Charles Spurgeon said, "When your will is God's will, you will have your will." Spurgeon understood that prayer is submitting our will to God's will. We should pray to God,"Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven" (Matthew 6:10).
We should pray submitting to God's 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).
We should pray for God's good, acceptable, and perfect will to be done (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.
We should pray surrendering our will to God's will. It's about God's will for us. As Spurgeon said,"When your will is God's will, you will have your will." Prayer submits to God's good, acceptable, and perfect will. That's the key to effective prayer.
We should pray to 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). We should pray to God's glory in all things.
We should pray to 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). We should pray to God's glory in all things.
