According to His will

 Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we have asked of Him. – 1 John 5.14-15

 

We can read a lot about prayer. A lot of folks have the impression that if we want something bad enough and our faith is strong enough and we ask long enough when with enough fervency God is bound to do what we want.

 

That’s not his it works though. We don’t transform God’s will to ours. Why would we want to really? Who knows more? Who knows what is best?

 

When we pray we should always desire the will of God because we are trapped in time and space. We see this point in time and we see where we are right now and that is it.

God on the other hand sees the whole picture. He knows what is best not only for me right now and right here, but for everyone of all time. His will is what is best for us. He knows all of the ramifications.

 

So we pray for our needs and desires. We pray for others. We pray for healing and protection and we rejoice when we are in accord with His will.