You
prayed for a job promotion and didn’t get it; then you found a leak in the roof
of your home.
You
prayed for a cure for your toothache and instead found out that your hours at
work were cut.
You
prayed for a way to pay for new tires on your car yet nothing materialized; but
you did find out your sister is getting divorced.
It
seems as though God wasn’t just saying “no” to your prayers but was kicking it
up a notch as well.
Confused,
you go back to Scripture with all its rich promises and try to find answers to
your frustrating prayer life.
While
countless Scripture verses can be used to support a prayer life seeking
“abundance”, very few believers actually experience these promises in a
significant way. When that is the case, it is best to let go of the prayers of
request from the “Cosmic Catalogue” and approach God with prayers to which he
always gives a resounding yes.
Three
particular prayers that God always says yes to are the perfect foundation for a
successful, bountiful prayer life.
The
very best prayer to get you back on track with God is to pray for humility. Not
humiliation but humility; the sort of understanding of self that made men like
Moses a friend to God. Not false humility either; but the real
honest-to-goodness humility that comes from the truth that you have a creator
who has loved you into existence. When
you pray for this type of humility, you start walking hand-in-hand with God and
new ways to love him will open to you—usually through service to others!
Another
sure-fire way to hear God say yes to your prayers is to pray for a renewed
heart. Ask God for a heart that will allow you to feel the sort of love he has
for his creations. Pray that every day your renewed heart is open to learning
how to love more abundantly and see with the eyes of your heart.
A
renewed heart allows you to sincerely bless whoever got that promotion you so
very much wanted; it transforms your life much more than you could ever
imagine. It uplifts you and energizes you; it blesses you in untold ways.
Pray
that you will be able to forgive those who have hurt you. This is the third
prayer that God always says yes to: God will intimately help you in your desire
to forgive someone—even if it happens in layers over time. The physical
benefits of forgiveness almost always outweigh the spiritual benefits which is
why it is the cornerstone of just about every faith and most certainly the
Christian faith as we are all called to forgive those who have trespassed
against us just as we have been forgiven…
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