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Carmel by Elijah, the second quality of a man of faith is that he prays earnestly in faith even though he has already heard the answer.
P REVAILING P RAYER AND THE M AN OF F AITH
    Prayer is our contact and conversation with God,
and it is a significant key to becoming a man of faith. The fact is that our very lives should be a constant prayer. The apostle Paul admonishes us to “Pray without ceasing” (1 Thessalonians 5:17). We can and should talk to God at any time, day or night, whether we are on our knees or not. It’s not the position of our bodies that God is interested in as much as the condition of our hearts. We can talk to God no matter where we are or what we’re doing. And whether our prayers are verbal or in thought, they can be equally effective.
    Prayer can be in the form of praise, fellowship, declaring the Word, or even resisting the enemy. But most important,
prayer must prevail over circumstances
. That was true for the prophet Elijah, and it is true for any man of faith today.
    Prevailing prayer is frequent, continuing, effective, and persuasive. We must learn how to have a prevailing prayer life. The Bible is specific about the things that are necessary, if we are to be successful in the life of prevailing prayer.
P RAY W ITH A S ENSE OF R IGHTEOUSNESS
    “Confess to one another therefore your faults (your slips, your false steps, your offenses, your sins) and pray [also] for one another, that you may be healed and restored [to a spiritual tone of mind and heart]. The earnest (heartfelt, continued) prayer of a righteous man makes tremendous power available [dynamic in its working]” (James 5:16 AMP ).
    James indicates that the continued prayer of a righteous person, a man of faith, creates tremendous power. And that power is available
when we pray scripturally
—not necessarily just because we pray, but because we pray according to God’s Word, as Elijah demonstrated.
    The prayer that really prevails before God is the prayer that honors the great redemptive truth of the New Covenant—that we are new creatures in Jesus Christ. Because of our relationship with Jesus, the Righteous One, we are righteous, and we have the right to come boldly to the throne of grace in order to obtain mercy and grace in time of need (Hebrews 4:16).
    Prevailing prayer comes from the calm, sensible acceptance of the fact that we are the righteousness of God, not from arrogance or pride. Prayer that is based on your right to be in the presence of God makes tremendous power available—to meet your needs and walk in victory in your personal life.
D ELIGHT Y OURSELF IN THE L ORD
    “Delight yourself also in the Lord, and He will give you the desires and secret petitions of your heart” (Psalm 37:4 AMP ). This is another way to have prevailing prayer in your life—
delight yourself in the Lord
.
    You cannot pay any attention to folks who try to discourage you. There are always those who criticize God’s people and discourage faith. When David was dancing with joy before the Lord (2 Samuel 6), he was dancing so high that his skirts were coming up and showing his legs. His wife Michal was watching from a window anddespised him in her heart. When David came in all happy and glowing with faith, she said to him, “How glorious was the king of Israel today, uncovering himself today in the eyes of the maids of his servants, as one of the base fellows shamelessly uncovers himself!” (2 Samuel 6:20).
    R EGARDLESS OF YOUR
    circumstances,
    rejoice in the L ord
.
    David’s response to Michal was to continue to delight in the Lord: “It was before the L ORD , who chose me instead of your father and all his house, to appoint me ruler over the people of the L ORD , over Israel. Therefore I will play music before the L ORD . And I will be even more undignified than this, and will be humble in my own sight” (vv. 21–22).
    Regardless of your circumstances, rejoice in the Lord. Habakkuk 3:17–18 states, “Though the fig tree does not