1 John 5:14-15 This is the confidencewhich we have before Him, that, if we ask anything according to His will, Hehears us. And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, we know that wehave the requests which we have asked from Him.
Get your prayers in line with God’s purposes and watch Himwork in response!
In actual fact, this kind of praying means that our prayersare actually the response to what God is showing us of His will in the thingswe are praying about. These verses tell us that “if we ask anything according to His will”, the answer isguaranteed. If that is the case, then what is the most important thing aboutprayer? Discerning the will of God!
This means that when we are bringing issues to God, weshould not start our prayers immediately with what we want God to do, butrather should spend time on our knees with our Bibles open in front of ustalking with God about the issues concerning us and asking Him to show us whatHe is doing in our own hearts and in the lives of the people involved.
When you begin to discern what God is up to, then you canpray with absolute confidence about things.