"And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you." - Luke 11:9
I really like Rev. Ike. He is one of my favorite New Thought authors. He once said that when you declare a thing to be true, something that you want accomplished, that you must never ask yourself "how." If you get caught up in the how of how a thing is to get done or to be accomplished, it won't work. You just declare a thing, and know it is going to be. The "how" is not your job. The "how" is God's job.
A good illustration of this truism is an airplane flight I took this past summer. I left Shreveport, LA for Dallas with a connecting flight on another airline to Atlanta. There was a very short window of opportunity to get on my next flight even with the on time departure. But to make matters worse, when we arrived in Dallas, the control tower had us sitting on the tarmack for 15 additional minutes before they let the plane proceed to the gate. Even without taking into consideration the time it would take to deplane, it cut my time down to less than 8 minutes to travel by the Dallas "slow airport train" to two terminals down the line where my next plane to Atlanta was to depart. I was too upset to do a full treatment. So I just said an affirmation that myself and my baggage would make that flight to Atlanta. That God would prepare a way for me and my baggage to get to that plane just as God gave Moses the power to part the waters to clear a way to the Promised Land.
I really like Rev. Ike. He is one of my favorite New Thought authors. He once said that when you declare a thing to be true, something that you want accomplished, that you must never ask yourself "how." If you get caught up in the how of how a thing is to get done or to be accomplished, it won't work. You just declare a thing, and know it is going to be. The "how" is not your job. The "how" is God's job.
A good illustration of this truism is an airplane flight I took this past summer. I left Shreveport, LA for Dallas with a connecting flight on another airline to Atlanta. There was a very short window of opportunity to get on my next flight even with the on time departure. But to make matters worse, when we arrived in Dallas, the control tower had us sitting on the tarmack for 15 additional minutes before they let the plane proceed to the gate. Even without taking into consideration the time it would take to deplane, it cut my time down to less than 8 minutes to travel by the Dallas "slow airport train" to two terminals down the line where my next plane to Atlanta was to depart. I was too upset to do a full treatment. So I just said an affirmation that myself and my baggage would make that flight to Atlanta. That God would prepare a way for me and my baggage to get to that plane just as God gave Moses the power to part the waters to clear a way to the Promised Land.
By some miracle, I made the Atlanta plane. When I came up to the gate, the agent looked at me and said "Are you Mr. Kelson?" and I said, "yes I am." He said he was glad to see I made the flight as he was just getting ready to close the door. Once on board, I was more concerned about my bags getting there. But I repeated my affirmation knowing that it would be fine. Since I had to travel two hours outside of Atlanta, having to wait for my bags to come in on another flight would have ended up an inconvenient mess. For some reason, we were delayed in Dallas, sitting in the plane, on the ground, at the gate for a number of minutes after we were suppose to have departed. After about 10 minutes, the Captain came on the intercom and said that there “were some important bags on the way over to the plane” and that we would depart as soon as they arrived; and not to worry because we would get to Atlanta on time. I smiled and silently gave thanks.
Well, when I got off the plane and went to the luggage carousel, my bags were no where to be seen. I just couldn't believe it. I remembered what the Captain said. I even "felt" their presence on the plane. I just "knew" they were there. So I go to the baggage claim office. The woman punches in my bag numbers all the while reminding me that on short connections the bags don't get on. Finally she stops in mid-sentence, looks at the screen and says, “Your bags are here. They are in the oversized luggage department waiting for your pickup.” In short, everything was fine. In spite of the delays, I made all my flights and my baggage arrived with me. Just as I affirmed. Now, I really don't know "how" it all managed to happen considering all the particulars that were out of my control. But then, as Rev. Ike says, you just leave the "how" to God. The "how" it’s going to get done or occur is really none of your business or concern. That’s God’s business and that’s God’s concern. All you need to do is to ask, and just know (i.e. trust) that it is done. And so it is.
Well, when I got off the plane and went to the luggage carousel, my bags were no where to be seen. I just couldn't believe it. I remembered what the Captain said. I even "felt" their presence on the plane. I just "knew" they were there. So I go to the baggage claim office. The woman punches in my bag numbers all the while reminding me that on short connections the bags don't get on. Finally she stops in mid-sentence, looks at the screen and says, “Your bags are here. They are in the oversized luggage department waiting for your pickup.” In short, everything was fine. In spite of the delays, I made all my flights and my baggage arrived with me. Just as I affirmed. Now, I really don't know "how" it all managed to happen considering all the particulars that were out of my control. But then, as Rev. Ike says, you just leave the "how" to God. The "how" it’s going to get done or occur is really none of your business or concern. That’s God’s business and that’s God’s concern. All you need to do is to ask, and just know (i.e. trust) that it is done. And so it is.
