Asking According to the Lord’s Written Word

Epaphras Prays Podcast · Aug 1, 2024 · 5m

Sometime back, I stopped always asking God for only what I want and started asking Him for what He wants.

I don’t recall just when that was, and often I slip up in praying that way, so I made a list of things I found in Scripture. I refer to them whenever it seems like my prayers focus more on me than on Him.

Maybe you’ll find it helpful, too.

Next to the Psalms, Ephesians has to be my favorite “prayer manual” book in the Bible. It’s really a letter, written by Paul the apostle to the church in the city of Ephesus. He mentions several times he is praying for them, and lists what he is…