Coffee...?

            I was reading Max Lucado's Fear Not yesterday and I came to a passage that really spoke to me. It talked of how we as humans only want certain traits and certain gifts that God gives us.
                " We often want our life to be like a specially brewed cup of starbucks coffee. You know... 'May I please have a mocha cappachinno with no heartburn, bloating, self-loathing, coffe breath, and an extra helping of whipped cream and beauty?' "
           In our lives, we rarely ever talk to God to ask what He wants for us, rather what we do and don't want for ourselves. When we talk to God we often ask for wealth, beauty, peace, wisdom, and other things, and we tell Him that we don't want any gluttony, rain, insults, or anything else bad that can happen to us. And when God answers these prayers, we often ask why He didn't do this or why He didn't provide that. Or if He really loves us why do we still want and need? If He is God and can give us anyhting we want, or need, why doesn't He?
         The Bible says that as long as we pray to God with the right intentions, Godly ones, He will answer. But it also says that He cannot answer us if we do not believe in Him. The ONLY prayer that God will answer that was prayed by a non-believer is a prayer of salvation. Until that prayer is prayed you might as well be praying to that chocolate bar you've been craving.
         In Ephesians 1:11 it is stated, " God is the One who makes everything agree with what He decides and what He wants."
         Next time you go to the Lord in prayer, try asking Him to help you realize what He wants to be done in your life and what He intends you to do in your life. Then pary your prayers in a Godly manner.