Luke 11:9-10 ”So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.
The Poem: “I asked God”
I asked God for strength, that I might achieve.
I was made weak, that I might learn to obey.I asked for health, that I might do greater things.
I was given infirmity, that I might do better things.I asked for riches, that I might be happy.
I was given poverty, that I might be wise.I asked for power, that I might have the praise of men.
I was given weakness, that I might feel the need of God.I asked for all things, that I might enjoy life.
I was given life, that I might enjoy all things.I got nothing that I asked for — but everything I had hoped for.
Almost despite myself, my unspoken prayers were answered.I am, among all people, most richly blessed.
– Anonymous
We always seem to know what we want. However, God doesn’t deal in wants; he deals in “needs.”
You may ask God today for something you want, but thank Him when you receive ALL that you need.
