Tuesday, 31 January 2017

Keep asking

Just before Christmas I bought my daughter a scooter and she was very pleased. I explained to her it was part of her Christmas presents and it should not be used till Christmas day. I don’t think my explanation made much difference. She was naturally overjoyed and hugged me so many times. She sang and danced around the house and after every 5 minutes she would ask - ‘mummy please can I ride my scooter’ and I would politely say ‘you can dear but not until Christmas’.

What good was that? She must have asked more than 10 times and every - ‘wait till Christmas day, No, Not now’, made her more determined to get a ‘yes, go ahead’. She did not care that she had been told to wait that many times. The persistent widow (Luke 18:1-5) got what she asked for and it was simply because she persisted. Matt 7:7 encourages us to ask; Mark 11:24 encourages us to believe that we will receive whatever we ask for in prayer. Do not let the NO’s stop you from getting what you want. Life has its obstacles, challenges, No’s, and problems but we must rise above it all. We must keep asking, seeking, knocking and doing these in good spirit. Don’t let the NO’s make you sad, downcast, discouraged, or stop you - keep asking and believing.

Of course I indulged my daughter, she got a ride on the scooter and then wrapped it up and put it under the tree for Christmas. She was still as excited as the first day when she opened it at Christmas.  
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4 comments:

  1. Anonymous31 January 2017 at 10:18

    thank you for this. i must keep asking because i find that i don't persist. keep me in prayer

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  2. Unknown31 January 2017 at 16:50

    The bible encourages us never to give up but to persist in prayer. I stand with you in prayer for grace and strength to hold fast. thank you for your comment

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  3. Unknown1 February 2017 at 17:32

    Sometimes it can be difficult to keep asking and waiting..... but we have to trust God and believe His timing is perfect.

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  4. Unknown2 February 2017 at 20:57

    thank you so much. waiting on God is not very easy but through the process God builds up our faith

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