Popular Spotlight RUFFIN ON RELIGION Mike Ruffin: Is It okay to ask God for anything? The Rev. Mike Ruffin Feb 8, 2026 Feb 8, 2026 0 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.” (Philippians 4:6)kAm#646?E=J[ x H2D 2D<65 E@ ?@>:?2E6 2 7C:6?5 @7 >:?6 7@C 2 G6CJ AC6DE:8:@FD 2H2C5] x H6?E :?E@ A2:?DE2<:?8 56E2:= E@ >2<6 2 DEC@?8 2C8F>6?E 7@C 9:D D6=64E:@?] uC2?<=J[ x H2D DFCAC:D65 3J >J @H? C6D62C49 E@ =62C? @7 E96 >2?J E9:?8D 96 925 5@?6 7@C @E96CD] p?5 H96? x C625 E96 @E96C =6EE6CD @7 ?@>:?2E:@? E92E 925 366? AC6A2C65 7@C 9:>[ x ;FDE 4@F=5?’E D66 9@H 96 4@F=5 =@D6]k^AmkAm%96 4@>A6E:E:@? H2D <66? 2?5[ :? 2== ECFE97F=?6DD[ 2?J @7 E96 ?@>:?66D H@F=5 92G6 >256 2 7:?6 49@:46] $@[ x 564:565 E@ 4@>>:E 9:D ?@>:?2E:@? E@ AC2J6C] x 6G6? 2D<65 D6G6C2= @7 >J 7C:6?5D E@ AC2J E92E @FC 7C:6?5 H@F=5 H:? 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