Written by Theodyssey, an organization that helps people encounter God and be radically changed by the truth of His love. This is an excerpt from their study “When We Pray.”
At first glance, the Lord’s Prayer could be seen as a simple prayer, asking God to give us what we need for our lives. The focus could remain on us. Upon deeper reflection, we realize that God is asking us to fully surrender our lives, be completely dependent on Him, and trust Him wholeheartedly. God is asking us to deny ourselves, at least our own desires and plans. What if both are true? Participating in the Kingdom is trusting that God’s story for our lives is greater than anything we could script for ourselves. That dying to ourselves and fully trusting God opens up the possibility of becoming who God created us to be — to be conformed into His image for the sake of others. This is the Kingdom. This is the greatest adventure — the opportunity of a lifetime.
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen. [Matthew 6:13]
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