The Secret of Praying

[William Wilbur]

The Secret of Praying

How to have every prayer
that you will ever pray-
answered....Guaranteed!!

First you must know and believe:

Elohim is a Sovereign God,
knowing ALL THINGS
before you even ask and

Eph 1:11
Who works ALL THINGS
after the council of HIS OWN WILL

Jesus himself, revealed an amazing truth
during his most serious moment in prayer
in the garden of Gethsemane after
the last supper with his disciples

Mat 26:36
Then cometh Jesus with them
unto a place called Gethsemane,
and saith unto the disciples,
Sit ye here, while I go and pray yonder

Mat 26:37
And he took with him Peter
and the two sons of Zebedee,
and began to be sorrowful and very heavy

Mat 26:38
Then saith he unto them,
My soul is EXCEEDINGLY SORROWFUL,
even unto death: tarry ye here, and watch with me

Mat 26:39
And he went a little farther,
and FELL ON HIS FACE, and prayed, saying,
O my Father, if it be possible, LET THIS CUP PASS
from me: nevertheless not as I will, BUT AS THOU WILT

Was Jesus sincerely, with all his heart, requesting that
IF AT ALL POSSIBLE "let this cup pass?"

YES, He surely was!!

Did God answer the prayer of Jesus to "let this cup pass?"

NO, He didn’t!!

Yet, did not Jesus get His prayer answered?

YES, He surely did!!

How so?

Because Jesus’ greater desire
was that his Father’s will be done,
rather than "let this cup pass"

Jesus has just shown us
not only the answer to ALL answered prayer
but also the answer to ALL unanswered prayer!!

If you always pray, "not as I will, but as THOU will,"
all of your prayers will be answered too!!

Whether you always get what you desire
or you do not get what you desire,

if your greatest desire of all desires
is for "THY WILL be done,"

then you can rest assured that from this day forward,
all of your prayers will always be answered!!

Elohim's WILL which is his intention for the way
he has already preordained everything to go,
will always be done!!

And believe me,
No prayer has ever changed
what God has planned or purposed to happen
exactly as he preordained and WILLED for it to happen

If it is God’s intention
for you to be blessed by some particular favor,

and God INSPIRES you to pray for that favor
then it will surely be given to you

If on the other hand,
if it was not God’s intention
for you to be blessed by some particular favor,

then no amount of praying
will cause God to grant it to you

Either way, God’s will must and will be done,

and if that is your GREATEST DESIRE in your prayers
then whether you receive some particular favor
or you don’t receive it, nevertheless,
your prayer will be answered!!

1John 5:14
And this is the confidence that we have in him,
that, if we ask any thing
ACCORDING TO HIS WILL,
he heareth us

Rom 8:26
Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities (weaknesses):
for we know not what we should pray for as we ought:
but the Spirit itself maketh intercession (prayer) for us
with groanings which cannot be uttered

So what should you pray for?

Anything you desire that aligns with God's WILL

If God has blessed you with your physical needs
of food, clothing, shelter, and transportation-

then pray for the qualities of love, mercy, forgiveness,
kindness, gentleness, meekness, faith, courage,
knowledge, understanding, wisdom,
patience, self-control, and thankfulness!!

God is our Father and Jesus is our Saviour

God wants to hear from you!!

Talk to him!!

About anything and everything important enough
for you to think about or be concerned about

And always be thankful!!

At night when you lay down to sleep, spend a few minutes,
and thank God not only for your loved ones;
but even for your pillow, your bed,
the shelter over your head,
your refrigerator, your indoor plumbing,
the water you have to drink

and above all these, the Father who loved you
so far beyond your understanding,
that he sacrificed his only Son
so that you may live and become
his very image and Son/Daughter