Effective Prayer
When we pray there are certain things that we must do for our prayers to be effective. Some people think they can just go to God and ask for whatever they want, and God is obligated to give them what they are requesting. Then, when God doesn't answer that way, they get mad at God. They may even think that God isn't really real, but at least, they think that He doesn't care about them. God is very real, and He cares, but we have to go to Him in the right way. Elijah knew how to pray, and he knew what he needed to do for his prayers to be effective. He prayed, and it did not rain for years, until he prayed again. God told him to go to Zarephath, and a widow would feed him and care for him. He went, and God provided, but later her son died. Then, Elijah prayed for her son to live again. (I Kings 17:22) The Lord heard Elijah's prayer, and the life of the child returned to him, and he revived, a fantastic miracle after an effective prayer. This could happen for any of us. T...