I can hear God asking me: “What do you value more? My presence or my presents?”
The way I was praying only brought me resentment and bitterness toward God. The purpose of prayer isn’t to bend God to your will, but to bend your will to God.
A prayer life defined by receiving things will bring you moments of joy and peace when he gives you things but seasons of disappointment and frustration.
A prayer life defined by surrendering to God will bring you moments of disappointment and frustration but seasons of joy and peace.