Reflect today on how you pray. Are you only looking for God's will?

I tell you, ask and you will receive; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For whoever asks, receives; and whoever seeks, finds; and to anyone who knocks, the door will be open “. Luke 11: 9-10

Sometimes this passage of Scripture can be misunderstood. Some may think it means that we should pray, pray more and pray more and eventually God will answer our prayers. Some may think this means that God won't answer prayer if we don't pray hard enough. And some may think that whatever we pray for will be given to us if we keep asking. We need some important clarification on these points.

Certainly we should pray hard and often. But a key question to understand is this: What should I pray for? This is the key why God will not give us what we pray for, no matter how long and hard we pray for it, if it is not part of His glorious and perfect will. For example, if someone is sick and dying and it is part of God's permissive will to allow that person to die, then all prayer in the world will not change that. Instead, prayer in this case should be offered to invite God into this difficult situation to make it a beautiful and holy death. So it's not about pleading with God until we convince Him to do what we want, as a child can do with a parent. Rather, we must pray for one thing and one thing only ... we must pray for God's will to be done. Prayer is not offered to change God's mind, it is to transform us,

Reflect today on how you pray. Do you seek only God's will in all things and pray deeply for it? Do you knock on Christ's heart seeking His holy and perfect plan? Ask for His grace to allow you and others to fully embrace all that He has in mind for you. Pray hard and expect that prayer to change your life.

Lord, help me find you every day and increase my life of faith through prayer. May my prayer help me receive Your holy and perfect will in my life. Jesus I believe in you.