The gift is already yours

I said a while ago that, in my opinion, the gift of God was made at the foundation of the earth. I'm not the first guy that's ever said that. It's written, 'fear not little flock; it's the Father's good pleasure to give us the Kingdom.' It doesn't say you've got to earn it. It is written, 'take no thought of the morrow what you shall eat, what you shall drink, or wherewithal you shall be clothed.' The Heavenly Father knows what you have need of before you ask him. It is written, 'whatsoever desire when you pray, believe that you have it and you'll receive it.' Now, how in the world are you going to believe that you've got something that you haven't got? How're you going to believe it? There's a trick to it. You've got to know that the gift of God was made at the foundation of the earth, and that God's will for you, His child, is fulfilment, peace, and joy; and that every good and perfect gift is from His hands. When we recognise this, we then know that what we might pray for is already ours. It's already ours. The gift of God to His kids. No barter.

(Chuck C.)