I just have to vent. This is a real source of frustration for me. Probably because I was ignorant about God's Word for so many years. Now that I know what God's Word says, it makes so much sense. And I can't understand why others fight it so much.
For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened. Matt 7:8
If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer. Matt 21:22
Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. Mark 11:24
For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened. Luke 11:10
Until now you have not asked for anything in my name. Ask and you will receive, and your joy will be complete. John 16:24
Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will. Rom 12:2
Why is it that people add things to God's Word? I did a search on Biblegateway.com and I put in "ask and receive". I got the above verses, all except the last one. When I put in "God's will", I got the last verse. There are so many people who are praying WRONG! Why are we so afraid to ask God for what we need? And why is it that we have such little faith in receiving it? Sure, when I look at our dryer breaking, and I look at our bank account, I wonder, "How is this ever going to work out?" But that doesn't mean I'm going to let those thoughts fester in my mind. Because I KNOW that I serve an amazing God and I stand on what He says in His Word. This morning I was told that if it was God's Will, I would get a new dryer. I reject that! I have a family of six. I do laundry every day. I don't always have the van here so that I can go to the laundry mat with my clothes and besides that, I have a little baby to lug around with me. I NEED a dryer in my house. I don't feel that I'm asking outside of God's "will" for me to get a dryer. God knows I need one, we are faithful in our finances, so when I ask God for a dryer, I'm waiting in eager anticipation of getting one!
A year and a half ago, when I prayed and asked God for Craig and I to have a baby, I waited in eager anticipation for a baby...when I was told I wasn't going to conceive! I feel like I missed out on a lot of blessings when I was younger because I didn't understand how to pray. I didn't get that I was supposed to believe that God was going to give me whatever I asked for. That's not to say that I should ask for things that are sinful. I used the example this morning that if I had prayed for a baby when I wasn't married yet, that would not be right. So, knowing how to pray is the key.
How many blessings are we missing out on when we don't believe that God is going to bless us? I'm not going to live my life that way. Of course my Daddy in Heaven wants to give good things to His child. If you're reading this, and you have a desire in your heart, if that desire lines up with the Word...ASK! What have you got to lose????
