PROBLEMS I HAVE HAD WITH PRAYER

SOME PRAYER IS VERY DIFFICULT

Matthew 5:43-44 - "Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbor, and hate thine enemy.  But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you...."

Luke 22:42 - "Saying, Father, if Thou be willing, remove this cup from Me:  nevertheless not My will, but Thine, be done."

1 Thessalonians 5:17 - "Pray without ceasing."

MORE OFTEN THAN NOT, WE DO NOT KNOW GOD'S WILL

Romans 8:26-27, 34 - "Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit Himself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.  And He that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because He maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God....

Romans 8:34 - "Who is He that condemneth?  It is Christ Who died, yea rather, Who is risen again, Who is even at the right hand of God, Who also maketh intercession for us...."

James 4:3 - "Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts."

1 John 5:14 - "And this is the confidence that we have in Him, that, IF we ask anything according to His will, He heareth us...."

TWO THINGS I HAVE LEARNED ABOUT PRAYER:

1.  DO NOT PRAY BASED UPON WHAT GOD PROMISED OTHERS;
2.  DO NOT PUT GOD IN A BOX THINKING HE CANNOT DO SOMETHING NEW!