Shelly Piaggio

I help people:
- know their worth, 🔥
- increase their cash flow, 💵
- transform their health. 💝
#StayAwesome.
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[Greg Stier @gregstier]

Whenever I hear a preacher equate praying with declaring I cringe.

We, as dearly loved children, with equal mixture of boldness (Hebrews 4:16) and humility (James 4:6-8) should relentlessly ask God to answer our prayers (Matthew 7:7,8.)

We shouldn’t demand or declare.

The only thing we dare declare to God are his promises. As we ask him to answer our prayers we should declare the promises of his Word back to him as we make our case to him in prayer (Job 13:3.)

I believe in a different kind of “name it and claim it” theology. We can only claim what God has named for us in Scripture. And he has named so much for us: not new cars or homes or $2000 dollar sneakers or lots of money, but the shockingly precious benefits that come with being adopted into the family of God (read Ephesians 1:3-14…. seriously, read it right now.)

These promises give us unspeakable wealth in the heavenlies for we have been, through faith in Christ and his finished work on the cross, been declared by him to be his children.

As the King’s kids we come boldly with our requests before the throne of the one who alone is “declaring the end from the beginning and from ancient times things not yet done, saying, ‘My counsel shall stand, and I will accomplish all my purpose” Isaiah 46:10.

He alone is the one who declares what will be. That’s why we ask of him, not demand from him.

Our in-complete-control heavenly Father will answer us with what he knows is best. As I used to tell my kids,

“Sometimes God says ‘no.’ Sometimes God says ‘yes.’ Sometimes God says ‘wait.’ But he always does what’s best.”

Declaring to God sounds dangerously close to demanding from God. Those are the spoiled, rotten kids that get taken to the divine woodshed.

Instead of declaring, let’s humbly, boldly and relentlessly ask him to answer our prayers.

Will he answer? Here’s what Jesus has to say about that question, “Which of you, if your son asks for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake? If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him!” Matthew 7:9-11

Ask, don’t declare. Pray, don’t demand.

[Shelly Piaggio @ShellyPiaggio]

Ok. This is too good not to share: a kitten discovering its tail. What do you need to discover about yourself? #stayawesome https://t.co/BPiUkOxApq

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Kitten discovered its tail.. ��

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Happy Mother's Day! #stayawesome #mothersday

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Happy Star Wars Day! May the 4th be with you! (I've got a story for this picture.) https://t.co/1yOasjXuW1

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Happy pi day! 3.14 Celebrate with your favorite slice. (Mine, BTW, is pizza).
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[Shelly Piaggio @ShellyPiaggio]

Happy Friday! Here's something fun to brighten your day and bring a smile to your face. 🤣😂😘
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