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9…Speak What You Believe

Good morning! Have you ever read verses in the Bible and just as soon as you let those words sink in, the Holy Spirit shows you something that you need to fix? This recently happened to me as I was reading Ephesians 3:20-21.

Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly beyond all that we ask or think, according to the power that works within us, to Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations forever and ever. Amen.

I have camped out on these verses since Alan died.

Last night I realized that what I was praying wasn’t the same thing I was saying to others. If we pray with a doubt in our mind that God will answer that prayer, we aren’t honoring Him in our prayers. Mark 11:24 tells us that if we believe God can grant us what we’ve asked Him for, then we will receive that answer to prayer. The caveat to that statement is that our prayer has to be something that God can answer and stay true to His character. When we pray, we need not say, “Lord, if you can help me out with this one I’d appreciate it.” Of course, He can help us out with what we need! He has access to all the resources in the world. There’s no “if” about it. As issues pop up in our lives, we can confidently go to the Lord and ask for what we need. Believing that He will answer that prayer honors Him. Then when we talk to others about the need, we need to speak with the same confidence that we had when we asked God to intervene. By doing this, problems that would have thrown us in a tail spin no longer can derail us. Hope will rush in to replace discouragement and trust will erase doubt. So here’s to keeping our focus on the One who can take care of us and all our needs.