{"id":232,"date":"2021-11-22T06:22:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-22T11:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/drbobnichols.calvarycathedral.org\/?p=232"},"modified":"2021-10-27T15:50:06","modified_gmt":"2021-10-27T20:50:06","slug":"god-is-trustworthy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.calvarycathedral.org\/wpbobnichols\/2021\/11\/22\/god-is-trustworthy\/","title":{"rendered":"God is Trustworthy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\"><b>\u201cP<\/b>rayer is coming to a trusted friend.<b>\u201d<\/b><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p><i>&nbsp;<sup>9<\/sup>And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.&nbsp;<sup>10<\/sup>For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.&nbsp;<sup>11<\/sup>If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone? or if he ask a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent?&nbsp;<sup>12<\/sup>Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion?&nbsp;<sup>13<\/sup>If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><b>Luke 11:9-13<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>\u00a0<\/b><em><sup>10\u00a0<\/sup>For everyone who knows your\u00a0wonderful\u00a0name keeps putting their trust in you.\u00a0They can count on you for help no matter what.\u00a0O Lord, you will never, no never, neglect those who come to you.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><strong>Psalm 9:10 (TPT<\/strong>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prayer is about relationship and communication. God is your Father and loves you in ways you can&#8217;t even begin to understand. That is why He wants to fellowship with you in prayer. It isn&#8217;t a one way street. He wants to hear from you and He wants you to hear His heart for you. God is not a gossip. You are safe with Him. So tell Him the truth &#8211; He already knows anyway! Open your heart and let Him do a work there. He will not betray your trust. He wants to answer your prayers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\"><b>Victory Decision<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>God is my friend. I can trust Him as I share the deepest secrets of my heart. I am determined to fellowship with Him in prayer more. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cPrayer is coming to a trusted friend.\u201d &nbsp;9And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.&nbsp;10For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.&nbsp;11If a son shall ask &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.calvarycathedral.org\/wpbobnichols\/2021\/11\/22\/god-is-trustworthy\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;God is Trustworthy&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1000,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-232","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-one-liners"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.calvarycathedral.org\/wpbobnichols\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Trust500x289.jpg?fit=500%2C289&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8lc9u-3K","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":283,"url":"https:\/\/www.calvarycathedral.org\/wpbobnichols\/2022\/02\/28\/prayer-and-confession\/","url_meta":{"origin":232,"position":0},"title":"Prayer and Confession","author":"Bob Nichols","date":"February 28, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"\u201cYou have to pray it before you say it!\u201d 14And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us: \u00a015And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;One Liners&quot;","block_context":{"text":"One Liners","link":"https:\/\/www.calvarycathedral.org\/wpbobnichols\/category\/one-liners\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.calvarycathedral.org\/wpbobnichols\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/39891-HolyBible-Bible-read-ThinkstockPhotos-585291064.1200w.tn_.jpg?fit=1200%2C627&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.calvarycathedral.org\/wpbobnichols\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/39891-HolyBible-Bible-read-ThinkstockPhotos-585291064.1200w.tn_.jpg?fit=1200%2C627&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.calvarycathedral.org\/wpbobnichols\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/39891-HolyBible-Bible-read-ThinkstockPhotos-585291064.1200w.tn_.jpg?fit=1200%2C627&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.calvarycathedral.org\/wpbobnichols\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/39891-HolyBible-Bible-read-ThinkstockPhotos-585291064.1200w.tn_.jpg?fit=1200%2C627&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.calvarycathedral.org\/wpbobnichols\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/39891-HolyBible-Bible-read-ThinkstockPhotos-585291064.1200w.tn_.jpg?fit=1200%2C627&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":515,"url":"https:\/\/www.calvarycathedral.org\/wpbobnichols\/2021\/04\/05\/confident-prayers-bear-much-fruit\/","url_meta":{"origin":232,"position":1},"title":"Confident Prayers Bear Much Fruit","author":"Bob Nichols","date":"April 5, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"\u201cBible prayer works.\u201d \u00a014And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:\u00a015And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him. 1 John\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;One Liners&quot;","block_context":{"text":"One Liners","link":"https:\/\/www.calvarycathedral.org\/wpbobnichols\/category\/one-liners\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.calvarycathedral.org\/wpbobnichols\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/holy-bible-1.png?fit=391%2C412&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":443,"url":"https:\/\/www.calvarycathedral.org\/wpbobnichols\/2025\/12\/30\/sign-the-check\/","url_meta":{"origin":232,"position":2},"title":"Sign the Check","author":"Bob Nichols","date":"December 30, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"\u201cJesus has given us a blank check.\u00a0 All we need to do is sign it.\u201d \u00a0 23And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. 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