Matt. 26:38 is a comfort to me. Jesus asked his disciples to "keep watch" with Him in prayer. Yet, notice Jesus prayed in such a way that He was asking His Father to change the plan, if at all possible.
I am comforted by this because many times when I pray, "keeping watch," as it were over my own soul or my family, or the church, I don't always know exactly what to pray about. But, like Jesus, I can be honest in my soul with God. Aren't you glad about that? God doesn't require us to know exactly how to pray or even exactly what to pray about. If He did, I think 99% of my prayers would be a lost cause.
Do you need to "keep watch" over your life or the lives of others around you? Of course! Do you need to know what God's will is every time? No! Jesus' example in Matt 26 shows us that sometimes you won't. So, go ahead and ask, even though God's will in a certain direction in your life is foggy. Jesus did!
What are you praying about that you're kind of foggy about?
What was the key for Jesus' prayer? "Not as I will, but as you will." He came asking, but He ultimately yielded to God's final say!
Can you submit your request to God that way? If it's a health problem, how would you pray the way Jesus did?
Finances, relationships, job or career, school, whatever, we can bring our requests before God and just ask...just the way our heart feels about it...but ultimately submitting to however God wants to answer it.
Will you pray this way?
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