Get it! Got it? Good!

Have you ever wondered why things you pray for seem to be pushed to the side sometimes as if God has bigger fish to fry than answer you when you ask Him for something? Check this out -

Jesus said, "I tell you the truth, if you have faith and do not doubt, not only can you do what was done to the fig tree, but also you can say to this mountain, 'Go, throw yourself into the sea,' and it will be done. If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer." Matthew 21:21-22

When people read this text, many can misread it as an open-ended opportunity to get anything they want or desire. But that's a selfish reading of Jesus' words. And it's not what this passage is about. When Jesus says, "If you believe, you will receive...," he isn't saying, "If you acknowledge God, then you'll get whatever you want."

Real belief in God is about syncing up our desires with God's desires. And real belief results in selfless prayers and a selfless lifestyle, not a selfish existence.

This passage isn't Jesus' secret formula for getting what we want. It's a promise that if our desires are the same as God's desires, then anything we ask of him, he will do.

When you read this passage, understand that it is ultimately about accomplishing what God wants. And if you go to him with that in mind, he will provide you with whatever you ask. Because whatever you ask will ultimately be about him, not you.

I would be in SOOoooo much trouble if I got everything I asked for ever since I can remember praying. I want you try an exercise: Look back over your life and think of some of those things you asked God for out of anger, temptation, or whatever else. Do it now........... Wow! Do you see what I mean?