Hello ,

 "So I say to you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.  For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.  If a son asks for bread from any father among you, will he give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will he give him a serpent instead of a fish?  Or if he asks for an egg, will he offer him a scorpion?  If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him! "Luke 11:9-12

I love my children, but not nearly as much as God does.  We sometimes have this notion that we need to somehow negotiate with God to give us good gifts, and yet we as parents are almost ALWAYS willing to listen to our children when they have legitimate requests of us.

God knows what we need, and He loves us.  We should never think that we have to somehow "talk Him into" giving us good gifts!

Have a great day and God bless!

Pastor Mike / The Open Word 

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