PRAYER DISAPPOINTMENT & TRUTH

“Or, what man is there of you, whom

 if his son ask bread, will give him a stone?”

Matthew 7:9

Prayer is usually about ASKING.  

Asking has conditions that are based on the relationship of those asking and giving!

#1 condition of asking and giving in the Family of God is~

It is a good Child asking for a good thing.

Have you ever gotten disappointed with the results of your prayers asking God for something?

Perhaps you need to do some evaluation to find the reason by asking if you are a Good Child of God in these situations:

Are you rightly related to family; friends; fellow-workers?

Are you asking God for money when there is something you have not paid?

Have you asked God for liberty while withholding it from someone else?

Is there someone you haven’t forgiven?

Someone you haven’t been kind to?

Are you living as God’s Child doing good things?

It is no use praying unless we are living as children of God.  Then, Jesus says:  “Everyone who asks will receive!”

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Lord God, I want to be more than a good child – I want to be a child who delights You because my desire is not for things but more of You…delightful time learning how to be holy as You are Holy.  Help me to be consumed in Your Presence to develop Your attitude and characteristics of Love.

Lord, please show me where I have not been a good child of Yours.  Help me in my weaknesses to always have Your attitude, especially when being provoked to anger and criticizing those who disrespect your place of Worship and those in need who belong to the Family of God.  Make us ONE in Your Spirit for Your Glory.