The Path to Peace

Th e K ey to Limitless Treasure
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promised. When we do not receive by His will and word, He can and
the very things we asked for, at the will attend to our cry, and will let
time we ask, we are still to believe that light shine into our hearts. Through
the Lord hears and that He will answer sincere prayer we are brought into
our prayers. We are so erring and connection with the mind of the
short-sighted that we sometimes ask Infinite. We may have no remarkable
for things that would not be a blessing evidence at the time that the face of
to us, and our heavenly Father in love our Redeemer is bending over us in
answers our prayers by giving us that compassion and love, but this is even
which will be for our highest good – so. We may not feel His visible touch,
that which we ourselves would desire but His hand is upon us in love and
if with vision divinely enlightened pitying tenderness.
we could see all things as they really When we come to ask mercy and
are. When our prayers seem not to blessing from God we should have a
be answered, we are to cling to the spirit of love and forgiveness in our
promise; for the time of answering own hearts. How can we pray,
will surely come, and we shall receive “Forgive us our debts, as we forgive
the blessing we need most. But to our debtors,” and yet indulge an
claim that prayer will always be unforgiving spirit? Matthew 6:12. If
answered in the very way and for the we expect our own prayers to be
particular thing that we desire, is heard we must forgive others in the
presumption. God is too wise to err, same manner and to the same extent
and too good to withhold any good as we hope to be forgiven.
thing from them that walk uprightly. Perseverance in prayer has been
Then do not fear to trust Him, even made a condition of receiving. We must
though you do not see the immediate pray always if we would grow in faith
answer to your prayers. Rely upon His and experience. We are to be “instant
sure promise, “Ask, and it shall be in prayer,” to “continue in prayer, and
given you.”
watch in the same with thanksgiving.”
If we take counsel with our doubts Romans 12:12; Col. 4:2. Peter exhorts
and fears, or try to solve everything believers to be “sober, and watch unto
that we cannot see clearly, before prayer.” 1 Peter 4:7. Paul directs, “In
we have faith, perplexities will only everything by prayer and supplication
increase and deepen. But if we with thanksgiving let your requests be
come to God, feeling helpless and made known unto God.” Phil. 4:6 “But
dependent, as we really are, and in ye, beloved,” says Jude, “praying in
humble, trusting faith make known the Holy Ghost, keep yourselves in the
our wants to Him whose knowledge love of God.” Jude 20, 21.
is infinite, who sees everything in Unceasing prayer is the unbroken
creation, and who governs everything union of the soul with God, so that life