"You can pray for anything, and if you have faith, you will receive it." - Matthew 21:22
There's a week to go until Christmas. It's this time of year that people are constantly asking you what presents you'd like. Usually, I have a long list of things that I want, but this year I was struggling to find ideas as to what I'd like to have at Christmas. One evening, my parents asked me what I wanted that they could get me, and to my surprise the answer that came out of my mouth was, 'nothing really. I have stuff that I want, but only God can give those things to me, they can't be wrapped up and put under the tree'. As surprised as I was by my answer, it gave me an idea; if all I want this year are things that only God can give me, why not write Him a Christmas list?
So I did it. I've written down a list of 10 things that I really want God to do in my life, bless me with, do to the people around me, or provide for me. I wrote these things in the faith that one way or another, God is going to give me everything that I've written on that list. And so I've got a challenge for you; today, why not write your own list of things that you want God to give you? It doesn't matter how big or small they are, how seemingly unimportant or how life changing they are, how selfish or selfless they are - ask God for them. Whatever stage of life you're at, wherever you are in your walk with God, there will always be things that God wants to give to you and prayers that you want to have answered.
Here's an example of a few of the things on my list;
- Healing
- Prophecy fulfillment
- Spiritual gifting
- Salvation
I'm excited to see what happens! I'm asking God to have at least one of the things on my list ticked off by Christmas, and at least another two ticked off by New Year. Unwrapping these presents is going to be so much more fun than unwrapping the presents under the tree. Plus these presents will be much longer lasting and beneficial!
Merry Christmas, enjoy your presents!