Ask In Christ’s Name

Ask In Christ’s Name

Today I will ask for what Jesus would ask for, not just for what I want. And asking the Father in Christ’s name will bring joy with no limits. How can this be? How can we obtain joy without limits in this world?Because what we ask for is what is pleasing to God, not...
Accept Suffering For Christ’s Sake

Accept Suffering For Christ’s Sake

Today I will accept my responsibility to “suffer” for the sake of the Gospel (and to learn what that means and entails) and for the power to proclaim and live the Gospel in the manner Christ has fashioned me for. I know this will be difficult. One example of suffering...
Ask, Seek, Knock

Ask, Seek, Knock

Today I will ask, seek, and knock that I may receive God’s blessings. There are two doors upon which to knock. The first door is my heart. The hinges on the door to my heart are rusty from lack of use. I must lubricate them with the oil of gladness (a symbol of joy,...
Ask Without Reservation

Ask Without Reservation

Today I will ask more. It is not that God withholds, but that man does not ask. By asking, we strip away pride, self-sufficiency, rationality, idols, and everything else so that “God can strip away their idols and expose the gaping hole in their hearts.” (Chambers,...
Ask That I May Receive

Ask That I May Receive

Today I will identify my spiritual poverty so that I may ask that I may receive; and having asked, know that I will receive, if not what I asked for, certainly a deeper relationship. The act of asking is itself a profound gift for it acknowledges the proper...