Publicly tie yourself to your prayer

SUMMARY: Many of us are afraid to pray publicly for fear of failure and looking bad to others. However, verbalizing our requests in a public way adds power and weight to our prayers and constitutes a prophetic act that unleashes the power of God. It's important to declare our spiritual commitments and goals to others, as it shows confidence in God's faithfulness and makes it more difficult to back down when the going gets tough. God honors the faith of those who share their requests with others, and it can bring the answer we need.

How many times have many of us decided not to pray publicly on an issue for fear of failing and looking bad to others? Let's be honest! That kind of omission, born out of a defensive attitude and a lack of faith, represents a subtle expectation of defeat that robs our prayers of power.

When we let others know that we are praying about a specific issue, we establish a spiritual commitment that adds power and weight to our prayers. By verbalizing our requests in a public way, this constitutes a prophetic act, a statement of faith that unleashes the power of God and invigorates our prayer.