When We Pray From A Sincere Heart….

When we pray from a sincere heart, and we direct our desires toward God, willing to accept His Will, we do it in a humble, honest, and respectful manner. When this happens, God hears our prayers and answers them. God will never turn away from a heart fully devoted to Him. Nehemiah knew this, you can see it in his prayer. When we align our will with God’s will you will see the effect in our lives, and especially hear it in our prayers.

When I heard this, I sat down and wept. In fact, for days I mourned, fasted, and prayed to the God of heaven. 5 Then I said, “O Lord, God of heaven, the great and awesome God who keeps His covenant of unfailing love with those who love Him and obey His commands, 6 listen to my prayer! Look down and see me praying night and day for Your people Israel. I confess that we have sinned against You. Yes, even my own family and I have sinned! 7 We have sinned terribly by not obeying the commands, decrees, and regulations that You gave us through Your servant Moses.8 “Please remember what You told Your servant Moses: ‘If you are unfaithful to Me, I will scatter you among the nations. 9 But if you return to Me and obey My commands and live by them, then even if you are exiled to the ends of the earth, I will bring you back to the place I have chosen for My name to be honored.’10 “The people You rescued by Your great power and strong hand are Your servants. 11 O Lord, please hear my prayer! Listen to the prayers of those of us who delight in honoring You. Please grant me success today by making the king favorable to me. Put it into his heart to be kind to me.” In those days I was the king’s cup-bearer. Nehemiah 1:4-11