About a week ago, I posted on my new spiritual exercise of Asking, Believing, and Receiving. Three simple words that I found were not so simple to execute. Early last week, I thought that I would really put this concept into action. I asked for three specific things by a certain day. I asked and believed. I believed with great intent. The day came and none of the three things that I asked for had manifested. I was a little upset and offended because I had done the two parts that was required of me.
For the entire weekend, I continued to questioned this entire concept. If I asked and believed, then what I asked for and believed in, I should receive. Its as easy as one, two, three. Right? I learned a very important element of this concept. I can ask and I can believe, BUT I really have to be open to receive. Last week, as much as I really believed, I had self-sabotagging thoughts that did not allow those things to happen. Let me show you what I mean. At the beginning of the week, when I first made my declaration, I was excited, fully believing. As it became closer to the day when I was the receive, conflicting thoughts began to run through my mind. You know those thoughts: "Why should you have that?" "You really think that you can have that?" "Your not qualified." All of those stupid little thoughts.
Sunday morning, in my intimate time with God, I was given a great revelation. This is what I learned. The reason why I did not receive what I asked for is simply because I did not believe that I was deserving to have it. I may have wanted it, but deep inside my thoughts, I disqualified myself from receiving because I did not believe that I could actually have what I asked for. I closed myself off from receiving. The moment I caught this, I started crying because it was true. I had not dealt with my true insecurities regarding myself. These were insecurities that I had hidden within myself that surfaced when I believed things for myself. I don't know about you, but it is always easier for me to encourage and believe great things for other people.
I will tell you this much. Since dealing with ME yesterday morning, I have seen prayers answered and worry and stress have left me. The ASK, BELIEVE, RECEIVE does work. The secret to getting the things you ask for is for you to get out of your own way.
Go ahead, ask, believe God, believe in yourself, believe that you are worthy to have what you are asking for, dispute the negative thoughts, open yourself to receive and you will.
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