00:00:13:25 - 00:00:16:04 Buddy Owens Hi, everybody, and welcome to our final. 00:00:16:04 - 00:00:17:28 Buddy Owens Session in our study. 00:00:17:28 - 00:00:21:22 Buddy Owens Of the purpose, practice and power of prayer in our last. 00:00:21:22 - 00:00:23:05 Buddy Owens Session, we talked. 00:00:23:05 - 00:00:23:14 Buddy Owens About. 00:00:23:14 - 00:00:24:13 Buddy Owens Persistence. 00:00:24:18 - 00:00:25:06 Buddy Owens In prayer. 00:00:26:10 - 00:00:28:24 Buddy Owens And I know that some of you have been asking. 00:00:28:24 - 00:00:35:26 Buddy Owens Seeking and knocking for a long time for lots of things. Could be relational. 00:00:36:11 - 00:00:37:01 Buddy Owens Could be something. 00:00:37:01 - 00:00:37:23 Buddy Owens With your health. 00:00:38:12 - 00:00:43:24 Buddy Owens Your business, your kids, your marriage, Some of you have been asking, seeking. 00:00:43:24 - 00:00:46:14 Buddy Owens And knocking for a long time. 00:00:47:18 - 00:00:54:10 Buddy Owens So I want to talk about a difficult question what do you do when God says no? 00:00:56:15 - 00:00:57:02 Buddy Owens You see, God. 00:00:57:02 - 00:00:58:03 Buddy Owens Answers every prayer. 00:00:58:03 - 00:01:11:17 Buddy Owens But sometimes his answer is wait, and sometimes his answer is no. When it seems that God has not answered your prayer, when it seems like God isn't even listening. 00:01:11:22 - 00:01:12:25 Buddy Owens Like your prayers are just. 00:01:12:25 - 00:01:20:05 Buddy Owens Bouncing off the ceiling, what are you supposed to do? We think he isn't listening because he hasn't. 00:01:20:05 - 00:01:23:15 Buddy Owens Done things the way we wanted him to or the way we might. 00:01:23:20 - 00:01:28:24 Buddy Owens Expect him to. But just because God has not obeyed. 00:01:28:24 - 00:01:32:11 Buddy Owens Me doesn't mean that He is not paying attention. 00:01:34:13 - 00:01:38:02 Buddy Owens So what do we say when God says no? 00:01:40:13 - 00:01:46:20 Buddy Owens What are you left to believe when children die or when your health fails? 00:01:47:21 - 00:01:49:18 Buddy Owens Or when a spouse walks out the. 00:01:49:18 - 00:01:52:02 Buddy Owens Door or your business. 00:01:52:02 - 00:01:52:22 Buddy Owens Goes upside. 00:01:52:22 - 00:01:57:28 Buddy Owens Down? When a dream turns into a nightmare, what are we left to believe? 00:01:58:03 - 00:02:05:01 Buddy Owens Is this whole faith thing a hoax? Is God teasing us? Is He being. 00:02:05:01 - 00:02:05:22 Buddy Owens Cruel? 00:02:05:27 - 00:02:06:13 Buddy Owens Is God a. 00:02:06:13 - 00:02:08:18 Buddy Owens Liar? Is he playing. 00:02:08:18 - 00:02:10:27 Buddy Owens Games is he mad. 00:02:10:27 - 00:02:11:08 Buddy Owens At me? 00:02:11:22 - 00:02:13:12 Buddy Owens Have I done something wrong? 00:02:13:12 - 00:02:13:29 Buddy Owens And maybe. 00:02:13:29 - 00:02:15:11 Buddy Owens That's why he's not answering. 00:02:15:11 - 00:02:16:04 Buddy Owens My prayers. 00:02:17:25 - 00:02:23:12 Buddy Owens That becomes a test of my trust and my faith. Will I truly trust. 00:02:23:12 - 00:02:24:17 Buddy Owens God in that. 00:02:24:17 - 00:02:26:00 Buddy Owens Test? Will I. 00:02:26:00 - 00:02:28:27 Buddy Owens Truly believe that He knows. 00:02:28:27 - 00:02:37:21 Buddy Owens What is best? There's a couple of pictures of in Scripture of God saying No. 00:02:38:15 - 00:02:40:10 Buddy Owens That I want to park in for a moment. 00:02:40:23 - 00:02:41:26 Buddy Owens To see what we can learn. 00:02:42:27 - 00:02:43:14 Buddy Owens First. 00:02:44:06 - 00:02:45:27 Buddy Owens Consider the life of Jobe. 00:02:46:27 - 00:02:48:12 Buddy Owens We read about Jobe in the Old. 00:02:48:12 - 00:02:54:09 Buddy Owens Testament here's a man the Bible describes as blameless and. 00:02:54:09 - 00:02:57:10 Buddy Owens Upright who feared the Lord. 00:02:57:28 - 00:03:05:20 Buddy Owens And stayed away from evil. He was also one of the wealthiest men in the world, and the Bible says that he. 00:03:05:20 - 00:03:10:18 Buddy Owens Prayed for his family every day but in one day. 00:03:11:19 - 00:03:18:27 Buddy Owens Jobe lost everything. He lost his health. He lost his wealth. All of his servants were. 00:03:18:27 - 00:03:21:09 Buddy Owens Murdered by terrorists and all of. 00:03:21:09 - 00:03:23:27 Buddy Owens His wealth was stolen. All of his children. 00:03:23:27 - 00:03:27:08 Buddy Owens Were killed when a building collapsed on them. He lost. 00:03:27:10 - 00:03:27:22 Buddy Owens All. 00:03:27:22 - 00:03:32:25 Buddy Owens Of that. Every thing in one day. This man. 00:03:32:25 - 00:03:33:20 Buddy Owens Who was living. 00:03:33:20 - 00:03:33:28 Buddy Owens A. 00:03:33:28 - 00:03:43:09 Buddy Owens Righteous life lost it all even his wife said to him, Jobe, why don't you just curse God and. 00:03:43:09 - 00:03:47:07 Buddy Owens Die you know, growing up in church, I've. 00:03:47:07 - 00:03:49:25 Buddy Owens Heard so many sermons about jobs, wife. 00:03:50:16 - 00:03:54:00 Buddy Owens People judging her, wagging their finger at it. 00:03:54:03 - 00:03:54:18 Buddy Owens Listen. 00:03:55:11 - 00:03:58:04 Buddy Owens I get her. Those were her. 00:03:58:04 - 00:04:01:14 Buddy Owens Kids. That was her house. That was. 00:04:01:14 - 00:04:07:25 Buddy Owens Her wealth. That's her husband. I get it. I understand why. 00:04:07:25 - 00:04:08:22 Buddy Owens She would say. 00:04:09:06 - 00:04:14:22 Buddy Owens I'm just giving up. I understand that. And my heart goes. 00:04:14:22 - 00:04:17:03 Buddy Owens Out to Job's wife. I'm not saying I. 00:04:17:03 - 00:04:17:24 Buddy Owens Agree with her. 00:04:19:26 - 00:04:23:22 Buddy Owens But I don't see her as a bad person. She's a. 00:04:23:22 - 00:04:24:27 Buddy Owens Broken woman. 00:04:25:27 - 00:04:28:06 Buddy Owens She was absolutely devastated. 00:04:29:04 - 00:04:29:20 Buddy Owens And yet the. 00:04:29:20 - 00:04:34:13 Buddy Owens Bible tells us that Jobe was stubborn in his faith and that he. 00:04:34:13 - 00:04:35:05 Buddy Owens Surrendered. 00:04:35:05 - 00:04:39:09 Buddy Owens To the sovereignty of God. It says Job fell. 00:04:39:09 - 00:04:47:23 Buddy Owens To the ground in worship. No, he fell to the ground in worship, not in cursing. He fell to the ground in worship. 00:04:48:00 - 00:04:48:25 Buddy Owens And he said. 00:04:49:08 - 00:04:52:09 Buddy Owens Naked, I came from my mother's womb and naked I. 00:04:52:09 - 00:04:52:18 Buddy Owens Will. 00:04:52:18 - 00:04:54:05 Buddy Owens Depart. The Lord. 00:04:54:05 - 00:04:54:25 Buddy Owens Gave. 00:04:54:25 - 00:04:58:29 Buddy Owens And the Lord has taken away. May the name of the Lord be praised. 00:05:00:08 - 00:05:01:05 Buddy Owens Shall we accept. 00:05:01:05 - 00:05:03:18 Buddy Owens Good from God and not trouble? 00:05:04:06 - 00:05:07:05 Buddy Owens Listen to this, though He slay. 00:05:07:05 - 00:05:08:01 Buddy Owens Me, yet. 00:05:08:05 - 00:05:16:00 Buddy Owens I will trust him. And the Bible says in all of this, Jobe did not sin by. 00:05:16:00 - 00:05:18:20 Buddy Owens Charging God with wrongdoing. 00:05:20:23 - 00:05:23:21 Buddy Owens And considered the prayer life of Jesus. 00:05:24:29 - 00:05:28:22 Buddy Owens In Luke Chapter 22, Jesus is praying. 00:05:28:22 - 00:05:30:04 Buddy Owens In the garden of Simone. 00:05:30:27 - 00:05:45:07 Buddy Owens He's about to go to the cross and he is so afraid that he's sweating blood Jesus understands our weaknesses and our fears. He is sweating. 00:05:45:13 - 00:05:46:00 Buddy Owens Blood. 00:05:46:09 - 00:05:51:02 Buddy Owens He doesn't want to go through with this he knows what he is about to. 00:05:51:02 - 00:05:56:12 Buddy Owens Experience and he doesn't want to go there and he's begging God to deliver Him. 00:05:56:21 - 00:05:57:07 Buddy Owens He's saying. 00:05:57:07 - 00:05:59:23 Buddy Owens Father isn't there some other way? 00:05:59:28 - 00:06:00:26 Buddy Owens Look at what He says. 00:06:00:26 - 00:06:03:00 Buddy Owens Father, if you are willing. 00:06:03:04 - 00:06:04:07 Buddy Owens Take this cup. 00:06:04:07 - 00:06:12:27 Buddy Owens From me. Don't make me do this. If you're willing yet not my will, but yours be. 00:06:12:27 - 00:06:16:25 Buddy Owens Done. Jesus practiced what He preached. 00:06:17:26 - 00:06:28:25 Buddy Owens Your kingdom come, your will be done. And here He prayed, not my will, but your will. And the Father did not do. 00:06:29:06 - 00:06:30:12 Buddy Owens What Jesus asked. 00:06:30:12 - 00:06:33:16 Buddy Owens Him to do. And look at the next. 00:06:33:16 - 00:06:35:19 Buddy Owens Verse says An angel. 00:06:35:19 - 00:06:41:08 Buddy Owens From heaven appeared to him and strengthened him. Notice the angel didn't deliver him. 00:06:42:06 - 00:06:43:02 Buddy Owens It says the angel. 00:06:43:03 - 00:06:46:19 Buddy Owens Strengthened him to keep going. Think about. 00:06:46:19 - 00:06:46:29 Buddy Owens This. 00:06:48:07 - 00:06:51:29 Buddy Owens In human terms. God did not. 00:06:51:29 - 00:06:57:21 Buddy Owens Answer Jesus prayer. And even on the cross Jesus cried out. 00:06:57:25 - 00:07:00:03 Buddy Owens My God, my God, why have. 00:07:00:03 - 00:07:02:23 Buddy Owens You forsaken me? It's the. 00:07:02:24 - 00:07:04:22 Buddy Owens Only time in all. 00:07:04:22 - 00:07:05:15 Buddy Owens Of Scripture. 00:07:05:19 - 00:07:05:29 Buddy Owens Where. 00:07:05:29 - 00:07:09:08 Buddy Owens Jesus feels as though God is absent. 00:07:10:03 - 00:07:13:22 Buddy Owens My God, why have you abandoned me? Why have you forsaken me? 00:07:15:21 - 00:07:17:15 Buddy Owens And isn't that how we feel sometimes. 00:07:17:15 - 00:07:17:20 Buddy Owens When. 00:07:17:20 - 00:07:18:06 Buddy Owens God doesn't. 00:07:18:06 - 00:07:22:23 Buddy Owens Answer our prayer the way we want Him to, we think He's forsaken us. 00:07:23:01 - 00:07:23:17 Buddy Owens We think He. 00:07:23:17 - 00:07:32:02 Buddy Owens Has abandoned us. Isn't that what we're saying? When we wonder why? Why are you not answering my prayer? 00:07:32:19 - 00:07:37:26 Buddy Owens Why did you let this happen? Don't you see what this is doing to me? Don't you. 00:07:38:00 - 00:07:44:25 Buddy Owens Care? God, where are you but the father had a higher purpose. 00:07:44:25 - 00:07:51:00 Buddy Owens In mind when he told Jesus no. It was the purpose for which Jesus came. 00:07:51:26 - 00:07:52:15 Buddy Owens The purpose. 00:07:52:15 - 00:07:53:09 Buddy Owens For which He was. 00:07:53:09 - 00:07:55:16 Buddy Owens Born, the purpose for which he. 00:07:55:16 - 00:08:00:24 Buddy Owens Lived all of his life. It was the purpose to which Jesus surrendered. 00:08:00:24 - 00:08:01:00 Buddy Owens When. 00:08:01:00 - 00:08:01:18 Buddy Owens He said. 00:08:01:27 - 00:08:06:13 Buddy Owens Nevertheless, not my will, but let your. 00:08:06:13 - 00:08:07:05 Buddy Owens Will be done. 00:08:09:00 - 00:08:10:02 Buddy Owens And we have to remember. 00:08:10:18 - 00:08:11:20 Buddy Owens That those words. 00:08:12:16 - 00:08:13:28 Buddy Owens Why have you abandoned me? 00:08:14:26 - 00:08:20:06 Buddy Owens Why have you forsaken me? Those were not Jesus final words. 00:08:21:22 - 00:08:25:22 Buddy Owens His final words. His last words on the cross. 00:08:26:08 - 00:08:27:01 Buddy Owens His last. 00:08:27:01 - 00:08:31:02 Buddy Owens Words before he died were his greatest. 00:08:31:02 - 00:08:38:06 Buddy Owens Statement of faith to a God who said no. Jesus said. 00:08:38:24 - 00:08:43:06 Buddy Owens Father, you who have abandoned me Father. 00:08:43:06 - 00:08:44:20 Buddy Owens You who don't seem to. 00:08:44:20 - 00:08:49:00 Buddy Owens Be here right now. Father, you who I cannot. 00:08:49:00 - 00:08:49:19 Buddy Owens See. 00:08:49:28 - 00:08:56:17 Buddy Owens Or feel or hear Father into your hands, I commit. 00:08:56:17 - 00:09:01:13 Buddy Owens My spirit. It's Jesus ultimate statement of faith. 00:09:01:23 - 00:09:05:14 Buddy Owens Now, think about this Jesus. 00:09:05:29 - 00:09:07:09 Buddy Owens The Son of God. 00:09:08:08 - 00:09:10:02 Buddy Owens Understands what. 00:09:10:02 - 00:09:11:12 Buddy Owens It feels like. 00:09:12:10 - 00:09:13:06 Buddy Owens To pray. 00:09:13:07 - 00:09:21:02 Buddy Owens To a God who says no he gets it. He knows the pain. 00:09:22:22 - 00:09:27:06 Buddy Owens He knows your heartache, he knows your confusion. 00:09:28:19 - 00:09:30:09 Buddy Owens He knows what it's like. 00:09:30:27 - 00:09:31:17 Buddy Owens When God. 00:09:31:17 - 00:09:31:28 Buddy Owens Doesn't. 00:09:31:28 - 00:09:33:16 Buddy Owens Answer your prayer the way. 00:09:33:16 - 00:09:39:01 Buddy Owens You hoped you would. He knows how that feels and that is the. 00:09:39:01 - 00:09:39:26 Buddy Owens Wonder of the. 00:09:39:26 - 00:09:42:06 Buddy Owens Incarnation that Jesus in His. 00:09:42:06 - 00:09:44:04 Buddy Owens Humanity understands. 00:09:44:11 - 00:09:45:08 Buddy Owens What it's like. 00:09:45:12 - 00:09:47:22 Buddy Owens To pray to a heavenly Father who. 00:09:47:22 - 00:09:49:21 Buddy Owens Doesn't even seem to be. 00:09:49:21 - 00:09:50:05 Buddy Owens There. 00:09:50:19 - 00:10:00:03 Buddy Owens And who says No, He gets it. But in his ultimate statement of faith, he says, Nevertheless. 00:10:00:11 - 00:10:03:01 Buddy Owens In spite of how everything looks right now. 00:10:03:09 - 00:10:05:18 Buddy Owens I'm placing myself. 00:10:06:05 - 00:10:06:23 Buddy Owens Into your. 00:10:06:23 - 00:10:07:07 Buddy Owens Hands. 00:10:07:23 - 00:10:08:18 Buddy Owens Into your hands. 00:10:08:18 - 00:10:18:04 Buddy Owens I commit my spirit, you said, and get this God's know to Jesus was a. 00:10:18:04 - 00:10:19:11 Buddy Owens Resounding. 00:10:19:11 - 00:10:24:02 Buddy Owens Yes to all the rest of us. God's no to Jesus. 00:10:24:07 - 00:10:25:20 Buddy Owens Was a resounding. 00:10:25:20 - 00:10:29:16 Buddy Owens Yes to the rest of us, because God had a. 00:10:29:16 - 00:10:33:19 Buddy Owens Bigger plan in mind. We may not understand. 00:10:33:19 - 00:10:34:14 Buddy Owens Why He says. 00:10:34:14 - 00:10:35:26 Buddy Owens No, but when. 00:10:35:26 - 00:10:38:19 Buddy Owens He says no to you, sometimes. 00:10:38:19 - 00:10:39:07 Buddy Owens He might be. 00:10:39:07 - 00:10:46:23 Buddy Owens Saying yes to somebody else. The question is, will I trust him? You see. 00:10:46:23 - 00:10:49:05 Buddy Owens Ultimately prayer is. 00:10:49:05 - 00:10:50:07 Buddy Owens About faith. 00:10:50:17 - 00:10:50:26 Buddy Owens And. 00:10:50:26 - 00:10:53:16 Buddy Owens Faith. Listen, faith is about. 00:10:53:26 - 00:10:55:20 Buddy Owens Who it's not about. 00:10:55:27 - 00:10:59:15 Buddy Owens What faith is about a person. 00:11:00:04 - 00:11:02:02 Buddy Owens It's not about an outcome. 00:11:02:20 - 00:11:11:02 Buddy Owens It's about who. Because I don't always know what to believe. I don't even know what to ask for. 00:11:12:23 - 00:11:17:14 Buddy Owens But I know who I'm talking to. And I have to understand. 00:11:18:05 - 00:11:23:24 Buddy Owens Who this God is, who loves me. And that's why I must be a. 00:11:23:24 - 00:11:24:28 Buddy Owens Person of the word. 00:11:26:13 - 00:11:28:29 Buddy Owens Jesus understands what it's like to. 00:11:28:29 - 00:11:29:18 Buddy Owens Pray to. 00:11:29:18 - 00:11:31:08 Buddy Owens A God who says no. 00:11:31:17 - 00:11:35:13 Buddy Owens So when you cannot understand the father's hand. 00:11:36:13 - 00:11:37:16 Buddy Owens You have to trust. 00:11:37:16 - 00:11:41:18 Buddy Owens The father's heart and believe that he knows. 00:11:41:18 - 00:11:44:13 Buddy Owens What is best, that he wants, what is best. 00:11:45:09 - 00:11:48:07 Buddy Owens And that he ultimately is going to do. 00:11:48:07 - 00:11:51:11 Buddy Owens What his best jobs. 00:11:51:11 - 00:11:53:00 Buddy Owens Words were. 00:11:53:00 - 00:12:08:00 Buddy Owens Prophetic about Jesus, though he slay me, yet I will trust him. Those were prophetic of Jesus. We have to trust God. Listen, we have to trust God. 00:12:08:00 - 00:12:10:17 Buddy Owens Enough to let Him. 00:12:10:17 - 00:12:16:27 Buddy Owens Fail and you say, Well, that's not possible. 00:12:17:12 - 00:12:17:28 Buddy Owens God can't. 00:12:17:28 - 00:12:21:08 Buddy Owens Fail. And that's exactly my point. 00:12:22:04 - 00:12:22:24 Buddy Owens He cannot. 00:12:22:24 - 00:12:23:05 Buddy Owens Fail. 00:12:23:29 - 00:12:24:25 Buddy Owens Therefore. 00:12:25:19 - 00:12:27:00 Buddy Owens We must trust. 00:12:27:00 - 00:12:29:08 Buddy Owens God enough to let Him. 00:12:29:20 - 00:12:34:01 Buddy Owens Succeed. But to let him succeed on his. 00:12:34:01 - 00:12:35:24 Buddy Owens Terms and the way he. 00:12:35:24 - 00:12:37:08 Buddy Owens Knows is best. 00:12:37:16 - 00:12:40:05 Buddy Owens Not the way we think would be best. 00:12:40:14 - 00:12:41:12 Buddy Owens But to trust. 00:12:41:12 - 00:12:42:07 Buddy Owens Him enough. 00:12:42:13 - 00:12:45:14 Buddy Owens To let him succeed on his terms. 00:12:45:25 - 00:12:46:29 Buddy Owens Not on our terms. 00:12:48:00 - 00:12:53:04 Buddy Owens We make our case before the throne of God but we surrender. 00:12:53:04 - 00:12:54:29 Buddy Owens The outcome for yours. 00:12:54:29 - 00:12:55:10 Buddy Owens Is the. 00:12:55:10 - 00:12:57:26 Buddy Owens Kingdom and the power and the glory. 00:12:58:03 - 00:13:00:10 Buddy Owens We trust Him to succeed. 00:13:01:02 - 00:13:01:23 Buddy Owens Even when. 00:13:01:23 - 00:13:02:19 Buddy Owens He tells us. 00:13:02:26 - 00:13:03:09 Buddy Owens No. 00:13:04:27 - 00:13:08:15 Buddy Owens And that's what he's looking for. The character of Christ in us. 00:13:08:28 - 00:13:11:17 Buddy Owens The character of Christ who knew what it. 00:13:11:17 - 00:13:12:17 Buddy Owens Was like to. 00:13:12:17 - 00:13:13:06 Buddy Owens Pray. 00:13:13:06 - 00:13:14:12 Buddy Owens To a God who said. 00:13:14:12 - 00:13:14:28 Buddy Owens No. 00:13:15:06 - 00:13:16:12 Buddy Owens But who said. 00:13:16:12 - 00:13:22:29 Buddy Owens Nevertheless, your will be done. Nevertheless, into your hands. 00:13:23:05 - 00:13:26:23 Buddy Owens I commit my spirit. The Bible says in. 00:13:26:23 - 00:13:32:07 Buddy Owens Romans 828, in all things God works. 00:13:32:19 - 00:13:34:08 Buddy Owens For the good of those who love. 00:13:34:08 - 00:13:35:27 Buddy Owens Him in all things. 00:13:35:27 - 00:13:41:19 Buddy Owens That includes the things that God says no to. He works for the good of those who love. 00:13:41:19 - 00:13:42:28 Buddy Owens Him in all things. 00:13:42:28 - 00:13:43:16 Buddy Owens Not just. 00:13:43:16 - 00:13:44:11 Buddy Owens Some things. 00:13:44:16 - 00:13:46:01 Buddy Owens Not just the happy things. 00:13:46:17 - 00:13:50:24 Buddy Owens But all things. Even in that no things. 00:13:52:01 - 00:13:53:16 Buddy Owens He works for the good of those who. 00:13:53:16 - 00:13:55:25 Buddy Owens Love him and nothing. 00:13:55:28 - 00:13:56:24 Buddy Owens The Bible says. 00:13:57:05 - 00:13:57:27 Buddy Owens Nothing. 00:13:58:08 - 00:13:59:17 Buddy Owens Can separate us. 00:14:00:06 - 00:14:01:13 Buddy Owens From the love of God in. 00:14:01:13 - 00:14:04:19 Buddy Owens Christ Jesus. And so. 00:14:05:06 - 00:14:07:18 Buddy Owens We pray to the one who alone. 00:14:07:18 - 00:14:09:23 Buddy Owens Is able to keep us from falling. 00:14:10:06 - 00:14:12:04 Buddy Owens We pray to the one who is able to. 00:14:12:04 - 00:14:13:05 Buddy Owens Complete what he has. 00:14:13:05 - 00:14:16:08 Buddy Owens Started in us. We pray to the one who. 00:14:16:08 - 00:14:17:08 Buddy Owens Has a purpose and a. 00:14:17:08 - 00:14:19:12 Buddy Owens Plan for our lives. We pray. 00:14:19:12 - 00:14:20:05 Buddy Owens To the God. 00:14:20:05 - 00:14:24:19 Buddy Owens Who cares more about every detail of your life than even you do. 00:14:25:18 - 00:14:27:09 Buddy Owens We pray to the God of peace. 00:14:27:16 - 00:14:31:20 Buddy Owens We pray to the God of hope. We pray to the God of comfort. We pray to. 00:14:31:20 - 00:14:35:20 Buddy Owens The God of compassion. Trusting that out of who is of His. 00:14:35:20 - 00:14:42:15 Buddy Owens Very nature and character, he will hear and respond in the way that he. 00:14:42:15 - 00:14:43:18 Buddy Owens Knows is best. 00:14:43:18 - 00:14:50:22 Buddy Owens Because ultimately the ultimate aim of prayer is the glory of God. 00:14:51:29 - 00:14:53:28 Buddy Owens All of our requests are. 00:14:54:23 - 00:14:59:21 Buddy Owens Made in the context of surrender, not my will, but yours be done and. 00:14:59:21 - 00:15:00:13 Buddy Owens All of that. 00:15:00:13 - 00:15:07:10 Buddy Owens Surrender. Ultimately, for the glory of God and the Earth. That's what prayer is about. And God. 00:15:07:10 - 00:15:08:13 Buddy Owens Invites us to. 00:15:08:13 - 00:15:08:28 Buddy Owens Pray. 00:15:09:10 - 00:15:10:12 Buddy Owens He asks us. 00:15:10:12 - 00:15:10:29 Buddy Owens To pray. 00:15:11:03 - 00:15:19:15 Buddy Owens He commands us to pray. And He expects us to pray. He teaches us to pray. He waits for us to pray. 00:15:20:18 - 00:15:24:26 Buddy Owens And we can pray without fear because we're praying to a God. 00:15:24:26 - 00:15:27:26 Buddy Owens Who loves us and who wants what is best for. 00:15:27:26 - 00:15:33:16 Buddy Owens Us. We're praying to a person who will work all things for our good. 00:15:33:16 - 00:15:34:16 Buddy Owens Because we love him. 00:15:36:15 - 00:15:45:10 Buddy Owens Do you love him? If you love him, then pray. In fact, I want us to. 00:15:45:10 - 00:15:48:08 Buddy Owens Do that as I close this session. I want to lead. 00:15:48:08 - 00:15:50:03 Buddy Owens You in a method of prayer that. 00:15:50:10 - 00:15:51:09 Buddy Owens Maybe some of you. 00:15:51:09 - 00:15:52:22 Buddy Owens Have done with me before. 00:15:53:12 - 00:15:54:16 Buddy Owens But it's the way I like. 00:15:54:16 - 00:16:07:25 Buddy Owens To pray often where I pray with my hands now, you know, raise them way up high over your head. This kind of prayer is sort of an outward sign of of an inward surrender. 00:16:08:18 - 00:16:10:04 Buddy Owens It's a sign on the outside of. 00:16:10:04 - 00:16:12:29 Buddy Owens What I'm doing on the inside. And so what. 00:16:12:29 - 00:16:14:24 Buddy Owens I'll do is I'll just come to. 00:16:14:24 - 00:16:20:25 Buddy Owens The Lord with my hands open right in front of me, maybe even in my lap, but they're open. 00:16:21:26 - 00:16:23:03 Buddy Owens And it symbolizes. 00:16:23:22 - 00:16:26:04 Buddy Owens That I am presenting my requests. 00:16:26:04 - 00:16:29:04 Buddy Owens To God I just sort of see. 00:16:29:04 - 00:16:36:09 Buddy Owens Them in my mind's eye. My requests are right here in my hands. 00:16:36:09 - 00:16:38:02 Buddy Owens My kids, my job. 00:16:38:13 - 00:16:40:11 Buddy Owens My bank account, my health. 00:16:41:09 - 00:16:43:29 Buddy Owens Whatever it is. I just sort of see it in my hands. 00:16:44:19 - 00:16:49:15 Buddy Owens And I'm bringing it to God. Like a kid bringing a broken toy. 00:16:50:22 - 00:16:52:24 Buddy Owens And I'll present my request to God. 00:16:52:24 - 00:16:59:01 Buddy Owens I'll tell him all about it. I name names, I give him all the details and then I turn my palms down. 00:16:59:28 - 00:17:01:02 Buddy Owens And it symbolizes. 00:17:01:28 - 00:17:03:00 Buddy Owens Lord, I'm letting go. 00:17:04:17 - 00:17:06:29 Buddy Owens It's yours. I brought it to you. 00:17:07:06 - 00:17:14:10 Buddy Owens Here you go. I'm letting go. I'm surrendering it. And then I turn my palms up again. 00:17:15:15 - 00:17:16:26 Buddy Owens To receive God's grace. 00:17:17:24 - 00:17:21:19 Buddy Owens To receive his provision and whatever answer he has. 00:17:21:19 - 00:17:22:28 Buddy Owens For me and to say. 00:17:23:18 - 00:17:31:12 Buddy Owens Lord, now that I have emptied my hands of what was going on in my life. 00:17:32:29 - 00:17:44:27 Buddy Owens What can I do for you with these hands so I want to lead us in a moment of prayer. And I invite you to close your eyes, bow your heads. You don't have to say anything out loud. 00:17:46:00 - 00:17:48:03 Buddy Owens And if you're comfortable with it, open your hands. 00:17:48:03 - 00:17:50:14 Buddy Owens Up. And as I pray, you can just let. 00:17:50:15 - 00:17:53:16 Buddy Owens My words be your prayer. All right. 00:17:54:08 - 00:17:55:16 Buddy Owens So. So with your. 00:17:55:16 - 00:17:59:02 Buddy Owens Palms open in front of you as I pray. 00:17:59:02 - 00:18:00:14 Buddy Owens You can just say. 00:18:00:14 - 00:18:02:09 Buddy Owens These words in your own heart and mind. 00:18:05:10 - 00:18:06:22 Buddy Owens Father, I come to you today. 00:18:06:29 - 00:18:19:01 Buddy Owens In Jesus name, and I want to start by saying thank you. Thank you for life. Thank you for love. Thank you for your faithfulness that has. 00:18:19:01 - 00:18:19:18 Buddy Owens Brought me. 00:18:20:09 - 00:18:20:29 Buddy Owens This far. 00:18:22:19 - 00:18:24:28 Buddy Owens Lord, I thank you for everything you've given to me. 00:18:27:00 - 00:18:27:21 Buddy Owens And I thank you. 00:18:27:21 - 00:18:28:16 Buddy Owens For everything. 00:18:29:13 - 00:18:33:02 Buddy Owens That you have withheld. I trust your wisdom. 00:18:35:25 - 00:18:40:18 Buddy Owens And, Lord, as I come to you today with my hands open, I'm bringing my. 00:18:40:18 - 00:18:41:09 Buddy Owens Life to you. 00:18:42:20 - 00:18:43:18 Buddy Owens Before your throne. 00:18:46:00 - 00:18:46:23 Buddy Owens Or I bring you. 00:18:48:12 - 00:18:50:20 Buddy Owens My strengths and my weaknesses. 00:18:52:14 - 00:18:53:04 Buddy Owens I bring you my. 00:18:53:04 - 00:18:59:29 Buddy Owens Hopes and my fears I bring you my successes and my failures. 00:19:02:29 - 00:19:22:26 Buddy Owens Or I'm bringing you my dreams and my nightmares and you know, there are certain things today that are on my mind, things I'm very concerned about, even worried about and I just want to tell you about them right now. So, Lord, in my hands now. 00:19:22:26 - 00:19:24:04 Buddy Owens I place these things. 00:19:26:14 - 00:19:31:12 Buddy Owens So now in the in the quiet of your own prayer, go ahead and tell him what's in your hands. 00:19:32:21 - 00:19:34:22 Buddy Owens Your kids, your spouse. 00:19:35:19 - 00:19:38:01 Buddy Owens Your home, your health, your parents. 00:19:38:23 - 00:19:39:12 Buddy Owens Just tell him. 00:19:40:09 - 00:19:41:28 Buddy Owens What's in your hands that you're bringing to him. 00:19:43:10 - 00:19:45:01 Buddy Owens This take just a few seconds and do this. 00:20:04:11 - 00:20:08:26 Buddy Owens And now turn your palms down and in your heart, just say. 00:20:08:26 - 00:20:14:00 Buddy Owens This. Now, Father, I release all of these things. 00:20:14:18 - 00:20:28:26 Buddy Owens Into your hands. I'm just I'm just leaving them right here in your lap of grace. I surrender to you. I pray let your will be done. Let your kingdom come in. 00:20:28:26 - 00:20:29:21 Buddy Owens All of these. 00:20:29:27 - 00:20:30:17 Buddy Owens Areas. 00:20:32:09 - 00:20:35:19 Buddy Owens On earth as it is in heaven, I surrender it to you. 00:20:38:17 - 00:20:39:17 Buddy Owens Now, just let go. 00:20:41:04 - 00:20:44:16 Buddy Owens Let go and turn your palms up. 00:20:47:28 - 00:20:48:21 Buddy Owens And say, Father. 00:20:48:21 - 00:20:50:03 Buddy Owens Now that my hands are empty. 00:20:51:29 - 00:20:53:09 Buddy Owens I receive from you. 00:20:54:21 - 00:20:56:24 Buddy Owens Everything that Your Grace will afford today. 00:20:59:02 - 00:21:01:14 Buddy Owens I receive strength from my weaknesses. 00:21:02:14 - 00:21:10:20 Buddy Owens I receive health from my body. I receive hope for my future. Lord, I receive peace from my. 00:21:10:20 - 00:21:11:07 Buddy Owens Fears. 00:21:13:23 - 00:21:14:09 Buddy Owens I receive. 00:21:14:09 - 00:21:15:08 Buddy Owens Provision for my. 00:21:15:08 - 00:21:15:24 Buddy Owens Needs. 00:21:17:25 - 00:21:25:25 Buddy Owens I I receive wisdom from my confusion what I receive, the forgiveness of my sins. 00:21:28:06 - 00:21:37:11 Buddy Owens And I receive grace to forgive those who sinned against me. And I thank you. My faith I receive from. 00:21:37:11 - 00:21:44:13 Buddy Owens You whatever it is you want to give me, Lord, let your will be done. And while my hands are opened before you. 00:21:45:09 - 00:21:46:13 Buddy Owens Lord, I just want to say. 00:21:49:08 - 00:21:50:09 Buddy Owens My hands are yours. 00:21:51:29 - 00:22:01:18 Buddy Owens What can I do for you? How can I serve you today with these hands? Whose life can I touch? What difference can I. 00:22:01:18 - 00:22:04:26 Buddy Owens Make for your kingdom? Lord, I pray. 00:22:06:09 - 00:22:08:00 Buddy Owens That you will use my life today. 00:22:09:05 - 00:22:10:16 Buddy Owens To bring glory to your name. 00:22:12:10 - 00:22:13:24 Buddy Owens And I ask this in Jesus name. 00:22:15:06 - 00:22:15:18 Buddy Owens Amen. 00:22:19:08 - 00:22:22:12 Buddy Owens Feel better you know you can do. 00:22:22:12 - 00:22:23:05 Buddy Owens This every day. 00:22:24:10 - 00:22:27:02 Buddy Owens Just simply come to the Lord. Present your. 00:22:27:02 - 00:22:32:21 Buddy Owens Request. He asks you to. He invites you to He's waiting for you to do this. 00:22:33:27 - 00:22:36:01 Buddy Owens Whatever it is, it's on your heart. And remember, it. 00:22:36:01 - 00:22:37:17 Buddy Owens Doesn't have to be fancy words. 00:22:37:25 - 00:22:40:04 Buddy Owens Sometimes you can't even put it into words. 00:22:41:10 - 00:22:46:03 Buddy Owens But just remember this one last thing. What God wants most. 00:22:46:03 - 00:22:47:16 Buddy Owens From you in prayer. 00:22:48:25 - 00:22:49:12 Buddy Owens Is you. 00:22:51:14 - 00:22:52:19 Buddy Owens Well, thanks again for joining. 00:22:52:19 - 00:22:53:25 Buddy Owens Me for this study. 00:22:53:25 - 00:22:56:06 Buddy Owens I hope you have a wonderful discussion time. 00:22:56:27 - 00:22:57:23 Buddy Owens God bless your friends.