“When you pray, don’t talk on and on as people do who don’t know God. They think
(Matthew 6:7 CEV).
God likes to hear long prayers”
The Bible talks about the prayer of the righteous man—it is effectual, fervent, and dynamic in its working It also talks about the prayer of the Gentiles who don’t know God. The Gentile thinks God will hear and answer his prayer because of his much speaking.
God doesn’t hear or answer your prayer because of the multiplicity of your words. Sadly, that’s the perception some people have about prayer. They haven’t understood the concept and principle of prayer as revealed in the New Testament, especially in the Pauline Epistles.
Prayer is a spiritual exercise, and it’s an act of faith. It has nothing to do with feelings or much speaking. You don’t have to struggle in your prayer for God to hear you. Faith doesn’t struggle. When you pray, God hears and answers; but it’s your responsibility to receive the answers to your prayers from God by faith.
Someone once said, “I’m going through a lot of pain, so I need heavy prayers.” No, that is not what works. The Bible says the effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man is what produces results (James 5:16), not the “much speaking” or so-called “heavy prayers.”
Some folks believe when they don’t feel anything when they pray, it means nothing happened or God didn’t really answer their prayer. As a result, they resort to using vain repetitions in their prayer, such as, “Do it Lord, do it Lord, do it for me Lord!” Once they begin to feel better, they assume God is answering their prayer.
No, that’s praying like the heathen prophets of Baal (1 Kings 18:26). Jesus said don’t pray like them.
Don’t use vain or ineffective repetitions. That you’re saying it many times doesn’t mean God will hear you. You must pray earnestly and fervently in faith, like a righteous man. That’s the prayer that works.
