inappropriate requests
@SIMPLYD (90717)
Philippines
August 14, 2011 8:32pm CST
I have read in my devotionals that if the request is wrong, God says No. Some prayer requests are too selfish. Some are simply inappropriate. Some have ulterior motives. 
So, when we make requests, ask God to show you whether your requests are appropriate or not. But we ourselves can also discern them if they are appropriate or not. Don't we? 
So, when we make requests, ask God to show you whether your requests are appropriate or not. But we ourselves can also discern them if they are appropriate or not. Don't we? 5 responses
@toniganzon (77119)
• Philippines
15 Aug 11
Sometimes there are requests that aren't selfish and thus we cannot discern whether they are appropriate or not. Nevertheless God might not grant it because God thinks you deserve better.
@SIMPLYD (90717)
• Philippines
15 Aug 11
That's true. Sometimes God do not answer our requests the way we perceive them to be. When we get the answer, we may not like it as it is, but would afterward know why it was so . Only then will we know that it is for the better. 
@SIMPLYD (90717)
• Philippines
12 Sep 11
Yes, it's really hard to say that, but it's what it should be. 
@bounce58 (17380)
• Canada
19 Aug 11
I think that if one has an inappropriate request, and can't even see that it is inappropriate, then he or she has no right to ask it in prayers. I guess he or she should ask understanding first so it could be distinguised if it is inappropriate or not. Only then can the prospects of prayers being answered can be entertained.
I think.
@SIMPLYD (90717)
• Philippines
19 Aug 11
That's true. We must pray for discernment whenever we have to make a request. That way, we are guided whether our request is appropriate or not. That way, we shall not be having a false hope when we pray.
@kharlav (1667)
• Philippines
15 Aug 11
Yeah, we do. I guess that's because if we worship and know God's heart even more we know what he wants and we cant help but pray for the once he wants us to pray because we begin to love what he loves and no longer our own. That's why God says that if we pray, the Spirit helps us pray because we dont know what to pray for.
@SIMPLYD (90717)
• Philippines
15 Aug 11
Correct! The spirit helps us in discerning things if they are good or not for us.
Then, we will slowly be lead into how God wants us to be.
@ThrillerAssassin (295)
• Philippines
16 Aug 11
Yes, we should never asks for selfish requests. Furthermore, we should request for specific things that we know will be a benefit not only for ourselves but for many and that it is a good thing. However, there is no assurance that all our good requests will be granted because only God knows what's best for us. :)
@SIMPLYD (90717)
• Philippines
17 Aug 11
Correct, God knows what's best for us and when it is best to be given to us.
