Comments on: Is God Asking for Something in our Prayers?

By: alsothinking

alsothinking — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 00:56:53 +0000

Jesus said:remember this! let the children come to Me,because the Kingdom of God belongs to such as these:in other words keep it simple and talk to God as Your friend and Father and You will be pleasantly surprised as you draw near to Him that God will come near to you in all things

By: brownsa

brownsa — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 23:26:09 +0000

Yes, I agree that God does except something from us in prayer. The previous posts show the many and varied ways we do this. But, I don’t see the relationship between the Lord’s Prayer and Jesus’ encounter with the Samaritan women at the well. That encounter has always seemed to me a teaching on how to evangalize, not on how to pray.

By: rowaite

rowaite — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:35:14 +0000

I sense that prayer is the process of our “giving” credit (glory) to God for what He has already done or given according to His sovereign will. The efficacy of prayer is not the fact that we have prayed so much as that that we have sought and prayed in His will; and to know His will is not a single prayerful event, but a constant communing with Him; i.e. “Pray without ceasing.”

By: youngkells1980

youngkells1980 — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:12:41 +0000

I think the lords prayer is a cry for simplicity. Its plea to come as you are before the Father. My opinion is the text Jesus used was common talk at that time. One of the major problems Jesus faced was those that prayed out of tradition. People at that time worshiped out of tradition. Tradition is good as long as you don’t loose the sincerity. The heart. So Jesus showed the diciples that true prayer does not fall within words but whithin ones heart. So yes I believe God is asking something from us in our prayer, He is asking us to speak with our heart and not our words. Talk to him cause its in our hearts to do so not out of tradition.

By: rickathisbest

rickathisbest — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:54:55 +0000

My prayers are of thankfullness. Of my redemption. Of His mercy. I feel so small at times. I feel inferior to Him and the Saints, yet I trust the He is faithful to finish the goodness in me the He has started. My prayer life is like a small child right now, always asking. These Daily Reflections are my life-raft. My daily reminder of my sinfulness. I do not despair though, I now have hope.

By: Brother Larry

Brother Larry — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 16:06:06 +0000

We sometimes forget that we are spiritual beings having an earthly experience. Man should always pray. And not that religious prayer but a honest everyday communication with GOD our father from the heart about his will for our day, taking it day by day. Yes, God is asking something of our prays. Communicating with him we should understand that he ALREADY KNOWS, whatever we may ask, whatever we may think, whatever we may believe. For, God want us to have faith in our prayers.

By: Gena

Gena — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 10:11:38 +0000

I hadn’t thought of His conversation with the woman at the well to be a kind of prayer, but now that you’ve shown us that – it makes sense and it does show beautifully. I got a sense that Jesus must have smiled as He saw how when it dawned on her who He was and how she ran to share the Good News with others. I bet she ran past the disciplines who were returning with food and whatnot! I can just imagine they looked with that expression “What…?”. By reconigizing who He was and her joy to rush and share… that was the answer to His prayer.

By: Gale L. Jarvis

Gale L. Jarvis — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 10:11:15 +0000

Good Morning everyone, Mart, I am a day late, but just one quick thought the Lord has shown me that he wants from me, and that is to be praying in His will.
The bible is full of things that God desires for me to pray for, and they will be granted.
I believe desiring for God to guide my life, being able to be doing something for someone else every day, desiring to be the light someone needs.
God says if i will ask any thing according to His will, it shall be done.
Seeking God’s will through prayer i believe is what God wants from me.

By: Elaa

Elaa — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 02:22:48 +0000

So, if we know why God wants us to pray, we would do so readily, right? Kind of ties into yesterday, I think. One prays long prayers, because of the potential results of coming to Him. One friend long ago did suggest to me once that is seemed I was trying to arm twist God for my preferred answers with my prayer and fasting. I don’t know.

But what about, ‘prayer, supplications and intercessions be made for all men and those in authority?’ It takes time to cover all men. And sometimes I pray Mondays – for Ministers, Marriages, Mothers, Fridays – for Fathers, Families, Wednesday – for upcoming Weddings, Saturday – for Singles, seperated couples – kind of assigning prayer points for the week. That automatically takes time too.

But I like the idea of ‘if you know who was asking, you would ask yourself (my paraphrase).’ It gives me another angle to approach His throne. Thanks for sharing.

By: Mart De Haan

Mart De Haan — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 22:03:43 +0000

Hey, your answers are all better than my question!! Early this a.m. I was intrigued with the idea of praying to give God something that he would treasure instead of just going to him to get something. Your answers reflect that relationship!!