Everyone is so excited about the date on today because it only comes once every 400 years or so but what happens on tomorrow? Folk are so busy watching the clock to make a wish at a certain time but didn’t you have that same wish on yesterday so why is today any different? Why are we so quick to trust in what folk say but question God’s word? Most folk are running to the casino, buying lottery tickets, going to the dog track and making wishes for stuff all because of the date. But don’t you think that your luck is just as good today as it is tomorrow? Or are we honestly thinking that today will be different because that’s what all the newscasters say and they are never wrong, right?
A wish is defined as something desired or wished but I define wish as Wondering If Something Happens. But why wish when Psalm 37:4 says “Delight yourself in the LORD and he will give you the desires of your heart.” If you are wishing for a spouse, car, house, new job or better finances you are wondering if it’ll ever happen but if you pray and fast for those same things and do it in faith, then it should be considered done. If we prayed as much as we wished on today, a lot of our situations might just change. We woke up wishing but not thankful for rising. When the clock showed 11:11, we were wishing but not praying. We are so blinded by worldly stuff that we don’t take the time to read God’s message.
Luke 11:9 says “So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.” So, what are you wishing for when all you have to do is open your mouth to ask? God promised you all that you need. Don’t believe me, read Philippians 4:19 which states “And this same God who takes care of me will supply all your needs from his glorious riches, which have been given to us in Christ Jesus.” Still wishing? Try Psalm 23:1 which says “The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.” All these things were promised before you were even conceived but you still wish. Do you not trust in God’s word and the promises that he made? Weren’t the sacrifices Jesus made worth believing?
Now, I know there will days when you feel like your faith is wavering and that God is not hearing you but he is. For Psalm 145:19 says, “He grants the desires of those who fear him; he hears their cries for help and rescues them.” So when you need, pray! When you’re stressed pray! When you’re in doubt, pray! When you feel like wishing pray instead. I’ve been told the prayers of the righteous are both powerful and effective. So instead of looking up to wish upon a star, go down on your knees and look up to the one that created it instead. Instead of wishing for folk or situations to change, pray for a change. Instead of wishing for better health, speak it into existence because you do have the power to do it. Instead of wishing for better days and peaceful for nights, ask God for them. Instead of wishing for sun, enjoy the rain because the rain may be washing away the dirt being thrown on you by others who have dug a grave for you. If you give God complete praise, he’ll show up in your situation and if it seems like prayer isn’t working, praise will get it done every time.
Lakisha, the Author 