How to pray for two things that conflict each other?

Celibate Life said:

I have a question how do I pray for two prayer requests that conflict each other?

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You pray saying and believing, "Nevertheless, not my will but your's be done."

Celibate Life said:

Thanks in a way they contradict each too.

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Can you elaborate just a little more what you mean in your above statement?

We usually pray for God's mercy on the person and/or situation. He knows the best outcome for everything and everyone, and knows how to be merciful. This ensures our prayers are aligned with God's will also.

If we must add what we would like, it's always along with "if it is according to Your will". God knows what we are thinking, what our concerns are, and how best to answer them. We on the other hand don't have full knowledge and can be short-sighted.

Celibate Life said:

Meaning if I got one of the requests it would cancel out the other in other words for a time.

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Go for it, see what happens.

I just don't pray for a whipping.

Did that once when I knew I needed one.
Best to Repent and turn from sin.

M-Bob

Celibate Life said:

Meaning if I got one of the requests it would cancel out the other in other words for a time.

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Ah I see. Thank you for the clarification. I would still pray for God's will, even though if you care about/ are close to both of these people, that might be hard for you.

I'm thinking you could pray that God will do His will but in the most peaceful way as possible that results in minimal hurt for the person who won't receive his/her request.

Celibate Life said:

I have a question how do I pray for two prayer requests that conflict each other?

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Prov3:5 "Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight."

Jesus teaches us to pray in the Lord's prayer: Thy Will be done, Thy Kingdom come on Earth as it is in Heaven. When we pray for the will of God then we can ask Him to slam the door on whatever is not His Will or a part of His plan and purpose for us and our life.

We are given gifts, talents and abilities at conception. He writes the book of our life before we are even born. The Angels assigned to us read the book and use that to guide us to help us become the people that God intended for us to bring Him praise, honor and glory in all we do or have control over.

Celibate Life said:

I have a question how do I pray for two prayer requests that conflict each other?

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If you are praying that God's will be done, and that he will do what is best for you/the other people; he will.
It may not be what you, or they, think is best. God is not a slot machine where we put the "right" prayer in and get the particular result that we want. I know of people who have prayed for something, God has said 'wait' and they've been very disappointed with that - but months, or years, later they have said that if they hadn't had to wait and trust God, they wouldn't have learnt the things that they did.

Strong in Him said:

It may not be what you, or they, think is best.

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They teach that the Promises of God are conditional. For example: "Take delight in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart." (Psalm37:4) If we delight in the Lord then He will give us the desires of our Heart. If we learn what delight - desires & heart means then we will go a long way toward receiving what we want and desire in life.

joshua 1 9 said:

They teach that the Promises of God are conditional. For example: "Take delight in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart." (Psalm37:4) If we delight in the Lord then He will give us the desires of our Heart.

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If we are delighting in the Lord, then we will desire what he desires.

joshua 1 9 said:

If we learn what delight - desires & heart means then we will go a long way toward receiving what we want and desire in life.

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Depends on what it is.
There is no guarantee that delighting in the Lord will get us a better standard of living, for example. And I know many lovely Christians who have/have had rotten health. But if we desire God,his love and to know his will, then, whatever our outward circumstances, he will do that for us.

Strong in Him said:

If we are delighting in the Lord, then we will desire what he desires.

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Yes, when we ask for what He wants to give us then we have a better chance of getting what we ask for.

Celibate Life said:

If you want you what to know what the prayer is yet I won’t tell you the other one. One of the prayers is to stay single for for my life.

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Is that because the Lord has told you to stay single and you are asking that you will be able to obey that, or because you have decided you want to be single and therefore you don't want God to give you a partner?

Celibate Life said:

It is because I would like both of the requests but if I get married I am not single for a life time.

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My point is, is this what the Lord wants for you; is it his will?
If we pray in accordance with God's will, then he will answer that prayer.