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b'Have you ever asked for something for your birthday and not gotten what you asked for? Maybe the gift you asked for was too expensive, or maybe your parents knew the gift you asked for wasn\\u2019t what was best for you.\\nIn 1 John 5:14, John writes that, when you go before God in prayer, you can have confidence God hears you. And not only that! In verse 15, John even says God will give you what you ask for.\\nNow hold on just a minute, you might be thinking. \\u201cThere are times when I have asked God for something and didn\\u2019t receive it.\\u201d You may wonder, \\u201cIs God even listening to me?\\u201d\\nNotice, however, the can\\u2019t-miss phrase in verse 14: \\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153according to his will.\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d The real reason you may not receive what you ask for from God might be because you aren\\u2019t asking for something that aligns with God\\u2019s good and perfect will (Romans 12:2). It may be your will for Michigan to win the national championship, or to get a new Lamborghini, or for Chris from biology class to ask you out on a date. But just because you ask God for these things does not mean they are what God wants.\\nAs believers, we should regularly ask, \\u201cSince God is good, is what I\\u2019m asking for something that aligns with His will?\\u201d Seek to include prayer requests you know are according to God\\u2019s will based on His Word, the Bible. As your will becomes more and more like God\\u2019s will, you can have confidence God hears you and will give you what you ask for (Psalm 37:4). \\u2022 Jonathon Fuller\\n\\u2022 The book of Psalms in the Bible is full of prayers from God\\u2019s people. What are some things the psalmists prayed about? How did they pray according to God\\u2019s will? \\n\\u2022 Read Hebrews 4:14-16 and 1 Peter 5:7. In Christ, is there anything you can\\u2019t bring before God in prayer? How could you use the model of the Psalms and the Lord\\u2019s Prayer in Matthew 6:9-13 to pray for these things? \\nThis is the confidence we have before him: If we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. 1 John 5:14 (CSB)\\n\\xa0\\nRead Verses:\\nMatthew 22:35-40; 1 Corinthians 3:1-9; Ephesians 4:1-16'