I am afraid that most of us pray this way. We want God to give us what we want, when we want it, and PRONTO. That's not the way it works.
We wouldn't ask a person that rudely so why don't we use our best manners when it comes to the Creator, the Master of the Universe, and our King Forever? I don't have the answer but I know that I am guilty and I suspect you are too.
Humility, patience, longsuffering. . . these are not traits that we like to hear about much less practice. Ah but we must for our Lord practiced all of these and more. Maybe that's why some of the pious Jews in Jesus' time put scriptures on their bodies to remind them. Be patience. Be loving. Be kind. Be available. Be humble. Be longsuffering.
And in our case. . . Be Christlike.
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