{"id":7477,"date":"2025-11-17T00:00:36","date_gmt":"2025-11-16T23:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spiritmeat.net\/?p=7477"},"modified":"2025-11-08T23:19:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-08T22:19:07","slug":"17-november-2025-the-power-of-asking-according-to-his-will-1-john-157-james-43","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spiritmeat.net\/fr\/2025\/11\/17\/17-november-2025-the-power-of-asking-according-to-his-will-1-john-157-james-43\/","title":{"rendered":"17 November 2025: THE POWER OF ASKING ACCORDING TO HIS WILL (1) &#8211; John 15:7, James 4:3"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p><span class=\"tie-dropcap\">T<\/span>he secret to effective prayer is not in the volume of words but in alignment with God\u2019s will. Jesus declared, \u201cIf ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you\u201d (John 15:7). The condition is clear: abiding in Him and letting His Word abide in you. When His Word shapes your desires, your prayers automatically align with His will, and answers become inevitable. But when prayer springs only from human wants or fleshly ambition, it loses power before heaven.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>James explains why many prayers go unanswered: \u201cYe ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts\u201d (James 4:3). God does not finance lust. He will not endorse requests that contradict His purpose or corrupt your soul. For example, a man asking God to bless his dishonesty in business is praying against divine laws. No matter how long he prays, such prayers will never be answered. This is why you must let the Word of God filter your requests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Prayers born from Scripture are prayers God is already eager to answer. They rest not on emotion but on covenant truth.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Beloved, learn to check your motives before you pray. Ask yourself: Does this request glorify God or just satisfy me? Is it consistent with His promises, or is it driven by carnal desires? As you align with His Word, confidence rises and answers flow. Don\u2019t waste energy praying amiss. Anchor your desires in the Word and present them boldly. When the Word rules your asking, you will not only pray effectively but also live in greater harmony with God\u2019s will.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>THOUGHT TO PONDER:<\/strong> Are my prayers shaped by God\u2019s Word or by my personal desires? Do I check my motives before I bring requests before God?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote quote-simple is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>PRI\u00c8RE:<\/strong> <strong>Lord, align my heart with Your Word. Deliver me from praying amiss, and teach me to ask only according to Your will. Amen.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n\t\t<div class=\"tie-padding  has-padding-left has-padding-right\" style=\"padding-left:5%; padding-right:5%; padding-top:0; padding-bottom:0;\">\n\n\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><strong>LA BIBLE EN UN AN :<\/strong><br>Ezekiel 35:1\u201336:38, James 1:1\u201318, Psalm 116:1\u201319, Proverbs 27:23\u201327<br><br><br><strong>SPIRIT MEAT SUR ANDROID ET iOS<br><\/strong><br>Spirit Meat on Android: https:\/\/bit.ly\/SpiritMeatAndroid<br>Spirit Meat on iOS: https:\/\/bit.ly\/SpiritMeatIOS<br>YouVersion: http:\/\/bible.us\/r\/GL8<br><br>\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014<br><br>J\u00e9sus est Seigneur !<br><br>\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014<br>www.dreamcentreoftheloic.org<br>www.soundcloud.com\/reverendareogun<br>www.dciradio.org<br>https:\/\/bit.ly\/SpiritMeatDailyDevotionalWhatsApp<br>YouTube Channel- Sola Areogun Ministries<br>+2348037252124<br>#SpiritMeat<br>#ReverendAreogun<br>\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014<br><br><em><strong>Copyright \u00a9\ufe0f 2025<\/strong><br>The public is hereby informed that exclusive copyright<\/em><br><em>subsiste dans cette \u0153uvre et donc toute tentative de reproduction,<\/em><br><em>copier, distribuer au public \u00e0 des fins commerciales, publier tout<\/em><br><em>traduction de l&#039;\u0153uvre, r\u00e9aliser un film relatif \u00e0 l&#039;\u0153uvre,<\/em><br><em>faire une adaptation de l&#039;\u0153uvre, soit dans son int\u00e9gralit\u00e9, soit en grande partie<\/em><br><em>une partie de l&#039;\u0153uvre, soit dans sa forme originale, soit sous toute autre forme<\/em><br><em>d\u00e9riv\u00e9 de mani\u00e8re reconnaissable de l&#039;original constitue une atteinte \u00e0 la<\/em><br><em>droit de l&#039;auteur et sujet \u00e0 litige sauf et sauf<\/em><br><em>l&#039;auteur a officiellement et clairement autoris\u00e9 ladite personne<\/em><br><em>ou les personnes ou l&#039;auteur sont clairement mentionn\u00e9s dans l&#039;\u0153uvre.<\/em><\/pre>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>he secret to effective prayer is not in the volume of words but in alignment with God\u2019s will. Jesus declared, \u201cIf ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you\u201d (John 15:7). 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