Wednesday, July 8, 2020

I want it NOW!

“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.  Or what man is there among you who, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone?  Or if he asks for a fish, will he give him a serpent?  If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask Him! Therefore, whatever you want men to do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.(Matthew 7:7-12)

 So many today want so much . . . . and they want it NOW! Many cannot see the struggles many have gone through for what we have now. Even believers are demanding from the government for things right now . . . . a cure for illness, economic relief, ending homelessness and yes even justice for all. However, as we read in Matthew, we have to know Who the Source of all our needs is . . . . God alone.

We sometimes act as if God doesn't see or hear. However, Matthew reminds us that we need to go to God first, keep working in a Godly fashion, and trust Him with the results. It's hard to wait. Our society demands things NOW!

If I have learned anything the past year it is to plead and plead with God and then allow Him to do His thing. I am trying to stay out of His way. Oh, I am putting in the work, but trusting God with the results!

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Praise God!