BBD 02.07.17 Are You Seeing Stars? (Classic)
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Classic from 2009
Burning Bush Devotional
07 February 2017
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Are You Seeing Stars?
Now this is
the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His
will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears us, whatever we ask, we know
that we have the petitions that we have asked of Him. - 1 John 5:14-15 NKJV.
Eighteen-year-old Kimberley Vlaminck is seeing stars; at least she sees them
whenever she looks in a mirror. She is seeing stars in the mirror, because she
now has 56 stars tattooed on her face. Kimberley claims that the tattoo artist
at the Tattoo Boy shop in Courtrai, Belgium misunderstood her, because of his
poor command of English and French. Kimberley went to sleep while the artist
was working and woke up seeing stars. Kimberley in tears
said this about her condition, “It is horrible, he has turned me
into a freak. I can’t go out on the street now without people looking at me.” However,
the tattoo artist Rouslan Toumaniantz says that Kimberley “got what
she wanted.” Rouslan also indicated that Kimberley only became upset after her
Dad became angry and her boyfriend left her. Kimberley is now suing so that she
can obtain the funds necessary to have the stars removed from her face.
In life, it is true that sometimes we get what we ask for, and when we do; the
result, the outcome is sometimes very bad. Spiritually, we can always have a
good outcome by seeking and asking according to God’s will. We can have “confidence” that if
we ask "“anything according to His will” that we
will receive what we “asked of Him.” God
loves you so much that Jesus suffered and died for you (John 3:16). Of
course, God wants the very best for your life. Of course, God’s will to be done
in your life is the very best thing that could happen because, “For as the
heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways, and My
thoughts than your thoughts (Isaiah 55:9).”
How often though do we turn in every direction except to God when we have
needs? You need a job and so without any prayer you immediately start
contacting friends, networking, sending out resumes, and filling out applications.
You are facing the prospect of having your electricity turned off because of
failure to pay for it, or you are unable to pay for your medications, or feed
your family - so what do you do? Rob a bank?
What does Jesus say in Matthew 6:33? “Seek first
the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness….”
Everything in our lives should be bathed in prayer. Before you jump to
conclusions and in your desperation wake up seeing stars you ought to
first…PRAY! Before you give up on ever having meaning and purpose in your life
you should first…PRAY! Before you take that jump and do something crazy, take
some time to…PRAY! Before you give in to your addiction as being something that
is impossible to overcome…PRAY! Before you have someone give you 56 star
tattoos on your face, maybe you ought take a moment and…PRAY!!!! As the apostle
Paul puts it, we ought to “pray without ceasing (pray
continually - NIV) in everything give thanks; for this is the will
of God in Christ Jesus for you (1 Thessalonians 5:17-18).”
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