John 16:24 NLT “Until now you have not asked for anything in my name. Ask, and you will receive, and your joy will be complete.”
Mark 11:24 ESC “Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.”
Matthew 7:7 ESV “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.”
It sounds like the Lord would like to be a part of our needs, hopes, dreams, and wishes. Yes, He does!
I go to the Lord about everything! My fears, my needs, my shortcomings, my desires, my attitudes, my sins, and my accomplishments!
Philippians 4:6 ESV “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be known to God.”
I can tell you that about 25 years ago, I learned this scripture and took it to heart! I started praying about everything!
Peace, joy, laughter, my children, jobs, a Christian husband, my dream motorcycle and car, items I misplaced, people, situations, moods, daily needs, my personal growth, my relationship with him, wisdom, what my spiritual gift was, how to raise my children correctly, help to manage my money, protection, provision, and blessed health.
I could sit here all day and talk about the million and one things I talk to God about! Some might call me a “name it and claim it.” some may call me “weak,” “and some may call me “stupid.”
I call myself “blessed!” Not because of all the prayers God has answered but because of the personal relationship that has grown, because I talk to him daily. He, in turn, has increased my prayer life, grown me personally within him, given me Sunshine to write in, and smoothed rough and rocky paths…not only mine but my Children’s as well.
He does indeed show me where the car keys were last laid. He combs out my ruffled feathers and brings joy and laughter where a frown or grumpiness was initially sitting.
God is our Father in Heaven, and he loves us. We are his children!
Matthew 7:11 NLT “So if you sinful people know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give good gifts to those who ask him.”
Go back and read Marks’s words, tho! Asking in prayer and believing you have received it!!! Just for the record twenty one, years ago, I married my Christian husband; on my wedding day, my husband surprised me with my dream motorcycle as a wedding present, and about 15 years after that, my dream car! I kept my faith and believed through all those years, and God was faithful.
Please understand my message! This is not about what we can get from God; he isn’t a magic genie in a lamp that grants wishes.
He answers the prayers of this who love him! Prayers for good, prayers for growth, prayers for others, prayers for our friends and family members. Prayers for understanding, direction, and life! And, yes even the prayers for the fun stuff!
It’s Gods desire that his children be prosperous so we have plenty to share with those who don’t. It isn’t his desire that his children go without! He wishes for our pleasure to be complete! Remember, He who is within us causes the joy, not the dollar amount or number of belongings we have amassed.
Praying to God about everything means sharing your life and world with him, simply having a conversation over a cup of tea or coffee. Learning about him and letting him comfort and guide you. The rest is icing on the cake.
Try it! Just look up to the sky and start talking. Visit with him as you water the garden, put on your make-up, drive to work, wait in the school pick-up line, or on your morning or evening walk.
The Lord is always with us, his line is never busy, he always picks up on the first ring and He never rolls his eyes when he sees our name on his caller I.d. 😉
I hope I’ve given you something to ponder this morning; it possibly evoked a spark of conversation you might want to share with God.
As always, thank you for spending some time in Sunshine and may you be blessed. ☀️❤️☺️
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