No Magic Bullet

I was struck again today by the passage of scripture in Psalms that says "If I regard wickedness in my heart, the Lord will not hear." I felt like the Lord was reminding me that this is the bottom line. When I seek to have a relationship with him it doesn't matter if I am obedient to other aspects of his guidance in scripture. For instance, Matthew 20:19 tells us that if two of us on earth agree about anything we ask for, it will be done for us by our Father in Heaven.  I wonder if I have been guilty in the past of using certain passages as if they were a magic bullet with no regard for the rest of God's Word. My agreeing in prayer with others when my heat is sinful will not be heard - bottom line - no magic bullets :-)