Have Faith, then Ask

If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. John 15:7 NIV

Haven't you ever thought, if I ask and they say no, at least I tried? That's having faith! Faith the size of a mustard seed. I read this verse this morning knowing full well we were about to take our truck to the shop because of a leak 9 days into our well laid plan...well, you know what they say about those....and I was refusing to let the devil sidetrack it. But how? Then I see this verse and it says just ask! But the caveat is that God's word must live in me.

That's what I focused on. Not the ask, but God's word living in me. For today what will that look like? What must I do? I thought about that and then the ask....that the truck repair would be reasonable.  And then I made sure to follow thru on being the living word. God answered my prayer with a yes. In fact, he had already provided because of how we found the leak, when we found it, and our work and school schedules working out so that being down a vehicle would not be that bad. He needed to show me how to have a little faith.

Today was a victory. Tomorrow may not be. But we always have victory as long as God lives in us.