“And Jesus stopped and called them, and said, “What do you want Me to do for you?”” (Matthew 20:32, NASB)
“Dare to be specific with God.
Frances Ridley Havergal once said, “Every year I live – in fact, nearly every day – I seem to see more clearly how all the peace, happiness, and power of the Christian life hinges on one thing. The one thing is taking God at His Word, believing He really means exactly what He says, and accepting the very words that reveal His goodness and grace, without substituting other words or changing the precise moods and tenses He has seen fit to use.”
Take Christ’s Word – His promise – and Christ’s sacrifice – His blood – with you to the throne of grace through prayer, and not one of heaven’s blessings can be denied you.”
(from Streams in the Desert by L. B. Cowman, March 24, page 127)
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Wow, that quote from France’s Havergal spoke volumes and rebukes my tendency to pray in generalities.
That quote! Such a powerful reminder!
What a great challenge! God knows what we need and what we want – sometimes WE need to speak it though.
That’s such a need and a blessing–just to take Him at His word.
Sometimes I’m specific in my talks with God, but sometimes not. Thanks for this encouragement to speak my truth to him, and let him speak his truth to me.