never pray for . . .

Brian Tome writes in his book Welcome to the Revolution: “Never pray for something you aren’t willing to be the answer for.” Wow. What if we were to take that seriously? I know my prayers would get a lot shorter—at least initially. What if we really were to come to believe that God wants us to be the answer to the prayers we pray, that God actually wants to work through us? Could it be that one of the main reasons for praying is that it enables us to get attuned to God’s will and empowered to accomplish it?