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Pernell Johnson · 04-01-2003, 04:35 PM

Eyes of Love:

Bible Reading: John 5: 11-15
We humbly asked him to remove our shortcomings

Most of us probably aren't used to getting the things we ask for. How can we have confidence that God will hear our prayers? How do we know he will answer when we ask him to remove our shortcomings?
The apostle Paul wrote: "Long ago, even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes" (Ephesians 1:4). God's primary goal is to make us holy---that is, to form his character in us. Looking through the eyes of love, he already sees us as we will be when his work is done. Then he works out his goals for us in the arena of everyday life. The Bible tells us: "God's discipline is always right and good for us because it means we will share in his holiness---the removal of our shortcomings---is God's will for each of us. The apostle John wrote: "We can be confident that he will listen to us whenever we ask him for anything in line with his will. And if we know he is listening when we make our requests, we can be sure that he will give us what we ask for" (John 5:14-15).
It is clearly God's will to have our sinful shortcomings removed. And he has promised to give us anything we ask for in line with his will. Therefore, we can have full confidence that God will remove our shortcomings in his time.

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Pernell Johnson Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Plainfield, New Jersey USA Posts: 494 Blog Entries: 1	Step 7 Eyes of Love: Bible Reading: John 5: 11-15 We humbly asked him to remove our shortcomings Most of us probably aren't used to getting the things we ask for. How can we have confidence that God will hear our prayers? How do we know he will answer when we ask him to remove our shortcomings? The apostle Paul wrote: "Long ago, even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes" (Ephesians 1:4). God's primary goal is to make us holy---that is, to form his character in us. Looking through the eyes of love, he already sees us as we will be when his work is done. Then he works out his goals for us in the arena of everyday life. The Bible tells us: "God's discipline is always right and good for us because it means we will share in his holiness---the removal of our shortcomings---is God's will for each of us. The apostle John wrote: "We can be confident that he will listen to us whenever we ask him for anything in line with his will. And if we know he is listening when we make our requests, we can be sure that he will give us what we ask for" (John 5:14-15). It is clearly God's will to have our sinful shortcomings removed. And he has promised to give us anything we ask for in line with his will. Therefore, we can have full confidence that God will remove our shortcomings in his time.