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Ask of Me, and I will give you the nations for Your inheritance, and the ends of the earth for Your possession – Psalm 2:8

Do you know that God wants you to ask Him for things that seem too big and impossible for you? Your refusal to ask is not a sign of humility, it is a sign of lack of awareness of your position in Christ or lack of awareness of God’s great desire for you! The bible says that we don’t have because we don’t ask (James 4:2). If we don’t receive something from God, it shouldn’t be because we haven’t asked but rather it should be because we have asked amiss. Don’t short-circuit God’s blessing in your life but let God decide how gracious He wants to be to you. God the Father said to His Son that if He asked, then He would give Him the nations and the ends of the earth. We are sons and daughters of God through the sacrifice of Jesus. What does He have in His heart for us that we have yet to receive because we haven’t asked?

I will not be afraid to ask God for the things I truly desire

But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and in His law he meditates day and night – Psalm 1:2

Want to have a great year? Your secret weapon is meditation! The picture of meditation the bible gives us is one of chewing the cud. The Cambridge dictionary explains that it means to think slowly and carefully about something. This year don’t just rush through the bible for the sake of saying you have done your daily reading. Take your time to contemplate, ruminate, and investigate the word of God. Make sure that you digest the word of God fully and get the most out of your reading. When you do, you will find yourself becoming spiritually healthier and that the word speaks to you in new ways that speaks to your life. As the Psalmist says, you will be like a tree planted by the river of water that brings forth fruit in its season whose leaf does not wither, and whatever you do will prosper (Psalm 1:3).

I won’t treat the word of God like fast food but like fine dining