My Will, His Will, Whose Will?

Why do many Christian's not pray?  They don't know how.  Which also means they don't know God and His Will?  

How can I say that?  Those who spend time in God's Word, spending quality time with Him, have come to know Him and talk to Him.  Worry and fear over how to talk to God does not even occur to them.  It is much like meeting someone new in your life.  At first you experience nervousness and awkwardness.  Yet, after spending time with the person you begin to get comfortable around them and speak more freely.  This is true with our relationship with God.  The more we spend time with Him (getting to know Him) we grow comfortable in His presence and speak more freely with Him (prayer).

This is often apparent when we hear people pray, "If it's your will God..."  Now, most of us, myself included, have prayed that at one time or another.  There comes a time we all must spiritually grow up, and as we develop a relationship with God (in His Word, in praise and in worship, and in time in prayer, talking to Him), we come to know who He is and His will for situations in our life.  This produces prayers of faith for specific situations in life according to His Will, His Word.  

At this point, we should not have a problem praying along the lines of His Word, because we know it.  And, if God's Word says it is for us, it is ours, or if it says it is not for us, it is not ours; this is the will of God on the subject.  We can boldly and confidently pray in faith according to His Word.  

Yes, there are situations in our lives where you will not find specific direction in a situation.  John 16:13 comes in here, "...the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth..."  The Holy Spirit leads us and guides us in these situations in life.  The Word says it, therefore, it is His Will for us to know what to do in every situation... this is how we pray.  

If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you.  John 15:7

Once we have the Word of God abiding within us, we can have the boldness and confidence to pray in faith according to His will (1 Jn 15:7).  His Word is His Will.  When we know His will, and it abides in us, and you are now asking according to His will, there is no need to pray, "if it be your will God."  We already know it is His will.



It is now that we can pray according to 1 John 5:14, "Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us."  Now, you know HOW to pray.  

It is easy to talk to God when you know how and know what to expect according to His will.  Now, we have replaced fear with faith.

I look forward to spending time with you on this blog tomorrow in Part 3 of 15 posts on EMPOWER ME! Prayer.