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How does Jesus teach us to go deeper in our asking when we pray?
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Jesus teaches us to go to God about everything; big and small. We have an eternal, loving God and Father who wants to be part of every aspect of our lives, but we have to invite into every area of our lives through prayer.
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Our asking should include a focus on His kingdom not just ourselves. We should include in our prayers a desire to see His name be honored, His character and mission understood, and His will to be completed over everything else.
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<div>By praying His will. Knowing that His ways are higher than our ways and His plans for us are good and in the end better than what we could have wanted for ourselves.</div>
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Prayer shows our dependency on God. We are saying God is powerful and in control and we are not.
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He tells us to pray for the Kingdom of God to come down and His will be done on our earth. We are meant to be living in His kingdom mindset while we are on the earth since He will return to rule it (Revelation 21 and 22). He also emphasizes forgiveness of our enemies and not holding onto offense since we are forgiven.