Sometimes it seems like our prayers get no further than the ceiling, we wonder if God hears. What can hinder our prayers? Well, we must pray in faith believing (James 1: 6-8) and we must pray according to his word and will (1 John 5: 14-15). However, the word says we must also ask for the right reasons, not purely selfish ones (James 4:2-3).

We are also told in the word that we need to mix patience with our faith (Heb 6:12). God`s timing is not the same as ours (Ps 90:4). It’s also important in all our asking to have thankful hearts and to praise God (Ps 100:4).

In all our asking we need to be sure that our hearts and lives are right before God. In Matthew 6:33 we are admonished to seek God first before we start asking. In this verse we are also told to to walk in obedience to him, in right standing with him, seeking his face, his heart and not his hand. As we walk in obedience to God all of our needs will be met by our heavenly father.

I suspect that if we focused on Matthew 6:33 we would need to do less asking.

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