The process of receiving starts with a desire. Jesus said whatsoever you desire, when you pray, believe that you have received them and you shall have them. If you look closely at this statement, you’ll discover Jesus was speaking concerning every situation you could ever face in life. This was the same principle He operated when He spoke to the fig tree and it dried up from its roots. This was the way He lived, and He wanted His disciples to know it, that anything they ever desired in their lives they would have it by faith and in His Name.
Now I want us to look closely at verse 24 of Mark 11, “Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.” If you have received something, you don’t need to believe for it anymore, do you? It’s the desire that you have, that you believe that you’ve received, not what you already have in your hands. For you to receive, you have to desire something first, and then start coupling your desire with faith. That is the next step in the process. Pray and ask in faith. Now, the last stage in this process is the receiving itself. “Believe that ye receive them and ye shall have them.” It’s not when you hold that thing in your hands or see it with your optical eyes that you receive it, you received it at that time you prayed in faith and believed that you had it. So start rejoicing, start giving God the praise and testifying what the Lord has done for you and before long it’s going to show up where you can see it or hold it in your hands, Hallelujah!
