Starting Over

I’m reading a book on prayer. The author quoted Jesus’ words, “If you abide in me and my words remain in you, you may ask any request you like and it will be granted.”

Does anyone believe this? I know it’s in the Bible and therefore it’s true and I know I’m suppose to believe it because Jesus wants me to. But from personal experience do you know this to be true?

Earlier Jesus said, “Those who abide in me and I in them, will produce much fruit. For apart from me you can do nothing.

(So I ponder for awhile)

Jesus is in me and His words are in me. Are the “my words” Jesus spoke of words from the Bible, or does He mean fresh new words just for me? If they are fresh words from Him to me, then I would know what he wants of me, or for me, or to do or say through me. Then I could talk to him in prayer about His words and get on board with His ideas which would produce good things happening through me to others.

These good works or good fruit would then be all of His doings; I’m just following along; privileged to be apart and know that apart from Him I really can do nothing that has eternal value.

So I guess I need to spend time relating to my Father in prayer first, then and only then can I ask Him for the things that are rooted in what he communicated to me as I abide in him and his words.

I feel like I’m completely starting over in prayer....maybe it’s about time.