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My Prayer Life
Ray Humphreys · 6:04
How Ray Humphreys prays every morning: on his knees for hours, calling out names from books he has kept for years.
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Transcribed from the recording, in his own words.
I want you to listen and hear what I've got to say this morning.
When I get up in the morning, I get on my knees. I first say the Lord's Prayer, and then I get up and go in, and I got books that's full of names. I've been writing them for about 12 years. And I write names down. I pray for all the apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors, teachers, and missionaries and witnesses all over the world. And then I enter in with thanksgiving and praise. I start praising God, and I don't put no limit on the time. But usually I stay with the Lord at least three or four hours in the morning. And I get up sometimes at seven and pray and talk to the Lord till 12 o'clock at daytime.
And I just take my books that I got names where I've written the three books of names. And when I get names that I meet on the street or wherever, I write them down, and I put them on a list, and I pray for them for three days, calling their names out and their families. And after three days, I pray for them morning and night. And after three days, I put them in one of the books, and I take the books and I carry them in and get on my knees. And I pray for them. I pray for their needs. I pray that God would touch them, save their loved ones. If there's anyone in their family that's not saved, I pray for them.
I pray for all the apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors, teachers, and missionaries all over the world, every day, every morning, every night. And through the men on television, and through the ones that's not, I'm praying for them. And I ask God to send His word through you, whoever you might just be a witness, a witnesser. You might be apostle, prophet, evangelist, pastor, teacher, or someone that works in a house, a lady or a man, in the highways and hedges. And I pray that they will touch somebody that day, and God give them power, and they'll lead people to Christ every day in the highways and hedges. And I just ask God to just touch them.
Then I pray for the people to be healed. Send Your word, Lord, and heal them and deliver them. Then I pray for their finances. I want God to bless you. And then He says, Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down and shaken over, shall men give into your bosom.
Let me tell you something. I've seen it happen. I've heard about it. I've got people call me and let me know. Now, it doesn't happen overnight sometimes. Sometimes it happens instantly. But if you're praying and God touches you by His Spirit, that He's heard your prayer, don't ever ask Him again, because that's doubt. Just, just confess it. God, I'm gonna get the answer to my prayer. And you just keep saying that.
I prayed for like nine years to come up on this internet. And there's a lady with me, and we was in a restaurant, and the Lord come upon me, and He said, You're gonna preach to many multitude. And it's happening. After all these years, about five or six years, seven or eight, I can't remember exactly. And so it's happening today, that I'm gonna be preaching to many multitude, to the people all over the world. And that's gonna be, that's a prayer that's answered. And now listen, He answers little prayers. That's a big one, for you to be able to hear what I've got to say today. It does not come from me. It comes from your Father through the Lord Jesus Christ.
And He'll answer your prayers. Sometimes it's immediate, and sometimes it might be a month or three weeks or a year. But don't ever give up. You don't have to pray again for it if He bears witness with you. When He bears witness with you, it's written down. But if you pray over, you done lost the one you prayed for the other. It's whenever He bears witness to that prayer, you stand on it, the same way you'd stand on your salvation. You don't have to pray for salvation but one time, and when He comes into your heart, that's sealed.
The same way with prosperity messages, that prosperity that you need monies to carry out the good fight of faith, or monies for your home, or a job for your husband, or a job for the wife. I'm gonna tell you something, it'll work, but you have to stand. And what happens is, I found out amongst the children of God, they pray over for the same prayer. But when you get a witness on that, it's sealed.
And then you thank Him for it every day. Every day you thank Him. Lord, I just thank You. I just thank You that I'm gonna have a job. I'm gonna thank You, Lord, that my finances are gonna come in. I'm gonna thank You, Lord. And you just keep thanking. Whatever you're praying for, if it's scriptural, it'll come to pass. It'll come to pass.