The Lord's Prayer - A Different Perspective
Here is a different look at The Lord's Prayer, if God should speak...
"Our Father who art in heaven....."
"God always answers prayers. Sometimes He says, 'Yes.' Other times he says, 'No.' Most often He says, 'Wait.'"
"And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose." -Romans 8:28 (NIV)
"Prayer is a tool that the enemy cannot stand when the child of God prays sincerely. " -Unknown
"Our Father who art in heaven....."
- YES?
- BUT YOU CALLED ME.
- THERE, YOU DID IT AGAIN.
- CALLED ME. YOU SAID, "Our Father who art in heaven." HERE I AM... WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND?
- ALL RIGHT. GO ON.
- HOLD IT. WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY THAT?
- BY "Hallowed be thy name."
- IT MEANS "honored, holy, wonderful."
- DO YOU REALLY MEAN THAT?
- WHAT ARE YOU DOING ABOUT IT?
- HAVE I GOT CONTROL OF YOU?
- THAT ISN'T WHAT I ASKED YOU. WHAT ABOUT YOUR BAD TEMPER? YOU'VE REALLY GOT A PROBLEM THERE, YOU KNOW. AND THEN THERE'S THE WAY YOU SPEND YOUR MONEY- ALL ON YOURSELF. AND WHAT ABOUT THE KIND OF BOOKS YOU READ?
- EXCUSE ME. I THOUGHT YOU WERE PRAYING FOR MY WILL TO BE DONE. IF THAT IS TO HAPPEN, IT WILL HAVE TO START WITH THE ONES WHO ARE PRAYING FOR IT... LIKE YOU, FOR EXAMPLE.
- SO COULD I.
- GOOD. NOW WE'RE GETTING SOMEWHERE. WE'LL WORK TOGETHER, YOU AND I. SOME VICTORIES CAN TRULY BE WON. I'M PROUD OF YOU.
- YOU NEED TO CUT OUT THE BREAD. YOU'RE OVERWEIGHT AS IT IS.
- PRAYING IS A DANGEROUS THING. YOU COULD WIND UP CHANGED, YOU KNOW. THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING TO GET ACROSS TO YOU. YOU CALLED ME, AND HERE I AM. IT'S TOO LATE TO STOP NOW. KEEP PRAYING, I'M INTERESTED IN THE NEXT PART OF YOUR PRAYER...... WELL, GO ON.
- SCARED? OF WHAT?
- TRY ME AND SEE.
- WHAT ABOUT ANN?
- BUT YOUR PRAYER? WHAT ABOUT YOUR PRAYER?
- WELL, AT LEAST YOU'RE HONEST. BUT IT'S NOT MUCH FUN CARRYING THAT LOAD OF BITTERNESS AROUND INSIDE, IS IT?
- YOU WON'T FEEL ANY BETTER. YOU'LL FEEL WORSE. REVENGE ISN'T SWEET. THINK OF HOW UNHAPPY YOU ALREADY ARE. BUT I CAN CHANGE ALL THAT.
- FORGIVE ANN AND I'LL FORGIVE YOU. THEN THE HATE AND SIN WILL BE ANN'S PROBLEM AND NOT YOURS. YOU WILL HAVE SETTLED YOUR HEART.
- THERE NOW! WONDERFUL! HOW DO YOU FEEL NOW?
- YOU'RE NOT THROUGH WITH YOUR PRAYER. GO ON.
- GOOD! GOOD! I'LL DO THAT. JUST DON'T PUT YOURSELF IN A POSITION WHERE YOU CAN BE TEMPTED.
- DON'T TURN ON THE TV WHEN YOU KNOW THE LAUNDRY NEEDS TO BE DONE AND THE HOUSE NEEDS TO BE PICKED UP. ALSO, ABOUT THE TIME YOU SPEND WITH YOUR FRIENDS, IF YOU CAN'T INFLUENCE THE CONVERSATION TOWARDS POSITIVE THINGS, PERHAPS YOU SHOULD RE-THINK THE VALUE OF THOSE FRIENDSHIPS. ANOTHER THING, YOUR NEIGHBORS AND FRIENDS SHOULDN'T BE YOUR STANDARD FOR "KEEPING UP." LASTLY, PLEASE DON'T USE ME AS AN ESCAPE HATCH.
- SURE YOU DO. YOU'VE DONE IT LOTS OF TIMES BEFORE. YOU GET CAUGHT IN A PREDICAMENT, A BAD SITUATION, AND TROUBLE. THEN, YOU COME RUNNING TO ME, "Lord, help me out of this mess, and I promise you I'll never do it again." NOW DO YOU REMEMBER SOME OF THOSE BARGAINS YOU TRIED TO MAKE WITH ME?
- WHICH BARGAIN ARE YOU REMEMBERING?
- I PROTECTED YOU, BUT YOU DIDN'T KEEP YOUR PROMISE.
- IT'S ALRIGHT. GO AHEAD AND FINISH YOUR PRAYER.
- DO YOU KNOW WHAT WOULD BRING ME GLORY? DO YOU KNOW WHAT WOULD REALLY MAKE ME HAPPY?
- YOU JUST ANSWERED THE QUESTION.
- YES. THE THING THAT WOULD BRING ME GLORY IS TO HAVE PEOPLE LIKE YOU TRULY LOVE ME AND I SEE THAT HAPPENING BETWEEN US. NOW THAT SOME OF THOSE OLD SINS ARE EXPOSED AND OUT OF THE WAY, WELL, THERE IS NO TELLING WHAT WE CAN DO TOGETHER.
- YES, LET'S SEE... LET'S SEE...
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"God always answers prayers. Sometimes He says, 'Yes.' Other times he says, 'No.' Most often He says, 'Wait.'"
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"And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose." -Romans 8:28 (NIV)
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"Prayer is a tool that the enemy cannot stand when the child of God prays sincerely. " -Unknown
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