Pivotal Prayer Perspectives (Poem, Part 3)

See the Pivotal Prayer Perspectives series here

See the Prayer and Praying Series here

Prayer, both the life-blood and life-line of believers who please,

All of Heaven after they have gotten up from bended knees.

We have The Mind of Christ -- His Word;

with promises it’s jam-packed!

But if left undeveloped, in prayer, His Will is hijacked? ¹

 

Only as we unpack, then develop His Mind within us,

Will we perceive both the Will and Voice of The Lord, Jesus.

This is how He promises, ‘All My sheep know My voice’,

Interpreting His promises without …comm-link noise.

 

‘Have the faith of (not in) God’, Jesus so advises,

According to what Mark, in his Gospel divulges. ²

Apart from The Mind of Christ, well developed within,

Don’t think we can believe like God does, and make Him grin.

 

In The Lord’s Prayer, have you ever noticed, spiritually,

Where this key phrase, ‘Thy Will be done’, is placed, physically??

It precedes all petitions about our needs and desires!

Regarding His Will, that’s the priority He desires! ³

 

But in your prayers, and those you have heard,

Including those that were ‘based on His Word’,

Prayers you and others believed in Heaven were accepted,

To what extent was this priority therein reflected?

 

Saving our soul, by maturing His Mind in us, is smart.

Subjugating our petitions to His Will, from the start,

Fuels prayers in which all of Heaven delights.

Let’s practice these pivotal prayer insights.

 

I’d bet folks who ask me, for them to pray,

Might not be pleased, if to them, I would say,

‘I’ll pray, but I prioritize His Will over mine or yours.’

Perhaps they might not call me with their

…prayer request encores. ;o)

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¹ Hijacked by prioritizing our own selfish petitions. By developing The Mind of Christ within us, we learn to discern and how to apply effectively The Lord’s promises to the righteous.

² See: Mark 11:22, especially in these Bible versions: Young’s Literal Translation (YLT), Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition (DRA), and the Complete Jewish Bible (CJB). Why do you think other versions of The Bible mis-interpreted this verses? Compare Psalm 8:5 in the YLT and AMP versions with other Bible versions and be astounded at the literal Truth in this verse. Let’s study to show ourselves approved…

³ See: Matthew 6:10 and Luke 11:2. Admittedly, it may take some time for me to learn to lead my prayer petitions with, ‘Let Your Will be done, Lord’.