is you acting on your faith.

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Remember, James 2:20 NKJV

20 But do you want to know, O foolish man, that faith without works is [a]dead?

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James 2:26 NKJV

26 For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.

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You see, it takes a confession of faith to talk with Jesus when you can’t see Him. That’s faith working on your behalf toward salvation.

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When you verbally, speak out loud to God that you choose to forgive someone, that’s another act of faith. Your saying, “here you go God. This is Your problem now. I’d rather let it go and be free.”

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When you forgive, you heal yourself. It’s no longer bottled up hardening your cells. This is another form of healing. You’re being healed on the inside of your soul and body.

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So confession leads toward salvation, deliverance, and healing. Forgiveness follows the footsteps of our savior, Jesus Christ. He forgives all who want forgiveness by what He did on the cross.

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When you pray preventatively, you’re following in the footsteps of Jesus.

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Here are scriptures that you can always pray over yourself and your future:

Matthew 6:14-15 NKJV

14 “For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. 15 But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

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Isaiah 54:17 NKJV

17 No weapon formed against you shall prosper, And every tongue which rises against you in judgment You shall condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, And their righteousness is from Me,” Says the Lord.

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1 Peter 2:24 NKJV

24 who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness—by whose [a]stripes you were healed.

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Dear Jesus, I forgive myself of my sins, iniquities, and transgressions asking You to forgive as well. Thank You. This also means that no weapon formed against me will prosper. The curses, sicknesses, and diseases against my body stop now. By Your stripes Jesus, I was healed. I accept my healing and pray now for today and all my days going forward that I am healed. In Jesus’ Name Amen!

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John 16:20 NKJV

20 Most assuredly, I say to you that you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice; and you will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will be turned into joy. 

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Psalm 30:10-12 NKJV

10 Hear, O Lord, and have mercy on me; Lord, be my helper!” 11 You have turned for me my mourning into dancing; You have put off [e]my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness, 12 To the end that my [f]glory may sing praise to You and not be silent. O Lord my God, I will give thanks to You forever.

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Lamentations 3:32 NKJV

32 Though He causes grief, Yet He will show compassion According to the multitude of His mercies.

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If you are suffering with grief, say the above prayer using the above 3 scriptures.

 

You can find scriptures for whatever you are facing and pray those words over your life.

 

Pray preventively with confession and forgiveness today and prophesy the Word of God over yourself and you will see a peaceful future in your life.