We ask with selfish motives
*16/10/2024*
*MID WEEK SERVICE*
TOPIC:
*PRAYER*
Text:
Genesis 4:26
Philippians 4:6-7
HINDRANCES TO PRAYERS BEING HEARD OR ANSWERED
2. We ask with selfish motives
James 4:3
Some might have protested James admonition (James 4:1,2) by claiming that they had not received an answer to their prayers (Matthew 7:7). James responds by suggesting that they were praying for the wrong things. Instead of praying for their sinful desires, they should have been praying for God's good will for them. *Often the reason God does not supply what a person desires is simply that He knows it would not benefit that person* (Philippians 4:19). God is not obliged to answer our prayers in the affirmative. *He will not act in ways that are contrary to His will, even if He is besieged by fervent prayers* Anytime we seek to further our personal pleasures through prayer, we are asking amiss (Matthew 6:33). *In prayer, God does not bow to our will, instead we submit to His good will for our lives*
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