We want to continue focusing on developing our devotional time with the Lord. This is to be a time of excitement and joy, not legalism and drudgery. We want to approach this most important part of the day with the proper expectations. When we pray, we must remember that God is Sovereign and will answer our prayers according to His Perfect Will, not ours. There are occasions that the answer received may not be the answer sought. God is Sovereign, yet that Sovereignty does not exclude the free moral choices of mankind. Man can choose to meet the conditions for answered prayer or he can choose to neglect those principles and receive the consequences. Regardless, God is the ultimate authority in the universe and it is His final decision on all matters, including prayer. Yet, we are not left to wander in spiritual blindness. God has provided direction to His children concerning the expectations of prayer. The Bible provides instruction specifically addressing the issue of the expectations in prayer. The First Letter of John states: “And this is the confidence that we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us. And if we know that he hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests that we have asked of him.” God, through His Holy Word, has provided us all we need to have an effective prayer life. Let us go to Him everyday seeking His Perfect Will. He is Faithful!
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