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Ep 101 (S6E8) Wanting What God Wants
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References:
- John 15:7 - ask whatever you WANT - thelo
- To will, have in mind, intend, to purpose, to desire, to wish, to take delight in
- To bring my thelo to the Lord is a form of prayer.
- So, just ask in prayer for a job paying 7-8-9 figures, for a Lamborghini, for a vacation home at the beach
- Compare James 4:1-3
- With James 1:5-8
- John 15:7 - If you remain in me and my words remain in you…
- So, just ask in prayer for a job paying 7-8-9 figures, for a Lamborghini, for a vacation home at the beach
- The “ask” form of prayer is called supplication.
- To bring my thelo to the Lord is a form of prayer.
- Amazingly, God knows that our asks won’t always align with His thelo, but He invites us to ask anyway, because of our dependent relationship.
- To will, have in mind, intend, to purpose, to desire, to wish, to take delight in
- What would I ask for?
- Consider Solomon
- 1 Kings 3:5- 15a
- God gave what Solomon asked for AND what he hadn’t asked for (wealth, fame, etc.)
- Consider Bartemaeus
- Mark 10:46-52
- Jesus gave what Bartemaeus asked for AND… a new life, purpose, community?
- Consider Solomon
- What does God want? - 1 Timothy 2:1-4
- Paul prefaces his statement about what God wants with an urgent call to intimate communication with God that he captures in four words.
- Supplication (deēsis)
- Prayer (proseuchē)
- Intercession (enteuxis)
- Thanksgiving (eucharistia)
- Through these practices of communication with God, we can learn to want what God wants.
- Our hearts get conformed to the likeness of Christ’s heart.
- We come to want all people to be saved and come to understand the truth.
- Paul prefaces his statement about what God wants with an urgent call to intimate communication with God that he captures in four words.