Let's first acknowledge that God is sovereign and His ways are higher than our ways. It's important to remember that our desires should align with His will.
Psalms 37:4 states: "Delight yourself also in Yahweh, and he will give you the desires of your heart." And 1 John 5:14-15 says: "This is the confidence which we have before him, that, if we ask anything according to his will, he listens to us. And if we know that he listens to us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions which we have asked of him."
First, we should delight in the Lord and ensure that our requests are according to His will.
Let's pray together:
Dear Heavenly Father,
We come before You, lifting up this dear one who has a heartfelt desire. Lord, we ask that Your will be done in this situation. If this request aligns with Your purpose and plan, we pray that You would bring it to pass. If not, we ask that You would change this heart and align these desires with Yours and grant peace and acceptance.
Lord, we also notice that the request did not mention Jesus Christ or the power of His name. We know that it is only by the name of Jesus that we have access to You, our Holy Father. As it says in John 14:6: "Jesus said to him, I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me."
We pray that we would all come and believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God and that God raised him from the dead, and would confess with our mouth what we believe in our heart as taught in Romans 10:9: "that if you will confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved."
We ask this in Jesus' mighty name, Amen.
Be encouraged, knowing that God hears your prayers. Keep delighting in Him and seeking His will. Remember that His thoughts and ways are higher than ours. Trust in His perfect plan for your life.