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Asking is a way of life lived with an open hand. to ask is to depend on someone other than yourself. It is very humbling. Asking includes-I don't know.- I failed.- I ran out.- I can't find it.- Im not sure.- I don't understand.- I forgot.- I didn't listen.- I didn't care.- I was wrong.- I'm not prepared.-I need more information.- I came up short. There is an interesting dilemma here for Christians. If Christianity is no more than a system that answers all of life's questions. Then to admit to any of the above shortcomings is to be somthing less than a good Christian..But in our own attempts to be good Christians, we undermine our need for God.We want Christianity to work. We want it to exist in a closed system where every question has an answer, every problem has a solution. We want to show the world a neat clean, open and shut case for Christianity. But in the process we Unknowingly shut out God. Claiming to be wise, we become fools, we exchange the truth of God for a lie and worship the created things[ our system, principles,and formulas,] rather than the creator-- who is forever blessed. [see Romans 1:22-25]. Thats why Jesus says we should ask. Asking puts us back on track with God. It assumes we need relationship with Him--a hand-to-mouth spiritual existence. A vunerable daily dependance. In a society that rushes to fill every felt need. that steals away the soul of a person and offers to sell it back at a price. We need to rekindle what it means to ask God.------ John Fisher
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Confidence

A prisoner conducted a final service for his fellow prisoners. As the service ended, the doors opened and two men entered . "Prisoner .... come with us" Everyone knew what those words meant. He would not be returning. The prisoner and his fellow prisoners exchanged good-byes. To a friend he confided, This is the end--- for me the beginning of life. The next day he was hanged. A dear lady in her 90s on the morning she faced surgery for a broken hip she said . After sugery if I wake up in the hospital that will be fine. If I wake up in heaven, that will be wonderful. I am ready to go home. What is the source of such confidence? The ability to face life or death and other trials and problems with confidence comes from a deep, abiding faith in Jesus, who Himself closed His eyes in the assurance that He was secure in the strong but tender hands of the Father..... And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, He said Father, INTO THY HANDS I COMMEND MY SPIRIT: and having said thus, He gave up the ghost. LUKE 23 ..