Asking God

I say to you, keep asking, and it will be given to you. Keep searching and you will find. Keep knocking and the door will be opened to you. Luke 11:9

Do you ask God for his help only when you absolutely need it? or just occasionally? Lets hope not. We all need to be in the habit of asking God for his help and guidance in every aspect of your life. The Bible promises that God will guide you if you let him. Your job: let him. Sometimes you will be tempted to go along with the crow, other times you may just want to go your own way. Obviously, that it not God's way. When you feel those temptations, resist them. God promises that He will always help you if you just ask. Ask him to lead you, to correct you, and to protect you. If you ask he will give, all you have to do is ask. God is standing at the door, once you knock he will let you in. Your job is to seek His guidance prayerfully, confidently, and often.

"When will we realize that we're not troubling God with our questions and concerns? His heart is open to hear us-his touch nearer than our next thought-as if no one in the world existed but us. Our very personal God wants to hear from us personally." Gigi Graham Tchividjian

"Often I have made a request of God with earnest pleadings even backed up with Scripture, only to have Him say 'No' because He had something better in store." Ruth Bell Graham

" By asking in Jesus' name, we're making a request not only in His authority, but also for His interests and His benefit." Shirley Dobson

Every day God gives us a wrapped gift, we need to unwrap it, use it, and give thanks to the giver.

Prayer:

Dear lord, today I will ask You for the things I need. In every circumstance, in every season of life, I will come to you in prayer. You know the desires of my heart, lord; grant them I ask. Yet not my will, Father, but Your will be done. Amen

Maybe God is helping you help others and yourself.

Do you ever think that God is trying to help you make your own day better or someone else's Day better? In little ways like the other day, my sister bought ice cream from the ice cream man. She bought two things because her throat was hurting. As she was walking back to our house, there were these two boys running after the truck. They soon realized that it was long gone. I had the idea of my sister giving her extra ice cream to the boys. I told her that maybe that's why she bought two ice creams. God wanted her to give the ice cream to the boys. It made them happy and it made my sister happy.
Anther thing that happened............. I will tell you the story all the way from the beginning.
Emma had her birthday and I called to tell her happy birthday. She wasn't having a party or anything, so I went on with my day. I soon realized that I could try to give her a surprise birthday party. I was so excited. I called a few friends including one we have both not seen in a year( her name is Skylar). All in all no one came except Skylar. I was OK with it. Emma didn't know she was coming, so that was a surprise. Back to the main idea here.........Later that night as we were eating enchiladas(Emma and Skylar's favorite when they come to my house) and cupcakes with pink icing Skylar was saying that maybe that's why no one else came. God gave them something else to do so we could catch up. It turned out really nice.

Bible verse to think about. Psalm 32:8

The Lord says," I will guide you along the best pathway for your life. I will advise you and watch over you."

The REAL Definition of Maturity.

The REAL definition of maturity comes from Hebrews 5:1-3.
"Every high priest is selected from among men and is appointed to represent them in matters related to God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins. He is able to deal gently with those who are ignorant and are going astray, since he himself is subject to weakness. This is why he has to offer sacrifices for his own sins, as well as for the sins of the people."

Think about this.

Ask yourself this question today: Do I have a few really close friends who I can trust or do I have tons of friends who sometimes don't really care for me? Answer this question then think about it. I would say that I would rather have the closer friends. Speaking of, I have two, Melissa and Emma. I have wrote a little about them in an earlier post. They are my sisters. I love them. Almost everyone I know is having a problem with this. Problem: Having all of the friends, but not having any close ones. Having the close friends, but not having tons of friends. I have always wanted allot of friends, but I never got them. I have my close friends and I have learned to accept that in a good way. I know someone who has all of the friends, but has a hard time connecting with them. All in all, learn to be happy with your friends, love them, connect with them, and learn to be happy with whom God has placed in your path of life.

God gave you brain. You might as well use it.