What Motivates Our Prayer?

Do I pray just for me? Or do I pray for God?

What motivates your prayer?

Call on God; Expect an Answer

Job said, “I call on God and expect an answer (Job 12:4).”

God said, “My servant Job has spoken accurately about me (from Job 42:7).”

How Love Responds to Requests

Her sweet four year old voice woke me from a deep sleep, “Grandma, I have to go to the bathroom.” I got up, took her hand, and we walked to the bathroom together.

When we tell God what we need, He takes our hand and walks with us.

If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him (Matthew 7:11).

Control

God will do to me whatever he has planned. He controls my destiny (Job 23:14).

This humbles and calms me as I trust and pray.

ASK

Ask
Seek
Knock

Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you (Matthew 7:7 bold mine).

Prayer Has Great Power

You might wonder what value your prayers have. But the Bible says, “The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results (James 5:16).”

A wonderful result of earnest prayer that we see is a strong, healthy grandson and a daughter recovering from covid. We are grateful to the many who prayed.

To God alone be the glory!

Confident Hope

Pray with confidence in God who controls everything for our good and His glory.

We know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God (Romans 8:28).

All glory to God our Father forever and ever! Amen (Philippians 4:20).

Don’t Worry. Pray.

Don’t worry about anything; instead pray about everything.

Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done.

Then you will experience God’s peace (Philippians 4:6-7 bold mine).

We are Weak: God is Strong

We pray because we are weak.

All glory to God, who is able to make you strong (Romans 16:25).

God, the Source of Hope

Pray that God,

the source of hope,

will fill you completely with joy and peace

because you trust in him

Then you will overflow

with confident hope

through the power

of the Holy Spirit.

(Romans 15:13)