Don’t Lose Your Focus

Friend, I’m about to share a principle from Luke 11 that literally transformed not only my prayer life, but our entire ministry.

Jesus tells us about a man who goes to his friend's house at midnight - MIDNIGHT! - and starts banging on the door saying, "Friend, lend me three loaves." Now that's bold right there.

The man explains: "A friend of mine has come to me on his journey, and I have nothing to set before him."

The friend inside answers, "Trouble me not! The door is shut, my children are with me in bed. I cannot rise and give to you."

Listen, we raised seven kids, so when they went to bed, we didn’t want no phone ringing, no doorbell ringing. I can totally relate to this man trying to get his friend to quit knocking.

The Breakthrough Principle

But watch this - here's what grabbed my attention in verse 8. Jesus said: "I say unto you, though he will not rise and give him because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will rise and give him as much as he needeth."

Did you catch that? He just told his friend, "Leave us alone," but Jesus said the relationship wasn't what got him his heart's desire. He said, "Yet because of his importunity." That word changed my life!

Importunity means to be persistent. It means to be unrelenting. It means refusal to give up. It means refusing to take ‘no’ for an answer.

That's mind-blowing! Jesus said because this man refuses to take ‘no’ for an answer, his friend who just told him to go away will get up, wipe the sleep out his eyes, and give the man as much as he needs!

This Changed Everything

That one scripture revolutionized my prayer life. I've learned to keep certain things before God - I don't care how long it takes. If you be aggressive and show God you mean business, He will not disappoint your faith!

Now of course, there are conditions. Jesus said in John 15:7: "If you abide in me and my words abide in you, you can ask what you will and it shall be done." Your prayer has to line up with Scripture. God is not going to give you something that's going to hurt you or something outside His will.

This is why Romans 12 says: "Be not conformed to this world, but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God."

Ask, Seek, Knock

Jesus continues in verse 9: "And I say unto you, ASK and it shall be given you; SEEK and you shall find; KNOCK and it shall be opened unto you."

What is He saying? ASK and keep on asking! SEEK and keep on seeking! KNOCK and keep on knocking!

"For everyone that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened."

God Wants To Give You Good Gifts

Jesus asks: "If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone? Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent? Or if he ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion?" (Luke 11:11-12).

"If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him!" (Luke 11:13).

Persistent Faith

We see this same principle with the widow in Luke 18. She came to the unjust judge and refused to take no for an answer. Finally, the judge said, "I’d better answer this woman's prayer!"

God wants you to have that same kind of faith. He wants you to be persistent. He wants you to be aggressive. He wants you to keep going after it until the answer comes.

Whatever you're believing God for - healing in your body, breakthrough in your finances, restoration in your marriage, salvation for your loved ones - don't lose your focus. Whatever it takes, whatever you have to do, don't you lose your focus!

God's got a plan for you. Be persistent. Be unrelenting. Refuse to take no for an answer. Show God you mean business and watch Him move on your behalf!

Pakistan Missions Trip

God has opened an incredible door for us to go to Pakistan this November! We'll be hosting a pastor's conference and conducting a miracle service, and we are so excited about what God will do in these meetings.

I need you in this mission with me. The harvest is absolutely ripe, and we're asking you to help send us as laborers into this incredible field of souls waiting to be reached.

Your partnership doesn't just make this trip possible – it makes you a co-laborer in transforming entire nations for God's kingdom! Thank you for believing in this vision and standing with us. We cannot accomplish what we do without partners like you, and God is going to reward your faithfulness in extraordinary and supernatural ways!

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Sean Pinder Ministries
P.O. Box 2726
McKinney, TX 75070

God Bless,

Pastors Sean & Aimee Pinder