Principles part 5

Matthew 7;7-12

Jesus Teaches About Asking, Seeking, Knocking

" Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you'll find; Knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.

" Which of you, if his son asks for bread will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake? If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him! So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the law and the prophets.

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Last night I was talking to my mother in law Bernice, If you have read any of my writing, we don't have the typical son in law/ mother in law relationship- I love her like my mother, and she loves me like her son. She is a lady of the word, and lives each day for the lord, Honestly I over time have given her more then enough reason's to hate me, but she doesn't, she prays for me, she forgives me, she honestly lives each day striving to be more Christ like. Bernice's life has never been a bed of roses ,there have been many bumps in her road, she was abandoned by her mother, yet raised by her grand parent, who showed her Christ and taught her how to knock ,seek, and ask. She has lost two son's, under contsant spiritual attack from a side of her family that is into traditional medicine, Elana and I have giving her stress beyond stress,she has diabetics and a heart condition. But she still looks up, she still prays everyday, she has been given almost every reason to dougt, but still believes.

Last night she started talking, telling me stories, and tellin me the way. She really hit on a important point; It's not enough to just believe, you have to work on it everyday, make him first, in all you do, Pray to him and only him for everything. So many out there say " I gave my heart to Jesus " Yet forget about him when times are good or even when times are bad. Jesus is there for anywhere anytime and about everything. "Pray" she says. " Give everything to Jesus" she says. She is so right, I know I go on an on 'bout this, but we as people get such crazy ideas in our heads, we just assume that we know everything, we know what's best for ourselves. We think we are independent, some even think we're bigger then life. But the simple fact is we are just simple frail shell.

Why is it such a big deal to ask God for help? Is it a big deal for your son to ask you to help him do his pants up? No it's not, we all love are children and want to take care of them, even if it's something as simple doing up the top button of there wranglers.

As people we all struggle with many things. Merely just providing for a family is a chore, that we stress and worry and spin our wheels at. Did you know God has all the answers? He made us, he knows every hair on are head, he know what we need an how to get it. So why don't we ask for help? Is it pride or ingronince? Do you think he doesn't care? Do you care if your sons barn door is open? Yes you do, even something as small as that that wont hurt him in a 100 years you care about. So why wouldn't God care 'bout you? Truth is He does, He wants to Help. We just have to ask for it .

This is a very important principle to remember, and keep to your heart. Why is it that the simplest things are the hardest to remember?