Devotion 6
TRADE IN YOUR OLD PRAYERS
If your prayers are going
unanswered lately, it may be time to trade in your old prayer for a more
accurate one. God answers only those prayers that are in agreement with His
will. Now don't hollow yet and say what is she talking about, just read on and
you will see.
(I John 5:14-15) says, "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."
So check your prayers to be sure
what you're praying lines up with His will.
There are three steps to finding
out what God wants you to pray.
First, study
the Word. God's Word is His will, and you'll never know what His will is
without knowing His Word intimately.
(2 Timothy 2:15) says, "Do your
best to present yourself to God as one approved, a workman who does not need
to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth."
Second, renew
your mind. The study of God's Word will transform you so you can know what is
the good, acceptable and perfect will of God.
(Romans 12:2) says, " Do not
conform any longer to the pattern of this world, a but be transformed by the
renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's
will is, His good, pleasing perfect will."
Third, be
soft and pliable to God's will for your life. Be ready to replace your desires
with God's desires. That may sound difficult, but it's actually easy if you
follow God's direction.
(Psalm 34:4) says, "I sought the
Lord, and he answered me, He delivered me from all my fears."
(Psalm 37:4) says, "Delight thyself
also in the Lord, and He shall give you the desires of your heart."
The Hebrew word translated
"delight" means "be soft and pliable." So we could say, "Be soft and pliable
in the hands of God, and He will give you the desires of your heart." But if
that were all God meant, we would soon be in big trouble. Most of our own
desires are not God's desires for us. God isn't saying He'll give us whatever
we desire if we are merely soft and pliable. He's saying He will cause our
desires to be taken out of our hearts and replaced with His own desires. As we
become soft and pliable in His hands, we will exchange our desires for the
things He desires. When what we desire is what God desires for us, we can
pray accurately. Let God tell you what to pray, and your prayers will always
be answered.
And remember, if you are doing all
of the above then God's will for you life is your will for your life, because
you are in one accord.
(John 15:7) says, "If you abide in
Me and My Word abides in you, then you will ask what you will and it shall
be."
In other words you will not be
asking for something outrageous, or something that you know God does not want
for you. You will both be in one accord together.
Dear Father God, I praise your name
and love you so much. I thank you for letting your Son, Jesus die for my
sins. Now Father, I want your perfect will for my life. I do not want to do
anything, that is not in your will. I will study Your Word daily and spend
time with you, so you can direct my life, and the will you have for me. I
will depend on you. I found out when I depend on myself I really mess things
up. So Lord, today is yours, use me, direct me and show me your will for my
life. In Jesus Name I Pray. Amen and Amen
Written By: Pastor
Pat Aman
Study Notes: The New
King James Bible
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