No one receives the things that Christ has appropriated for us  except through Faith .  The object of Faith is the Word of God (incarnate and written).  Faith `comes` or `becomes effective` when a person is exposed to the Word .
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Whoever is in need ( Christian or non-Christian) must be exposed to the Word of God in order to receive the things of God .  It is NOT sufficient to just Pray for the need to be met.  The Word which engenders Faith must be present.  It is though Faith that we are Saved by Grace .  It is through the foolishness of preaching (teaching, witnessing) that God operates in peoples lives to Save them.  God uses people to speak His Word over needs.  The Word is Seed .  Without Seed there is no Harvest .  Prayer waters the Seed .
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What`s my point?
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Don`t Pray asking God to do things He has already done.  Don`t Pray asking God to do what He has charged you to do.  Don`t Pray asking God to change the way the Kingdom works.
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Understand that we have Responsibility ,  Authority and Power to intervene in peoples lives with the Word .  If we intervene first, our intercessory prayers will be effective.
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