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I'm sure you have all heard (and maybe prayed) the prayer: "Lord, give me patience, and give it to me right now!" The following list of similar prayers has been made up. As usual, the author is unknown.

God, help me to begin relaxing about little details tomorrow at 11:41:32 am.

Lord, help me to be more laid back, and help me to do it exactly right!

Lord, help me not to be a perfectionist. (Did I spell that correctly?)

Lord, keep me open to the ideas of others, wrong though they may be!

Lord help me to stand up for my rights! (If you don't mind my asking)

Lord, help me to finish everything I sta.....

Lord, help me be less independent, but let me do it my way.

God, help me to take responsibility for my own actions, even though they're usually not my fault!

God, help me keep my mind on one th.... LOOK, A BIRD! ... ing at a time.

God, help me to slow downandnotrushthroughwhatIdo.Amen!

Maybe you've heard some of those prayers. Maybe you've prayed some of those prayers!
We often find ourselves having to say, as the apostles did, "Lord, teach us to pray!" Teach us to pray with confidence, but in humility. Teach us to pray, not to force You to give us what we
want, but as a means of submitting ourselves to Your will. Teach us to devote more time to this precious privilege.

I don't know about you, but one of the most amazing things in this world to me is the realization that the God of this universe hears and
answers the prayers of his children.

"Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears us, we know that we have the petitions that we have asked of Him." (I John 5:14-15).

Take time today to pray.

Have a great week!

In Jesus' name, Amen.

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