HOW TO COOK PRAYER
HOW TO COOK PRAYER
Copyright 2022 Victor Ansor
America Intercessory Prayer Group Inc.
A Victor Ansor Ministries
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A COMPREHENSIVE GLOBAL PRAYER MANUAL FOR EFFECTIVE CHRISTIAN LIVING
HOW TO COOK PRAYER
How to Cook Prayer with Recipes That Move Heaven And Bring a Speedy Answer
VICTOR ANSOR
VICTOR ANSOR PUBLISHING INC
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
This book is dedicated
To the prayer warriors and intercessors who keeps the fire on the prayer altar burning, cooking the prayer that advances the purposes of God on the earth.
The Mandate
Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ; And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world had been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ: To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God, According to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord
Ephesians 3:8-11
Acknowledgment
I
acknowledge the almighty God, my Father in heaven, for granting me life. Without Him, I could do nothing. I also acknowledge the person of the Holy Spirit who is my faithful companion. Wisdom and understanding I have none and without the help of the Holy Spirit, I would not be able to write this or any other book. I always sit back to read what I have written and every time I wonder how I did it. To me, that means I am not the one who wrote it, instead, it was the Holy Spirit who wrote through me.
This book and all my books have impacted my life and I hope they impact the lives of my readers. By the grace of God, I am just a pen of a ready writer, and I count it a great privilege to be in the service of God and to be an instrument He uses to propagate His Word.
I am thankful to my mother Mrs. Agatha, who has gone to be with the Lord. May her soul continue to rest in the Lord until we meet again when the trumpet sounds. She was instrumental to my being in Christ today. She taught me how to pray.
Finally, I want to thank you, my readers. Without you, there would be no book. I also want to thank everyone who has encouraged me in one way or the other. May God bless you abundantly.
Appreciation
I want to thank God for my wife, she is my prayer partner. She always makes sure that I pray without ceasing. She encourages me to wake up at night to pray even when I am weary. That is the kind of wife that will help to keep the fire on the prayer altar burning. May God continue to bless you, my dear. A woman who wakes you up to pray and reminds you of prayer time is the best partner you could have. Thank you, my love.
For Emem Ansor, my wife.
Anchor Scripture
Philippians 4:6
Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. KJV
Introduction
Everybody prays.
P
rayer is one thing that everyone involves in irrespective of race, language, or religion. Prayer is made day and night all over the world every minute of the day to a deity. Although everybody prays yet not everyone prays to Jehovah the God of our Lord Jesus. Not everyone knows how to pray, nor what is involved in making prayer worthwhile. Prayer is a deliberate act and not a spontaneous engagement as many supposed. The reason why some Christians do not pray and why prayer meetings are always dry with few people is because of the lack of interest. Prayer, like food, has a recipe and the knowledge of the prayer recipe is what brings outstanding results and engagement interesting.
To pray effectively, one must be taught. Like food preparation, you must learn it from somewhere. You were either taught to cook by your parents, family member, or a friend. By all means, you must have learned somewhere how to cook. If you have never learned how to cook and you go to the market to pick some items and start cooking, we are sure that food will not be eaten by you or anyone else. Prayer is like cooking food, as explained above, not all turns out right or tastes the same. In the school of prayer, everyone is a student, you cannot graduate from prayer unless you are no longer in existence. There is no professor emeritus in the school of prayer, everyone is a perpetual student. If you are not taught how to pray, you may remain in the elementary shouting and screaming level where you will only get reluctant, frustrated, and quit praying.
Then we may ask, how do we pray, and how should we prepare our prayer? These and other questions have answers in this book as we look at the subject of prayer from the perspective of a chef.
Although everybody prays, not everyone prays to God, and not every prayer receives an answer. Prayer has a pattern, protocol, and method that when engaged will produce an outstanding result. There is a way to make prayer; prayer must be cooked following a meticulous method. Remember that when you want to cook or when a chef wants to cook a meal, there are procedures to follow to make the cooking a success. There is what you begin with and when to add certain ingredients and the time for steaming. A mistake or error in adding or steaming can ruin what could have been a delicious meal.
Salt, although very important in the cooking process, could cause great disaster if not added in the required quantity. So is prayer; if you dont follow the process and know what to pray or add at the appropriate time, can result in wasted effort. Prayer is like preparing a meal, you do not wake up and jump to the kitchen and start cooking. A lot of things are involved in cooking and so is prayer. Before a meal is prepared, a lot of mental activities go into it. In fact, switching on the stove to cook is the final process in the art of cooking.
Days before my wife cooks, she will remind me to pick up some groceries on my way home or drive her to the market to buy what she needs. The food is days away, but my wife already figured out what is required to make the anticipated meal. She lists out things that she needs that are not available at home and makes sure everybody is involved in getting them ready. When these items are in place, a night prior she would ask me to get certain things out of the freezer so that they can defrost before daybreak. On the D-day, she takes time to prepare the food items before she puts the pot on the fire. You see, cooking is not an emergency thing, especially if you want to have a quality meal.
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