Good Morning!
Happy Encouragement Thursday
Today's Text comes from the Book of 2 Chronicles, Chapter 1, Verses 11 through 12.
(2 Chronicles 1:11-12) NLT "God said to Solomon, "Because your greatest desire is to help your people, and you did not ask for wealth, riches, fame, or even the death of your enemies or a long life, but rather you asked for wisdom and knowledge to govern my people properly. I will certainly give you the wisdom and knowledge you requested. But I will also give you wealth, riches, and fame such as no other King has had before you or will ever have in the future!"
Question? What do we learn in this Biblical account about our prayers?
This request of Solomon to God in which he asks for wisdom and knowledge, was a clear sign that he desired this from his heart. From this Biblical account, we can learn that the prayers we give to God are a way of revealing what we have in our hearts. This is why it is important to analyze what we speak in them and it is interesting that the importance of wishing for wisdom and knowledge is emphasized as well as reflecting on the words, we express in our prayers.
We usually don't tell others what we pray to God for or for whom we pray, but imagine if we could make a transcript of what you prayed for today, yesterday, and or before going to bed. What is it about? What is it that is usually repeated in our prayers? It is good to think about what specific things we ask God for in prayer, it will help us to examine ourselves and reveal what is important to us.
Let's think about this, for example. If we are full of good thoughts, our prayers will be like Solomon's. We will ask for things that are in accordance with God's will, or so to speak, we will ask for good things. If we see that our prayers are becoming mechanical or have become repetitive, then we should reevaluate the situation, since it may be a sign of us failing in our spiritual nourishment. This is why we should eat well in a spiritual sense and in this way, we can improve the quality of the prayers we speak.
Amen! Have a Blessed One!
