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Beautiful Ronnette!

“I'm also reminded of how he knows what we need before we ask him, and that he cares for us much more than many sparrows to provide us with what we need. Eye has not seen or ear has not heard all of the things that the Lord has in store for those who love him. He supplies all my needs according to his riches in glory. Ye have not, because ye ask not.”

It is truly amazing that all those verses were written thousands of years ago for our personal edification to know and understand who our God is and who we are in Him!

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I so much appreciate your prompting for those who do not know Christ to open their hearts to His teachings! As we both know, His teachings are all written right there in His book, word for word ordained by God Himself, how we are to live and have communication with Him.

Paul offers us a reminder that we each are exceedingly and lovingly prompted by His Holy Spirit to act upon and follow Jesus’ example every waking moment of our lives:

And as Paul wrote in his letter to the believers in Philippi, Jesus is our supreme example.

“So if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort from love, any participation in the Spirit, any affection and sympathy, complete my joy by being of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind.

Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others.

Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men.

And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.

Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, so now, not only as in my presence but much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure.

Do all things without grumbling or disputing, that you may be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and twisted generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world.” (Philippians 2:1-15)

You wrote:

“Whatever you want or actually need, pray for it, and be specific. Choose the color, choose the size, ask for it exactly as you would want it to be. You will receive it from the Lord. I don't care what it is, if you need it, and you're living right in his sight, he will supply the need.“

I do not wish to be in discord with your advice by offering up the following Biblical verse. It is important for all who follow Christ to understand the following:

1 John 13-14

13 “I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life.

14 This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.”

The key for all believers to know and understand is when we pray, “Thy will be done”, we are asking “according to His will”, not our own will. A lot of people pray for this or that and become discouraged when their prayers aren’t answered leading their faith to falter. Faith and belief are core principles of living a Christ centered life. Others must “believe” that God does hear our prayers, and if our prayers further His will, they will be answered!

May God’s grace and love shine upon you and all who receive Him with an open heart.

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