Trusting in Prayer

In visiting many different churches and Bible studies with many different groups of people, I have seen many different ways to pray. Each time I have learned something by listening to others interact with God. There are different approaches and different formulas, but one has really made an impression.

Some people, when they ask God for help, do it with a sense of insecurity. If God is willing, If God agrees. Please, please, please. There is a sense of anticipation of failure sometimes, an I-don't-know attitude.
Then there are people who pray with certainty for what they want and need. Their speech, whenever they talk about what they have prayed for, is filled with anticipation of success.

They aren't praying to God and hoping for the best. They are praying and trusting that God WILL do it. This works toward a more powerful prayer, a more powerful life, a more powerful faith. People who TRUST God for something instead of simply asking for it surprised me at first. I had never encountered this sentiment, this turn of phrase, before college.

Now, I see how this kind of prayer reflects a more powerful and intimate faith. Don't just wish God would do something, know He will. He will always work toward the good of those who love Him.

I have a job interview soon, for a job that I desperately want to get. It is perfect for me and my career, or so I think. I could be nervous, fuss and fidget and stress over it all week, but I won't. I'm trusting that God will secure for me a job that will set me on the right career path. So worry is gone and God is in charge. I trust that this job is right for me and He will steer me smoothly into it.

What is on your mind, what needs do you have, what obstacles are there? Don't just pray, don't just ask, trust that God will do all you ask and more. Walk by faith, and wait in sure expectation of the results. Because God is on our side.