Ask Anything

You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it.  John 14:14 (NIV)

Jesus tells his disciples this.  In fact he says something similar many times in the space of a couple of chapters.  What does this mean for us?  I feel a long post coming on and I don’t have time for that this morning.  I’ll probably space it out over several days.  There are some things I’m pretty sure it does mean.  There are some things I’m confident it does not mean.  And I’m confused about the rest

It does mean this.  Jesus wants us to go to God and ask Him to do stuff.  This is a part of prayer.  We aren’t supposed to live our daily lives as if He doesn’t exist.  As a father, I’m always pleased when my children talk to me.  I miss them when they are disconnnected from me, and it honors and gives me pleasure for them to make requests of me.  And even if they are really dumb requests, I want them to ask me rather than just try and do it or get it on their own.  I think our Heavenly Father wants the same from us and loves it when we ask Him.