“Ask and It Shall Be Given to You…”(Matthew 7:7) One way we show our love for those we care about is to ask for their advice on a variety of topics. While we may ask for God’s help, do we really seek His guidance to solve a problem? How does guidance differ from help? The root of guidance is guide. According to Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th edition, guide means to “point out the way for; direct on a course” or “to give instruction to; train.” While help means “to make things easier or better.” When you think about it, the Word is really here for us as a guide. The Lord sent Jesus to us as a guide (John 14:7). Nowhere in the Bible does God or Jesus ever promise “to make things easier or better” for us. On the contrary. Jesus told us that He didn’t come to bring peace to the Earth; He came to divide it (Luke 12:51). That can be a hard statement to understand. I think one way that’s true is there are many people who believe in Jesus and believe in God, yet argue about the details. There are people who believe in Jesus but interpret His statements very differently, even though they’re in the same family. God is always with us. He wants to guide us. To do that, we have to ask and be open to His guidance. The challenge for us is to not let our pride get in the way.
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