What are you asking from the Lord?
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What are you asking from the Lord?
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One of my son’s is an exacter. Just yesterday I stood in the kitchen, spaghetti sauce dripping from the ladle in my hand with nowhere to put it, because the sink and counters were full of dirty dishes. My son immediately came when I asked him to unload the dishwasher so all this dirty stuff could be taken care of. Good!
Rookie Mistake
As if I am a rookie parent, I went back to cooking and turned around expecting the dirties to have been put in the dishwasher, however, I didn’t specifically request of Mr. Exact to load the dishes, too. While he may be trying my patience and my parenting skills, he’s not wrong. I simply asked for the dishes to be unloaded, and they were, he’s not being lazy, he’s just a follow the letter of the law kinda guy.
Because I know him!
I know this about him, so I try to lovingly and patiently teach him to go beyond what is asked sometimes. God is like that too. He patiently and lovingly waits to hear from me, but He is not limited by my own understanding or requests of Him.
God is able; He knows me!
Eph 3:20-21
Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.
How do you pray?
What are you asking of the Lord? What can you imagine Him doing in your life-years from now or right now? He can do more, so much more. Don’t confuse this message. God’s not telling us to imagine more or ask more here. He’s not enticing our prayers to be grander or desires greater.
He is able to do more…much more!
He says He is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine. HE. Nothing to do with our part and everything to do with His power in us for His glory.
Pray
So pray. Pray, imagine and ask what you will of the Lord, and let Him work in you.
Thank Him, already!
Thank you, Lord for your listening ears and your loving heart toward me. Thank you for taking my short sighted mind and requests into Your power and doing for me so much more than I could ask or think as You will in my life. Thank you, Father, for working in my life, in my weakness and shortcomings, may I remember always to glorify You.
