Charles Spurgeon said, "When your will is God's will, you will have your will." Spurgeon understood that our will should submit to God's will. Prayer says to God,"Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven" (Matthew 6:10).
God's will is revealed in the Bible. Holy Scripture is God's revealed will."Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, he hears us. And if we know he hears us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we have asked of Him"(1 John 5:14-15).
God's will is revealed as good, acceptable, and perfect (Romans 12:2). Trying to manipulate God in prayer to have it our way is a blasphemous thought. Seeking a formula in prayer to always get what we want becomes sin. It misses the mark concerning God's good will.
Effective prayer is not about our will. It's about God's revealed will. As Spurgeon said,"When your will is God's will, you will have your will."True prayer submits to God's good, acceptable, and perfect will. That's the key to effective prayer.
God's revealed will is God's glory (1 Corinthians 10:31). He does all things to the praise of his glory (Ephesians 1:6, 12, 14). When our will becomes God's will, we desire the glory of God above all else (John 11:40). Pray to God's glory in all things.
God's revealed will is God's glory (1 Corinthians 10:31). He does all things to the praise of his glory (Ephesians 1:6, 12, 14). When our will becomes God's will, we desire the glory of God above all else (John 11:40). Pray to God's glory in all things.
