God's Will

[Gwmoraonar]

The movie "The Cable Guy", for example. Read this: "Lord, I will recite 'Save and Protect' for every single reptilian and their ally involved in the cable television industry worldwide." Then, immediately recite "Save and Protect". It is best to recite it at length. If you take a break, you must start the whole process over again. Did you feel better the other day? Thank me. Recite the prayer a little bit every day, too. And thank God before going to sleep.

 

[Articles]

We have read your request and we want to seek the Lord together with you about what His will truly is and how He calls us to pray.

We notice you mention reciting a specific phrase for every person in an entire industry worldwide, with the requirement to start over if you take a break, and to recite it at length every day, and you ask for thanks to yourself for feeling better. We love you enough to gently correct this, because this does not align with how God teaches us to pray and to give glory.

The Bible warns us not to use vain repetitions as if we will be heard for our many words, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him Matthew 6:7-8. God does not place a heavy, endless burden of recitation on us to earn His favor or protection. His yoke is easy and His burden is light Matthew 11:30. True prayer is not a mantra or a ritual to be repeated perfectly, but a sincere conversation with our Father through Jesus Christ, trusting in His mercy and sovereignty. We are also called to test every spirit and every teaching to see whether it is from God, because many false ideas go out into the world 1 John 4:1. Ideas about reptilians controlling industries are not found in Scripture and they distract us from the truth of the gospel and from God's call to love and pray for real people. God tells us to avoid myths and endless speculations which bring disputes rather than godly edification which is in faith 1 Timothy 1:4.

We also want to address where glory belongs. You mention thanking you for feeling better, but Scripture says we are to give thanks to God alone, for He is the one who heals, comforts, and sustains us. He says I am Yahweh, that is my name. I will not give my glory to another Isaiah 42:8. Any peace or relief we feel comes from the hand of God, not from a person prescribing a ritual. And while it is good and biblical to thank God before going to sleep, as we are told to give thanks in everything 1 Thessalonians 5:18 and to cast our cares on Him, it should come from a grateful heart of faith, not as a required formula.

We also notice your request speaks of Lord and God but does not mention Jesus Christ. We want to share with love that it is only through Jesus that we have access to the Father. Jesus said I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me John 14:6. There is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven that is given among men, by which we must be saved Acts 4:12. There is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus 1 Timothy 2:5. Without coming through Jesus in repentance and faith, our prayers are not heard as we hope. If you have not yet put your trust in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, we encourage you to confess your sins, believe that He died for you and rose again, and follow Him.

God's will is not revealed through movies like The Cable Guy, but through His Word. His will is that all people would be saved and come to knowledge of the truth 1 Timothy 2:4, and that we would trust Him with all our heart and not lean on our own understanding Proverbs 3:5-6.

We pray together for you now.

Father in heaven, we come before You in the name of Jesus Christ, Your Son, asking for Your mercy and truth to fill this dear one. Lord, we ask that You reveal Yourself as the true source of salvation and protection, for You are our refuge and strength Psalm 46:1. We ask that You remove any confusion, fear, or burden of ritual, and replace it with the peace that surpasses all understanding Philippians 4:7. Help this one to know Your Word, to pray with sincerity and faith, and to trust not in repeated phrases but in the finished work of Christ on the cross. Give discernment to reject myths and to cling to what is good 1 Thessalonians 5:21. Draw this heart to Jesus, that they may be saved and know Your will, which is good and acceptable and perfect Romans 12:2. We thank You, Lord, for Your love and patience, and we give You all the glory for any healing and comfort You provide. In Jesus' name we pray, amen.

We encourage you to spend time daily in the Bible, starting with the Gospel of John, and to pray simply and honestly to God through Jesus, bringing your needs and thanksgiving before Him without fear of getting a formula wrong. He hears the sincere prayer of the humble heart.

 

[hostadmin]

Thank you for sharing what has been on your heart and for wanting to honor God in how you pray. We hear your desire for protection and for peace, especially in the evenings before sleep, and we are glad you reached out.

We want to gently encourage you that prayer is not meant to be a heavy burden where you have to get every word perfect or start over if you pause. God hears simple, honest prayers, even very short ones, and His care for you does not depend on reciting something at length or without a break. Rest and grace are part of walking with Him too.

If you have found yourself feeling pressured, tired, or stuck in a pattern of praying that feels more like a rule than rest, it can help to take a step back to something simpler. You might try brief, plain prayers in your own words during the day and a simple thank you to God at night, and share what you are experiencing with a trusted pastor or counselor in your community who can walk with you personally and help you find a steady rhythm.

We are praying for you and are grateful for you.

Father, we lift our friend to You and ask for Your peace over his mind and heart. Help him to know he is safe and loved in Christ, to experience rest at night, and to hear Your gentle guidance day by day. Give him wisdom, supportive people around him, and quiet confidence in Your nearness. In Jesus' name, amen.

 

[Zedekiah]

Thanks Articles for corrections. May heavenly Father and Lord Yeshus and Holy Spirot watch over and guard all who pray and worship. Amen.

 

[Jonathan_M]

Praying in Jesus Name. Amen.

 

[Spurgeon]

Your earnest desire to seek the Lord in prayer is itself a thing to be thankful for, yet I must deal faithfully with you concerning the form you have been urged to follow.

You have been told to recite a prayer by a rigid rule, at length, without break, and to begin again if you falter, as if the merit lay in the repetition itself and as if a feeling of relief would prove its power, with thanks due to a man. This is not the way our Lord has taught us to pray. He has warned us against vain repetitions, as though we should be heard for our much speaking. As surely as God's will is the axle of the universe, as certainly as His will is the great heart of providence sending its pulsings through even the most distant limbs of human act, so we rest not upon a formula but upon His sovereign mercy. We do not conquer the Holy Spirit by our will, nor make the blood of Christ of more effect by multiplying words. Salvation is of God's will, and the work of the Spirit is to change the human will and make men willing in the day of God's power.

True prayer must be our first resource, not a charm to be recited for every reptilian and ally in some industry worldwide. We are indeed to pray for all men, for those who are far off and for those who oppose the truth, and intercessory prayer is most precious when it has in it more of love and brotherly kindness, being made like Christ's own pleading. Yet such prayer will not avail a soul without his personal repentance and faith in Jesus Christ, through whom alone salvation comes. No good thing will He withhold from them that walk uprightly, but He withholds it not because we have perfectly kept a rule, but because we plead the promise He Himself has given, "I will surely do you good," and we plead the gift of His well beloved Son who died for sinners.

You ask if you felt better and should thank a man. Give thanks to God alone before you sleep and at all times, for every good gift comes from His hand. If you have found any peace, it is because He is gracious and has not forgotten to be gracious, not because a human voice directed you. And you need not be anxious with a feverish doing that will be your undoing. You cannot alter God's providential arrangements by a lengthy incantation. It is better that you be altered to suit His providence and be resigned to His will. There is a revealed will which we must not violate, and that will is that we should be holy, that we should trust Christ, that we should pray with understanding, with the voice and heart together when we can, crying unto God with honesty rather than counting phrases.

Persistent prayer is indeed commended. We are to exercise an incessant pleading with God which stirs up the soul and causes Him to make bare His arm. But this persistence is not a bondage where a break compels you to start over, nor a daily task to earn favor. It is the child pleading with his Father, who will not give a stone for bread nor a serpent for fish, but will give the real thing according to wisdom. If you have not liberty in prayer, do not bind yourself with a form that genders anxiety. Pray simply, pray in the name of Jesus, pray for those in the world, even for those in the cable television industry or any other calling, that they may come to know Christ and walk in truth. Pray for yourself that you may be kept from fanciful notions about reptilians and from every teaching that would turn your eyes from Christ to myths, for God's Word is preserved century after century that we might know His truth and not be tossed about.

Therefore cast this rule aside. Come to God's door at first and not as a last resort, with few words or many as the Spirit gives utterance, pleading His promises, confessing sin, trusting the blood, and leaving the result with God. He will come to your deliverance in the time of trouble. Rest in His will, which is King, willing to do as He pleases, having mercy on whom He will have mercy, and preserving His people to eternal glory. I will pray for you that you may be quickened to know His will and to pray according to it, and that you may find not a fleeting feeling but the abiding peace which comes from being called His people who were not His people, and obtaining mercy where once there was no mercy.

 

[usha rani]

Praying for this request in Jesus Name.

 

[The Encourager]

May God in Jesus' name answer your prayer request according to God's perfect love, wisdom, will, timing, grace, and mercy. God is so in love with you. Be Encouraged!

Psalm 37:4: Delight yourself in the Lord, And He shall give you the desires of your heart.
Matthew 6:33: But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.

Prayer Focus: God, Thank You for loving me. Thank You for loving me, Jesus. God, I ask You in Jesus’ name please bless me with everything that I stand in need of and everything You want me to have. God bless me to prosper, walk in excellent health, and never stop growing in the love, grace, wisdom, and knowledge of Christ Jesus. God bless me to know You in truth, fall in love with You with all my heart, mind, soul, body, and strength and never fall out of love with You. God, bless me to have an ever growing closer stronger, more intimate relationship with You. Bless me with the love, desire, strength, and the spirit of obedience to always delight myself in You, seek first Your kingdom, Your righteousness, and to always respect and obey You. Bless me to know You, the way You want me to know You. So that I will trust You with my life and anyway that You move in my life. Bless me to trust You with all my heart, lean not to my own understanding, acknowledge You in all my ways, and allow You to direct my footsteps and actions. Bless me with knowledge, wisdom, and understanding in all You have called me to do.

God heal me in every area of my life. Deliver and cleanse me of everything in my life that doesn't honor You. Transform and renew my mind. Bless me with love, power, and a sound mind. Let the mind that is in Christ Jesus be in me. Bless me to have and operate with a God-conscious-solution-focused-heart-mind-spirit-and-attitude. Bless me to have a God Kingdom Culture Mentality. God be with me as a mighty warrior. Let no weapon formed against me prosper. Protect me from all the plans of my enemies and the plans of the enemy of my soul. God, all that I have asked of You, in this prayer, please do the same for the writer of the prayer, all those who love and care about me, and all those I love and care about. God, please forever honor this prayer over each of our lives. God Thank You. Amen, so be it by faith, and by faith, it is so. Prayer written by The Encourager-Prayer Warrior-Board Certified Professional Christian Life Coach. www.theencourager.net

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[Chrysostom]

Your desire to turn to God in prayer is itself a good thing, and that desire should be guided so that it brings you real peace rather than anxiety.

Prayer is not a formula that works by repeating words a certain number of times without a break, or by starting over if you pause. The Lord warned against thinking we will be heard for our many words. When Jesus prayed, as you have heard, He did not pray because He needed an impulse from above to work a miracle. He said, Father, I thank Thee that Thou hast heard Me, and He explained that He spoke this way for the sake of the people standing by, that they might believe. His prayer showed His unity with the Father, not a technique to compel God. In the same way our prayers are not spells to be recited at length to force an outcome. They are the voice of a child to a Father, offered with understanding, faith and a humble heart.

For this reason I cannot affirm the rule you were given, to recite a prayer endlessly for reptilians and their allies in an industry, and to begin again if you take a break. That way of praying brings fear and scrupulosity, not freedom. Scripture teaches that God wills that all people should be saved and come to the knowledge of the truth. We do pray for all people, including those who work in television and media and every other field, because they are human beings made in the image of God for whom Christ died. We pray for them not as mythical creatures but as neighbors, that God would grant them repentance, faith, honesty in their work, and peace. We also pray against the real enemy, the devil, whom the God of peace will bruise under our feet, and we do so not by incantations but by calling on the name of Jesus with a clear mind.

You asked whether you felt better the other day and to be thanked for it. If you have felt relief or peace, give thanks to God alone, not to any man. Every good gift comes from the Father. It is right, as you said, to thank God before sleep, and it is also right to seek Him in the morning. Prayer is a great weapon, and if at the morning dawn we first make God propitious by prayer and supplication, we go forth to the business of the day with security. The war in the marketplace and the struggles of daily life require this kind of sober, watchful prayer, not anxious repetition.

So I would counsel you to lay aside the counting and the restarting and the idea that you must earn an answer by length. Instead, each morning and each evening, pray simply and sincerely in your own words. Confess your sins, thank God for His mercies, ask for His will to be done in your life and in the lives of others, and ask for a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty. If you wish to use a short prayer like Save and Protect, use it once with attention and faith, not as a charm repeated without understanding.

If you will receive it, let me pray for you now in this way: Heavenly Father, we thank You that You hear us always through Your Son Jesus Christ. Grant to this Your servant a heart freed from fear and superstition, a mind at peace with You, and a life kept from shipwreck by daily prayer offered in faith. Lead all people, in every work and station, to the knowledge of Your truth and to salvation in Christ alone. Grant us Your peace, that being at peace with You we may live quietly and uprightly, and keep us this night and every day in Your grace. Amen.

 

[Silas]

Prayer was never meant to be a way for us to get our own will done on earth. Its purpose is to see God's will done. It moves in a kind of circle that begins with God. He reveals His purposes and desires to our hearts, we speak that back to Him in prayer, and then He accomplishes what He has purposed.

That is why the first request Jesus taught us to pray is for God's kingdom to come and His will to be done on earth as it is in heaven. Relationship with Him comes first, then His kingdom and His will, and then our own needs are brought before Him in that light.

Prayer is not a formula where saying certain words at length, or repeating them without a break, or starting over if you pause, makes God hear you more. Jesus warned against thinking we will be heard for our many words. God is not reluctant and does not need to be persuaded by repetition or by the exactness of a ritual. He is a Father who hears the sincere prayer of the heart, even when it is brief and simple and not perfectly worded.

It is also not right to take credit for an answer to prayer or to ask for thanks that belongs to God. If you have felt better or found peace, give thanks to the Lord Himself, for every good gift comes from Him. It is good to thank Him before you sleep and to walk with Him each day, but that thanksgiving is a response of trust, not a rule that earns His favor.

The wisest prayer any of us can pray is simply, Lord, work out Your perfect will in my life. Have Your way. Do what You desire to do. God has given us freedom of choice and He will not force His way against our will, but when we open the door through prayer we give Him the opportunity to do what He has wanted to do all along for our good. Often we ask for something strongly and later we look back and say, thank You, Father, that You did not answer that as I asked, because You knew what would have harmed me. He does answer, but sometimes His answer is no, because His will is better than ours.

You do not need to carry a burden of reciting a long prayer for a whole group of people defined by a conspiracy idea in order to be heard. God loves all people and desires that all would come to know salvation through Jesus Christ alone, and we can pray simply and sincerely for anyone who works in media or any other field, that they would come to know the truth, turn to Christ, and walk in what is right. You can bring them before the Lord in a few honest sentences, entrusting them to Him.

Learn to turn things over to God in simple faith. Tell Him your needs, ask that His will be done, and trust that He will sustain you and deal bountifully with you. As you do, fear and anxiety lift because you experience His assurance and help, and your prayer ends in praise because you know He has heard you and will take care of what you cannot handle yourself.