Repeat After Me: Does It Matter if You Pray For the Wrong Thing?

The number one question people ask me regarding prayer is: “How do I know if I’m praying for the right thing?” After all, if we’re supposed to be praying “Thy kingdom come, thy will be done” (as it says in the Lord’s Prayer), then how do we know if what we’re praying for is God’s will? My short answer: it doesn’t matter. Listen for the longer answer. Preacher: Andrew Forrest Scripture: Matthew 6:9-13; Matthew 26:36-42 Quotations: Our “kingdom” is simply the range of our effective will . Whatever we genuinely have the say over is in our kingdom. -Dallas Willard, The Divine Conspiracy