Ask and it shall be given you, '" I began. "'Seek and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you; For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.' We have the same message in the Book of Saint John, " I said, sounding for all the world like a preacher.." Well, but how could I just stop there? Those words were worse than nothing if I didn't tell what they meant to Grandpa. Looking at the long rough box, I spoke timid, in a mumbled voice. Not preachified at all. "Grandpa didn't think Jesus meant, by that, that we should ast God for things, or for special favors. He said we could trust that in the nature of things, without astin', we'll get lots of blessin's and happy surprises and maybe a miracle or two. When Jesus said ast and you'll get it, He meant things of the spirit, not the flesh. Right now for instance, I could ast, 'Lord please raise Grandpa from the dead, ' but it wouldn't happen. But I can say, 'Please, God, comfort me, ' and I'll get heart's ease. Grandpa said Jesus meant us to ast for hope, forgiveness, and all that. Ast, 'Hep us not be scared, hep us not be greedy, give us courage to try." I was really carried away. "Ast any such and God will give it to you. But don't ast Him not to let fire burn, or say spare me from death. At least, uh, that's what Grandpa said.Olive Ann Burns
About This Quote
This quote is about trusting that you will receive what your heart desires, but first you must be open to the possibility that you will receive it. The secret to receiving anything is to believe that it can happen and then to sincerely ask for it. Thomas Merton said, "When we stop asking, we start dying." People often don't believe that they deserve any of the blessings in their lives and so they don't expect them. However, when we look at the big picture we see that we do indeed deserve all of our blessings and so we should expect them.
Source: Cold Sassy Tree
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