I think I'll add something to my last post, just so I can clarify.
About the whole asking thing, here's the deal:
God knows us, inside and out. He WANTS to bless us, and that can mean a whole lot of different things.
Are we allowed to ask for those things, such a nice house, a good paying job...etc? Yes, of course and the question really comes down to "Is God really THAT good" which the answer is a loud, resounding and sometimes surprising "Yes!"
A friend of mine....From the point of being single and not dating anyone...within 7 months he found himself married AND he and his wife moved to Hawaii to support another married couple out there doing ministry, and just recently my friend came into contact with another man whose self-proclaimed full-time ministry is making disciples, something my friend is ALL about.
Is God really that good?
And is your first reaction to that "That could never happen to me?"
WHY NOT? Why wouldn't the God of the universe who sent His only Son to DIE FOR YOU want to bless you? Are you currently in sin? Then STOP. You are NO longer a slave to that sin. Seriously, you DO NOT HAVE TO DO THAT ANYMORE! Humble yourself, SCREAM out for help! Do whatever it takes. Email a friend right now and tell them you're in this sin and you want out. Click send!
I guess most of the point of my last post is God does promise us things and not that we need to expect that those things happen within our time-schedule or that we even need to ask for them, but for our faith and reassurance. Like 1 Corinthians 10:13. What the heck?? He WILL provide you with a way out. That gives me so much hope and joy, knowing that whenever I am tempted, He will provide me with a way out (and He has proven that over and over and over...) And the thing is, I didn't even ask for it most of the time. However, I did begin to recognize what was going on and it made me realize how amazing my God is and I had just one more reason to praise Him! So maybe, this thing about promises, it's just for His praise, to give us MORE reason to praise Him (not that we need it by any means, Jesus was MORE than enough,)
but again
Is God Really that Good?
1 comment:
BOO YAH!!! Yes Yes and yes! Love this post, so good. God is sooo good. Even when things are hard, God is still good, He is a good God. How do I know this? because He loves us! A person won't be able to really recognize the goodness of God until he/she understands the love of God. It's all about Love. So when the trials come we can find hope in knowing GOd loves us, and that means He has good plans for us. Jer 29:11
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