James
4:3
"You ask and
do not receive, because you ask wrongly, to spend it on your passions."
ESV
How could anyone
think we would pray for the Lord to feed our passions or desires? The Word is
pointing right to us. When we pray, we ask that our problems be solved, so we
don't have to go through them anymore. We ask for financial relief in spite of
having made unwise financial decisions. We asked for mended relationships with
the belief that God will change the other person. We want everything to be
comfortable and peaceful. Have we forgotten that we live in a cursed world that
bombards us with everything but comfort and peace. Should we rather be praying
that the Lord increases our faith, strengthens our perseverance, and helps us
grow spiritually through all that we experience?
Heavenly Father,
You have instructed us to pray. Forgive us for making our prayer time a list of
things we need You to do for us. Fill our hearts with overflowing love and
thankfulness for Your unending grace and with the wisdom to know You will work
all things out for Your glory and for our good. In the name of Jesus Christ we
pray, Amen.
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Bobbi
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There is a lot of truth here. Instead of asking, "Please fix it" we should be asking, "Please show us how to fix it".
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