The
Heart of Prayer
After
building a prayer foundation by understanding God’s sovereignty,
we must commit that we will always, always come to Him honestly
in our prayer times. He is not interested in pretense or denial.
He is searching for honest hearts.
We must be willing to confess we are angry with Him when we
are feeling that way. He is able to handle our anger, and He
knows when it is there, whether or not we are honest about it.
Some people would tell you not to ask God questions like, “Why?” I am not one of those people. I believe that asking God “Why” indicates that we have the faith to know that He, and only He, has the answer. I believe “Why?” is a question that ultimately shows faith. However, once we ask the question, we must be willing to rest in His timing for the answer. For some situations the answer may come fairly quickly, for others, very slowly, and for some, not until we see Him face-to-face. If we trust in the sovereignty of our God, we wrestle our way to peace in the knowledge that if an answer is for our highest good, the God who loves us will not withhold it.
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