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lemonrock 68M
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10/11/2006 11:54 pm

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10/12/2006 12:40 am
THE PRAYER of JABEZ....So Why Not Ask? .... Blessing is not about sneezing
THE PRAYER of JABEZ

So Why Not Ask?

Blessing Is Not About Sneezing

Before we can ask for God’s blessing with confidence, we need a clear understanding of what the word means. We hear “bless” or “blessing” intoned from every pulpit. We ask God to bless the missionaries, the , and the food we’re about to eat. It’s something Grandma says when she hears you sneeze.

No wonder the meaning of blessing gets watered down to something vague and innocuous like “Have a nice day.” No wonder so many Christians aren’t as desperate as Jabez was t receive it!

To bless the biblical sense means to ask for or to impart supernatural favor. When we ask God’s blessing, we’re not asking for more of what we could get for ourselves. We’re crying out for the wonderful, unlimited goodness that only God has the power to know about or give to us. This kind of richness is what the writer was referring to in Proverbs. “The Lord’s blessing is our greatest wealth, all our works adds nothing to it” (Proverbs 10:22 ).

Notice a radical aspect of Jabez’s request for blessing; He left entirely up to God to decide what the blessings would be and where, when, and how Jabez would receive them. The kind of radical trust in God’s good intensions toward us has nothing in common with the popular gospel that you should ask God’s good intensions toward us gas nothing in common with the popular gospel that you should ask God for a Cadillac, a six-figure income, or some other material sign that you have found a way to cash in on your connection with Him. Instead, the Jabez blessing focuses like a laser on our wanting for ourselves nothing more and nothing less than what God wants for us.

When we seek God’s blessing as the ultimate value in life, we are throwing ourselves entirely into the river of His will and power and purposes for us. All our ther needs become secondary to what we really want–which is to become wholly immersed in what Gos is trying to do in us, through us, and around us for His glory.

Let me tell you a guaranteed by-product of sincerely seeking His blessing. Your life will become marked by miracles. How do I know? Because He promises it, and I’ve seen it happen in my own! God’s power to accomplish great things suddenly finds no obstruction in you. You’re moving in His direction. You’re praying for exactly what God’s desires. Suddenly the unhindered forces of heaven can begin to accomplish God’s perfect will–through you. And you will be the first to notice!





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