09/23/2024
I had a thought a few days back that I shared with my grandson Eli on the way to his Doctors appt.
I said, “Instead of praying for a particular political candidate to win in the election, why aren’t we praying for God’s will to be done.” 🤔🙏🏻
In says in Matthew, “This, then, is how you should pray: “ ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.”
Matthew 6:9-10 NIV
Without hesitation, Eli’s immediate response was, “We need a world wide Amber Alert!” He then mimics the buzzing sounds 🔉that comes with an Amber Alert and says…
“Pray, Pray, Pray.”
“A good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and an evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of.”
Luke 6:45 NIV
OUCH! How many times have we said things that we wish we could take back. Proverbs tells us, “The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit.”
Proverbs 18:21 NIV
We must understand that the fight between flesh…what we want and spirit …God’s will is so very real.
Out of the mouth of a child—or in this case a young teenager who is beginning to truly understand the power of prayer! I know this much—the battle between flesh and spirit, is real! What we want or “think” is best vs God’s will. The flesh is weak, but the spirit is strong. I desire the Lord’s will to be done in every area of my life AND on earth as it is in heaven.
How about you??
So, if you will join me in praying for the Lord’s will to be done in all things, including this presidential election, please comment YES! 🙏🏻
“This, then, is how you should pray: “ ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.