Ask and You Shall Receive | Took Me A Long Time to Believe This

Yeah, let's get down to basics. Ask and you shall receive is Biblical, and I, for some reason, kept the Bible at arm's length. You can ask me why, and I will tell you that the ungodly did not want me to go to the Bible at all. Because when the Bible starts to make sense, then the ungodly have to find a new home. Till such time, I was its home.

Reading the Bible is not equal to trusting the Bible. Going to Church every Sunday is not equal to trusting God. This took me some time to get. Now that we are in it, what is trust or trusting all about? Let me explain it as I see it. If I can go through an event, situation, or challenge and I feel secure that someone's got my back, then I am trusting. That someone is the God of the Bible. The more I get into situations which seem insurmountable and the more I pray and trust, the more it gets resolved. Sometimes, even without me doing anything, or let me correct that, most of the time without me doing much of anything.

Now, that's trust - trusting that God's got your back and that you can ask what you want in prayer in Jesus Christ's name and that it will be answered. Why? Because it is written. Jesus said that to the devil, who came to tempt Him. Every time the devil asked him to do something, Jesus shot back with clarification, stating that "it is written". So, I assumed that "it is written" must be powerful.

What is written has to happen. As simple as that. That said, what can I take to God in prayer and/or asks?

Can't Ask For Feelings and Mindset | Shouldn't I Control My Feelings and Mindset?

For a long time, I was of the opinion that I could ask God only a few things or things above a certain level, and nothing too downright ridiculous. Meaning, asking for a job was fine, but asking for boldness to face a situation or asking for a mindset where I wake up every day expecting the best is out of bounds. Why? Because if I am going to ask for a mindset or feelings as well, then what am I doing in this world at all?

But that's where I was wrong. Asking for feelings and mindset is much more important than asking for a job. Both will be granted for sure, but the former is more important. Let me explain how. Let's say you are in a race and on that race course, your competitors have a clear path, but you have a dog standing in your path. You may have to wrestle it or jump over it or veer around it to get to your finish line. That is a bit unfair to you since the others have a clear path. That "dog" is your feelings and mindset, which distracts your focus from the finish line. Whereas your competitors can stay focused on the finish line. Who do you think will win? Who do you think is disadvantaged? You know the answer, don't you?

So, you see why you have to deal with the feelings and mindset first. Ask for a better mindset and feelings in Jesus' mighty name. It will be done. Once the obstacle is removed, can't you now focus on the finish line? Can't you have real goals and stay focused on them? Can't you focus and move forward with intent? You sure can.

This realization made me understand that the ungodly wanted me to forever wrestle with the dog while the world flew past. Don't fall for it. You are made to fly, so fly. Nothing less than that!

Ask Whatever You Want to Ask | And Then Boldly Trust and Go Forth in Life

So, there is nothing out of bounds in asking God. You can ask for a clear mindset as much as ask to win the race. Both are asks, and you can trust God's hand in your life. Don't let the ungodly tell you that you can't ask for victory, as that would mean that you don't do the work. It's actually the opposite. The ask for victory and the following belief in it, moves me forward to train and grow stronger to win. I no longer wrestle the dog. I deal with the track. That's the difference when God has your back.

So, get this straight and get this right. God is true. God is trustworthy, and God answers prayers. Most of all, God is always listening. Go talk to Him, believe in Him. And…..

… enjoy your life!! 😊 😊

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