Bold prayer vs shallow prayer
September 9, 2017
“Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and will show thee great things, and difficult, which thou knowest not.”
Jeremiah 33:3 ASV
http://bible.com/12/jer.33.3.asv
Psalm 145:17-19 (NIV)
“The Lord is righteous in all his ways and faithful in all he does. The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth. He fulfills the desires of those who fear him; he hears their cry and saves them.”
“And he hath said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my power is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.”2 Corinthians 12:9 ASVhttp://bible.com/12/2co.12.9.asv
Wisdom-listening to God and being aware of your surroundings.
Does God want us to speak out, demand? Who are we? We were made from dust.
How can God love us so much that He does anything for us?
How do we know what is best for us?
God knows the future, we do not.
How do we know if the answer we want to our prayer might benefit us now, but will hurt us later? God knows.
To pray boldly with respect and humbleness and then rest in whatever answer we get seems to be so hard. But if we fully truly trust God then why would it be hard at all?
The easiest times I find to trust God is when we have no control of our circumstances at all.
But when even a hint of possible control, it’s so hard. Why? I tend to want to solve all problems myself.
My question is, when do we stop solving our problems, and when do we let God have the control? Where is the line?
Maybe that’s the thing, there’s no line. That’s where wisdom comes into view. We keep our eyes and ears on God and let him guide, direct, and provide.
What prayer does God like best?
Shallow prayer, that mumbles the same prayer day in and day out? My daily prayers tend to be this way.
Or deep intense prayers, bold prayers where we cry our hearts out for God to take control.
I personally think He loves all prayer best! If we are honestly talking to Him, no matter how we pray, He loves it! He made us and knows us and when we communicate with Him in any way He can use it and grow us the way He wants too.
Of course He’s God! He loves us and wants us to pray, He wants to communicate with us where we are at!
What are your thoughts on this?
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