Author: savedbyegrace
Posted May 30 2008 04:28:41am
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Another home run blog, B2Y!
Reminds me of that old joke about the man on the roof of his house as the floodwaters rise. A guy in a rowboat comes by and says, jump in, I'll take you to safety. And the man on the roof replies, no thank you! God will rescue me.
Then a motor boat comes by, same thing. Then a helicopter comes by, the man still refuses, saying God will rescue him.
He drowns. When he gets to heaven he says, God, I had faith you would save me! Why didn't you rescue me? And God replies, I sent two boats and a helicopter! What were you waiting for?
Another point is that we often think "answered prayer" means yes, just the way we asked! But no is an answer to prayer. Wait, is also an answer to prayer.
You might want to expand on that point just a bit. I understand what you're saying, but I know a lot of crime victims have called out to the Father too, and the crime is not stopped.
Thanks for a great post.
Gracie |
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Author: allforhim
Posted May 30 2008 04:38:19am
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We must go to God with not my will be done, but Your will be done. He is a good and faithful provider and He ALWAYS answers our prayers, even when is doesn't appear to be so. I, for one, used to approach God as that big genie in the sky, but He had to show me very painfully, that is not what He is.
And then when I was praying so fervently about the miscarriage I ended up in the hospital hemorrhaging, that was not my idea of what I wanted, I wanted to miscarry at home and have all go well. But I also was fervently seeking His will for the situation. But do I trust Him, even when things go not according to my liking? Yes, and He faithfully provided for me in the hospital and gave me His comfort and care, He knew I needed to go through what I did so He could reach me and show me an area that I was lacking in faith of Him. Through that experience He showed me plain as day that I was putting my health in my own hands, thinking I was in control and getting security from that instead of trusting Him, and accepting that He is the giver and taker of life. All I do for my health is meaningless if He calls me home. I had to get that through my thick head! So after the long story, yes, God is so much wiser, bigger and greater than we are, but He loves us anyway! We can always trust Him, but cannot expect He will give us every whim and desire we may have, but will always do what is the very best for His children. I do think we can bring ALL things to the throne and be confident that even when it is something we can take care of ourselves, He will be faithful to show that to us. Thanks for another thought provoking blog. Blessings! Andrea |
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Author: tchable
Posted May 30 2008 05:48:23am
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We do serve a Loving and Merciful God who works all things together for good for those who love Him and are called according to His purpose. God always answers our prayers. Many times the answer is not what we looking for but all the same answered. Our heavenly Father answers in a way which is always best for us in fulfilling His purpose in our lives which is always the perfect answer whether we recognize it or not. Many times He provides the means and requires us to put forth the effort . . . therefore we mature in Him.
Excellent post my brother.
May God bless you and your family in Jesus Name.
TchAble |
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Author: lyn71
Posted May 30 2008 09:19:45am
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This is something I have thought about myself. There are many times when we people use "it must be God's will" as a copout. That statement might seem harsh, but that is exactly what it is. This happened, that happened, I'm this or that, simply because they do want God to everything, or they are seriously misguided and think they aren't 'supposed' to do anything, and just accept whatever happens as God's will. Good blog. |
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Author: kraftykatz
Posted May 30 2008 10:50:21am
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Your story reminds me of a song I heard once, goes something like this;
Give me this I want that
bless me Lord today
make me healthy
make me wealthy and do it Lord today
and to this never ending list
add the things that I missed
Christ prayed not His will but God's will.
Excellent blog as usually B2Y.
KraftyKatz
 drinking tea |
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Author: kreynolds
Posted May 30 2008 09:42:31pm
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Over the years, I have seen God multiply food which should have lasted only a couple of days last for weeks until we finally got paid money we were owed. I have had money show up completely unexpectedly and had everything I needed to buy at the grocery store suddenly have a "price-cut" that day so my dollars stretched further than I could have ever imagined. However, I've also had God talk to me about my stewardship of what he has provided for me and his expectations that I take action to change my ways. I've had job opportunities suddenly open up and I've also had God give me the resources and wisdom to go after opportunities. I've been instantaneously healed and yet I have also had medicine and my immune system/body do exactly what God designed it to do. We truly are fearfully and wonderfully made and it is really wonderful to see the human body spring into action as it begins to heal itself.
I could go on and on. The point is, it really doesn't matter exactly how God chooses to answer our prayers. You're right. He is not a "vending machine" nor is he under any obligation to do things the way we think they should be done. God does not have to answer to us. We have to answer to him. What matters is we have a Father who always hears and responds us. We just need to learn to trust him even when we don't understand or even when we want things done differently. |
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