When some people pray, they pray expecting God will answer their prayers and good things will happen.
When other people pray, they pray expecting there’s only an outside chance God will come through; bad things are bound to happen.
When you pray do you expect God to say “yes” or expect him to say “no?”
If we pray expecting God to grant our requests, there will be times when we are disappointed.
However, if we pray with little expectation of God granting our requests, there will only be a few times when we are surprised. We must pray in faith and without doubting.
I tend to be in the first group—expecting the best from God—and not in the latter group—expecting little from him. I see God as kind, loving, and benevolent, wanting to give me good things—all I need to do is ask.
When I pray, I almost always expect God to say “yes.”
Peter DeHaan writes about biblical Christianity to confront status quo religion and live a life that matters. He seeks a fresh approach to following Jesus through the lens of Scripture, without the baggage of made-up traditions and meaningless practices.
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