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Ephesians 3:14-17

A Prayer for the Ephesians

14 For this reason I kneel before the Father, 15 from whom every family[a] in heaven and on earth derives its name. 16 I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, 17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith.

When I was young I prayed for stuff. I don’t think that it is uncommon for someone who is lacking something to pray to receive that thing and I was a champion of prayer for material things.. As I grew up I prayed for different things. I often ask for patience, for peace and for guidance and understanding. I am also likely to pray for good weather so I haven't probably come that far in my spiritual journey, but a journey is ongoing and I am human.

I began to notice that when I prayed for patience I found even more situations that required patience, when I prayed for peace there seemed to be a heck of a lot of frustration coming my way and so on. It follows the old adage “Be careful what you wish for” because you might just get it. Often what you receive is a situation requiring you to practice that very thing you were praying to be given.

For quite some time I felt overwhelmed by life but then I got over myself and realized that in each situation, if I got quiet and spoke with God I did feel guided. There may have been more times to practice all of the emotions but I wasn’t alone in it, God was truly there with me.

I truly want to do the work God desired me to do but I am not always ready when that work presents itself. I am grateful that He knows and that He is always ready to guide with love.