You've tried asking everyone else what they think. Why not ask God what he thinks?

This devotional series is the result of our God on Film '05 message series. It's primary goal is to connect people with God and/or get them closer than they've been in a while. To see the rationale behind this temporary change in posting style, read the previous post.

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Tuesday, July 5, 2005
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So you've decided to spend more time with God. Some exciting things are going to take place in your life in the next few weeks because of your decision to walk with God more closely. As I look back over my prayer journal over the past couple of months, it's amazing to see how many prayers have been answered by God. Rest assured that God will do the same for you.

God answers prayer based on what's best for us, not what we want the most. When we ask God to reveal himself and his will to us, he promises to listen and take action. The Scripture tells us "This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us" (John 5:14 NIV). Read that again...he hears us if we ask anything according to his will. That means we have to adjust how we talk to God doesn't it? The adjustment is easier for us to make because God promises that our confidence in how to pray increases when we ask his opinion. Since he's God, his opinion is trustworthy. If our confidence goes up, the time we spend with God goes up.

The first thing I talked about in Sunday's message was that we should ask God to reveal himself to us. When we ask God to reveal himself to us, it's like asking the question, "So what do you think God?" The incredible revelation about the whole thing is when we talk to God this way he actually hears us.

Sometime today, ask God what he thinks you should do about the most pressing issue of the day. Then be still and know that he is God...and your not. He'll begin to make you wiser and more patient in dealing with the things that matter to you the most. He'll hear you and reveal himself to you because you matter to Him. He'll do all of that just because you ask the question, "So what do you think God?"