as part of my job. It was a big church in Atlanta. I really appreciated the message. He preached on Mark 14, where Jesus goes off by Himself go pray, three times, before he is betrayed into the hands of the Pharisees. The speaker noted that the answer to Jesus' prayer was not a change in outcome as He'd requested, but a change in Jesus himself. He had been asking for God to set him free from having to endure the cross. He prayed for this release three times. But when the accusers showed up, a change had occurred within himself -- He said, "Rise up, let us go; lo, he that betrayeth me is at hand." He had been asking to be released, and now He said, "Rise up, let us go" -- the change had occurred within himself; now he was saying "Let's go forth." And not only that, but right into the hands of the betrayer. The speaker summarized by saying prayer is not always about getting a specific outcome, but about changing within ourselves so that we can face whatever God puts before us.

I love this Darla. The Lord has been speaking this to me as I battle the direction to take with church. The word of faith doctrine has left me feeling so inadequate with so little faith. I love knowing that it is He that is in control and not me. I want to be in HIS will and not Him in mine. My will can only lead to destruction. Thank-you for sharing.