“When
you know what God wants you to do, you will likely pray according to His will.”
KEY VERSE: Acts 13:22
Prayer is significant because it is one way through which
we can build our relationship with God. I got to know more about God and
discovered my purpose through prayers. While prayer has many benefits, it is
also important to note that not every prayer is effective. You and I know that
we’ve said certain prayers that God didn’t answer. There are many reasons why
some of our prayers turn out to be ineffective. Let me deal with one of them.
In the Lord’s Prayer, Jesus tells us
to begin our prayers by aligning God’s will with ours.
When we don’t pray according to God’s will for our lives,
our prayers become fruitless. Several years ago, I asked God to bless my
business plan. Instead, He showed me visions of a different plan. Because I
wasn’t comfortable with God’s plan, I ignored it and continued to ask Him to
bless my own plan. But nothing changed until I submitted to His own will. When
you know what God wants you to do, you will likely pray according to His will. The
scriptures say, “If we ask anything according to His will, He listens to and
hears us” (1 John 5:14).
Prayer/Confession: Heavenly Father, let your will for my life prevail over mine. Amen.
REFERENCES/FURTHER STUDY: Matthew 6:9-13
All scripture quotations
are from the Holy Bible, New International Version.
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