hearing from god each morning: by Joyce meyer 

Ask, Seek, Knock

Keep on asking and it will be given you; keep on seeking and you will find; keep on knocking [reverently] and the door will be opened to you. (Matthew 7:7)

Jesus said to ask, seek, and knock. If nobody knocks, no doors open. If nobody seeks, nobody finds, If nobody asks, nobody receives.

Because we need to ask in order to receive, our petitions are very important. As we make requests of God, though, we do want to make sure our petitions do not outweigh our praise and thanksgiving, because we do not need to be asking for more than we are thankful for. Remember that Philippians 4:6 instructs us to "be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your request be made known to God" (NKJV). When our request are in balance with our praise and gratitude, petitioning God is awesome and exciting. It really is. It is awesome to ask God for something, believe Him for it, and then watch Him bring it to pass in our lives. We may know in our hearts that we have received the answer and never need to mention it to God again or we may feel we have to persevere in prayer; either way, we can be sure that God loves to give; He loves to answer our prayers, in His wisdom and His timing and His way. So don't hesitate to ask, seek, and knock!

God's Word For You Today: Don't ever let petition outweigh praise and thanksgiving.

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