Prayer, Consciousness, Human and Divine Will
The fact that some of us pray is a recognition that we seek help from a power beyond us. We discussed this power as God, Infinite Mind, Divine Mind, and Brahman, which are all the same. The next question is, what are we praying for? Is it for the fulfillment of our needs, for someone’s welfare, for our country, or for achieving your goal? It does not matter. It is a call for help. Let us see how such calls will be responded to and under what circumstances. If we do not get what we asked for, does that mean our prayers were ineffective, or is there no God? We will discuss each one of these.
When we pray, Jesus said to go into thy closet and secretly pray to thy father. The father who sees you in secret will bless thee openly. I did not put these under quote because those may not have been the exact words. However, that means you do not have to pray sincerely for others to hear; since God knows all your thoughts and desires, He will reward thee openly.
For prayers to be effective, whatever you desire has to fill your consciousness, and know that God is already aware of it and He will guide you to do whatever you need to do. Once you have done that, you can let go and let your consciousness and God take care of it.
What if your Prayers are not answered? Sometimes God’s will for you could be different than what you desire. He creates everyone with a specific purpose in life, and that purpose will be fulfilled. What you pray for or desire to do may not fit in with that purpose. Let us consider the story of Jonah in the old testament. Jonah was a prophet and God wanted Jonah to go to the city of Nineveh and prophecy the impending decline since the City was immersed in many sinful acts and their morals were getting lower. Jonah did not want to go to Nineveh and thought he would get killed. He headed in the opposite direction on a ship. The ship encountered severe storms, and the captain feared the boat would sink. Jonah confided to the captain that he wanted to get away from going to Nineveh, which is why God was mad and caused the storm. The captain threw him overboard, a big fish swallowed Jonah, the battery immediately subsided, and the fish vomited Jonah on land nearby. Jonah immediately realized his mistake, returned to Nineveh, and preached there.
In my corporate career, where I had developed an excellent reputation, there was a change in management, and even though I had my desire to climb to upper management, I was constantly pressured to compromise my integrity and honesty. To me, my principles were more important than titles, and I chose to leave the corporation and endured a lot of difficulties which made me stronger and happier as the years went by. God did provide for me and my family through this ordeal. It is essential to realize God’s will for us and not be stuck to our human will, mainly derived from our ego. Only by eliminating the human ego will we understand God’s purpose for us in our lives. A general rule in what you desire in your prayers will be to see and ask why you want what you want. If it is purely selfless and can benefit others, the chances that your prayer will be answered is very high.
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