As I continue to read some of the works of Smith Wigglesworth he has struck another nerve. In “Only Believe” he writes, “The Holy Spirit wants to get you ready to stretch yourself out to God and to believe that “He is the rewarder of those who diligently seek Him” (Hebrews 11:6). You do not need to use vain repetitions when you pray (see Matthew 6:7). Simply ask and believe. Do more believing and less begging.”
How I agree! I must confess to you that I find it annoying when my children beg and whine for something. If I tell them I will do something, I will do it when I feel the time is right and their begging will not move that determined time one moment. Do you suppose God is the same? The case is made that we are created in the image of God so we surely have some of God’s characteristics (let’s not confuse that statement and give God some of our characteristics). So, what if God finds begging and whining annoying…what do your prayers sound like to the Almighty? Is your faith evident at the end of your prayer time? James tells us, “But ask in faith, never doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, driven and tossed by the wind; for the doubter, being double minded and unstable in every way, must not expect to receive anything from the Lord” (1:6-8).
How I agree! I must confess to you that I find it annoying when my children beg and whine for something. If I tell them I will do something, I will do it when I feel the time is right and their begging will not move that determined time one moment. Do you suppose God is the same? The case is made that we are created in the image of God so we surely have some of God’s characteristics (let’s not confuse that statement and give God some of our characteristics). So, what if God finds begging and whining annoying…what do your prayers sound like to the Almighty? Is your faith evident at the end of your prayer time? James tells us, “But ask in faith, never doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, driven and tossed by the wind; for the doubter, being double minded and unstable in every way, must not expect to receive anything from the Lord” (1:6-8).
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