Worry Is Praying for What You Don’t Want to Happen; Do This Instead
Trusting God’s provision and the power of single-minded prayer
The Bible says not to worry about your prayers. To be single-minded. Pray for what you need, not what you don’t want.
If you don’t know what you’re doing, pray to the Father. He loves to help. You’ll get his help, and won’t be condescended to when you ask for it. Ask boldly, believingly, without a second thought. People who “worry their prayers” are like wind-whipped waves. Don’t think you’re going to get anything from the Master that way, adrift at sea, keeping all your options open. (James 1:5–8, MSG)
We’re always praying in our minds and our hearts. Our thoughts create our reality. If we chart the time we spend worrying about all the what-ifs in our mind against the whispered prayers to God, we might gain insight as to why our prayers remain unanswered.
The reality of God is a life without lack
During the pandemic, when it was easy for fearful and discouraging thoughts to run amuck in our minds, I read Dallas Willard’s book, Life Without Lack: Living in the Fullness of Psalm 23, twice.
And I took copious notes.
