Wednesday, February 12, 2020

Thanking! Not Asking!

From May 30, 2012

I'm transferring this post from a different Blog site so I can have them all consolidated.

I received a lesson from the Lord about praying that I would like to share with you all. For some of you, this will be “old news” but for some of you, this will be a new concept.
The Lord showed me a person standing facing Him, holding an empty glass and asking that He would fill it. The person kept praying and saying “Lord, please fill my glass. Father, please give me a drink. God, my glass is empty, please fill it!”. The person just kept facing God and begging for the glass to be filled.
Then I was shown that behind the person was a great waterfall of pure, delightful water and that the person only had to turn around and hold their glass under the falls and it would be full in the blink of an eye. This showed me that God’s blessings are pouring out continually! After the person had filled their glass they needed only to thank our Heavenly Father with a thankful heart!
At the time I was shown this I started thanking God for so many things! I thanked Him for the Godly man He was creating in my husband. I thanked Him for the Godly men He was bringing my sons to be! the Godly woman He will bring into fullness in my granddaughter! I thanked Him for the health and strength that He was pouring into my body! Thanked Him for the provisions He was bringing into our lives!
I went on and on as I realized that I needed to claim the blessings He was pouring out by naming them and thanking Him for them! I was so excited by this new understanding that I wanted to wake Lane up and share it with him immediately, but I did have the grace to wait until his alarm went off and then started excitedly sharing with him the things I had been shown in the night.
This is not to tell you to not pray about a need, but once you've prayed it, start thanking and praising! If you start telling God thank you for the things He is doing in your life then you are walking in faith!
Hebrews 11:1 Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.
An example would be if you pray for finances, then start focusing on thanking Him for the provision that He is giving you. Start thanking Him for resolving your financial situation, start thanking Him for His care of you, start praising and thanking Him for providing for your needs.
Psalm 100:4 Enter His gates with thanksgiving And His courts with praise. Give thanks to Him, bless His name.
This takes a bit to grasp and walk in, but pray and try it, God will bless you and your life will be changed!

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