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I recently met a believer who was in a wheelchair. Upon asking how I could pray for him, he said that he wanted God to help him lose weight which he has put on during the pandemic. I asked, “How about asking God to heal you, so you could walk?” He replied, “I would like God to help me lose weight only.” I didn’t quite understand his reason for not asking God to set him free from his infirmity, as Jesus is ABLE.
Since then, I have been pondering over his response. I believe how we see our Heavenly Father depends upon our perception and circumstances. If we see Jesus as an ordinary God then our ASK will be small, and our expectation of God will be LOW. But if we see Jesus as an Extraordinary God then we will petition our request BOLDLY, and our expectation will be high too. God’s words say if we ask, it will be given unto us, so why not ask Him. It’s not of a BIG ASK for Jesus to heal and restore us back to our normal health or fulfill the desires of our heart according to His will and purpose. We know the outcome is in His hands, but our job is to ask and pray without ceasing. Let’s not settle with our pain or infirmity or any other pressing issue and call it quits. Let’s keep knocking at Jesus' door, keep going after Him until we touch the hem of His garment and get our breakthrough. He loves when we pursue Him wholeheartedly. Jesus controls the entire universe, and everything is in His hands. Let’s partner with the Lord and get back all that has been stolen from us by the enemy of our soul. Jesus loves our ASK, big or small, because it shows Him that we trust Him, we know who we are in Him, and who He is to us - the God of gods, the Lord of lords, and the King of kings. Nothing is impossible with God! (Luke 1:37) But we have to BELIEVE.
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