How do I know if I’ve prayed enough?

Oct 4, 2026 | 0 comments

Episode Description:

How do you know when you have prayed enough about a certain issue? How does hearing God relate to knowing if you’ve prayed enough about that issue? Join us as we share our experience and some principles to keep in mind.

Episode Notes:

Background:

  • Earlier this year, a friend asked me the question, “How do I know if I have prayed enough about this medical issue I have in relation to hearing from God? When do I just leave it to God?”
  • Luke 18:1-8: the parable of the persistent widow.
  • Episode 122 – God never answered my prayer. (Looked at disappointment with God)
  • Episode 127 – Contending for your situation with what you’ve heard God say.
  • A word of caution: We are not experts, just fellow travellers. Ultimately, it is a step of faith.
  • It’s a lie when we think, “If only I had prayed more, this ‘bad’ thing wouldn’t have happened. Eg Mum dying of cancer.

First Principle: When you have peace.

  • Philippians 4:6-7 “And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.”
  • Message version: “Don’t fret or worry. Instead of worrying, pray. Let petitions and praises shape your worries into prayers, letting God know your concerns. Before you know it, a sense of God’s wholeness, everything coming together for good, will come and settle you down. It’s wonderful what happens when Christ displaces worry at the centre of your life.”
  • Galatians 5:19-22: fruits of the Spirit and the flesh. Guilt and worry are from the enemy, NOT from God.
  • Gary shared what trusting God and God’s peace look like for him, especially in relation to hearing God.
  • Sometimes you need to do a prophetic act.
  • Gary shared about putting your prayers on a platter and giving the platter to God.

Second Principle: When you feel a shift and no longer feel a need to pray.

  • I felt God telling me to pray for a certain leader back in 2016. I did not enjoy praying for this person. Thankfully, after 3 months, the burden lifted. A shift occurred. It didn’t seem like anything in the external had changed. But 10 years later, there has suddenly been a massive change. I don’t know if my prayers made any difference, but the outcome has been what I was praying for.
  • My friend felt a shift in emotion regarding her medical issue. Initial frantic praying. Then a peace, but then frantic again whenever she had spare time on her hands. Then felt God say, “I’ve got it in my hands.”

Third Principle: Ask God

  • It’s about relationship, not rules.
  • Intimacy is the goal.
  • There are no formulas with God, but there are some methods that work more effectively, e.g., Josh hearing about the RAAF and the young guy hearing about the Police Force.
  • Traffic lights – no, not yet, or yes.
  • Are you a ‘random’ prayer?

Summary: Hearing God about how do I know when I have prayed enough?

  1. When you have peace.
  2. When you feel a shift and no longer feel the need to pray.
  3. Ask God.

Prophetic activation:

Turn your heart and thoughts to Father God and ask Him:

  • “God, is there an area in my life I need to give over to You and not worry about, to leave in Your hands, to almost not even pray about anymore?”

Time Stamps:

[0:43] – Gary & Jane share how they have heard God this week.

[4:51] – Background to this episode.

[7:17] – First Principle: When you have peace.

[10:38] – Second Principle: When you feel a shift and no longer feel a need to pray.

[13:35] – Third Principle: Ask God.

[16:26] – Summary

[16:51] – Prophetic activation.

[17:54] – Gary & Jane share a prophetic word for a listener.

[20:11] – Gary prays for you.

Resources / Links Mentioned:

Bible Verses Mentioned:

  • Luke 18:1-8
  • Philippians 4:6-7
  • Galatians 5:19-22

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