Day 11 - Prayer Journal: Free Choice

Scripture
"And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive. " - Matthew 21:22

God once asked me what could I believe Him for. I answered almost instantly, anything Lord. This was the truth I have always believed that God could do anything. But God must not have been satisfied with my answer or He wanted to teach me something about how I saw His answers to prayer because He asked me again, what can you believe me for? I answered the same thing, wondering if this were a trick question (it wasn't, God doesn't play tricks). The Lord asked me a third time. This time before I answered I said Father I must not know the answer because you continue to ask so please give me the answer so I may respond in accordance to your will.
Immediately, the answer popped into my mind. "I can believe God for everything." I asked God what was the difference between my answer and His. God showed me that in my thinking He could do anything, I implied He could do anything He wanted to do. Although this was true, it was not scriptural. Jesus said, "I stand at the door knocking, if anyone lets me in..." God wants us to cooperate with His will in order to learn about His love.
His answer, God can do everything, guarantees that I understand that God can do everything I need Him to do. Talk about a big difference, I did not realize the limitations that I had mentally placed on God. I now understand that God can do anything, but HE loves me enough to do everything I need. This is true for all of God's children, because He doesn't play favorites.

There are so many privileges that come from loving and serving the King of Kings, Jesus. Sometimes I am amazed at how much God loves us and trusts us. God is the ultimate Father; even though He knows our weaknesses, He also knows our strengths. When God created man, He said, "Let us make man in our image." One of the things that included was the power to choose. God loves and trusts us and He expects us to love and trust Him. That is one of the reasons He gave us free will.

Focus
So today's prayer journal entry is "Free Choice". The Bible tells us that what you believe God for when you ask God for it in prayer (in line to His holiness, His word, and His will of course); then, He will grant it. This qualifies for whatever secret things are in your heart or obvious situations and relationships that need an immediate fix. If you can believe God for it, then ask Him to do it.

Remember
If you don't know what to pray or how to believe God for the impossible and unexpected, then ask Him to show you the way!

Be Blessed.