stop prequalifying your prayers
You ever notice how much prequalification we add to our prayers?
God, we pray that you would just, if it be Thy will, bless Josh’s mom today. She’s having a hard time, and God, we have no right to be in your presence today asking you to help her, because we’re sinful, and we don’t deserve for you to hear our prayers, but we need you to hear our prayer today…
It’s good to have a humble heart when we come before the Lord. To submit our will to His will and to acknowledge that our only confidence comes from Christ.
But I suspect God must think from time to time:
Just tell me what you need! Get to the point already! I know you’re not worthy. We’ve established that, and I’ve made provision for it through my Son. Now come before me with confidence, trust my character, stand in my grace, and walk by faith!
This may rub you the wrong way at first. Might sound arrogant. That’s because we base too much of our praying on our own logical calculation and not enough on the pattern of Scripture. Study the prayers of Joshua. Moses. Nehemiah. Jesus. These prayers are direct. Bold. Audacious. And completely unqualified on any basis other than the righteousness that comes from God.
Christ is in you. God is for you. Stop prequalifying your prayers and begin believing for God’s best in your life.
By Meredith Brock
www.stevenfurtick.com
