CAREFUL WHAT YOU ASK FOR

CAREFUL WHAT YOU ASK FOR

DR. DR. MERVYN ABREO

          We have this funny kind of idea, that only if we ask God for something good and sensible, then there is probably a good chance of getting it. And inversely, if we ask for something evil, there is absolutely no chance of God ever granting our desire.

          Sorry folks, it doesn't work like that!

          God will sometimes grant you the desires of your heart, however evil and horrendous the consequences! Why? Because He doesn’t interfere with your free will!!

          Here is a wonderful example from the Bible.

King Hezekiah was unwell and the prophet Isaiah told him that he would die. However he wept and begged of God to heal him. And God granted a further fifteen years to his life. (2Kings 20).

                

          Three years later a son, Manasseh, was born to him, who turned out to be one of the most idolatrous of men to have walked on this earth. He led the entire country into idol worship to such an extent that God was so angry that He vowed to wipe out Jerusalem and forsake the remnant of His people. (2Kings 21).

Praying: Ask, seek, knock!

          The Lord has promised that if one boldly, “asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.”

                                                                                                ( Luke 11: 10).

The lesson: Only praying for what we need, and what we think is good for us, is an incomplete prayer.

           We need to ask God to guide us in prayer. And trust, and leave it to Him, to give us what He knows is best for us!

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Dear friend,

          I look forward to getting your feedback. Do write in to me at:

                                        drmervynabreo@gmail.com

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