Sometimes we pray \u2018Just\u2019 prayers. We say, \u2018Lord, we just<\/i> ask you to protect us, or provide for us\u2026 If you\u2019d just<\/i> help us in this situation, we\u2019d be so thankful.\u2019 <\/p>\n
It\u2019s as if we are saying, \u2018Lord, I hate to bother You with this, but\u2026\u2019 It sounds humble, but in reality it demonstrates a lack of faith and confidence in approaching God. Plus it\u2019s not Scriptural. <\/p>\n
The Bible says, \u2018Let us then approach God\u2019s throne of grace with confidence<\/b>, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.\u2019<\/i> (Hebrews 4:16 NIV) \u2018If our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence<\/b> before God and receive from Him anything we ask, because we keep His commands and do what pleases Him.\u2019<\/i> (1 John 3:21\u201322 NIV) <\/p>\n
\u2018This is the<\/i> confidence<\/b> we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears us\u2014whatever we ask\u2014we know that we have what we asked of Him.\u2019<\/i> (1 John 5:14\u201315 NIV) <\/p>\n
<\/i>\u2018Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly<\/b> above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, to Him be glory\u2026 forever and ever.\u2019<\/i><\/i> (Ephesians 3:20\u201321 NKJV) <\/p>\n
\u2018If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more<\/b> will your Father in Heaven give good gifts to those who ask Him!\u2019<\/i> (Matthew 7:11 NIV) <\/p>\n
As a redeemed child of God, you can approach your loving heavenly Father with confidence, knowing that whatever you need, He will provide it\u2014and much more!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Sometimes we pray \u2018Just\u2019 prayers. We say, \u2018Lord, we just ask you to protect us, or provide for us\u2026 If you\u2019d just help us in this situation, we\u2019d be so thankful.\u2019 It\u2019s as if we are saying, \u2018Lord, I hate to bother You with this, but\u2026\u2019 It sounds humble, but in reality it demonstrates a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1279"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1279"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1279\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1279"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1279"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1279"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}