« When You Calculate an Advantage, It’s Never God’s Will When Being Demanding of God Doesn’t Work June 6, 2014 by Jack Want Your Prayers Answered? Refer to Step 5:I recognize that the only way back to a productive life is exactly the way I came. Therefore, I commit to repairing my relationship with God. God cannot give us a happiness and peace apart from Himself, because it is not there. There is no such thing. —C. S. Lewis Everyone wants his or her prayers to be answered. That’s no surprise, but many people—perhaps most—really don’t want what God wants. He wants to develop a deep relationship with each of His children, which most people rarely even consider. They just want what they want and for God to grant their wishes. It’s as simple as that, and when their demands are not met, they become angry with God for not coming through for them, never understanding it’s like everything else in life. You have to do the work necessary for anything worthwhile before you achieve the success you desire. If you want to be a scholar, you have to read. If you want to be an athlete, you have to exercise constantly. If you want to have a solid relationship with God, you have to become an obedient child—not a spoiled brat. To do this, you must leave your complexities at the door, humble yourself, and believe God is everything He says that He is, which isn’t easy for most people. It’s much more natural to try and figure everything out for yourself, make your own decisions, and assume that God will “rubber stamp” your efforts. This is what most people do, and they’re surprised when they have no peace, no joy, and no fulfillment in life. They just don’t get it. Instead, they try to make God conform to their image of what they want Him to be, which will never happen. Instead, all they have to do is become like a little child—one who has complete reliance upon a loving, benevolent Father. It doesn’t get any simpler or more complex than this. If your prayers aren’t being answered, don’t become verbose. Become simple instead, but remember, God is almighty and you are not. He wants from you more than anything is for you to get to know Him as He is—not as you wish Him to be. And He called a child to Himself and stood him in their midst, and said, “Truly I say to you, unless you are converted and become like children, you shall not enter the kingdom of heaven. Whoever then humbles himself as this child, he is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. (Matthew 18:2-4)
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