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When You Pray, Give God Your
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by Rick Warren
"Give us today the food we need" (Matthew 6:11 TEV).
Once you have given God your love and your life, Jesus teaches you can
give Him your worries by asking God to provide for your needs and then
trusting that He will provide.
For instance, we can ask God to give us the food we need each day. Some
translations say, "Give us this day our daily bread."
What is "daily bread"? It's the necessities of life—our physical and
material needs that we're always worrying about. God wants you to ask Him to
provide those things so you don't have to worry about them. He's promised to
provide all your needs: "My God shall supply all of your needs" (Philippians
4:19 NASB).
What do you need today? Energy to make it through the day? Finances? Wisdom?
You have two alternatives: panic or pray. Philippians 4:6 says: "Do not be
anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with
thanksgiving, present your requests to God" (NIV).
Do you really believe this verse? God says you can pray about everything.
Nothing is too great for God's power. Nothing is too insignificant for His
care. Anything worth worrying about is worth praying about. If we prayed as
much as we worried, we'd have a lot less to worry about! Give God your
worries.
When you talk to God about your needs, you need to be specific. When you
pray generically—"God, bless me"—how are you going to know if He answered it
or not? What's a blessing? Sometimes blessings come in the form of problems.
You'd better be careful when you pray, "God, bless me."
Notice the Philippians verse also says, "By prayer and petition, with
thanksgiving." When you pray, be specific and do it with thanksgiving.
Psychologists say gratitude is the healthiest emotion you can have. The more
you develop an attitude of appreciation for God, your family, and other
people, the healthier you are emotionally.
You worship God through prayer when you give him your love (praise), your
life (purpose), and your worries (provision).
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