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What Do You Expect From Prayer?
1. You cannot expect much if you refuse to ask (Matt 7:7,8)
2. You cannot expect much if you ask with selfish motives (Jas 4:3)
3. You cannot expect much if you hold on to something you need to let God handle (1 Pet 5:7).
4. You cannot expect much if you do not trust the One to whom you address your prayer (Jas 1:5,6)
5. You cannot expect much if you give up praying (Luke 18:1-18)
6. You cannot expect much if you are unwilling to have God’s will done instead of yours (Luke 22:42)
7. You cannot expect much if your prayer is burdened with pride rather than humility (Luke 18:9-14).
8. You cannot expect much if your prayer is more an effort to change God than it is to change you (Psalms 51:1-17)