Hoe om jou gebede verhoor te kry

Hoe om jou gebede verhoor te kry

Die geheim om gebede verhoor te kry, is om aan die voorwaardes te voldoen wat deur God gestel is.

As julle in My bly en my woorde in julle, sal julle vra net wat julle wil hê, en julle sal dit verkry. Hierin is my Vader verheerlik, dat julle veel vrug dra; en julle sal my dissipels wees.  (Joh. 15:7, 8 AFR33).

Wanneer ons in Jesus bly, word ons harte aan Hom oorgegee; ons gedagtes honger na waarheid en maak Sy Woord aktief deel van ons harte; ons houdings, begeertes, motiewe en verlange verander van selfsug na liefde; en ons begeer om God te verheerlik. Dan, met harte wat leef om eer aan God te gee, om Jesus op te hef, om Sy koninkryk te bevorder, word ons gebede met blydskap ontvang en God verhoor dit met die wysheid van Sy oneindige vooraf wetende self. Sy antwoorde sal in ons ware behoefte en Sy groter doelwitte voorsien, en ons, wat in blywende vertroue leef, verheug ons in die verskillende maniere en tydsberekening van God se reaksie.

Maar daar is baie gebede waaraan God nie aandag gee nie – gebede waarna God nie “luister” of verhoor nie.

Die selfsugtige gebed: God verhoor nie die selfsugtige gebed nie, want so ‘n gebed, ongeag hoe godsdienstig dit geformuleer word, beteken: “Gee my wat ek wil hê sodat ek kan aanhou om teen julle in opstand te kom, my siel seer te maak, hulpbronne te mors en ander skade aan te doen.”

Die skynheilige gebed: ‘n Gebed van ‘n persoon wat nie eintlik in God glo nie, maar bid om ander wat wel glo, te manipuleer. “Hy wat na God toe kom, moet glo dat Hy is en dat Hy ‘n beloner is vir dié wat Hom ywerig soek” (Hebreërs 11:6 NKJV).

Die trotse gebed: ‘n Gebed wat mense doen om gesien te word; om hulleself te bevorder as regverdiger, heiliger, beter as ander; om as ‘ n godsdiensleier erken te word en mag oor ander te verkry; of om ander af te maak. Dit was die gebed van die Fariseër wat in Lukas opgeteken is: “God, ek dank U dat ek nie soos ander mense is nie – afpersers, onregverdiges, egbrekers, of selfs soos hierdie tollenaar. Ek vas twee keer per week; Ek gee tiendes van alles wat ek besit” (18:11, 12 NKJV).

Die verwerper-van-waarheid-gebed: ‘n Gebed wat gedoen word deur diegene wat selfs vir die regte ding bid, maar dit doen terwyl hulle willens en wetens die waarheid ontken en kies wat hulle weet verkeerd is. Dit sou ‘n persoon wees wat bid vir beter longfunksie terwyl hy aanhou rook, of ‘n persoon wat bid vir ‘n gelukkige en gesonde huwelik terwyl hulle owerspel pleeg.

Die kermende, klaende, negatiewe gebed: Die soort gebed wat gedoen word sonder belangstelling in oplossing, geen begeerte om dinge uit te werk nie, geen begeerte om tot volwassenheid te groei nie, of om te genees te word, of om die vernietigende gevoelens te verander, geen gewilligheid om God te hoor praat nie, maar bloot om ‘n klag in te dien en hul rol as slagoffer te regverdig en hoe die lewe nie regverdig teenoor hulle is nie.

Die proforma gebed: Die gebed wat uit die hoof, deur ritueel, deur vorm gedoen word sonder enige gedagte of aktiewe betrokkenheid van die hart in die strewe na ‘n verbintenis met God. Die mens kyk na die uiterlike voorkoms (ander mense kan die daad van ‘n gebed waarneem), maar God kyk na die hart en weet wanneer die persoon nie bid nie, maar bloot ‘n ritueel opsê.

Die gehoorde gebed

Alhoewel daar baie gebede is waaraan God nie aandag gee nie, glimlag God vir en verlang daarna om gebede uit eerlike harte te hoor, van mense wat in Hom glo en opreg begeer om met Hom te verbind, om Sy wil te ken, Sy stem te hoor, in Sy teenwoordigheid te bly, deur Sy liefde verander te word, versterk te word deur Sy krag om Sy wil uit te voer,  diegene wat hulself oorgegee het en verlang om Hom te verheerlik deur daagliks in waarheid te groei, om volwasse Christene te word wat Sy karakter openbaar, en die vermoë het om die beginsels van God uit te leef, om die metodes van God toe te pas in hoe hulle hulself regeer en ander behandel.

God sal al sulke gebede verhoor!

Ek moedig jou aan om te bid – daagliks en dikwels – maar maak gebed ‘n gesprek met God; praat met Hom soos jy met ‘n vriend sou praat, wat beteken dat jy Hom moet ken, geloof in Hom moet hê en Hom moet verstaan. En maak jou mees intieme gebede privaat, soek eensame plekke om met die hemel te kommunikeer, plekke sonder afleidings, waar jy in  stilheid kan bly en die stil sagte stem van God kan hoor (1 Konings 19:12). Wanneer jy Hom ken, sal jy Sy metodes en Sy ontwerpwette verstaan en meer sensitief wees vir Sy antwoorde, want net soos jy met ‘n ware vriend sou doen, sal jy besef dat Hy nie sekere antwoorde sal gee nie omdat dit buite Sy karakter is.

En wanneer jy oomblikke teëkom wat na stilte klink, onthou dat God jou vriend is en vra jouself af wat jy sou doen of dink as jou menslike vriend met stilte reageer. Sal jy nie nadink en dink: “Wat het ek so pas gevra nie? Ken ek reeds die waarheid, die regte koers, die beste aksie, maar wil ek iets anders hê en my vriend gee my tyd om te heroorweeg?” Wanneer stilte dan God se reaksie is, pas daardie wysheid toe en vra: “Is dit ‘n probleem waarop ek reeds die antwoord ken, wat God my voorheen gelei het om op te los? Moet ek hierdie een op my eie oplos, want God het my reeds die wysheid, beginsels en metodes gegee en nou moet ek dit toepas sodat ek volwasse kan word en groei eerder as om Hom te soek om my elke antwoord te gee?” Indien wel, vra God dan vir die bevestiging om voort te gaan en Sy metodes op die situasie toe te pas, die lewensbelangrike waarhede wat op jou situasie van toepassing is, aktief te onthou, deur jou keuses te dink en jou hart oop te hou vir Sy leiding terwyl jy vorentoe beweeg met ‘n dankbare hart, en onthou ook dat Jesus belowe het om ons nooit te verlaat of ons te versaak nie en dat ons Sy krag kan ontvang solank ons harte aktief soek om Hom te verheerlik.

Ten slotte, as jy bid vir krag om God se wil te doen, moet jy onthou dat ons nie die krag vir die taak ontvang totdat ons kies om die waarheid toe te pas en aan die sending deel te neem nie. Die roker kry nie die krag om op te hou voordat hulle kies om op te hou nie; die hardloper kry nie die uithouvermoë om die wedloop te voltooi voordat hulle die wedloop hardloop nie; Die waters skei nie totdat ons voete nat word nie. (Sien Josua 3:13.)

Die volgende keer as jy bid, onthou Jesus se belofte:

En ek sal doen wat jy ook al vra – as dit in harmonie met my karakter, metodes en beginsels is – sodat die Seun eer en heerlikheid aan die Vader kan bring deur die genesende en lewegewende krag van sy metodes te openbaar. Jy mag my vra vir enigiets in ooreenstemming met my karakter en metodes, en ek sal dit doen (Joh 14:13, 14 REM).

 

 

 

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