Great Faith-Part 3
The short excerpt is by Andy Stanley, and the Scripture is John 14:13-14 And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it. 1 John 5:14-15 This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us—whatever we ask—we know that we have what we asked of him.
Jesus will do anything you ask Him to do. If you have faith and believe in His name, you just believe, and then you can receive. It feels and sounds so good, but you have not listened to the whole deal. When Jesus talked about receiving and doing it was about receiving and doing the will of the one who sent Him. This is about surrendering and saying, God, what do you want me to do with my life, with my career, with my son, or with this relationship? How do you want me to manage my morality and my sexuality? How do you want me to manage and handle my finances? What do you want me to do with this debt? What am I supposed to do with my parents? What am I supposed to do with my prodigal daughter? God, I will do anything that you want me to do because I believe that you can do anything that you want to do, and I want to be in alignment with that, so I am surrendered. I am here to do what you want me to do and to say what you want me to say. I am like the one I follow, Jesus, and I am just a vessel and a jar of clay or a pipeline. I am here to do your will, and I am not trying to get you to do mine.
You are to be like the Savior. You are to spend your life trying to understand whatever it is that God wants done in the world. Who does God want taken care of or loved, or what does He want accomplished? What organizations need to be accomplished, and what kinds of people need to be hired? This can go in every single direction and is not just about ministry. You are to spend your life trying to discern and understand God s plan for you and for the world and then get in line with what God wants done. Then God is going to do what He does and wants to do; and if you are in alignment with Him, then He will do what He wants to do in this world through you.
Champions, have a great week!-David Vining
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