Prayer is not intended to get God to bend to our will and desires but rather to prepare our hearts to submit to His will and plan for us. – Andy Stanley
We too often approach God as if He is the great ATM machine in the sky. If we punch in the right combination, He will give us what we want. We believe that we must approach with the right balance of: lack of sin, sensitivity to His will, Godly desires, thanksgiving and praise. If we get these just right, than God will allow us blessings from His store house. This is a selfish and warped view of how our Heavenly Father operates.
If we approach God with full adoration and praise ‘Hallowed be thy name … thy kingdom come, thy will be done…” than we are adequately preparing our hearts and conforming our will to meet His. When we are heavy on the adoration we become light on the wants and requests.
