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The Simple Plan of Asking and Receiving
The Question God told us in 1John 5:14,15 exactly that. He said that if we ask Him for anything according to His will He'd give it to us. He will always do as he said. We just need to understand a few things before we can have some of the things we think we want -Like a two-year old boy who doesn't understand that the stove-top gets hot when certain buttons are turned on! God will teach us and guide our steps if we obey Him (Psalms 32:8). The Will of God Humans change all the time as they grow or what color the sky is in their life that day. God doesn't. He's the same yesterday, today, and forever (Hebrews 13:8). Everything that He said He'd do He will do! How to ask The story we hear daily about doing more and working harder is really opposite of what God has told us to do. He said just to believe that He'll do as He said would. Believing If He were the person who said that He's give you a hundred dollars you'd expect it. You'd believe it. You'd live your life like it was happening. The action (faith) would be there. Faith is having enough belief in something that there is action. If someone in your neighborhood is baking cookies or is having a barbeque and says that they will give you some if you come over, would you do it? Would you if you're bored and hungry? Would you if they are making the kind of food you eat? Would you if your mouth is watering at the smell of the food? Probably! Faith works the same way really. You know that you can have something. You were told what to do to get it. It's very simple for you to get it. Someone else is doing all the work and all you really need to do is ask and believe. It Really Is That Simple? Sometimes we have to wait for the food to finish cooking before we can eat it but we know it's coming. We're to get ready to eat it. God often helps us get ready to get the desires of our hearts. We have pleasure in Him and He gives us the desires of our hearts (Psalms 37:4). How do we get our pleasure in Him? He's got much more than a hundred dollars for you! The more time you spend with God, the more you'll love Him. In that love you find yourself having a great deal of pleasure. We've all too often been taught that our time and God's time are different. The simple reality is that God is a God of now. Repeatedly He showed us throughout the Bible that it would be done for the person asking if they were ready in faith (Luke 8:48). Faith is having enough belief in something that there is action. Spend the time with God. Read what He has told you He would do. Spend time thinking about it. You'll find yourself growing closer and closer to Him. You'll find yourself believing that what He said is true for you. In that trust, you'll find yourself acting more and more upon what He's told you! You'll be receiving what you've asked for and more!
-Michelle Jacobson ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Michelle Jacobson is the author and webmaster at http://SeedMinistries.com where you can get BibleLearningPlus+ word search puzzle ebooks- A fun and easy way to really learn the word of God! Get your free taste of BibleLearningPlus eBooks- Just send a blank email to: mailto: seedministries@getresponse.com and you'll get the link to yours right way!
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