Getting What I Pray For !
Does saying that I pray for what I want, and I am getting what I want; sound to you a bit arrogant? How about praying, "Lord, I will have my will of Thee at this time." How does that hit you?
Perhaps maybe your thinking that expression sounds "blasphemous" if not at least presumptuous. Wait! Martin Luther said it. However, I left out the next sentence in which he said "I will have my will , for I know that my will is Thy will."
I have been reading books on prayer, and about praying. Why? Because I am a man in great need. Yes, I am needy! I live in a fallen world. I need to be encouraged, empowered, and improved upon; so as to be provoked to pray. Oh, How short I come! How do you fair my readers? Do you pray, and with much fervency? Two things I desire to pursue and to persevere in; to be given over too; prayer and the word. Prayer and the word go hand in hand like a horse and a carriage. My aim is to provoke you and myself to a higher estate of prayer, and for a greater passion in praying. And to pray as to get, what we pray for.
I have read that the average pastor prays about 15 minutes per day. How about the Lay man? This is a discipline of grace that I sure want to improve upon. Not just the amount of time devoted to praying, but also the passion, and fervency in it. And the reflection on how I pray.
Back to Martin Luther's saying " Lord, I will have my will of thee at this time. I will have my will, for I know that my will is thy will." Do we speak such from our own hearts to God? How can we pray like this? Answer, when we are praying as the old saints use to call it, "on praying ground." That is is when we pray according to the reveiled word of God (Sola Scriptura). "When we are sure that what we ask for is for God's glory, then we have power in prayer, we may say, " I will not let thee go, except thou bless me."(Gen. 32:26) -Charles H Spurgeon
A common recurring theme that God is teaching me is to plead earnestly (blood earnestly) and to persevere and not to let go , until God blesses me for that which I pray for; for His name sake, and for His Glory.
I recommend to you to take up and read. "Spurgeon On Prayer & Spiritual warfare".
"Puritans On Prayer",and " A simple Way to Pray" -Martin Luther
Those prayers God likes best come seething hot from the heart.-Thomas Watson
It should put life into our prayers, and make us pray in faith, to reflect that the things we ask, though more than we deserve, yet they are not more than Christ has purchased for us.-Thomas Watson
O Lord, Teach us to pray. Teach us to will and to do, in prayer. Put, prayers in our hearts. Create passion and a red hot fervency in our prayers. May we be able to pray Thy will be done, but may our will be "Thine". Conform our will to Thine. Forgive us, of our lack of prayer, and of our lack of fervency in praying to you; who is The King of Kings and The Lord of Lords. Cause our hearts to remember that Thou withholds no good thing from us; who fear You. Grant us to persevere and to hold onto to Thee until You bless us. All for Thy glory and power forever. Amen
Perhaps maybe your thinking that expression sounds "blasphemous" if not at least presumptuous. Wait! Martin Luther said it. However, I left out the next sentence in which he said "I will have my will , for I know that my will is Thy will."
I have been reading books on prayer, and about praying. Why? Because I am a man in great need. Yes, I am needy! I live in a fallen world. I need to be encouraged, empowered, and improved upon; so as to be provoked to pray. Oh, How short I come! How do you fair my readers? Do you pray, and with much fervency? Two things I desire to pursue and to persevere in; to be given over too; prayer and the word. Prayer and the word go hand in hand like a horse and a carriage. My aim is to provoke you and myself to a higher estate of prayer, and for a greater passion in praying. And to pray as to get, what we pray for.
I have read that the average pastor prays about 15 minutes per day. How about the Lay man? This is a discipline of grace that I sure want to improve upon. Not just the amount of time devoted to praying, but also the passion, and fervency in it. And the reflection on how I pray.
Back to Martin Luther's saying " Lord, I will have my will of thee at this time. I will have my will, for I know that my will is thy will." Do we speak such from our own hearts to God? How can we pray like this? Answer, when we are praying as the old saints use to call it, "on praying ground." That is is when we pray according to the reveiled word of God (Sola Scriptura). "When we are sure that what we ask for is for God's glory, then we have power in prayer, we may say, " I will not let thee go, except thou bless me."(Gen. 32:26) -Charles H Spurgeon
A common recurring theme that God is teaching me is to plead earnestly (blood earnestly) and to persevere and not to let go , until God blesses me for that which I pray for; for His name sake, and for His Glory.
I recommend to you to take up and read. "Spurgeon On Prayer & Spiritual warfare".
"Puritans On Prayer",and " A simple Way to Pray" -Martin Luther
Those prayers God likes best come seething hot from the heart.-Thomas Watson
It should put life into our prayers, and make us pray in faith, to reflect that the things we ask, though more than we deserve, yet they are not more than Christ has purchased for us.-Thomas Watson
O Lord, Teach us to pray. Teach us to will and to do, in prayer. Put, prayers in our hearts. Create passion and a red hot fervency in our prayers. May we be able to pray Thy will be done, but may our will be "Thine". Conform our will to Thine. Forgive us, of our lack of prayer, and of our lack of fervency in praying to you; who is The King of Kings and The Lord of Lords. Cause our hearts to remember that Thou withholds no good thing from us; who fear You. Grant us to persevere and to hold onto to Thee until You bless us. All for Thy glory and power forever. Amen
posted by Daniel Mann at 10:55 AM
1 Comments:
Yes! Satan fears the weekest saint upon his knees. I don't recall who said that famous quote. Did you know that James, the half brother of Jesus was nicknamed Camel knees?Because he had prayed so much, that he had developed knots on his knees, according to extra-biblical writings.I guess that would be bearing the marks of Jesus as well.
Well, Thanks for the comments. May God continue to transform you as to bear the image of Christ Jesus.
Soli Deo Gloria
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