For a very long time, I have believed a saying that has been
passed down.
So I have heard it been said that God has 3 answers to
prayers, Yes, No, and maybe.
Maybe you have heard it been said before or this is your
first time.
Who told us that, is it even scriptural?
I mean, at the time when this was making rounds, it
definitely felt like the cool thing to believe in because we have been praying
and asking God for so many things, and for some reason, it seems like he has
answered just a few on our prayer lists.
I am so sorry but really not so sorry to break that bubble
of myth over your head and say to you that God says Yes.
God says yes? Really?
Yes, according to Mark
11:24 Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in
prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.
The
word of God clearly states that whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that
you receive it and it will be yours.
The
question then is why do we seem to think that our heavenly father who knows us
and loves us most would want to withhold good things from us?
There
are a few pointers I would like to help you understand;
1.
You have to know the will of God, how? By
reading his word so that you can accurately know what promises he has released
to you and what has been made available for you.
2.
You have to believe that WHATEVER you ask in
prayer, he has answered you, he just is not a magician.
3.
You are the one to wait to receive the promise,
and the bible talks about how Abraham wavered not in faith at the promises that
God made to him.
4.
God is a good Father and we have accused him
wrongly about so many things that we do not even properly understand but
because we do not know or we have heard wrongly.
Have
you ever heard of a father that loves his children and can afford anything but
yet withholds it? The word of God says no good thing will he withhold from you.
So
if he will not withhold good things from you, where did we get that belief
from?
It
is just as simple as my father owns a mansion with many cars, and I am just 10
years old, will he give me the key to a car to drive? Think about that.
The
problem is never with God, it is with us and our understanding, our ignorance,
and also our capacity and ability.
So
if you want a car, are you old enough? Do you know how to drive? Do you have a
license to drive?
If
yes, it is just a matter of time, you will have a car. There is also the part
where you do the work.
There are so many scriptures that talk about
God answering us.
We are the ones in these categories;
1.
We do not ask
2.
When we ask we do not ask right
3.
We do not believe
4.
We are not patient to receive the promise, no
pregnant woman gives birth at a month old instead of the allocated time, 9
months.
5.
Understand that there is a time for everything
6.
Stay till the promises of God are birthed.
I leave you with this truth about God’s heart for you.
Mary Ajagbe
