Prayer gives you Power over Circumstances

"But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name" (John 1:12).

After affirming this Bible verse, I feel myself being filled with power, power to direct my life in a positive direction. Having power is essential to living a successful life. It is important to have power over circumstances or else circumstances can swallow you up.

As sons of God, we need to connect to God via prayer. Just as a cell phone needs to be recharged regularly, we need to be recharged via prayer. Prayer equals power.

There is a connection between mind and body as well as among mind, behavior, and circumstances. Since prayer alters the mind, the other factors also get altered: body, behavior, and circumstances.

That is what mind over matter means - mind over body, behavior, and circumstances.