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When I ask the Lord for anything, I put it to the smell test first, and by that I mean, am I asking for something I really need, or just want and by having it will profit me nothing.
That "test" is James 4:2,3....."Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not........................Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts."
Now with that being said, let me testify. God will answer even the smallest prayer if you ask it in the guidelines that He lays out for us.
I had borrowed a friends sawzall to cut some sapling roots in my yard. I had literally dozens of them to eradicate, as my yard was unattended for the year I was in convalescent care, and the first year I got back home, (physically unable to perform even mundane chores).
I had to put a new blade in this saw, and when I did I didn't get the screw that hold the blade guard in place, tightened properly. Not a big deal, but you don't want to borrow something from someone and give it back to them needing repair.
Now I have to use glasses when I get real close to something as my sight is faltering in my latter years. The area I lost this screw was like a tilled garden. Black dirt, holes, clumps, roots, uneven, and just generally someplace you don't want to lose something black and no bigger than the end of your little finger.
Sat for a minute and then went to look for it. Took an extendable magnet on the chance that maybe I could drag it thru the dirt and find it that way, 'cause I knew with my eyes and the terrain the way it is, I was not going to see it. After all, I lost it somewhere in an area of about 20 by 30 feet.
As I walked toward the area, I said "Lord find this screw for me please. I won't be able to."
Got there, bent over and slowly scanned to the right. Looked for all of ten seconds, and there it was!
Not a big deal at all, but one that bouyed my spirits.
My dear friends, live as closely to the bible as you can, don't ask for something to play with, and God will answer your prayers! Praise the Lord!
What a Mighty God We Serve!
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That "test" is James 4:2,3....."Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not........................Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts."
Now with that being said, let me testify. God will answer even the smallest prayer if you ask it in the guidelines that He lays out for us.
I had borrowed a friends sawzall to cut some sapling roots in my yard. I had literally dozens of them to eradicate, as my yard was unattended for the year I was in convalescent care, and the first year I got back home, (physically unable to perform even mundane chores).
I had to put a new blade in this saw, and when I did I didn't get the screw that hold the blade guard in place, tightened properly. Not a big deal, but you don't want to borrow something from someone and give it back to them needing repair.
Now I have to use glasses when I get real close to something as my sight is faltering in my latter years. The area I lost this screw was like a tilled garden. Black dirt, holes, clumps, roots, uneven, and just generally someplace you don't want to lose something black and no bigger than the end of your little finger.
Sat for a minute and then went to look for it. Took an extendable magnet on the chance that maybe I could drag it thru the dirt and find it that way, 'cause I knew with my eyes and the terrain the way it is, I was not going to see it. After all, I lost it somewhere in an area of about 20 by 30 feet.
As I walked toward the area, I said "Lord find this screw for me please. I won't be able to."
Got there, bent over and slowly scanned to the right. Looked for all of ten seconds, and there it was!
Not a big deal at all, but one that bouyed my spirits.
My dear friends, live as closely to the bible as you can, don't ask for something to play with, and God will answer your prayers! Praise the Lord!
What a Mighty God We Serve!
[video=youtube_share;zPhqpEm7Hjs]http://youtu.be/zPhqpEm7Hjs[/video]