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"Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you" -Matthew 7:7

Is this true?

I remember when, frustrated once again at my family's financial woes, I wrote a list of all the things I wanted. If I could just have these things, I knew I would be content. I eventually calmed down, but kept the list and taped it to my wall, thinking it couldn't hurt to keep it on my wall for when Christmas and birthday wish lists were needed. As I have always been one of simple taste, the list was one of simple things like two new tank tops and maybe a few new pairs of underwear and a new pair of jeans. A year later it occurred to me to reexamine this list, maybe even revise and update it. What I realized moved and changed me. Everything on that list was now in my possession, down to the brand of the boots I wanted. It began I period in my life when I realized the power of knowing what one wants at a level deeper than mere avarice or desire.

I was talking about this with a Methodist friend of mine, and he told me about the Methodist idea of confession, not in the Catholic way of reciting one's sins, but in the way of expressing one's desire, or gratitude, and the impact that can have, simply because it is said out loud.

Perhaps the what it really boils down to is understanding what it is we desire, what we want in life, in the next year or month, what we want right now. To me it's figuring out what we truly want that is the real challenge. Because once we pronounce it, God can take care of the rest.