Power Prayer

When we pray who do we pray to?? Do we pray to a God who thinks we may or may not deserve what we are asking for?? Do we pray to a God who does not care about what we want or in many cases need?

Matthew 6:25–33 (ESV)

Do Not Be Anxious

²⁵ “Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? ²⁶ Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? ²⁷ And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life? ²⁸ And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, ²⁹ yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. ³⁰ But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? ³¹ Therefore do not be anxious, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ ³² For the Gentiles seek after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all. ³³ But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.

If God knows our needs and already agreed to meet them why do we pray with an attitude of God probably wont give me this cause I do not deserve it? IN the very next chapter Jesus says:

Matthew 7:7–11 (ESV)

Ask, and It Will Be Given

⁷ “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. ⁸ For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened. ⁹ Or which one of you, if his son asks him for bread, will give him a stone? ¹⁰ Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a serpent? ¹¹ If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him!

Look at all the things God promises to give!! Now we all know this is contingent on our relationship being perfect with Christ right??? WRONG!! Please show me anywhere in this passage that Jesus said so long as you are in perfect relationship with me.. None of us have this type of relationship cause we would have to be perfect to have it. The ONLY requirement is in Mat 6:33 SEEK FIRST THE KINGDOM OF GOD……. Seek to do Gods will before you think of yourself and He will happily add all these things unto you. You seek His kingdom in prayer and in your heart attitude. NOT in words. Once we do this then we must learn to forgive our pasts..yes I said we must forgive our own pasts cause God did the moment you sincerely asked.

We hesitate to think we deserve things because WE know what we were and what we think and what our desires are that we think no one knows about. God knows all of it. And yet He still called you into salvation which means to HIM you are worthy to be given all the things you need and desire within His will. What is His will?? Seek first the kingdom! It truly is that simple. So stop complicating it and start seeking Gods face on those things you need and desire right after you set your heart on what HE wants more than what you want.