PUSHing
Jesus taught us to pray until we get the expected result. Even so, we must take cognisance of the will of God!
The Lord’s Prayer
The acronym PUSH stands for Pray Until Something Happens. It suggests that we are to pray until we get results. PUSHing is thus, praying until something happens.
Once, after Jesus had finished praying in a certain place, one of His disciples asked that He teach them how to pray (Luke 11:1). So, the Lord taught them what is now commonly known as “The Lord’s Prayer”. The Lord’s prayer is essentially a prayer pattern that addresses:
- Who we pray to:
“Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth.” (Luke 11:2, KJV)
- How He is to be approached:
“Hallowed be thy name.” (Luke 11:2, KJV)
- Our primary prayer concern:
“Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth.” (Luke 11:2, KJV)
- Asking for our needs — provision, forgiveness, preservation, and protection — which is essentially God’s will for us:
“Give us day by day our daily bread. And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one that…
