Stop praying about...

If you've been a Christian for longer than 5 minutes, you know that prayer is important.
The longer I follow Jesus, the more I find myself needing His guidance and asking for His thoughts.

But also... the longer I follow Him, the more I’m finding that there are certain things there's no need to pray about. Yup, no need to pray! Zero. Like, we don't need to ask God for His opinion!

This includes things like:

God, do I have to love this person that’s so different from me? We don’t agree about anything!
Is it okay to gossip about my coworker? They kinda deserve it.
Do I have to love my husband/wife? I mean, the feelings toward them are gone.
Do I need to forgive my friend? Cuz I really don’t want to!
God, what would you think if I moved in with my boyfriend? We love each other so much!

Again, there are certain things that we don't have to ask God about. At all. We can stop praying about them!

Why?

Because there’s a whole bunch of things that God has already told us! (Hint: It's in the Bible).

Should we love someone who thinks differently than us? Yup. Even our enemies. (Matt 5:44)
Should we gossip? Not so much. (Rom 1:29)
Should we forgive our friend? Yes again. Jesus said to forgive 70 times 7. 490 times?That’s a lot of times huh? (Matt 18:22)
Should we move in with your boyfriend? Nope. Call God old school, but He’s never gonna tell you to do so. #marriagerocks (Gen 2:24)

There are certain things that we don't have to ask God about. Why? Because God has already told us!Tweet