"If you believe you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer"
God lays it out for us. We will receive WHATEVER we ask for...whats the condition? We must believe.
What is the point of prayer?
-I believe it is not to tell GOd what is going on (ps. he already knows) but to help us grow and trust him. In reality Christ knows our thoughts and prayers before they even go through our brains. Also, God already knows what is going to happen in the end, so what is the point of praying, when what happens can't be changed? I believe the point of prayer is to build a humility and dependency in each of us. By spending time in prayer presenting our requests and thougths to God, we should our need for Him. We give situations to Him and begin to "lean not on our own understanding". It also creates a deeper sense of friendship. You invest your deepest darkest secrets, fears, and desires to your best friend and Christ should hear them as well. Unlike our friends sometimes, God ALWAYS is ready to listen and hear what is going on in our lives even when he already knows. And he deserves Glory; plain and simple.
"Whatever you ask"
God providing me with a full ride to the college or my choice, and amazing good looks, and athletic abillities, and a nice car, etc doesn't always happen. This portion of the passsage can be a bit confusing if you think about it. So often I hear of friends who give up on God because they prayed and prayed for something to happen and it didn't. 1 John 5:14 says,"And this is the confidence we have in him, that, if we ask for anything, according to his will, he hears us". God hears us no matter what, but sometimes we just have to realize God has different plans; better ones. He has the BIG picture; trust him. We have confidence in him because he promises that if what you ask fits his will; he'll give it to you. No doubt about that one.
"If we believe"
It is one thing to ask but another thing to truly believe that God will provide it. This requires faith. Sometimes in the toughest of situations it seems very hard to believe that God has a plan and is ready to hear and answer our prayers. But we must. Because he is. We must completely rely on him; give everything over to him.
God,
I pray with all my heart that I can learn how to give everythign over to you. That I will have enough faith to believe that anything I ask from you will be granted. You have been teaching me about what it means to have true faith and God I want to have faith in the power of prayer as it says in this verse. You are the best listener I will ever find!
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