{"id":9964,"date":"2018-10-31T01:00:57","date_gmt":"2018-10-31T05:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mybibleverseoftheday.com\/blog\/?p=9964"},"modified":"2018-10-24T11:38:11","modified_gmt":"2018-10-24T15:38:11","slug":"bible-verse-of-the-day-10-31-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mybibleverseoftheday.com\/blog\/bible-verse-of-the-day-10-31-18\/","title":{"rendered":"Bible Verse of The Day &#8211; 10-31-18"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>Matthew 7:7 (NKJV)7 \u201c<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you<\/span>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>God tells us that if we ask we will have, if we seek we will find and if we knock it will be opened. The question is,\u00a0&#8220;do we\u00a0ask, do we seek and do we knock?&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">This was a very big lesson we had to learn. We would never ask God for anything. We would just wait and see what He would do. Even if we were in a critical situation, we would just wait, wait and wait some more.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">We were patient in this\u00a0area, but\u00a0we weren&#8217;t doing everything we were told to do. We weren&#8217;t asking, seeking and knocking. How many of us do that today? We just sit and wait and see what God will do.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">We think because God knows everything about us that we shouldn&#8217;t have to\u00a0ask.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">Wrong! We need to ask. And one of the things we have learned is that we need to be specific with our\u00a0asking.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">Once we learned how to ask, we would be very shy and reserved about it. We would only ask for exactly what we\u00a0and others needed. That was it. Nothing else! I guess we didn&#8217;t want to put God out, so to speak.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">But, one day during my prayer time I was prompted by the Holy Spirit to lift up my desires as well. I\u00a0struggled\u00a0with this, and I even argued with Him. Don&#8217;t argue with the Holy Spirit. He always wins.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">He showed me that as\u00a0long as my desires lined up with the will of God for me, and as long as they weren&#8217;t going to hurt me, it was OK to ask for more than just exactly what we needed. He has proven to us that\u00a0He loves to help us with the desires of our hearts.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">He loves to see us succeed and move forward. He loves to bless us!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">We&#8217;d like to remind each and\u00a0every one\u00a0of you today, as we obey God with everything that He blesses us with, that we also give back to Him a tenth of it.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">As long as we are\u00a0diligent\u00a0and faithful to Him, putting Him first, He will take care of our every need. He will protect us and give us the desires of our heart.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">Psalm 37:4 (NKJV) 4 Delight yourself also in the Lord, And He shall give you the desires of your heart.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">That doesn&#8217;t mean we can be silly or excessive in our asking, but be prayerful. God will show us what we need and what desires are good for us. He will give us wisdom even in our asking. Amen.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">Have a lovely day. You are blessed to be a blessing!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">Proverbs 11:25 (NLT) 25 The generous will prosper; those who refresh others will themselves be refreshed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">Pastor Curt &amp; Pastor Ellie<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">Seven Seas Ministries<br \/>\nP.O. 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