Anyway...I have some pictures that I'll put up of the girls after I post. They are growing SOOO fast. It really kind of makes me sad, because it's happening right before my eyes.
Well...I've been smitten....smitten with a truth from the Lord. I can't seem to get it off my mind. I'm in the last week of my Bible Study, Stepping Up. I've been struck with a truth that I can't seem to get my thoughts around. The last part of Psalm 132 (vs. 11-18 to be exact) is God's response to a plea either by or for David. God's answer to this prayer is what I'm blown away by. Read what Beth Moore wrote in her study...
"God's answers exceeded the psalmist's petition. God appears to thoroughly enjoy doing immeasurably more than all we 'ask or imagine' (Eph. 3:20, NIV) and probably has few bigger frustrations than when our prayerlessness denies Him the chance. You see, if we don't 'ask or imagine,' what does God have to out-do?.....He's answered you above and beyond what you asked on some of the very requests you assumed He answered negatively. If time and opportunity have passed, we assume God said no. Sometimes we're right. Sometimes we're wrong. Our finite minds simply cannot grasp God's infinite ways of answering prayer. You have no idea how many times you've prayed and God answered affirmatively but is awaiting the proper time for its revelation. Somewhat like Matthew 16:19, the answer has been 'loosed' in heaven but hasn't yet been 'loosed' on the pavement of earth. When the revelation does come, we sometimes don't link it with what we originally asked because we don't recognize the super-sized Ephesians 3:20 answer."
I know that was along quote, but I want you to be smitten by it too. Here's what I've been dealing with. First of all, I don't 'ask or imagine' much at all. Sometimes I guess I feel like the "martyr" by not "troubling" the Lord with the mundane things of my life. That's my first problem. If I don't even bother asking, how WILL He out-do me? You see, He wants to bless me...He wants to hear my desires even though He already knows them....He wants to be big in my life. After reading what you did, I tried to ponder a bit...tried to think of times I've earnestly sought the Lord for something. I wondered...did He answer with an unrecognizable huge Eph. 3:20 answer or did He not think it was best for me at the time? That's where it's a good idea to right down prayer requests...desires...goals that you bring to Him. I also realized that after I've prayed such earnest prayers, I often forget to even so much as acknowledge Him with a thank you. What are you believing Him for? Is it something huge? He may want to do MORE than that!! Or not...but regardless, wouldn't you rather believe Him?
The Whisnants sing a song called "A Greater Yes". Listen to it...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s27AJK67K_w
Sometimes He has something else for us...something greater than we could ever imagine. I want to see my "greater yeses" when I feel as if He's said no. I want to praise Him no matter what. You can "ask or imagine," but you also have to believe Him for it...for what's best.
Lord...thank You that You have my best interests in mind when You answer my requests. Thank You that You don't always give me exactly what I ask for. Thank You that You want to bless me...You want to hear from me.
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