God is on his throne. He is reigning. Sometimes we just miss it or ignore it. But as Jesus continues to teach his disciples about prayer we are reminded that we were created to live under the direction of God’s gracious rule and that part of praying means handing over the reins to the one in control of all things.

Unifying Phrase: Freedom is found in letting God lead.

• Asking God to lead seems like our worst nightmare.
• The purpose of prayer isn’t to bend God’s will to ours, but to soften ours to his.
• When we ignore God’s rule and serve other things, there will always be a sense of unrest.
• We can trust Jesus to lead because of what he did to bring God’s kingdom** into the world and into our lives.