Legacy of Faith: 7 Conditions for Your Family’s Answered PrayersSample

When you approach God's throne in prayer, do you immediately dive into your list of needs and requests? There's a better way to enter His presence.

The Bible teaches us that thanksgiving opens the gates to God's presence, and praise invites His power. This is God's design for authentic relationship with Him.

Psalm 100:4 says, "Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, and into His courts with praise. Be thankful to Him, and bless His name" (NKJV). Thanksgiving first opens the gates, then praise brings you into His courts. It's not about the words you say but the heart attitude you bring.

The attitude of praise and thanksgiving silences the enemy. When you fill your heart and home with praise, the enemy can’t keep a stronghold for long. The enemy can’t stand praise and worship of God Most High! A family that enters God's presence with thanksgiving and praise will witness supernatural breakthroughs.

Family Reflection

What would it look like for your family to develop a "praise first" culture, where gratitude becomes your initial response to both blessings and challenges?

Are you facing a challenge as a family? How can prayer and praise become your weapons of warfare against fear, doubt, and discouragement?

Key Takeaway

When thanksgiving and praise become your family's first response, you position yourselves for supernatural breakthroughs. A family that consistently enters God's presence with thanksgiving will witness His power manifest in powerful ways.

Declaration Prayer

Heavenly Father, we come before You united in thanksgiving and praise! Your Word says to enter Your gates with thanksgiving and Your courts with praise, so we begin by declaring Your goodness and faithfulness. We choose to develop a heart of gratitude that sees Your hand at work. When challenges come, we will praise You. When blessings arrive, we will thank You. We declare our home will be filled with thanksgiving and praise. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

Practical Challenge

Create a "Praise Before Petition" practice. Place a jar or box in a central location in your home. Before bringing any requests to God, have each family member write down something specific they're thankful for on a small piece of paper and place it in the container.

At the end of the week, gather as a family and take turns drawing these thanksgiving notes and reading them. After your time of thanksgiving, transition into your requests in prayer.

Was this Plan helpful? We adapted this Plan from Legacy of Faith Devotional: 7 Conditions for Your Family’s Answered Prayersby Pastor Matt Hagee.