Or maybe the login credentials of your online banking?
Well, that depends. It that stranger has a gun pointed to my head then I'd give it 
But what if the stranger asked you nicely? No pressure. No threat. No blackmail. Will you give it?
In today's Gospel, Jesus says that "Your Father knows what you need before you ask him." (Matthew 6:8)
If God knows it already why do I need to say it to Him? It's all about ACCESS.
It's like the PIN for your ATM. It's like your login ID & password.
One who has your PIN or credentials has ACCESS to your money.
That's what you're giving God when you tell Him your concerns. You're giving Him ACCESS.
But here's the big difference. The stranger who has ACCESS to your cash may do something bad about it. That stranger may take away all your money. You might end up with nothing.
God having ACCESS to your life does not take away anything.
You don't lose anything when you give it to God.
Because nothing given to God is ever wasted.
Anything given to God flourishes.
In John 6:9, a boy gave Jesus “five barley loaves & two fish". That's all the young boy had.
But after handing them over to our Lord, Jesus multiplies them.
They fed 5,000 men & had more than enough. They "filled twelve wicker baskets with fragments from the five barley loaves".
A similar story happened in the Old Testament when the prophet Elijah asked a widow for a cup of water.
The widow was on her way to get it when Elijah had a follow up request. “Please bring along a crust of bread.” (1 Kings 17:11)
The widow & her son had almost nothing. She declared this to the prophet by saying, “As the LORD, your God, lives, I have nothing baked; there is only a handful of flour in my jar & a little oil in my jug. Just now I was collecting a few sticks, to go in and prepare something for myself and my son; when we have eaten it, we shall die.” (1 Kings 17:11)
Yet, she gave in to Elijah's request.
"She left & did as Elijah had said. She had enough to eat for a long time—he & she and her household. The jar of flour did not go empty, nor the jug of oil run dry, according to the word of the LORD spoken through Elijah." (1 Kings 17:15-16)
She followed & got her reward. Not only for her but for her whole household.
That's what happens when you surrender it to God.
You're giving God ACCESS to make something awesome in your life.
God does not take anything away. He receives what you can give & multiplies it so that it blesses not only you but more people.
That's happens when you tell Him everything in prayer even if He "knows what you need before you ask." (Matthew 6:8)
So talk to God about it. Tell Him about it.
Open up your life to Him. Surrender.
Pray because your Daddy in heaven is always ready to listen.
May God bless your week! - alvinfabella@yahoo.com
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