Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Get Your ASK In GEAR

Celebrating the Masons (Andrea in the Middle)





Katie) Have you ever noticed how much pre-qualification we add to our prayers? God, we pray that you would just... sell our house, provide us with a new car, heal this broken relationship, enable me to get all A's on my final exams... if it is Your Will....

Sound Familiar?

Perhaps, we have forgotten who we are praying to. We are praying to God, who already knows that we are not worthy because He made provision for us through His Son. Therefore, we can stop adding excessive pre-qualifications to our prayers. Instead, ask God boldly! We can come before Him in prayer with confidence, trusting in His Character, standing in His Grace, and walking by Faith.

Study the prayers of Joshua. Nehemiah. Moses. Jesus. These prayers are direct. Bold. Audacious. They are completely unqualified on any basis other than the righteousness that comes from God.

This Sunday night, James and I got to celebrate with our dear friends, the Masons, who have spent a year praying boldly that God would bring them to Wheaton College. In the wake of facing mountains...the GRE...applying to an ambitious graduate school....a competitive interview pool and process...they did not waste time complaining about these mountains, they spoke with God to them. Their faith moved mountains. 

Christ is in you. God is for you. Stop prequalifying your prayers and begin believing for God’s best in your life.

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