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I really liked the thought of opening a conversation the way you described your cousin doing: by asking “What are you praying for? For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. This “someone” was a youth pastor in Oklahoma who was having a silent auction to raise funds to send the youth at his church to summer camp and on summer mission trips.
But once I got over my initial shock of a stranger requesting something of me, I realized that I had no good reason to say no. In the same way, it’s good to pray and seek God, but if one does not also act in ways that are pleasing to God, all is for naught. The young lions suffer want and hunger; but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing” (Psalm 34:10).
Although, be prepared, it often takes people by surprise as it did me when my cousin asked the first time — especially as it related to my work-life! Seeking God’s kingdom means putting God’s plan before our own; seeking God’s righteousness means setting a priority on personal holiness and desiring to be sanctified. In a region renowned for hospitality, no decent person would turn away a weary traveler or put him to bed without nourishment, so the host strikes out to a friend’s house to ask for bread.
Even after being orphaned and finding herself beset by the pressures of her rural culture to marry young, she persists in her dreams and finds a way to avoid that early marriage and go to school. I know, deep in my heart, that this opportunity will completely change my life and the lives of my children. I wrote him back and told him that I would be happy to donate some books as well as some of my DVD films.I totally believe, 100%, that I am finally connected with the Universe and that I am following my destiny. So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. I have discovered that my response will most likely be yes — and this despite the fact that I am merely human!
Come along for the adventure as Jacob quickly learns that he can have anything that God has promised him but he must Ask, Seek and Knock! For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; ( C) and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened. Personalised advertising may be considered a “sale” or “sharing” of information under California and other state privacy laws, and you may have a right to opt out. However, the more time a Christian spends in communion with God, the more he or she will know what to ask for in accordance with God’s will.When he had spit ( C) on the man’s eyes and put his hands on ( D) him, Jesus asked, “Do you see anything? Every single time you use The Secret to Money App you are thinking and acting like you are wealthy NOW.
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