At some point in time in your life, have you ever been asked the question; “if you were granted 3 wishes, what would it be?” The answer would be whatever your heart desired.

We all have desires, and we’d like those desires to come to pass. But we don’t have to wish for them. Jesus said, if you believe on him, the works that he do, you will do also, and do greater works. And when we ask, ask in Jesus name, and he will do it. But, if you don’t ask, and don’t ask with a pure heart, you don’t receive.

As a believer, if it lines up with God’s will for us, He will give it to us. If we delight ourself in the Lord, He will give us what we desire.

God is your Father. He wants you to come to him and ask for what you want. He cares about you, and he cares about what you care about. He said, cast your cares on him.

Get to know who God is, and see that he wants to give you more than 3 wishes – for the desires of your heart has no number on it.

James 4:3 (KJV) – ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.

John 14:12-14 (LKV) – verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these sshall he do; because I go unto my Faother. And whatsoever ye shall as in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If he shall ask any thing in my nmr, I will do it.

Psalm 37:4 (KJV) – delight thyself also in the Lord: and he shall give thme the desires of thine heart.

I Peter 5:7 (KJV) – casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.

When others are in need, are you helping because it’s the right thing to do? Or are you helping to get something back in return – for your own gain?

Those who do for others only for their own gain, will only gain what they have received in their own efforts.  But when your heart is right in helping someone, God will bless you in return.

God’s word says to give, and it shall be given, pressed down, shaken together and running over.  When we give to help others, we will receive more than what we have sown.

Helping others is an opportunity. Therefore, help those that are in need, and receive the blessings of God. You reap what you sow, more than you sow, later than you sow.

Treat yourself by helping someone, don’t cheat yourself out of your blessings.

Luke 6:38 (KJV) – give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.

You are one of a kind. There is none — no one like you. God made you like no one else on earth. Of all the billions of people, there is, and never will be, no one that has a finger print like yours. That’s how awesome God is.

Others may have their own agenda of who they think you are. But own who you are, for you are:

• A child of God
• Joint heirs with Christ
• Fearfully and wonderfully made
• More than a conqueror
• A peculiar people

Romans 8:16-17 (KJV) – the Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God. And if children, then heirs, heirs of God, and joint-heirs wig Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.

Psalm 139:14 (KJV) – I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.

Romans 8:37 (KJV) – nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.

I Peter 2:9 (KJV) – but ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light.

God is the same, yesterday, today and forever.

If that’s true, and it is, that means, if God can answer the prayer of a man, who ask that it not rain, then he prayed again and ask that it rain, God can answer your prayers as well.

Ask God for what you want, and believe in your asking, that you have already received it. He said ask. So, what are you waiting for?

He did it then, he will do it now.

Hebrews 13:8 (KJV) – Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.

James 5:17-18 (KJV) – Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months. And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit.

Romans 4:17 (KJV) – (as it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,) before him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were.

Matthew 7:7 (KJV) – ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.

When God tells us to do something, most of us act like we don’t hear him. Some hear and don’t obey, and most don’t believe God speaks to them.

His word says, He knows his sheep and his sheep hear his voice.

Clean out your heart and your mind. Let go of the things of this world, and renew your mind, by reading His word, so you can hear what God has to say to you, because He is speaking to you.

John 10:27 (KJV) – my sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.

One of the reasons we pray little is because we are used to receiving little things. In our hearts, we don’t believe we deserve bigger and better for ourselves. We don’t have, because we don’t ask.

Our Father owns it all. Everything belongs to God, and He wants to give to us. He wants us to have life more abundantly.

Step out on faith, and ask God for bigger! Dream BIG! Ask BIG! Expect BIG! If God believes you deserve it, why don’t you?

 John 10:10 (KJV) – the thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.

James 4:3 (KJV) – ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.

Matthew 7:7 (KJV) – ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.

Hebrews 11:1 (KJV) – now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

Give thanks in everything! It is God’s will.

I Thessalonians 5:18 (KJV) – in every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.

There will be storms in our lives regardless of how much faith we have. No matter how much we trust God, we will still go through storms.

Having God as your personal Lord and Saviour, does not exempt you from storms either. But fear not, God is with you when you go through them.

God is your shield, your refuge, your doctor, your lawyer, your everything. He fights your battles and give you peace through the storms.

Scripture tells us, God is with us when we walk through the storm.

Be willing to go through the storm, God already knows the outcome. He just wants you to trust and obey Him.

Deuteronomy 20:4 (KJV) – for the Lord your God is he that goeth with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you.

II Thessalonians 3:16 (KJV) – now the Lord of peace himself give you peace always by all means. The Lord be with you all.

Psalm 23:4 (KJV) – yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.

Whatever it is you have lost, you were meant to lose. Either it wasn’t yours to have in the first place, it was there for a season, or God wants something better for you.

We try so hard to hold on to some things that is not meant for us to keep. When God wants us to have something, we will receive it. Whatever it is God wants us to have or not have, we cannot stop it, no matter what we try to do.

Remember, we do not have more power than God. Therefore, we cannot stop God’s plan for us.

Let go of what you have lost. Let go of your past, and receive what God has for you. His best!

Jeremiah 29:11 (KJV) – for I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

Have you ever done something when it hurt someone so bad, you said you will change your ways, so you won’t hurt anyone like that again? After you have changed, you realized how it made things so much better for you and the other person.

When we don’t repent from our sins, don’t change our ways, life will be like an downhill roller coaster ride that won’t stop. Everytime it slows down, you want to get off, but you can’t — because it hasn’t stopped.

Change is only going to happen when your heart is changed, which will change your thinking. Once you change your thinking, your attitude will change and your ways will follow.

Repent and live in obedience to God . . . one step at a time.

Ezekiel 14:6 (KJV) – therefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord God; Repent, and turn yourselves from your idols; and turn away your faces from all your abominations.

Romans 12:2 (KJV) – and be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.