One day I was babysitting my grandsons. When I got there that morning, the youngest one—the three-year-old—was still asleep. A little bit later he woke up, I went in and got him, and after I held him for a little bit, he told me he was hungry. So I took him downstairs, put him in his highchair, and asked him what he wanted for breakfast. He told me he wanted a muffin.So you know what I did? I went...  Read More

In John 15:7, Jesus said,  If you abide in me and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. Ask whatever you desire. How in the world could Jesus say such a thing? It's because Jesus knows that if you are right with Him, spending time with Him, and spending time in His Word, then He works in your life to create in you the desires He wants you to have.I remember on...  Read More

When my children were young, my parents—who lived in Louisiana—would come over as often as they could to spend time with them. They didn't get to be as involved in their grandkids' lives as they would have liked. So one time, when my son Brett was about four years old, my mom and dad drove over from Louisiana. My dad wanted to buy Brett a special toy. He wanted to spend some money on him and give ...  Read More

We've been talking about praying for great things—asking God for more than small, safe requests because He invites us to come boldly to His throne. Many of us hold back because we think we're asking too much or that God might say no to big prayers. But God doesn't rebuke us for asking big when it's in line with who He is and what He's promised.Look at the pattern in Scripture: God often points bac...  Read More

Many of us hesitate to ask God for big things. We think we should be content, not greedy, or that we're bothering Him with too much. But Scripture shows God repeatedly inviting us to ask boldly for greater things—things that match His limitless power and character.In Ephesians 3:20–21, Paul prays this powerful benediction: Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, ...  Read More

Do you ever have thoughts that kind of go like this: “Maybe you shouldn't ask God for so much. Maybe you should just be content with what you've got, be thankful, and stop asking God for so many things.” Many of us had parents who, when we were younger, said things like, “You need to stop asking for so much and be thankful for what you have.” And so we sort of think that our Heavenly Father probab...  Read More