In my prayer time this morning, as I wrestled again with my overwhelming need, I remembered what one of my ministers told me recently: “Just ask.”<\/p>\n
He based his statement on what Jesus said.<\/p>\n
So in my praying, I dared ask. Again. Specifically. Wearily. Hopefully. Doubtfully?<\/p>\n
Then I read the following Scriptures:<\/p>\n
Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and that thou wouldest keep me from evil! And God granted him that which he requested.<\/b> \u20141 Chronicles 4:10.<\/p>\n
The blessing of the Lord, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it. -Proverbs l0:22<\/p>\n
When he giveth quietness, who then can make trouble? and when he hideth his face, who then can behold him? -Job 34:29<\/p>\n
Salvation belongeth unto the Lord: thy blessing is upon thy people. \u2014Psalm 3:8<\/p>\n
How great is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee; which thou hast wrought for them that trust in thee before the sons of men. \u2014Psalm 31:19<\/p>\n
I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil. -John 17:15<\/p>\n
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: for every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. \u2014Matthew 7:7,8<\/p>\n
The Lord redeemeth the soul of his servants and none of them that trust in him shall be desolate. -Psalm 34:22<\/p>\n