ASKING BIG

Luke 11:9 So I say to you, ask and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you."

When we know that God loves us and that He wants to be good to us it will give us a confidence to approach His throne boldly as He wants us to do and to ask big 'asks'.

So often other people's negative experiences, or our own, have coloured our 'asking', to the point that we have elevated those 'experiences' above the Word of God and there is no faith in our asking. They are just 'hope so' prayers with no confidence attached. Ever done that? Past experience has put you off,  but God doesn't want us to be put off by past experiences or lack of faith in any particular area.

Jesus said again and again to ask His Father and He, Jesus, would do it for us. Let's really believe Him.

John 14:14 "If you ask anything in My name, I will do it....

John 16:23 "And in that day you will ask Me nothing. Most assuredly, I say to you, whatever you ask the Father, in My name, He will give you.

Matthew 21:22 "And whatever things you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive."

What are you asking God for just now? What have you got your faith out there for at the moment? As someone said if we aim for nothing, we shall receive nothing. If we don't ask then we wont receive.

Apostle James says we don't receive sometimes because we have a wrong motive. If God shows you that, repent, and ask Him to help you have the 'right' motive, then ask Him what to ask for. 

Find the promises of God relating to your request, know it's in God's provision and promise, based on His Word, and ask big! Believe you've received it by faith and thank Him for it before you even see it. That's faith.

Then don't give up asking for new requests!  God is not phased by big 'asks'! Joshua asked for the sun and moon to stand still while he fought a battle. And God did it! Requests don't come much bigger than that do they?

Ephesians 3:20 Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly, abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us.

He is the God of exceedingly and abundantly above.  If you're praying for loved ones to be saved then find the scriptures to base your request on and bring them to the throne of grace. If you're praying for children to come back to the Lord, find the scriptures and bring them to the Father because then you have a rock solid foundation for your faith and you can ask with confidence.

Some promises have conditions attached. For instance if you're asking for finance for yourself, your church, whoever, find the scripture to base your request on and stand on it. Scripture says to give and it will be given to you. Have you given first? If so then believe God for the increase. 

What about healing? The same principles apply.  Find the scriptures, pray the scriptures, believe you receive your healing when you ask and don't back off from the Word you're standing on.

God honours His Word and He says it will not return to Him empty but will accomplish everything He sends it to do. 

Let's make God's Word final authority in our lives. If it says it, we can do it, and we can have it. God wants us to have that kind of confidence when we approach His throne. 

I hope I've encouraged someone, somewhere today to start asking again and asking BIG, then we'll have a testimony and God will get the glory. Hallelujah!