The things we’ll pray about start to reflect God’s vision for His people and the world. By staying close to Him, we’ll become less self-centered. In this short verse, Jesus teaches us an important principle. “If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you” ( John 15:7). That person should not expect to receive anything from the Lord” ( James 1:6-7).Ī lot of what Scripture says about prayer has to do with our motivation for lifting up a request. “But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. They also urge us to trust in the Lord’s ability and faithfulness to answer prayer. The New Testament authors wrote about righteousness and faith being essential elements of the prayer that delights God. “‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven’“ ( Matthew 6:9-10). It opens with a humble acknowledgement of God’s sovereignty.
In the Gospels, Jesus gives us a model for prayer. Lessons and examples of this are woven throughout Scripture. Part of aligning our prayers more closely with God’s will is learning the kind that pleases Him. And that can have a big impact within and around us. When we are tuned to God, our prayers can have the effect of displaying more of God’s character and desires.
And if we know that he hears us-whatever we ask-we know that we have what we asked of him” ( 1 John 5:14-15).
“This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. Commit your way to the Lord trust in him and he will do this…” ( Psalm 37:4-5). “Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart. But our prayers do matter to Him, and can even move Him, when they are aligned with His heart. The Bible clearly says that the power to create, fix and heal comes from God alone. But when a request seems to go unanswered, we can doubt.īoth of those assumptions use the wrong measurement, though. But have you ever wondered how effective it really is? When we see results, we can think our prayers have made the difference. Scripture clearly says that prayer is important.
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