All in Praying Rightly

Do we tell God what we want, or need, when we come to Him in prayer?  Perhaps we don’t really know ourselves, we may know that we are hurting, or that we are in distress but can’t say why. Depression is such a mysterious illness. We don’t know why we feel the way we do, but we think we know. Most of the time though, when we believe we know what it is that is depressing us we are wrong, and that is why God always wants us to tell Him what the problem is. He wants us to take the time to understand our own needs, and to determine if what we desire is truly what we need and is something within His will for us... then, once we know, we can call out to Him correctly.

What do we ask of God in prayer, and are those things actually within His Will for us, or even consistent with His perfect character? Are our prayers true to the tenets of faith, or perhaps something that would bring us or others, harm? Let’s ask ourselves today if what we ask for in our prayers will glorify God, and bring us, or those who are yet to believe, to repentance. Then let’s look inward and determine if we have the patience to wait for them?