Getting What You Want Out of Life

 

"I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know  that you have eternal life.  This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.  And if we know that he hears us- whatever we ask- we know that we have what we asked of him."  I John 5:13-15

 

Prayer is such a dynamic activity to engage in!  When we pray, we engage our heart, mind, and spirit with the supernatural virtue of God.  We  reach up into heaven and bring down the things that we either have need of, or desire, from the Father.  Because we have surrendered our hearts and lives to him,  we can know when we are praying the will of God.  And when we are assured that we are in alignment with his will, we can boldly ask God and expect to receive what we ask from him.

 

We have to engage our faith to believe, truly believe, that God is present and is willing to meet our needs.  We have to forget our doubts and fears, and instead, focus on his ability and faithfulness.  When we do that,  we are in a right position to receive the answer to our prayers.

 

We are supposed to mingle our faith  with our prayers.  We must believe that we are talking to someone who hears us, who has the ability to answer, and who wants to answer our prayers.  When we activate our faith in this way, God is honored and releases his blessings into our life.

If you are still not sure of his will in a given situation.  Begin to pray for peace either over your desired outcome, or the Lord making the call on what you need. When you are led by peace, you can trust God's blessing is upon you.
 

Thank you, Jesus, for hearing and answering my prayers.  Lead  me in my prayer life to always pray in accordance with your will. Increase my faith, that I may pray in a way that honors You.  In Jesus' Name. Amen.

 

Sherri

Just Ask!

 

"I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know  that you have eternal life.  This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us."  I John 5:13-14

 

I wonder how many times I have stood on this verse?  What an encouraging  truth-if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us!  What a beautiful privilege to have the ear of the Father. 

 

Many Christians like to stand on verses like this one, in an effort to "get God" to do what they want.  It does not work like that exactly.  We can stand on the Word and expect his faithfulness to perform it.  But we have to always remember that we have to pray in accordance with his will for our lives.  He is not duty bound to perform things that we want which are not in accordance with his design for our lives.

 

When in doubt, pray about it. As you begin to ask the Lord for the desires of your heart, you will begin  to have a knowing in your spirit as to whether something is his will.  When we know the will of the Father, there is no limit to the confidence that we can have concerning having our prayers answered!

 

Some things are evident in his Word.  It is his will that all come to salvation.  It is his will for us to have peace, be Godly  fathers, mothers, children, wives and husbands.  It is his will that we work and be productive.  It is his will to heal out diseases and provide for our needs.  But when it is matter such as should I take this job or that one, then we have to learn to be led by his peace in making decisions.

 

As you pray for what you desire, open your hands, palm up, in surrender.  Say, "Lord, this is what I want,  but if it is not your will, redirect my path."  When we pray that way, God can honor our prayer because we acknowledge his sovereignty ad his right to intervene in the direction of our lives.

 

Thank you, Jesus, that you will direct me in your will for my life.  Be glorified in all I say and do.   In Jesus' Name. Amen.

 

Sherri