Some villagers prayed to God one day “Lord, for one year, promise us
that you will give us exactly what we ask for – sun and rain when we ask for
it.” God agreed. Whenever the villagers called for rain, God sent it. Whenever they
called for sun, He gave it. All the farmers in the village started tilling and
planting.
Harvest time came and to the dismay and shock of the farmers, the corn
stalks had no corn, the wheat steaks produced no grain and the leafy fruited
trees produced no fruit. “Oh! God”, the villagers prayed “you have failed us”.
God replied immediately “Not so my children, I gave you exactly what
you asked for.”
“Then Lord, why have we no fruit or grain or kernel?” they cried.
“Because, you did not ask for the harsh north wind.” Without the winds
of course, there was no pollination.
Real prayer is that spiritual exercise of aligning our dreams and
desires with God’s plan. Real prayer is asking the mind of God.
1John5:14 says And this is the confidence that we have in him that, if
we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:
There are many things that God wants us to have but we have not
because we ask amiss. What we need is for us to ask Him to fill our minds with
His thoughts. This way, His desires
would become our desires flowing back to Him as prayers.
Prayer is not dictating to God but a humble and heartfelt expression
of our total dependency and need.
May you not pray amiss from henceforth in Jesus Name. Amen!
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