I believe that God wants us to prayer with desire.
Prayer is a two-way street of communication. You talk to God; God talks to you. So, when you talk, He listens. And he wants to hear what is really on your heart. The more you open up to Him, the closer your relationship with Him can become.
By way of example, I had been in a state of denial about my desire to be married for about four years. From 1996 to 2000, I asked God to help me find someone I could share my life with, but if it was His desire for me to be single, then just give me the strength to be single.
That’s a hedged-bet prayer at best, and not very honest. Most of my friends were married and having children, and I was tired of being “left behind”. More than just want to not be alone, my real desire was to have someone I could share my life with. I wanted someone whose life I could pour into, enrich, and make happier. In a good marriage, it’s not what you get out of it, it’s what you unselfishly put into it.
One day, I “snapped”. Without much forethought, I began praying, “God, I have had it. I am mad, I am upset, and I and tired of being by myself. I have worked long (more than 10 years) and hard to prepare myself to be a good husband. I an ready to share my life, I don’t want to be alone, and I am angry about my situation. I want you to change things for me and change them now!”
I am not suggesting you immediately sit down and start shouting at God. What I do suggest is that you get honest with God. Tell Him what is really going on in your life, what’s wrong, and what you’d like to change. He will listen to that prayer. He might not answer it in the way you like, but praying honestly will bring you closer to Jesus and give you a more fulfilled life.
BTW, within a week, I met a woman that I began to date, I asked her to marry me, she said yes, and we just celebrated our seventh wedding anniversary. God hasn’t answered every prayer the way I would like, but I know that He has answered every honest prayer.
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