Is Prayer Your Toy Or Your Tool?

Prayer can be such a touchy and/or sensitive topic due to the varying feelings and experiences many people have with it. However, many are convinced that a lot of scripture means exactly what it says without having a full understanding of the context. Therefore treating prayer more like a toy rather than an effective tool.
In this episode, I'm pulling a verse from the Gospel of John 14:14 that could immediately trigger an untrained reader to have the idea that scripture like this is meant to fulfill the desires of their hearts when there's so much more, as in on the contrary. Living with a misguided understanding about the true meaning of the context, is the starting point to a failing prayer life. This ultimately leaves the reader disappointed, even believing a variety of thoughts that Satan plants in our heads that Jesus doesn't care, we're worthless, we don't have enough faith, etc. All that said, is why I unpack this verse to it's fullest potential, so that anyone could have a fresh perspective and a reboot in their prayer life to be successful from here on out.
Please note that this is my personal interpretation of the scripture to the best of my current knowledge and understanding. I encourage anyone to please check and verify as the scripture encourages all believers to do so. There may be times where I have overlooked and/or misunderstood information by mistake which is why verifying is important if you feel lead by the Holy Spirit to do so.

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