The Bible tells us that all we have to do is ask and it will be given. In Mark 11:24 (NASB) “Therefore I say to you, all things for which you pray and ask, believe that you have received them, and they will be granted you.” In Luke 11:9-10 it says, “‘So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.’” It sounds too good to be true. You mean all I have to do is ask for it and it is mine? In that case I want to ask to win the lottery, oh not just for myself of course…
We must understand a few things about asking and about our faith. First we cannot just ask for anything. God will not grant anything that is evil. If it will cause you to sin chances are His answer will be no. If what you are asking for brings you out of His will then He will give a different response. We need to make sure that we are keeping to His will. What is His will you ask? I cannot give specific details for anyone person. I can say that for all of us His will for us is to spread the gospel, go forth and make disciples of all nations. His will for us is to love one another as we love ourselves.
Another thought is when we are asking God for something we must believe, have faith, that He will answer us and give it to us. This doesn’t mean God is the all mighty genie waiting to fulfill our every desire. Our prayers to God should not be a wish list. I want this or that. God will give us what we ask for as long as we are in the scope of His will. We just have to have faith and know He has already fulfilled His promise.
We have faith that when we get in our car and turn the key it will start. We have faith that the battery is charged and gas gets to the pistons and the car cranks up. We believe the car will start every time we get in it. However, there is always that one time when it doesn’t crank or just will not start. We put blind faith in things that will fail us and at the same time question if God is really there. God will never fail us and He will never leave us. Next time you hear a car start just remember that God is still there. Next time the car doesn’t start just know God never fails…
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