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Have you ever thought about what happens in the spiritual realm when you pray? The truth is that forces exist that you and I can’t see. They oppose our efforts to pray and to receive from God. The devil wants you to believe that prayer does not work. This opposition has nothing to do with whether or not you are a babe in Christ or you are a mature Christian. No matter where you are on your Christian journey, whether you realize it or not, prayer invites spiritual opposition.
A good example of this spiritual opposition is recorded in the book of Daniel. He saw a vision from God (Daniel 10:1). He prayed to God for understanding of the vision. Twenty-one days after Daniel prayed, an angel appeared to answer his prayer. Though God heard Daniel’s prayer the first day, the angel revealed the reason for the delay: “The prince of the kindgom of Persia withstood me one and twenty days: but, lo, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me” (Daniel 10:13, KJV).
Because of spiritual opposition, sometimes the things you seriously pray about can seem to worsen instead of improve with time. Or with regard to the person you are praying for, it may seem as if the more you pray the worse the person gets. But you can’t get distracted by that. Like Daniel, you will reap in due season if you don’t give up.
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