References: John 15:7 - ask whatever you WANT - theloTo will, have in mind, intend, to purpose, to desire, to wish, to take delight inTo bring my thelo to the Lord is a form of prayer.So, just ask in prayer for a job paying 7-8-9 figures, for a Lamborghini, for a vacation home at the beachCompare James 4:1-3With James 1:5-8 John 15:7 - If you remain in me and my words remain in you…The “ask” form of prayer is called supplication.Amazingly, God knows that our asks won’t always align with His thelo, but He invites us to ask anyway, because of our dependent relationship.What would I ask for?Consider Solomon1 Kings 3:5- 15aGod gave what Solomon asked for AND what he hadn’t asked for (wealth, fame, etc.)Consider BartemaeusMark 10:46-52Jesus gave what Bartemaeus asked for AND… a new life, purpose, community?What does God want? - 1 Timothy 2:1-4Paul prefaces his statement about what God wants with an urgent call to intimate communication with God that he captures in four words.Supplication (deēsis)Prayer (proseuchē)Intercession (enteuxis)Thanksgiving (eucharistia) Through these practices of communication with God, we can learn to want what God wants. Our hearts get conformed to the likeness of Christ’s heart.We come to want all people to be saved and come to understand the truth.

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