"What do you want me to do for you?"

Hello from the state of AZ! I am here with my best friends awaiting Saturday, where Kathryn Jean Stevens will be getting married! We have already had some great times and many more to come throughout the week.

This morning I was reading Matthew 20. Verses 29-34 really stuck out to me. To give you a little summary, Jesus and His followers were leaving Jericho. Two blind men sitting down on the side of the road yelled out to Jesus, "have mercy on us." The crowd that was following Jesus rebuked the men and told them to be quiet. The two men then yelled even louder in their persistence. "Jesus stopped and called them. 'What do you want me to do for you?' he asked." They replied, "we want our sight to be restored." Jesus healed the two blind men.

I feel that so many times we are afraid to ask Jesus what we really want. Whether it is out of fear, or we think it doesn't matter to Christ, or other circumstances; we hesitate, we don't ask. My friend Gao and I were visiting another friend in the community last week. As our friend expressed her hurt and frustrations concerning her life and her family, we asked her a simple question; "What is it that you want Jesus to do for you and your family." She responded and we prayed in boldness for her request. I was reminded of this story while reading the passage out of Matthew this morning.

God turns his ear to the cries of His children. He wants us to seek Him. He wants us to ask Him. He wants to have compassion. He does have compassion for us. I just want to encourage those who are reading this to ask...to not be fearful, but to ask. Whatever it may be, ask our King exactly what you want Him to do for you. May the peace that surpasses all understanding be upon each of us as we wait for the answer.

Love Deeply