PRAYING WITH YOUR MIND MADE UP

PRAYING WITH YOUR MIND MADE UP
Jeremy Burkes

Luke 18:10 Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican.

We sometimes go before God to pray with our minds already made up. We might even be seeking God's permissions to do our own will. Sometimes we try to convince God to see things our way.
Many times when we do this God begins to reveal His will to us right in the middle of our prayers and we realize it is completely different from what we want. Like the Pharisee we want to tell God all about ourselves, even what we are going to do.
Someone once said if you want to hear God laugh tell Him all your plans.
Many times we pray and leave out the Holy Spirit. We forget that He is the one that guides us through our prayers.
When you pray allow the Holy Spirit to guide your prayers and Jesus will take them before our Heavenly Father.