A thought by Mark Batterson (2011-12-13) from his
book Be a Circle Maker: The Solution to 10,000 Problems (Kindle Locations 129-130). Zondervan. Kindle Edition.
I am
really striving to understand this fact even at 64 years of age. I have been going thought a crash course in
the past few months. Even yesterday God
answered one of my prayers. During my
morning walk time I prayer a specific prayer and God answered it before I went
to bed.
What
could happen in 2012 if we really believed that God answers our prayers, our
specific prayers? He just wants us to
ask. Of course there are some prayers we
don’t need to ask. They are prayers that
we know He won’t answer. Please help
that married person to start loving me.
He won’t answer that one. As you
read the Bible you will see God’s way of thinking so you won’t ask Him some
things. But there are way more He will
answer but He won’t because we haven’t asked.
God
gave us a condo in Florida near where my sister and mother live this past year. He let me know when and where because I asked
Him. He let me know that I was supposed
to give one of my cars away and He then gave me one to take its place. He worked all that out because I asked. He gave me a church to be a part of in the City
that is the church that my daughter and son-in-law will be a committed part of
when we leave. He gave that to us
because I asked. He will do the same for
Margaret and me when we move to Florida because I am asking.
There
is so much that God wants to give to us but He doesn’t because we haven’t
asked. Now of course those answers may
take weeks, months and years but He will give answer them if we ask. I asked for 18 months that God would give my
daughter Stefanie her husband Andrew who loves her and protects her and is her
spiritual covering. Now I didn’t know
the answer was Andrew but I do now. Marissa,
my son, Brett’s wife is also a specific answer to my prayer.
Now
this privilege is only for His family.
But you can be a part of His family by accepting Him into your life, to
be the leader, provider, counselor, Savior, Lord of your life. Just ask Him to come into your life. It can’t happen if you don’t ask.
So
why not start asking right now?
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