Have You Prayed?

by Tammy Phillips
August 5, 2024

“And He was withdrawn from them about a stone’s throw, and He knelt down and prayed, saying, ‘Father, if it is Your will, take this cup away from Me; nevertheless not My will, but Yours, be done.’”Luke 22:41-42 (NKJV)

Not My will, but Yours be done. Can you pray, not my will but Yours? Do you mean it? Jesus prayed. Have you? Is it YOUR will or is it’s God’s will you seek?

The Word of God instructs us:

“Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything.” (Philippians 4:6 NLT)

“Pray without ceasing.” (1 Thessalonians 5:17 NKJV)

My flesh has wanted to rise up and yell loudly at the craziness and insanity going on in the world. I can hardly bare some people’s faces much less their voices speaking such ignorance, lies and double talk, BUT that is NOT God’s way.

One of my favorite social media quotes is “be careful what you post over the next few months” and then they proudly post their opinion because after all their opinion is right. There is only one right all the time. His name is God. There is only one who has the answers, Jehovah is His name.

If we pray His will, we better be ready to accept and do it His way!

And His way might not be our way…

“For My thoughts [are] not your thoughts, Nor [are] your ways My ways,” says the LORD. For [as] the heavens are higher than the earth, So are My ways higher than your ways, And My thoughts than your thoughts.” (Isaiah 55:8-9 NKJV)

Even though my flesh would want some to fall off planet earth, never to return, I have to align my spirit with God’s and declare: “The Lord is….long suffering toward us, not willing that any should perish, but that ALL should come to repentance.” (2 Peter 3:9 NKJV) This is God’s way.

Have you prayed for God’s way? Have you prayed about the crisis in Middle East? Do you know God’s will? Do you care? Have you prayed God’s will for the next president? Have you prayed for the Senator, Representative, CNN or Fox News anchor who gets on your nerves? Have you prayed for the UNITED States of America? Have you prayed for your enemies? Have you prayed for the one who offended you? Have you prayed for the one who hurt you? Have you prayed for the ignorant? Is your person in the presidential race God’s person? What if neither are, there is a thought. Have you asked Him? Have you prayed?

STOP. If you profess Christ as your Savior and Lord, have you prayed for God’s will and His way? I do not know what is going to happen, but I will be praying.

I enCOURAGE you to pray. Pray before you speak, post or vote. I encourage you to love at all times, so not easy. We can do it with Jesus’ help. I encourage you to pray His will be done on earth as it is in heaven. The world would be a different place if we just asked God what He thought and then did it His way. He says

“Then you will call, and the Lord will answer; you will cry for help, and he will say: Here am I.” (Isaiah 58:9)