He Always Says 'Yes"
Did you know that there are some prayers that God always says 'Yes" to?
John tells us in 1 John 5:14-17, "This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that is we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us - whatever we ask - we know that we have what we asked of him."
When we ask for what he wants to give us, his answer is always 'yes'. This is so great!
John tells us in 1 John 5:14-17, "This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that is we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us - whatever we ask - we know that we have what we asked of him."
When we ask for what he wants to give us, his answer is always 'yes'. This is so great!
Maybe you're wondering if this is a trick question - how do we know what God wants to give us?
His Word tells us of several things he wants to give us. In the first chapter of James, God promises to give us wisdom when we ask for it. Not just a little wisdom, either. God specifically states that he will give us a generous amount of wisdom. Get this - he also added, "But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. That man should not expect to receive anything from the Lord." James 1:6&7.
Claim it! Believe it! Don't ask God for wisdom and then walk away saying you don't know what to do. If you're not sure, spend more time with God. Get closer to him so you can hear him more clearly. He is trying to give us wisdom but we need to listen and we need to believe and we need to look for confirmations. (Confirmations are what some people call coincidences). I've had many days when I asked God to guide me and then told him, "I am going to keep my eyes open for your direction all day today. I'm not going to be distracted. Today is all about watching for your answer as I go about my daily life." And he answers. He moves. He creates 'coincidences' that tell me which way to go. Or there are times when these 'coincidences' let me know that its not the right time - yet.
God always says yes when we ask for more of the gift of the Spirit. "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self control." Galatians 5:22 & 23. I will say a word of warning here - I found that my Perfect Father often put me in situations where I needed to practice being patient when I was praying for patience. Lines got longer. Traffic got slower. The food delivery in restaurants took forever. It makes sense. That's how we grow these attributes in our lives - by practicing them. Don't be surprised.
I think the best thing to pray for is that God does his will in my life. This prayer gets a big 'yes'. I'm not God, I don't know what's best for me. He does. I pray this for other people as well for the same reason - I'm not God, I don't know what is best for them.
Don't get me wrong, God tells us we can pray to him about anything and everything. "And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests." Ephesians 6: 18. We can follow King David's example of talking to God when we're mad, when we're scared, when we're happy, when we're lost. Anytime. Everything.
The answer to those prayers just isn't always 'yes'.
There are more prayers that God always says 'Yes' to other than the three I mentioned.
Why don't you read the entire Bible with me and find out what they are?
Claim it! Believe it! Don't ask God for wisdom and then walk away saying you don't know what to do. If you're not sure, spend more time with God. Get closer to him so you can hear him more clearly. He is trying to give us wisdom but we need to listen and we need to believe and we need to look for confirmations. (Confirmations are what some people call coincidences). I've had many days when I asked God to guide me and then told him, "I am going to keep my eyes open for your direction all day today. I'm not going to be distracted. Today is all about watching for your answer as I go about my daily life." And he answers. He moves. He creates 'coincidences' that tell me which way to go. Or there are times when these 'coincidences' let me know that its not the right time - yet.
God always says yes when we ask for more of the gift of the Spirit. "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self control." Galatians 5:22 & 23. I will say a word of warning here - I found that my Perfect Father often put me in situations where I needed to practice being patient when I was praying for patience. Lines got longer. Traffic got slower. The food delivery in restaurants took forever. It makes sense. That's how we grow these attributes in our lives - by practicing them. Don't be surprised.
I think the best thing to pray for is that God does his will in my life. This prayer gets a big 'yes'. I'm not God, I don't know what's best for me. He does. I pray this for other people as well for the same reason - I'm not God, I don't know what is best for them.
Don't get me wrong, God tells us we can pray to him about anything and everything. "And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests." Ephesians 6: 18. We can follow King David's example of talking to God when we're mad, when we're scared, when we're happy, when we're lost. Anytime. Everything.
The answer to those prayers just isn't always 'yes'.
There are more prayers that God always says 'Yes' to other than the three I mentioned.
Why don't you read the entire Bible with me and find out what they are?
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