ASK-SEEK-KNOCK……. OPENED.
Written by FAVORED1 on July 21, 2008 – 11:37 am -Good Morning Beloved,
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and you shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:…” [Matthew 7:7]
And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and you shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. [Luke 11:9]
“This is the third time I am coming to you. In the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established”. [2 Corinthians 13:1]
That’s a great Word isn’t it? 2 different Apostles… same Word. Is there something we need to ask for? Why haven’t we? Sometimes we feel, that what we need is not important enough to warrant God’s attention. In His Word, we find that His desire is fellowship with us. He doesn’t want our only communication with Him to be “gimme, gimme, gimme”… but, He doesn’t want a wrong perception of Him to hinder us from communing with Him and asking Him for what we need or desire. I have heard people say that you’re only supposed to go to God on important matters, world peace, famine, pestilence, death and disease, you know…. the “biggies”. These same people believe that it is selfish to pray about ”petty” matters like who to marry, where to live, what type of job have, what kind of transportation etc. The bible makes it clear that God is interested in every thing that concerns us as an individual, as well as the collective body of Christ. Sometimes what stops us from asking for a thing is a little pride. It takes humility to ask someone for something. A lack of trust in God could be another reason. The bible says that,
“But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him”. [Hebrews 11:6]
Now, let me throw this out….. God is not Santa Clause. He does say no. That is not a bad thing. There have been many situations, where I thought I really, really wanted something, and now years later, I praise God He didn’t give it to me! Also, there have been situations I have found myself in, that I would not have particularly chosen, and it turned out to be a blessing in disguise. I am learning more each day to lean and trust on Jesus. He knows what is best for me, and He knows how to get the best out of me, to bring Him glory….. the same holds true for you too! When I moved to DC, I was going into the 11th grade. I wanted to go to Duke Ellington and study dance…. (I really thought I could dance back then). I prayed for it. When I got there and saw the other dancers rehearsing, I totally freaked out and lost my nerve. I met a young lady who was trying out for the drama department, and I decided to hang with her. She neglected to tell me that you had to have an audition piece. I wanted to run… but decided to stay. Everyone was so good. I re-enacted a scene in a book I was reading at the time. IT WAS AWFUL!… needless to say…. I didn’t get in. I ended up at Cardozo, where I met my life-long buddy Tina…. now my daughter’s Godmother. She kept me out of A LOT of trouble. I think that episode at Duke stuck with me… I never liked failing, so after school… at the urging of an older family friend… ok, “Woogie” wouldn’t take no for an answer!…. I registered in the National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts and studied theater. It was a love I didn’t realize I had, but it probably would not have happened at all if I had not totally blown the audition at Duke and embarrassed myself!
U Blessed,
Have A Fabulous Day
Regina
Cartoonist’s Comment:
Let your prayer be accompanied by faith, and don’t give an ear to doubt
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