" If you abide in me, and my word abides in you, ask whatever you wish and it will be done for you" ( John 15:7) Some people may have looked at prayer as useless since they have been praying for years and felt as though God has not answered none of their prayers. Based off this scripture, God is instructing me to ask whatever I wish and it shall be done right? See we tend to miss the bigger things if we are not reading in the bible. Yes it says ask whatever you wish and it will be done for you. Right before that it also states if you abide in me and my word abides in you.
We must learn, that
there is no such thing as praying wrong, and don't ever let anyone tell you
different! I must admit how I prayed in the beginning of my journey compared to
now has changed. I use to pray selfishly and was praying for things God was
trying to keep me from. I didn't see it that way, all I saw was that he was
ignoring me, or so I thought!
Once I began to invest
more time towards reading the bible, I began to see what exactly he was talking
about in John 15:7. Once God words began to sink into my heart, how I prayed
changed dramatically. There are so many scriptures throughout the Bible
instructing us to pray and the benefits we gain. You will never know what God
wants you to do if you do not take the time to read his word.
My excuse used to be,
I'm far too busy to have time to read the Bible and pray, boy was I wrong! I
want you all to know if you come to God in prayer with a request that is in his
will, he will grant it for you. Patience goes hand in hand with prayer because
sometimes he will not answer our prayers as fast as we think he should.
So let's learn
some new things to pray about that can be according to his will and can help us
get closer to him despite how busy we are. I have a few things we can add into
our prayers:
1. Ask God to help you use your time
wisely
2. Ask him to show you what he has
planned for you to do today (we tend to rely on our own thinking when God could
have something else in mind)
3. Ask him to make time in your busy
day to where you can read and pray effectively.
Never forget that the
God we serve wants nothing but the best for you. It's hard believing in
something you can't see, but as you get closer to him through prayer and
reading you will notice you don't need to physically see him in order to
believe! That bible that we push to the side every morning, or that's been
collecting dust somewhere is your guide through this world. In it he tells you
how to respond to every situation you could possibly face only if you make time
to read it. What more could we really need?
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