Only When You Ask

by

h. lena jones

I met my friend last Wednesday at church

She was distraught about losing her

Precious old Bible

And had searched everywhere for it

Her car, at home, and at church

Thereupon I broke into prayer

“Dear Lord, if Anita’s Bible

is somewhere in the church

please reveal it to us. Thank you,

in Jesus name, Amen.”

Instead of leaving the matter in His hands

We commenced searching around the church

But that was a waste of time

Disappointed, my friend went back to her duties

And I went into the healing room.

Within minutes, she came to the healing room

 “I found my Bible,” she beamed

“Thing is, I looked in that very spot

several times … it just wasn’t there.”

God is good. His ways are not our ways

The key is once you’ve asked

You have to leave it alone

And allow Him to guide you

His instructions will be a brief prompting

You have to exercise your faith

And follow the prompting!

You may have had similar experiences

Give thanks to God

For His kind mercies

And keep believing!

“If ye abide in Me, and My words abide in you

ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall

be done unto you.”

(John 15:7)