EPISODE · Feb 14, 2026 · 2 MIN
ESSAY February 2026 - Prayer to Invite, Not to Persuade - Anonymous
from ESSAY Magazine (An International Journal of Sexaholics Anonymous) · host Essay Magazine
He realized that by only praying for God’s will, God revealed his will and answered his past prayers for sobriety. All my life, I thought prayer meant asking God for something I wanted—peace, healing, sobriety. If I said the right words, in the right way, at the right time, maybe God would say yes. Looking back, I see how my prayers were self-centered—about me trying to manage God.
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He realized that by only praying for God’s will, God revealed his will and answered his past prayers for sobriety. All my life, I thought prayer meant asking God for something I wanted—peace, healing, sobriety. If I said the right words, in the right way, at the right time, maybe God would say yes. Looking back, I see how my prayers were self-centered—about me trying to manage God.
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