I was talking to a woman recently, and she said she was in the grocery store one day when she was having a hard time finding something. She thought about asking God to help her, but quickly changed her mind and thought…why would I bother God for that when I can find it myself?<\/em><\/p>\n

It’s funny how we think we are bothering God when we have a request. Do we honestly think God is too busy to take the time to help us find something in the grocery store? Do we really think God is inconvenienced by us when we have a need? On the contrary, God wants us to seek Him and depend on Him for everything!<\/p>\n

Why struggle doing it ourselves when we can have God helping us? He knows everything, so why not seek Him first in everything? Asking for God’s help and guidance doesn’t mean we are lazy and shifting our responsibility off on Him. It means we are relying on Him to help us do what we need to do.<\/p>\n

For instance, if I lose something and ask God to help me find it, I don’t just sit there and wait for it to appear out of nowhere. I still look for it, but I rely on God to direct me to the right spot. God created us to be dependent on Him. We still have our responsibilities, but we depend on Him to help and guide us in those responsibilities.<\/p>\n

A man told me recently that he started asking God for wisdom in his job. He has a job where he has to troubleshoot and come up with new ideas. He said it’s often difficult and stressful for him. As he started asking God for direction and wisdom, he started noticing a big change in his ability as he was coming up with great ideas and solutions. He said he knows that wisdom is coming from God and is not his own. This man still has to think and do the work, but God supernaturally supplies the ideas. <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and your plans will succeed.<\/em><\/strong> Proverbs 16:3<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

God’s wisdom is far beyond our own that we should gladly take it over our own wisdom. Even the areas we think we’re so smart in and don’t need any help. God is smarter and His way is above what we could ever come up with on our own.<\/p>\n

“As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.” Isaiah 55:9<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

When I first started walking with God I knew I could come to Him with everything. However, I had a hard time putting my trust in Him because I struggled with patience. I needed to see it happen right away otherwise I would quickly lose faith and try to handle it on my own. This led me to make a lot of wrong choices.<\/p>\n

One example was that I used to worry about our finances. Every time we got hit with something I would become stressed trying to figure out how to come up with enough money to make ends meet. I’d ask God, but I wouldn’t even wait for the answer. I would immediately search for my own solution. Most of the time, it would be extreme and something I would end up regretting. At one point, I was seriously considering selling everything in my house just to pay our bills. <\/strong><\/p>\n

James 1:6-8 says, But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. That person should not expect to receive anything from the Lord. Such a person is double-minded and unstable in all they do.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

As God was working in me through the years He didn’t not give up on me. He still kept tugging at me to turn to Him and receive His help. He kept telling me to give my worries over to Him in exchange for His wisdom, His guidance, and His help. God showed me that my way wasn’t getting us anywhere except deeper in the hole and leaving me a stressed out mess. Jesus said in Matthew 11:28-29, “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The more I started giving things over to God, and trusting Him without doubt, my faith grew to see He was providing. Seeing God work every time I did seek Him, helped me to become more dependent on Him. I think back now to all the days I wasted trying to figure everything out on my own, only to find myself frustrated and burdened greatly. Now I can honestly say I enjoy giving things over to God and seeking His help. I enjoy the peace He gives me in exchange for my worries. I also enjoy seeing how He works it out. It becomes exciting depending on God. You never know when and how He will show up. <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.<\/em><\/strong> Matthew 7:8<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Now this doesn’t mean God gives us whatever we want, whenever we want. It obviously has to be in His will and in His timing. Nevertheless, as God works in us and changes us, our desires begin to change into His desires. We start to ask for things He puts in our heart, which line up with His will for us. However, we will never grow and start to see those desires become a reality in our life if we never become dependent on Him.<\/p>\n

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\n **Something to think about this week**<\/strong><\/p>\n

I want to encourage you to seek God in everything you do. Put your trust in Him and look to Him expectantly. God will out do your expectations when all your expectations are in Him.<\/p>\n

Here’s a verse to carry with you this week to remind you God is always there to guide you.<\/p>\n

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I guide you in the way of wisdom and lead you along straight paths.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Proverbs 4:11 <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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*<\/em>*Come back next Monday as I share more of God\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s truths and the reasons behind the truths.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

**Follow me on my facebook page as I share verses and comments throughout the week that correlate with each week\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s lesson.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

All Bible verses are taken from the New International Version, unless otherwise noted.
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