And God granted his request

supplication:
most common form of prayer, wherein a person asks God to provide something

although i want to present more thanksgiving to God...
90% of my prayer is supplication.


God, i want this.
God, i want that.

God, would you do this for me.
God, would you do that for me.
God, would you...
the list goes on.

but i'd like to think that my supplication is legitimate
because ultimately, what i ask for (most of the time) is
for God's glory.


in Chronicles,
there's a guy named Jabez, whose name means pain,
who cried out to God

and God granted his request.




to be honest...
i never truly grasped this short section in the entire Bible.

a guy named PAIN
asks God for blessing
and God blesses him.

but as i was meditating upon this scripture in 1 Chronicles,
i came to a realization that Jabez knew what was up.

he knew how to present his supplication to God
so that God will grant it without any hesitation.

he acknowledged the sovereignty of God.
he knew that there is nothing that will stop God of His sphere of influence.
he testified that the root of blessing and all territory belonged to God.

he requested
God's blessing.
this meant he invited God to be the sole controller of his life.

he requested
enlargement of his territory.
literal translation would be land...
i maybe wrong...
but i think he meant increase his responsibility as a man of God

he requested
that God be on his side
on each life journey he takes
and
that God protect him
because the only being that can prevent any harm on us is God.


if i want my supplication granted...
i need to:
1. acknowledge God
2. invite God to be in control
3. ask God to walk with me

ah!
what a refreshing thought!
:D

1 Chronicles 4:10

¹⁰ Jabez cried out to the God of Israel,

“Oh, that you would bless me and enlarge my territory!

Let your hand be with me,

and keep me from harm

so that I will be free from pain.”

And God granted his request.