How To Receive MORE from GOD!

Ever been in a restaurant, and ordered and the food either wasn't what you ordered, or not right at all?

So, you had to 'complain' to make it right.

Now the Bible says to not complain, because we usually only complain because we are selfish and not getting our way. So that is sin of course.

Sin being the opposite of LOVE.

LOVE only wanting what is best for others, and only rejoicing in the truth. 1 Corinthians 13:6



Sin being only wanting for the best for self (me) and not holding on to what is right or true - just what self wants.

Ok, so what does this have to do with getting more from GOD. Or experiencing more from GOD, might be better said.

Here is the scripture: (JESUS speaking)


If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!" Luke 11:13

Now that is ok, but doesn't really bring us the urgency and expression of the original language.

Here is how I see it and getting most of this quote from: Jonathan Mitchell's superb Greek Expanded New Testament.

JESUS speaking:
"If then, you folks, continuously subsisting being inherently worthless and evil, have seen and know to be habitually, giving good gifts to your children, then how much greater and extent will the FATHER - the ONE from out of Heaven (the atmosphere around you that you can't see) give you the SPIRIT (HOLY SPIRIT, or BREATH-Effect of GOD) to the people who habitually keep asking HIM.

That word asking HIM, according to Brad Cullen (another great author I've read) is more
of a demand for what is right.

Like you in the restaurant with the wrong order.

You don't usually just accept it, because it wasn't what you paid for.
You don't usually make a huge fuss about it, because generally you don't have to.

You are insistent, and a tad demanding in getting what you paid for.
You don't give in, and don't give up until you get your order right.
Its done politely, insistently, persistently and kindly.

As Brad Cullen says "the word 'ask' in the original language is a financial term meaning demand on due".

Don't give up and don't stop asking, until you see evidence that you have more of the HOLY SPIRIT and HIS gifts operating in your life.

Remember Paul in 1 Corinthians 14:1 said " Earnestly desire the SPIRITUAL gifts"?

You must never give up and request and insist that you get more and more.

That is, if you want more...

-eric

Question on Screaming/Begging GOD in prayer?

Question:

My wife and I attend a pentecostal church that we really enjoy. We both have been going for some time and really enjoy the church.

However there are times when certain situations become distractions and even make it hard for us to concentrate on our own prayer.

For example some of our church members shout and scream almost at the top of there lungs during certain alter calls and prayer request. Some even pray openly in such and excited or raised voice that is sounds very angry.

My wife and I have both admitted that we have had trouble concentrating on our own prayer at times due to hearing this or seeing this and becoming distracted. It has even at times made me feel a little uncomfortable.

I know our denomination is one that speaks in tongues and OPENLY gives praise....that I have become more use to (having not been raised pentecostal) .....however the individuals who are doing the above have really made it hard to not be distracted.

Is this a personal problem of our own...that we need to just get use to?

I feel that when I go to church I should be excited and comfortable...and I do lots of times...but when these situations happen (its only a few people in the church) it makes me feel uncomfortable and awkquard feeling. I have prayed about this and I dont' want a couple of people to make me feel this way. I know these people outside of church and they are the type of people that no matter what they are doing they tend to be loud and overbarring at times.

I don't want to judge them for praying like they do outloud...but I am just being honest of how it makes me feel.

What should I do?

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Answer that was received:

Remember the prayer "show down" between Elijah and the prophets (false) of baal?
1 Kings 18: 16-45

These (false prophets) are screaming and yelling to their god.

Elijah only spoke to the LORD.

Prayer is known as simply 'talking to GOD' nothing more required.
GOD asked the rhetorical question
Psalm 94:9
Does he who implanted the ear not hear? Does he who formed the eye not see?

Simply the ONE that created us and made our ears also easily hears us!

In fact, HE hears us before we even say it!
Even before there is a word on my tongue, Behold, O LORD, You know it all.
Psalm 139:4

You don't need to yell, HE already knows!