When God hears your prayers, He isn’t just listening to your words. He’s listening to your heart and your spirit. When what you say verbally doesn’t align with what you believe internally, that inner truth trumps. 
 
Imagine you are taking a trip to London for a summer vacation. When you get to the airport, you pass through security, walk down the international concourse and see a departure monitor, starting with Athens, Greece. Then you remember a friend of yours had gone there and really enjoyed it. So, you decide you’d like to go to Greece instead. Looking up the gate number, you head to that plane and wait until it is time to board the flight to Greece. 
 
So, you decide you’d like to go to Greece instead.
 
When they call for the passengers to board, you get in line. When it is your turn to hand your ticket to the attendant, she says, “I’m sorry your ticket is for London. You cannot board this flight.” 
 
“I know it is,” you reply. “But I want to visit Greece.” 
 
What you want doesn’t matter, because the only people allowed to board the flight to Greece are those who bought a ticket. 
 
When it comes to prayer, your ticket of faith is what really matters.
 
In prayer, God looks at your heart. He looks at what you truly believe and answers accordingly. When it comes to prayer, your ticket of faith is what really matters.
 
Check out more from Dr. Tony Evans @tonyevans.org

About The Author

Dr. Tony Evans

Dr. Tony Evans is one of the country’s most respected leaders in evangelical circles. As a pastor, teacher, author and speaker, he serves the body of Christ through his unique ability to communicate complex theological truths through simple, yet profound, illustrations. While addressing the practical issues of today, Dr. Evans is known as a relevant expositor. New and veteran pastors alike regard him as a pastor of pastors and a father in the faith.


At the heart of this vision is the use of church and school partnerships to effect spiritual and social change in communities. Dr. Evans’ church and school outreach philosophy has been attributed as a catalyst for former President George W. Bush’s Faith Based Initiative, which was his first formal act of office. Dr. Evans seeks to train churches, schools and volunteers in this philosophy, as well as in the functional practicalities, through the National Church Adopt-A-School Initiative which is a ministry underneath the umbrella of The Urban Alternative.


Dr. Evans serves as president of The Urban Alternative, a national ministry that seeks to restore hope and transform lives through the proclamation and the application of the Word of God. His daily radio broadcast, The Alternative with Dr. Tony Evans, can be heard on more than 850 radio outlets throughout the United States and in more than 80 countries.


Dr. Evans has written numerous books and booklets including his legacy work, Oneness Embraced, as well as his vision work, The Kingdom Agenda. Some of his most recent books includes, Kingdom Man, A Moment For Your Soul, Marriage Matters, and Victory in Spiritual Warfare.



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