Live in Harmony With the Model Prayer Part II

"Your Father knows what you need." -MATTHEW  6:8.

LANA will never forget what happened one day in Germany in the summer of 2012.  She feels that two of her specific prayers were answered.  She offered the first prayer while on a long train ride to the airport.  She asked Jehovah to open the way for her to give a witness.  She offered the second prayer after she arrived at the airport and learned that her flight had been delayed until the next day. Lana prayed about the fact that she had used up most of her European currency and had no place to stay. 

Hardly had Lana finished the second prayer when she heard someone say, "Hello Lana, what are you doing here?" The young man who was speaking was a former schoolmate. He was with his mother and grandmother, who were seeing him off on a flight to South Africa.  On learning of Lana's situation, the mother, Elke and her mother were hospitable to Lana and kept asking questions about her beliefs and her work as a full-time evangelizer. 

The next  morning, after a hearty breakfast, Lana answered more Bible questions, and she got her hosts' contact information in order to follow up their interest.  Lana returned home safely and continued  her service as a regular pioneer. She feels that the "Hearer of prayer" was involved in how things worked out. -Psalm 65:2. 

When we are suddenly faced with a problem, we may have no difficulty praying for help, and Jehovah is delighted to hear such pleas from his loyal ones.  (Psalm 34:15; Proverbs 15:8) If we mediate on a prayer, however, we may find that there are other greater needs that we might overlook. For example, consider how our spiritual needs are revealed in the last three requests of the model prayer. And is there more we can do to live in harmony with the fourth request, concerning our daily bread? - Read Matthew 6:11-13. 

Next time: Live in Harmony With the Model Prayer Part II -"GIVE US OUR BREAD FOR THIS DAY"

From the Watchtower magazine