BBD 06.16.09 Are You Seeing Stars?
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06.16.09
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.
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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