"Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.
For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened."
Matthew 7:7-8
Dear Lord, I would like a million bucks. Or, how about just a trip around the world. Or, the money and a boat to make the trip. Actually, better make it a couple million, after all I don't want to run out and have to ask for more. Amen.
I've never really asked for such things, have you?
I'll give you the benefit of the doubt and say you haven't either. Nor would we, right?
Personally I look at these verses in light of the way that Jesus taught us to pray in Matthew 6:9-13. In that prayer, which is truly amazing if you pay attention to what Jesus is doing, Jesus makes a point to declare, 'Thy will be done.' I think most of us realize that it is not God's will for us all to be millionaires. So what should we do?
We should think about what we want, then think about what God may want. If they do not line up, come up with something different to ask for, but if they do, IF they do, ask and it will be given.
+At times when you haven't gotten what you asked, seeked, knocked for did you have a disconnect between your will and God's will?
+ What steps can you take to align the two of them?
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