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YOU CAN ASK

"Yet you do not have because you do not ask. You ask and do not receive, because you ask amiss, that you may spend it on your pleasures.”
James 4:2-3 NKJV

James is resounding what Jesus has said before, "And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son." (John 14:13; Mat 7:7-8)

Three principles in asking God:

First,  Ask what you need(s). For instance, you ask for direction when you get lost. Check on your petirion list: do you ask for something you need? What's your need(s) for 2017?

(Note: A need means a neccessity which life will be difficult if you don't have it)

Second, ask for help. We ask when "we can't" do it on our own. You won't ask your teacher if you can solve your own maths. Aim for something bigger for 2017 that you can not do with your own resources, that you will need God's help. If your goals are within your own reach, you can do it on your own and you don't need God. We need His grace!

Third, Ask for something bigger than merely our personal benefits, we will not spend it on our own pleasures only). As He blesses you, He will enable you to bless others. And when people see your good deeds, they will praise your Father in heaven! (Mat 5:16)

Based on these three principles, let's ask God for help as we work on your 2017 resolutions!

~plt05Jan2017

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