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GETTING ANSWERS TO PRAYER

John 15 says: “[7] If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you. [8] Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples.”
I like to think that abiding in Christ means to spend a solid amount of time in prayer. But it likely is also talking about our thought life, what we watch, what we are talking about, and several others things we do that are not perfect.
Pray: “Father, take away my fantasies, and wrong thoughts and show me how to abide in You.”
Secondly, do Christs’ words abide in me. The Bible says:
Hebrews 13:5 ESV
Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.”

These Words don’t abide in me anywhere near enough. My priority is pleasure. Life stinks, so I have temptations to go worship at the altar of pleasure.
But I was always curious as to why Paul in the Bible sang and praised God when he was in jail. Maybe is was because Christs Words did abide in him. Strongly, powerfully, and in a way that allowed the Holy Spirit to fill him up.
Lastly, just thinking about this verse today gives me something to work on.
Pray: “Father, help me to not covet pleasure or money in excess.”
Please change the last half of this prayer to fit your situation.
In conclusion, my life is not going smoothly right now and I still have my joy. I Guess the Bible was right again.