But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind. James 1:6 – I believe we’ve all likely been at this place before where we’ve prayed for something, yet the end result was still not receiving it. Likely it wasn’t just something selfish or childish either. Maybe you prayed for the healing of a loved one or prayed someone’s heart to change, yet that person died and that person’s heart is still hardened. Did we doubt too much? Did we not have enough faith in our prayers to get what we asked for? Let’s not camp in a place like that for I believe that can only lead us to a dark place, I also believe that’s us misunderstanding the text. When God tells us to ask in faith, it’s inviting us to ask in such a way that we have complete confidence in Him. Complete confidence that God is able to do the thing that we ask and complete confidence in His love for us and His desire for us to have His goodness in our story. It’s shifting the faith from placing it on “faith in getting what I prayed for” to “faith in the One who provides what I ask for.” For God, in His perfect will, may not give you what you ask for, but that doesn’t mean He isn’t able or doesn’t love you. It also doesn’t mean you doubted too much and it was a result of your lack of faith. Sometimes it can be, if we truly are in a space of doubting God like our passage speak of, and God will let us see the results of doubting Him. So instead, let’s ask things of the Lord that are first according to His will, like the asking for wisdom within this passage, then let’s ask knowing He is able and loves us. When He answers, we’ll praise Him, whatever the answer may be. For if God chooses to bless in a different way than we prayed for, that doesn’t me He isn’t good, it means He has different plans. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 3198
Question To Ponder: What is a prayer God answered?
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