Praying in Harmony with God’s Will

1 John 5:14–15 “And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us. And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.” Scripture teaches that God hears and answers prayer. But does that mean that we can ask God for whatever we want and expect to receive it? Of course not. 1 John 5:14 provides an important qualification: if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us....