GHG SHORT DEVOTIONALS - 29 (WHEN YOU NEED MORE, ASK YOUR HEAVENLY FATHER)

“…And if that had been too little, I also would have given you much more!” – 2 Samuel 12:8

Look at the heart of God here! He has blessed David with kingdom and so many other blessings. David went by his own desire against God and committed a sin. Then God spoke to David through Nathan. The verse reveals the heart of a Father who had a longing to bless His children. Also, it reveals the pain a Father carries when His children go astray following their own desires. 

1.     Remember all ways are not God’s ways.

“But each one is tempted when he is drawn away by his own desires and enticed.” – James 1:14

David walked according to his own desire on that situation and it had led him to many troubles. It could have taken his life if God would have not forgiven him. Do not walk according to your own desires. Find God’s will in your life and stay in it. It will bring blessings in your life and God’s protection will rest upon you.

2.     Your Heavenly Father knows what you need.

“…be content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” – Hebrews 13:5

God has chosen you as His children and He is with you. You are saved by His blood. This itself is a great blessing. Also, He knows what you need and has given you all the blessings. Thank God for what you have. Do not run behind worldly pleasures, money and fame. Be content with the blessings your Heavenly Father has given you.

3.     If you need more, ask your Heavenly Father.

“If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask Him!" - Matthew 7:11

God said to David that if he had needed more blessings, He would have given that to him. That is God’s heart. He wants to give you more. If you are not satisfied with what you have and if you need something more, do ask God. There is nothing wrong to tell your Father your heart’s desires. But do not try to do anything by your own self. Ask God and wait. Hezekiah wept bitterly and asked God to remember him as he wanted to live for more years. God found it acceptable and gave him fifteen more years.  God will do give you what you ask if it is acceptable in His sight. Wait for God and surely, He will bless you.

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GHG SHORT DEVOTIONALS - 28 (TRUST GOD AND NEVER DEPART FROM HIS WAYS)

“All this has come upon us; But we have not forgotten You, Nor have we dealt falsely with Your covenant.  Our heart has not turned back, Nor have our steps departed from Your way” – Psalms 44:17-18

The author of this Psalm says this beautiful statement before God once he listed out all the afflictions they were going through. They have gone through shame, failures, dejections and the list goes on. But then they say that they had not turned back from God and His ways. This Psalms was not written after their problem was over. But even as they went through tough times, they loved God and kept their faith.

Even in our lives we go through tough times and hard situations.

What we should do when we go through tough situations and in times of trouble?

1. Have faith in God.

Job 13:15  "Though He slay me, yet will I trust Him…"

Job had kept his trust upon God at difficult situations. At the end, he received doublefold blessings.

Trust in God. You will receive doublefold blessings.

2. Strengthen yourself in the Lord your God.

1 Samuel 30:6 "…But David strengthened himself in the Lord his God."

Amalekites had taken away all that belongs to David and his people. David was greatly distressed as his own people thought of stoning him. But he strengthened himself in the Lord. At the end, David recovered all that was taken away.

It's not wrong to cry in tough situations. But strengthen yourself in God. Surely you will overtake your enemies and recover all that you had lost.

3. Seek God.

1 Samuel 1:10  "And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed to the Lord and wept in anguish."

Hannah went through distress and reproach. She prayed to the Lord. At the end, her sorrow was turned to joy.

Keep praying. God will remember you and bless you. Your sorrow will turn to joy.

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