Ask, Seek, Knock…
Tuesday, April 15th, 2008
Have you ever heard the phrase “Ask and you shall receive”?
It says in Matthew 7:7-11 (NIV):
7 “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. 8 For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.
9 “Which of you, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone? 10 Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake? 11 If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him!”
You see, I never fully understood the meaning of this scripture until I realized that I was grumbling, complaining and worrying about what God was NOT giving to me. It wasn’t until I came close to losing my life 3 different times that I finally realized that I had it all wrong. I had been full of pity and despair saying “why me”, but wasn’t really praying to God and asking Him for anything in particular. Finally, through all my nonsense and pity, I started seeking God’s face and telling Him the desires of my heart - and He actually started giving me the desires of my heart!! But if I ever teach you anything, let it at least be this one thing. God does not condone sin, so He will never give you anything sinful. It says in Matthew 6:33 (NIV): But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.
When you seek God, His kingdom and His righteousness first - the desires of God’s heart will become the desires of your heart. He places certain desires in your heart, and when you pray to Him asking for those desires, He will grant them to you. He loves you and wants you to be happy, but happy in a way that is pleasing to Him.
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