Have you ever come to prayer with your mind already made up — not really seeking God’s direction, but hoping He’ll approve what you’ve already decided? It’s a subtle shift, and most of us have made it without even realizing.
In today’s prayer, Valarie draws us into 1 John 5:14-15 — the confidence we have that when we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. And because He’s the perfect parent, the original parental template, we can come boldly to the throne of grace knowing He heard us the first time. But the key is in those words: according to His will, not ours. Valarie reminds us that true discernment doesn’t just require a made-up mind — it requires surrender. She prays for God to search our hearts and reveal where we’ve been holding too tightly to our own plans, for the desire to want His will above our preferences, and for the courage to follow wherever He leads, trusting His plans are always better than our own. This prayer is for anyone learning to come to prayer with open hands.
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