“When you pray, say: “Father, hallowed be your name.” Lk11.2 ESV
Have we noticed that we often ask God for things, which we ourselves spend considerable time and effort trying to acquire? We ask for daily bread, and we put in our forty hours. We ask for protection and lock the doors at night. We ask God to keep us from temptation and we refuse to keep cookies in the house when trying to lose weight. After all, “God helps those who help themselves,” does He not? Yet, we all know that God often helps those who can’t help themselves.
I think we are not looking for God to take up our responsibilities but to assist us in doing them. Nor are we answering our own prayers. We are asking God to cover those things over which we have no control and to make up what is lacking where frail and feeble efforts may not be sufficient.
In the petition above we are asking God to help us set Him apart in our hearts properly, as Lord of all. We are also asking Him to help us make decisions that show that He is. We are trusting God to help us trust Him. This is why faith is so vital to life with Him. It is also why He is pleased to honor any request that honors His name. 1/14/2008 ts
Just me trying to be honest with God.
