All of God’s power is resident in us through the Holy Spirit, there is no other power which will come from heaven except that which is already in us. Prayer is not asking God to do something for us in heaven, prayer is more about igniting the power of God which is already resident in us. The Bible says, "God is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us (Ephesians 3:20).” God’s work in the life of his children is according to what is already in them, he cannot do anything in heaven without what is in you. The power of the Holy Spirit will not just work just because he is in us, for it to work it must be ignited.
This is why a Christian filled with the Holy Spirit can die of sickness whilst the healing power is resident in him. His death does not mean the power failed to heal him, but he failed to ignite the power. The Lord said, “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge(Hosea 4:6).” The scriptures show that there are 3 ways to ignite this power:
1. The Word of God
Knowledge is power, it activates the laws of the Spirit to work for you or against you. Your life will be equivalent to level of your understanding of God’s Word. The power in you works according to the consciousness of your spirit, what you have programmed your spirit will be what you produce in your life. “His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and excellence,” (2 Peter 1:3 (ESV)). Notice he says, His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness through the knowledge. That means its only through knowledge that we enjoy the things he has given us.
2. Fellowship of the Spirit
Secondly the power can be ignited through fellowship with the Holy Spirit. This happens when we pray consistently, when we are yielded to the ministry of the Holy Spirit, when we acknowledge his ministry in our daily lives and work with him in everything we do.The Bible talks about how God delivered Paul and Silas out of Prison. "About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them. 26 Suddenly there was such a violent earthquake that the foundations of the prison were shaken. At once all the prison doors flew open, and everyone’s chains came loose" (Acts 16:25-26). Notice that the power of God which caused the earthquake came as they prayed and worshiped God
3. Worship
Knowledge of the Word will lead to fellowship, and fellowship will lead to worship. When We worship the Lord his presence in us is ignited, it will flow from our spirit, first to the soul realm, and then to the body, and lastly to everything that is connected to us. When this happens, his presence and anointing will begin impact, touch and influence everything in our lives. He will influence your intellect, your health, your money, your business, your career and cause everything you do to accelerate.