Sometimes I wonder if I am praying right. I know that for the longest time people always say you come to God as your friend and just talk to him. But I also found out in my maturity that you have to be specific with your prayers. Saying “Lord I need a job” is NOT the same as saying “Lord, please provide me with a job I will excel in, a job that I love, a job that will enlarge my territory, a job that will provide peace and comfort in my life, a job that will provide for my needs both financially and emotionally, a job designed JUST for me, not just a job Lord but a career that will enrich my purpose and show my true gifts” You can’t just ask God for any job, because once you get that job, it may not be the job you had wished for.
As we mature in our faith, we have to know that praying and asking God for things is not merely about us, it is about how what God is going to bless us with through our prayers will uplift the kingdom of God. Have you been praying but receiving no answers? While you pray do you reduce the noise and influence around you? Are you specific in your prayers? Are you praying with the thoughts in mind that you are asking for somethings that you need that will help you towards your purpose? Pray with a steadfast hope. If you are struggling with your prayer life and what to say read Lamentations 3. Before we start to complain, pray and ask God to bless someone else in our lives that is going through a worse situation.
Sweet Holy Jesus, Sweet Heavenly Dove,
I pray that your spirit of comfort encompasses the brother or sister reading this blog. I pray that your arms of protection cover them from hurt harm or danger. I pray that the very thing that each one of the readers are asking for God that you show them direction in their prayer life. God if its a job they are seeking, provide them with a job that will use their gifts and will provide for their needs. If its a change in atmosphere God, show them the beauty in their current situation and help them to see the best is yet to come. Lord God, if its redemption, God I ask that you give them peace like a river, you give them your sweet holy spirit to watch them as they pray for peace that encompasses all understanding God. And God I pray for those in dire need of love, financial breakthroughs, transportation issues, that you give them the desires of their heart Lord, that you show favor in their lives so they will be able to see your face.
In Your Son Jesus Christ Name
Miss. Jenee
