One thing I rarely hear when people talk about how to pray, is the most important aspect of a proper prayer - All To The Glory Of God
Some of the following scriptures are not in the context of prayer, but I believe they still apply, as far as to what we should seek in our prayers
Isaiah 48:11
For My own sake, for My own sake, I will act; For how can My name be profaned? And My glory I will not give to another.
Numbers 14:11-17
The Lord said to Moses, “How long will this people spurn Me?....I will smite them....But Moses said to the Lord, “Then the Egyptians will hear of it, for by Your strength You brought up this people from their midst, and they will tell it to the inhabitants of this land....then the nations who have heard of Your fame will say, ‘Because the Lord could not bring this people into the land....But now, I pray, let the power of the Lord be great, just as You have declared
Jeremiah 33:8-9
I will cleanse them from all their iniquity by which they have sinned against Me, and I will pardon all their iniquities by which they have sinned against Me and by which they have transgressed against Me. It will be to Me a name of joy, praise and glory before all the nations of the earth which will hear of all the good that I do for them, and they will fear and tremble because of all the good and all the peace that I make for it.
Luke 17:12-19
....ten leprous men who stood at a distance met Him; and they raised their voices, saying, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!” When He saw them, He said to them, “Go and show yourselves to the priests.” And as they were going, they were cleansed. Now one of them, when he saw that he had been healed, turned back, glorifying God with a loud voice, and he fell on his face at His feet, giving thanks to Him. And he was a Samaritan. Then Jesus answered and said, “Were there not ten cleansed? But the nine—where are they? Was no one found who returned to give glory to God, except this foreigner?” And He said to him, “Stand up and go; your faith has made you well.”
John 12:27-28
“Now My soul has become troubled; and what shall I say, ‘Father, save Me from this hour’? But for this purpose I came to this hour. Father, glorify Your name.” Then a voice came out of heaven: “I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again.”
Luke 5:24-26
...."I say to you, get up, and pick up your stretcher and go home.” Immediately he got up before them, and picked up what he had been lying on, and went home glorifying God. They were all struck with astonishment and began glorifying God; and they were filled with fear, saying, “We have seen remarkable things today.”
Romans 15:5-6
Now may the God who gives perseverance and encouragement grant you to be of the same mind with one another according to Christ Jesus, so that with one accord you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
When we pray, the end result that we should look for is not that the thing comes to pass, or not only that it was something which God wanted to do.
The result we should hope for is that God is glorified.
I find myself praying "That through this, someone might come to know what a great and mighty God we serve. That someone will shout from the rooftops to the glory of God."
Do all things to the glory of God
