Praying in God's Will

I started out this morning with a little present God gave to me while I was preparing this lesson to share. He often takes me on another avenue while I am studying. Psalms 27:4 - One thing I have desired of the Lord, That will I seek: That I may dwell in the house of the Lord All the days of my life, To behold the beauty of the Lord, And to inquire in His temple. We are His Temple of the Holy Spirit. He dwells in Us!! We have His temple with us all day long. He wants us to meditate on His word and prayer in His temple not made with man;s hands! So we can pray all the while we are doing things while we are awake! We do not need to always pray aloud. We can pray in silence. God can read our hearts and minds! Amazing ! Acts 7:48 “However, the Most High does not dwell in temples made with hands, as the prophet says: Write down these scriptures for meditation. Psalms 27:4 - One thing I have desired of the Lord, That will I seek: That I may dwell in the house of the Lord All the days of my life, To behold the beauty of the Lord, And to inquire in His temple. We are His Temple of the Holy Spirit. He dwells in Us!! We have His temple with us all day long. He wants us to meditate on His word and prayer in His temple not made with man;s hands! So we can pray all the while we are doing things while we are awake! We do not need to always pray aloud. We can pray in silence. God can read our hearts and minds! Amazing ! Psalm 34:15-19 15 The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, And His ears are open to their cry. 16 The face of the Lord is against those who do evil, To cut off the remembrance of them from the earth. 17 The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears, And delivers them out of all their troubles. 18 The Lord is near to those who have a broken heart, And saves such as have a contrite spirit. 19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous, But the Lord delivers him out of them all. Psalm 86:5- For You, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive, And abundant in mercy to all those who call upon You. 1Corinth. 10:31- 31 Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God. This includes praying for the will of God. James 1:5- 5 If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him. In asking for wisdom, we must also trust that God is gracious and willing to answer our prayers: “But when he asks, he must believe and not doubt” James1:6-6 But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven and tossed by the wind. Mark 11:24- Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them. So, praying according to the will of God includes asking for wisdom (to know the will of God) and asking in faith (to trust the will of God). I am going to share with you 7 instructions on how to pray in the will of God: 1) Pray for the things for which the Bible commands prayer. Matt.5:44- But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you, Luke 10:2- Then He said to them, “The harvest truly is great, but the laborers are few; therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest. Pray for God to send missionaries. The mission field also includes intercessory prayer. You may not be able to go out into the earthly mission fields or leave your home; but! You can certainly be in the spiritual mission fields with right in your prayer closet. Praying for those who are Lost and the things going on around us that are not God's Will. praying for divine intervention. When we get busy doing these things for the Glory of God, suddenly our own circumstances do not seem so bad, We know God is taking care of our every request! Keeps us from entering into temptation, we are in touch with Him daily. Matt.26:41 Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.” Colossians:4:32- Continue earnestly in prayer, being vigilant in it with thanksgiving; 3 meanwhile praying also for us, that God would open to us a door for the word, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in chains, Pray for those who minister the word to others. 2Thess 3:1-Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may run swiftly and be glorified, just as it is with you, 1Timothy 2:1-3- Therefore I exhort first of all that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks be made for all men, 2 for kings and all who are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and reverence. 3 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, 4 who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. 5 For there is one God and one Mediator between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus, 6 who gave Himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time, 7 for which I was appointed a preacher and an apostle—I am speaking the truth in Christ[a] and not lying—a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth. James5:13-13 Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing psalms. 14 Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. 15 And the prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise him up. Pray for the healing of fellow believers. we can pray and believe fro God to do His will for that person. Demanding that he is physically healed is ,not God's will ,it is ours , we must ask for healing for them according to God's will. He sometimes uses our physical infirmities to heal our spiritual infirmities. He is an Eternal God who's will it is for NO Man to Eternally Perish. God knows exactly what each of us needs. James 5:16-16 Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much. Where God commands prayer, we can pray with confidence that we are praying according to His will. 2) Follow the example of godly characters in Scripture. Romans 10:1-Brethren, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for Israel is that they may be saved. Psalm 51:1,2- Have mercy upon me, O God, According to Your loving kindness; According to the multitude of Your tender mercies, Blot out my transgressions. 2 Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, And cleanse me from my sin. David prayed for mercy and forgiveness when he sinned. Acts4:29- 29 29 Now, Lord, look on their threats, and grant to Your servants that with all boldness they may speak Your word, The First Century Church prayed for boldness to be witness as disciples for Christ! These prayers were according to the will of God, and similar prayers today can be as well. As with Paul and the early church, we should always be praying for the salvation of others. For ourselves, we should pray as David prayed, always aware of our sin and bringing it before God before it hinders our relationship with Him and thwarts our prayers. 3) Pray with the right motivation. Selfish motives will not be blessed by God. James 4:3-“When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures” Matt 6:5-7- “And when you pray, you shall not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men. Assuredly, I say to you, they have their reward. 6 But you, when you pray, go into your room, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in the secret place; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly.[b] 7 We should also pray, not so our lofty words can be heard and we may be seen by others as “spiritual,” but mostly in private and in secret, so that our heavenly Father will hear in private and reward us openly And when you pray, do not use vain repetitions as the heathen do. For they think that they will be heard for their many words. Matt 5:23-24- 23 Therefore if you bring your gift to the altar, and there remember that your brother has something against you, 24 leave your gift there before the altar, and go your way. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift. Mark 11:25- 25 “And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him, that your Father in heaven may also forgive you your trespasses. 26 But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father in heaven forgive your trenspasses.” A spirit of bitterness, anger, revenge or hatred toward others will prevent our hearts from praying in total submission to God. Just as we are told not to give offerings to God while there is conflict between ourselves and another Christian, in the same way God does not want the offering of our prayers until we have reconciled with our brothers and sisters in Christ. Colossians 4:2-2 Continue earnestly in prayer, being vigilant in it with thanksgiving; Phillipians4:6-7- 6 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; 7 and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. Pray with Thanksgiving. We can always find something to be thankful for, no matter how burdened we are by our wants or needs. The greatest sufferer that lives in this world of redeeming love, and who has the offer of heaven before him, has reason to be grateful to God. 'Attitude is grattitude brothers and sisters. A thankful heart in any circumstance goes a long way with Our Heavenly Father! He loves a humble and contrite heart , but He also wants a thankful heart! remember the Israelites. God was leading them thru Moses out of the Egypt, they came upon many hardships. God never left them He turned the water of Mara into sweet. He gave them water from out of the rock! he even parted the red seas for their safety . Then He fed them Manna from Heaven and ,every time they came upon a problem they completely forgot that He always took care of them ! They complained and whined ,like He had never looked out for them and forgot that He was the one guiding them! Ungreatful hearts ,got them a death in the desert! Any of them! we need to remember , the things He HAS done for us when we pray and get thankful, he blesses everyday , some do not stop to listen and look!!! Stop making your self, and your problems an idol before God and get thankful ,because He is the Living God of Mercy and Grace and He doe snot want us to be unhappy ! We choose to be most of the time. I am not saying all of our circumstances are brought on by our own doing all the time, no! I am saying God is still God , get thankful and ask for HIS will! Isaiah103: 11-14- 11 For as the heavens are high above the earth, So great is His mercy toward those who fear Him; 12 As far as the east is from the west, So far has He removed our transgressions from us. 13 As a father pities his children, So the Lord pities those who fear Him. 14 For He knows our frame; He remembers that we are dust. That is Our Living and merciful God ,that is Love!!!!! 6) Pray with persistence Luke18:1-Then He spoke a parable to them, that men always ought to pray and not lose heart, 1Thess 5:17- pray without ceasing, We should persevere in prayer and not quit or be dejected because we have not received an immediate answer. Part of praying in God’s will is believing that, whether His answer is “yes,” “no,” or “wait,” we accept His judgment, submit to His will, and continue to pray. 7) Rely on the Spirit of God in prayer. Romans 8:26-27- 26 Likewise the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groans which cannot be uttered. 27 Now He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He makes intercession for the saints according to the will of God. We have the Spirit’s help in praying. At the times of our deepest depression or sorrow, those times when we feel that we “just cannot pray,” we have the comfort of knowing that the Holy Spirit is actually praying for us! What an amazing God we have! Roman's 8:28- And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose. What assurance we have when we seek to walk in the Spirit and not in the flesh! Then we can have confidence that the Holy Spirit will accomplish His work in presenting our prayers to the Father according to His perfect will and timing, and we can rest in the knowledge that He is working all things together for our good . Brothers and sisters, I pray that you all would benefit from this lesson on prayer. I pray for your ears and hearts to be open to what God is telling us. This is not from me, I am merely a facilitator of His word. God knows what we need in these perilous times! It is definitely a more solid prayer life, knowing that we are here to Glorify Him and share His love with others!! Come out of self and be separate! Shake off the lies that Adversary tells you, that your life will never be what is should be!!! Stop comparing yourself with other believers and get thankful. He made you, unique and special , His plans for you are unique to suit you and to serve Him and His good will and Purpose. You are NOT here to be Glorified , you are here to serve the one true Gracious, Mighty God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob! He is Your God too and He wants for you to glorify Him through your life. How can we do that when all we do is moan, stay in self , having pity parties because life is not going the way We Want it. God's way is the Only way that works!! Serve Him , do His will , Pray without ceasing and OBEY!!!!!! It is with great humility that I thank my Lord God for allowing me the opportunity to share what He lays on my heart with My Family in Christ! Lets get busy and glorify Him in everything we do. Let's walk in Christ together, so that the world can see His light that shines down on us and that they might want it too!!!!!!!!!!!! Lets get busy with every breath we take and pray. May Bless You all in the Love of Christ Jesus our warrior and our Savior!!! LOVE, TRUTH PS. I would like to thanks all who attended and who were so blessed . Glorifying God together , now that is what it is all about!@!! TY to On-Fire and Treasure for their awesome inspiring testimonies!!! Ty to all of You . Love you. Ty to the Administration fro allowing me this opportunity ti share ! Ty to Eye for providing this place for us to grow together and Glorify God together!!!