Three Major Elements In Prayer - Effective, Fervent, Righteous

Two major elements are also outlined in Scripture concerning prayer, and both are essential to an effectual prayer life. They are spoken of clearly in James 5:16b:

“The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.” (James 5:16)

All prayer is to be effective. Effective Prayer will be conducted according the Biblical rules set out in the scriptures. Mary Alice Isleib says in her book, ‘Fervent, Effective Prayer’:

“When we talk about effectiveness, we’re talking about principles, standards, patterns , and rules from the Word. Effectiveness is praying according to the knowledge that’s found in the Word of God and principle, the right ingredients to get the right results...we have to use the rules in the Word of God to get the results we see in the Word of God.”” (p16)