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When we pray "Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done" we are praying that God will manifest Himself and His glory in the world and in our lives. There are so many things going on in the world that we don't understand. Yet we must pray that God will continue to manifest Himself in the world so that spirtual healing, deliverance and restoration may come and the unsaved may come into the knowledge of a relationship with God. Sometimes, as I pray, I am lost as to what I should pray about regarding my life and the lives of those around me. I rely on the Holy Spirit, my earthly Intecessor, to interpret God's will to me. Often, the things that we want and we pray for are not God's will for us. We must pray for His will to be manifest and have the faith to accept His will. When I pray, "thy will be done", I am saying to God - I trust you and your will for whatever situtation that faces me, I trust your faithfulness, your mercy and your love. You have proven that Your way is the best way; You have a credibility - at track record of faithfulness in my life. When I pray these words, I can pray with the confidence that even when it seems that He is taking His time in revealing His will for my life and manifesting Himself and His glory, I still trust Him.

When we approach god in prayer, we approach him in reverence and respect. That not only includes what we say but how welive. We must come to him with clean hands and a clean heart. God wants us to live holy for He is holy. The things that brings dishonor to God is our failure to represent Him with the way we live. A main focus of many churches is "praise and worship.". but do we realize that our praise goes beyond the outward show of "making a joyful noise" but it starts with our living. When iniquity becomes a part of our lives. We all sin as we press towards the mark of the high calling in Christ Jesus. In the process, we stumble - we approach God with true repentance. Iniquity comes when we sin but make excuses or justify the behavior. We ask for forgivenenss with no intention of ever changing our lives or our behavior. I was a member of a Church where the Pastor lived an ungodly life - a life of adultery, mistreatment of his family - which had happened in his first marriage as well. Yet, when he got up to preach, he would pray and ask God to forgive him of his trespasses against God and man knowing that when he left the pulpit, he would continue to engage in the sin that dishonors God. That kind of living dishonors God and makes a mockery of His grace and mercy. To honor His name is about a life that honors God first with our actions and our lives and how we use His name.

Hello, my name is Kay. My present home is Tuscaloosa, AL where I have lived for the past 13+ years. I commute daily to Birmingham where I am employed at the University. I have two daughters - a college freshman and a high school freshman. I have taught Bible Study and Sunday School classes, but there are times when I just want to study and "dig deeper" in God's Word just for my own growth. this is one of those times. My daughters and I have started a study of the "Sermon on the Mount" and if anybody can tell me of additional resources that I might use for all of us (even the one away in college), please let me know. I look forward to being a part of this Bible Study - Great Prayers of the Bible

Hello, my name is Kay. My present home is Tuscaloosa, AL where I have lived for the past 13+ years. I commute daily to Birmingham where I am employed at the University. I have two daughters - a college freshman and a high school freshman. I have taught Bible Study and Sunday School classes, but there are times when I just want to study and "dig deeper" in God's Word just for my own growth. this is one of those times. My daughters and I have started a study of the "Sermon on the Mount" and if anybody can tell me of additional resources that I might use for all of us (even the one away in college), please let me know. I look forward to being a part of this Bible Study.