"if you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.”
(Matthew 21:22)
The verse above is a very strong verse, it says that "if you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer" - mark the words in bold, you will receive whatever you ask. whatever i ask? YES, whatever you ask. the question is : Do you even know what do you want to ask for? or to simplify it, Do you even know what do you want?
If we know what we want its easier for us to recognize it when it comes doesn't it?
On the above verse, God is telling us to ASK. WHY? because God wants us to really know what he has in store for us according to His plan and His will. the question is do we trust God enough to let go of what we want all along to what He has in store for us? vers
Often times we pray and pray and pray, asking God for things that we thought we want without even knowing if what we want is truly what we need. Thus, instead of just praying and asking God for something why don't we pray and ask God to lead us to pray about what we need most. Praying helps us define what we think we want and harmonize it with what God wants.
The verse also says, "If you believe.." which means there's another factor in receiving what we ask for, the FAITH factor. Do we trust in God enough? Do we believe in His ability to answer what we ask for?
Some of us actually know what we really want and pray to ask it BUT rarely believe that God is able to answer that prayer. If we are doubting God's ability to do his work and answer our prayers then why should we pray at all?
The keys of receiving whatever we ask are : knowing what we want to ask first and then believing that God is able to answer our prayer in his own ways, not in ours.
God will never despise the prayer of his children no matter how silly the prayer might sound because God sees the heart and the faith in the prayer. So it's okay to ask for what you want to God and get ready to see God's awesome ways in asnwering your prayers :)
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