| The Right Way to Pray |
The Right Way to Pray
"If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you
desire, and it shall be done for you."
— John 15:7
When it comes to prayer, people sometimes mistakenly think they can
first come up with a plan and then get God to do what they want Him to
do. They think that if they really pester God through prayer, He will finally
cave in.
Others would teach that if we have enough faith, we can speak
something into existence. We can just say it, and it will be ours.
Of course, both concepts are false. The fact of the matter is that prayer
is not for the purpose of moving God your way. It is for moving you
God's way.
Do you want to know the key to answered prayer? Then line yourself up
with the will of God and start praying for what God wants you to have.
Jesus said, "If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask
what you desire, and it shall be done for you" (John 15:7). A literal
translation of this verse would read, "If you maintain a living communion
with Me, and My Word is at home in you, you can ask at once for
yourself whatever your heart desires and it will be yours."
When we hear this verse, we immediately gravitate toward the part
about asking whatever our heart desires. But here is what it comes
down to. If you are maintaining a living communion with God, and His
words are at home with you, then your prayers will change. You won't be
praying for self-indulgent things. Instead, you will be praying for the
things God wants you to have.
This is what prayer is really all about. It is about getting our will into
alignment with the will of God.
"If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you
desire, and it shall be done for you."
— John 15:7
When it comes to prayer, people sometimes mistakenly think they can
first come up with a plan and then get God to do what they want Him to
do. They think that if they really pester God through prayer, He will finally
cave in.
Others would teach that if we have enough faith, we can speak
something into existence. We can just say it, and it will be ours.
Of course, both concepts are false. The fact of the matter is that prayer
is not for the purpose of moving God your way. It is for moving you
God's way.
Do you want to know the key to answered prayer? Then line yourself up
with the will of God and start praying for what God wants you to have.
Jesus said, "If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask
what you desire, and it shall be done for you" (John 15:7). A literal
translation of this verse would read, "If you maintain a living communion
with Me, and My Word is at home in you, you can ask at once for
yourself whatever your heart desires and it will be yours."
When we hear this verse, we immediately gravitate toward the part
about asking whatever our heart desires. But here is what it comes
down to. If you are maintaining a living communion with God, and His
words are at home with you, then your prayers will change. You won't be
praying for self-indulgent things. Instead, you will be praying for the
things God wants you to have.
This is what prayer is really all about. It is about getting our will into
alignment with the will of God.
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