Tuesday, March 26, 2013

You only have to ask....


We are all familiar, in some form or another, with Mark 11:24  “So I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.”  Versions also appear in Matthew, Luke and John.  It almost sounds like we are being given a blanket promise with no conditions.  Win-Win for us all!  Right?

Well, not really.  I’m pretty sure God will not give us anything that is not good for us.   And then there is the verse I found just the other day from James 4:3  “You ask and do not receive, because you ask wrongly, to spend it on your passions.”

So, there you go!  God will not give us anything that won’t be good for us and/or that we really don’t need.  He always has our best interests at heart!  Count your blessings!  And feel free to quote James 4:3 the next time someone throws that old ask and receive conundrum your way....

I will be traveling all day hence the short blog!

Have a great day!


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