For everyone who asks
receives
Are you comfortable with all the free-will God is allowing
you these days? Have you noticed He’s real good at staying out of your way when
you already know the plans you have for yourself? What about the consequences
of your decisions? Are they turning out exactly as you expected? If they are,
isn’t God’s grace wonderful? But, if you are disappointed in your results, do
you think if you had asked God to help you maybe things could have turned out
better for you? I know they would have!
Seeking God’s wisdom first is always our best advice.
However, how many times do we jump ahead of Him avoiding the plans we know He
has for us, (Jeremiah 29:11) and we do it our way? I am afraid there are more
times than we want to admit that we do! So, what about the failures we’ve
experienced? O Lord, help us to understand how much we need your infinite wisdom
not ours! Forgive us Father, we ask now for Your wisdom.
It is written; “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; he who seeks finds; and to him
who knocks, the door will be opened” (Matthew 7:7).
Is there some important decision you are going to be making
in the next week or so? Are you considering making a critical move of some kind
in your life in the near future? Are you being given a choice to make, and it
disturbs you? Will you trust God this time to open that door for you? This time,
ask Him to give you what you need.
Jesus said in; (Matthew 6:8) that when you pray; “…your Father knows what you need before you ask Him.”
This time, seek Him with all your heart. He is saying; “I am here!…I will answer you.”