240612-Bible-thoughts-prayer.txt

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9:50 AM 6/12/2024

This is a repeat / recap of another time, remembered again now.

When we pray, we often start with praying for what we want, or need. 
We then wait on God's answer.
What if we don't want to keep waiting for God's answer? We try to solve the problem on our own? Consider in the Bible, Abram and Sarai in Genesis 16:1-16. Welcome Ishmael.

However, as we learn how God answers or not, and as we persevere to continue following Him, we begin to learn maturity.

This maturity blends into praying for the Father's will, for what He wants in our lives.
Look at what Jesus did. See Matthew 26:39

This struggle to persevere can take many turns, and lead to some difficult circumstances.
However, learning to trust God throughout causes us to persevere and to mature towards Christlikeness.
God continues to prove Himself faithful, His promises beyond what we can imagine, according to His purposes and His majesty!