Bible thought of the day

Mark 11

v22 Jesus:"Have faith in God. 23 I tell you the truth, if anyone says to this mountain,'Go, throw yourself into the sea,' and does not doubt in his heart but believes that what he says will happen, it will be done for him.

v24 Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. 25 And when you stand praying, if you hold against anyone, forgive him, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins."

My focus was on having faith... but when i was reading my study bible, i saw this:

"God will answer your prayers, but not as a result of your positive mental attitude. Other conditions must be met:

1) You must be a believer;
2) You must not hold a grudge against another person;
3) You must not pray with selfish motives;
4) You request must be for the good of God's kingdom.

To pray effectively, you need faith in God, not faith in the object of your request"

The last sentence hit me the hardest... I always pray to God focusing on the item.. e.g. my job. When I went for my first interview when i was still in Uni, I asked God for that job. I was not focusing my prayers on God... I was focusing on "that job".

I pray that God will teach me to focus properly... teach me that to pray to Him on things... not pray on things to Him..... I pray that I can, to the best of my ability, do things according to his will, His will be done, not mine... Thank you Lord for this revelation... Amen!