{"id":10786,"date":"2024-06-25T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-25T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/?p=10786"},"modified":"2024-06-15T06:55:13","modified_gmt":"2024-06-15T11:55:13","slug":"perfect-gift","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/2024\/06\/25\/perfect-gift\/","title":{"rendered":"Perfect Gift"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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And I tell you,\u00a0ask, and\u00a0it will be given to you;\u00a0seek, and you will find;\u00a0knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened. <\/span>What father among you, if his son asks for\u00a0a fish, will instead of a fish give him a serpent; or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion? If you then,\u00a0who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father\u00a0give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Luke 11:9-13<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As our heavenly Father, God will answer our petitions in kindness, doing no less for His children than an earthly father would. Because of the Lord\u2019s perfection, He does much more than a sinful person. Our Creator wants us to come to Him with our prayers. When we seek the Lord, He answers, opening up His storehouse of blessings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My parent’s bedroom didn\u2019t have a door. Whether or not the house designer intended for the small room off the kitchen as a bedroom, I don\u2019t know. But one door led upstairs to two more bedrooms, one to a bathroom and one to the kitchen. We didn\u2019t have a door to knock on to gain entrance. But every time I went to Dad with a problem or request, he responded with kindness, love, and sometimes irritation. Our heavenly Father responds better than any human dad ever could.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The greatest gift the Lord gives us resides in our hearts. Taking up residence inside of us, the Holy Spirit creates an unbreakable bond between God and us. Every need we have, Jesus meets. When we ask, the Lord responds, often not how we expect, but always with an answer. Go to God with all your burdens; find rest in Him.\u00a0 Allow the Holy Spirit to minister to your soul as you seek the Lord for answers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Application:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

God gives us perfect gifts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prayer:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Lord, thank You for the gift of the Holy Spirit and for answering all our prayers. Please help us trust in You, giving us the faith to persevere when we don\u2019t understand the answers. Strengthen us for the journey, keep our hearts tuned to You, and help us live fully in Christ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

IJNIP. Amen<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

One-minute read. And I tell you,\u00a0ask, and\u00a0it will be given to you;\u00a0seek, and you will find;\u00a0knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened. What father among you, if his son asks for\u00a0a fish, will… Continue reading Perfect Gift<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10786","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","without-featured-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10786","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10786"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10786\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10790,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10786\/revisions\/10790"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10786"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10786"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10786"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}