John 15:7 NIV
If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.
My flesh thinks this is a winning lottery ticket that needs to be claimed. As a Christian I can get whatever I want. I just need to be asking more, so why don't I do this? It is probably because I have asked for lots of things and have not received them, at least, not in the form I was expecting. It dawns on me that Jesus was the answer to probably millions of prayers, just not in the form that people were expecting.
That would mean to be that I should expect the answer to my prayers to not be exactly what I expect, but exactly what I need.
Then there is the whole "if you remain in me and my words remain in you" part. My head and heart tell me I am not remaining in Jesus the way that a true servant, friend or someone that considers Him to be my ultimate savior would do. When that is the case, my hunch is that my wishes will change, as well as my ability to endure, persevere and patiently wait for those answers.
Also, I wonder why it translates to "done for you" rather than "given to you". Maybe when our heart is in alignment with Christ, the things we wish for require to be done rather than given, like, my character needs strengthening rather than my driveway needs a shiny new car.
I want my head and heart to "get this" more...please help me with that. May what I wish for be what you wish for me and my family.
No comments:
Post a Comment