tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2937546209091661548.post1530213492737933779..comments2023-04-11T11:37:09.446-04:00Comments on Sizzledowski: UndeservingSizzledowskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15014197878210269525noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2937546209091661548.post-71220712089341369322009-06-11T12:52:10.882-04:002009-06-11T12:52:10.882-04:00God never said we couldn't ask "why...?&q...God never said we couldn't ask "why...?" -- and as humans, we are going to do that.<br /><br />Just so long as we realize that He's always right, and we're not - everything will be ok.<br /><br />God is so good to us!.:*Beautiful Self*:.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07969863523677511808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2937546209091661548.post-80062205343063042572009-06-10T01:03:35.661-04:002009-06-10T01:03:35.661-04:00I had a really great comment. I lost it in cybersp...I had a really great comment. I lost it in cyberspace. <br /><br />It is not selfish to pray for what we desire, if we also acknowledge a desire for God's best. It is selfish to command God (also know as "claiming") to give us what we want because we are saying that what we desire is greater than God's best. <br /><br />Pray for what you desire. Tell God that this thing is something you really want. Then tell Him, too, that above all you desire whatever His best for you may be, and that you want your desires to align with His best. <br /><br />Our faith shouldn't/doesn't rest in/depend on getting the thing we pray for. It should rest in knowing that God has something best for us and that He will work toward our best. If we pray for the things we desire while also praying ultimately for His best, whatever that might be, knowing that is what He will give us, then not receiving the thing we pray for is not so faith-shaking. <br /><br />Ultimately, the balance of prayer is much like Christ's prayer in Gethsemane--God, this is the thing I desire, but above all I want your best for me, whatever that may be. I trust that you will bring it to pass, and I ask for my desires to line up with Yours. <br /><br />Those are my restated thoughts on the matter, anyway.Reneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14738431491234473805noreply@blogger.com