Growing friendship and wisdom with Mady: Aug 8, 2013

Mady and I stayed up til midnight, just last night talking about this and other stuff.... Our conversation was based on the verse in John that says, "If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you." We discussed that-- often, people think they are being punished when they don't get what they ask for from God. But, the issue is that God will bless you when you ask Him for things that align with His pre-planned will for you. We talked about a pathway being lined with God's blessing. As you venture down this path, keeping in tune with the Spirit of God, He will shower that blessing down on you. Its already there, waiting for you to receive it. Its when we veer off of His path, attempting our "own" way, fulfilling our own desires that one will miss out on the blessings that God had planned for you from the time He created you. As we discussed, Mady said that it would be so sad to one day miss out on the man God's  set aside for her to marry because she was off of His path, trying to find him on her own. I'll never forget this long visit and how she likes pondering these verses. When she summed up our talk she understood that basically, when you keep in tune with the Holy Spirit and you venture down God's path for you, ask anything from God, it will align with His will, and He will bless you with it. And, if you feel like you're not having your prayers answered at all, perhaps what you're asking for is not part of God's plan for you and you need to re-align your thinking. Good talk; special late night conversations with my growing girl...(love).

Pastor Rick Warren

The easiest way to sabotage God's intended purpose for your life is to enter into a wrong relationship.