Am I Asking Amiss?

When we lack trust in God we lack all the manifestations of answered prayer, evidence of God's glory in our lives and peace. A broken, wounded heart sometimes requires another who has already been healed to come along side and show the way. I am being drawn to women who have been married many years and are tired of living with an "angry man." What is interesting is some of these women are even more angry, maybe in a legalistic sort of way, than their husband and are probably the reason their spouse still has a broken heart. They may not be able to see the role they have played in feeding into that wounded and broken heart, injecting the very poison that entrenched the stronghold attached to the unhealed, painful wound. Also, they very likely had their heart broken by their spouse early in the marriage.

When we are able to pray rightly, for His glory, for His name's sake, and for His will to be done; then we are asking rightly. God waited many years for me, longing to hear me ask Him, "What does that mean?" "How do You want me to pray?" What do You want me to ask for?" "How am I to accomplish this?" "Why?" "When?" "Am I asking amiss?" And guess what...I kept asking amiss.

We have not because we ask not. This isn't so much what we are/or are not asking for, but asking God our question upon question until He hears the right heartfelt request and we are able to give Him our obedient response. This will result in Him answering whatever we may ask of Him.

And in light of the blog written earlier today, always pray for His Name to be glorified. We will receive true answers when we pray for His name sake.