DARE TO ASK!

What I love about the Lord is the relationship I have with him. It is better than one I had with any parents. I can talk about anything with the Lord. I can ask him anything and not be shy. He is my Father! I saw where an online Pastor made the comment it would be wrong for one to ask for hair if they are balding. I assumed he was talking about men. Men or not I think any gender could ask for hair. Being a woman and knowing our hair is our glory, I surely feel I can ask him for thicker hair. Why would wanting hair, man or woman be vanity? We were given hair. I want the freedom to ask if I were losing my hair. 

God knows the hairs on our head and he cares for the little things in our life. He encourages us to ask as little children, with child like faith, so I can not let someone tell me how and what to communicate to my Father. My relationship with him is personal. We are family. If I were to be out of line in any way, God would sweetly and gently let me know. There would be no condemnation or embarrassment.

If I lose the freedom to ask what I want, then my relationship is then running on fear and doubt. Where does faith come in. This same Pastor claims it is wrong to ask for another talent. I believe God plants a strong desire in our hearts for some talents because he wants to cultivate those talents in us for his glory and to be used to bless others. The word says if we are faithful in the one talent he gives us and do not bury it then it grows, he will give us more talents. 

We are to let our request be known. I am thankful that God gives me freedom to make judgments on what to ask for. I realize asking for a 20 year old body would not be in the right spirit or would bring Glory to God. I know when my heart is thinking vanity. I have no need for a bright red 2012 corvette.( For someone else there could be a reason for the corvette,) See where I am coming from? I want freedom to ask what I want. God wants me to trust him and communicate with him. He knows my heart and will expose it to me if I ask. When one gets carried away in the things of the world God may use man to show us, but if we ask God to check our heart he will keep us.

I have freedom to come to my Father with anything! What a beautiful relationship, no third party comes between us. How would you feel if you had to go through your brother or sister before asking your daddy for something? Would you want your child to feel they had to go through a sibling in order to get the okay to talk to you? Of course not! I personally stand on his Word. He can not lie. I claim my heritage. This is our right to have Faith as little children. It is actually a command.

The disciples were asking Jesus who would be the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. Matt 18:3 Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven. Matt 18:4 Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven. Matt 18:5 And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me.

Dare to ask. Have you noticed little children are not afraid to ask for what seems impossible? They are so child like that they do not realize what they are asking or what it takes to make it happen. They just trust and innocently ask. When my son, Robbie was about 3 or 4 years old he asked me if Jesus was really real. I wanted the Lord to give me the right words to help him understand that Jesus was real. I had not taught my children to believe in Santa Clause because I just chose to not fill them with the false feeling of a supernatural being who could see them, love them, watch over them and know everything they do, then take it away because it was just a fantasy. Them believing in Jesus is real and that I wanted planted in their hearts forever with real power. I wanted them to know that no one could ever take that truth from their heart or try to convince then that Jesus was not real.

The thought came to me for us to ask in faith as a child for some roses. I asked Robbie what color we should ask for. We both agreed yellow was unique and pretty. I took his little hands and he bowed his head and we asked Jesus to please send us some yellow roses to show his love and power to Robbie. Robbie I felt really needed and believed that Jesus would do what we asked. I know we are not to test God and be disrespectful. God does say, "prove me." When teaching about tithing.
This was not just a test, this was a child with a child like heart, no malice and it was not even his idea to do this. He was too young to think of it. I felt this was the Lords idea. I did not feel I needed to test the Lord, I knew he would come through for my innocent little boy.

About 30 minutes later Robert my husband came in the door to our bedroom where Robbie and I were still talking, caring a dozen yellow roses. Even I was taken back by how God did this. Robbie being so young at that time can still remember this! It took him by such surprise! There is no Santa that could have made that child happier. Robbie knows to live by faith and not by sight. God showed himself to my son that day. Robert and I were blessed and to this day still remember God's loving pleasure in showing himself to our son. God honors child like faith.

In these trying days we are seeing and hearing things that are causing our hearts to feel faint. It does not matter that you are old and feel you lost your innocence. You can humble yourself like a child again and God will honor you and bless you. He wants you to ask him for your needs. He wants you to believe as a little child. We never know if or when we might be in a disaster. There are so many things that can change our ordinary life. God wants us to ask him for help with an innocent child like faith. It feels so good to let him show himself to us and take care of us. This is his desire.