I asked God to take away my pain.
God said, No. It is not for me to take away, but for you to give it up.
I asked God to make my handicapped child whole.
God said, No. Her spirit was whole, her body was only temporary.
I asked God to grant me patience. God said, No. Patience is a by-product of tribulations. It isn't granted, it is earned.
I asked God to give me happiness.
God said, No. I give you blessings. Happiness is up to you.
I asked God to spare me pain.
God said, No. Suffering draws you apart from worldly cares and brings you closer to me.
I asked God to make my spirit grow.
God said, No. You must grow on your own, but I will prune you to make you fruitful.
I asked for all things that I might enjoy life.
God said, No. I will give you life so that you may enjoy all things.
I ask God to help me LOVE others, as much as he loves me. God said... Ahhhh, finally you have the idea.
In our prayers,
we often ask for all the wrong things.
We ask for plesures in life, our own desire, things that we thought is important.
What we don't know,
is that God already knows what we need,
but we are not gonna get it if we don't learn to grow.
He prepared,
He promised to take care of us.
And He's gonna do it.
"When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures"
-James 4:3
"The LORD is near to all who call on Him, to all who call on him in truth."
-Psalms 145:18
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