*WRONG PATTERN OF PRAYER.*(Series 2) *Scripture Reading:* Proverbs 15:29 *"The Lord is far from the wicked [and distances Himself from them], But He hears the prayer of the [consistently] righteous [that is, those with spiritual integrity and moral courage."*(AMP) Praying amiss means that you pray unacceptable, unsuitable, inappropriate, inadmissible, unsatisfactory and impossible prayers. God will not do things which are against His principles and against His will. He has a plan for all His children and nothing can change His plan. Jeremiah 29:11 says; *"For I know the plans and thoughts that I have for you,’ says the Lord, ‘plans for peace and well-being and not for disaster to give you a future and a hope."*(AMP) Do not pray foolish prayers. Faith is very different from foolishness. Some people ask the Lord for ill-considered things. God is not a fool. Please do not try to make Him one. The fact that you are allowed to exercise faith does not mean that you should be irrational. When God takes no notice of foolish prayers, do not say that prayer does not work. *If you ask God for somebody’s husband, you are praying a foolish prayer because that's wickedness and God will not listen to such prayer..* Some young men, starting out in life, ask the Lord for huge mansions and fantastically expensive cars. *It is true that God wants to bless you, but do not expect God to promote you overnight. Look at your Bible carefully. All the people who were blessed experienced it over a period of several years. If you are a married person and you do not use contraceptives to prevent pregnancy, please do not bind the babies in your wife’s womb. God does not respond to foolishness.* If you have a job to do and you do not do it, do not pray that your boss will be struck with blindness so that he will not see the lapses in your work for the scripture says in Proverbs 12:24; *"The hand of the diligent will rule, But the negligent and lazy will be put to forced labor."*(AMP). That is an imbecilic prayer request! As you grow older do not bother to pray for your youth to return. There is a natural aging process, which you cannot bind or revoke by absurd prayers! I do not want the angels in Heaven to think that you are suffering from feeble-mindedness! Pray with wisdom. To be continue tomorrow morning by God's Grace. Good morning and do have a fruitful week, peace. *Prayer point:* Father, forgive all my foolishness and wicked ways of praying against your will for my life. Align me to your will Lord in Jesus Christ name. Amen! T.S. AFOLAYAN