Monday, 08 December 2008
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How do you have what you say?
Mark 11:22-24 - So Jesus answered and said to them, “Have faith in God. For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be removed and be cast into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says. Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them."
At the beginning of November, I knew that I was going to get winter tires for this season - after what happened last season, I ain't going to go through one winter without my snow tires again!
Basically last winter, I rode on my all seasons, made a turn too fast, slidded on black ice, hit the curb real hard and costed me $1300 to get my car fixed.
Anyhow, I got a call in regards to a great hookup to a new set of winter tires for $750. But because of some miscommunication and that Quebec set a law of every car must have winter tires, my tires got shipped off to the Frenchies.
So, knowing God is my provider, I asked for a new set of winter tires.
Imagine this, you are lining up for coffee with a friend. Your friend asks for you to spot them, and you said sure. After 10 seconds more of waiting in line, your friend asks you to pay for her coffee again. You find it kind of weird why she would doubt your answer in the first place, but you said yes to her again. After another 10 seconds, your friend asks you again. And now you find it a bit ridiculous why your friend would keep asking you when you already said yes. Just because your friend doesn't have the coffee in her hand yet doesn't mean that she's not going to get one. Wouldn't you start to get a bit offended that your friend lacks faith in your capability to pay for her coffee? So to take it even further, don't you find it ridiculous then for your friend to start begging you for the coffee?
It's the same when you ask (or beg) God for something. We keep asking God for the same thing over and over again. God said in Mark 11:24 that believe that you receive! Just because you don't see it right now doesn't mean it's not yours.
What am I saying? When you pray, believe that you have it already. It being whatever you are asking for. When you see it in your hands, it is the manifestation of what you have (you had it when you prayed!). So to illustrate what I mean, let's go back to the tires. I asked God for a great deal on my winter tires before it starts snowing hard. When I didn't see the manifestation of my tires, I thanked God for them - rather than asking Him for them again - I've already asked Him once, why would I need to ask Him again? I'm pretty sure He heard me loud and clear just like the day I asked Him to save my life. I keep thanking Him for those tires until this past weekend - I got a set of 4 winter tires for $250 on the weekend that it started snow hard. They're used, but they still have lots of tread left.
Hallelujah!
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