Now suppose you knew the headlines for the last day. Every day, we can look forward to greater fulfillment of God's purposes on the earth. And because Jesus went back to the Father, He reigns over His Church and directs His Church, by the Spirit, in a much more powerful and successful way. Most people pray that God will bless their plans. But God wants us to pray that we might bless His plans.
Today there is a book so popular it is literally flying off the shelves.
I was asked recently to review it, and I had reservations about it then. But I have since also read World Magazine' s review of it and feel even more strongly that I should warn you against it. God is not in the business of becoming our cosmic bell hop. The reason we pray, if you didn't know it, is not primarily so we can change Him, but so He can change us. In prayer, God works on us to open our eyes, change our hearts, bring us to the place where we see what He has for us and not be so caught up in what we want from Him.