Like most people I grew up saying my prayers at meal times and at bed time. As I got older and got closer to God I found myself thanking God for everything from waking up to getting home safely, I even prayed for what I thought were the "bad things" because I figured everything was in Gods will. While sitting in church one day the Pastor was preaching from Matthew 7:7-8 KJV which says:
"Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: [8] For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened."
And like most people who read this I thought GREAT no worries!!! WRONG!!!! Like I said the closer I got to Christ the more I prayed but I learned the term "be careful what you pray for" the hard way. I say this because one job that I prayed so hard for I got and when I got there I was miserable, a relationship I wanted to work so bad I prayed for just to be hurt, a friendship I wanted so bad to repair I prayed on just to not have the friendship in the end anyway. I learned that while it may not be in your best interest God may provide you with what you pray for just so you can see that its not what you need or even what. As human beings we tend to want what we want no ifs ands or buts about it, but we need to start asking God to give us what we need so we can become the people HE wants us to be. When God closes a door to relationships, friendships, jobs, or anything we must ask God to give us the strength to cope with the closed door, we shouldn't assume what God wants. Ask God for clarity and guidance. I've learned to not even question God and his decisions, I say "Lord let your will be done" and I go about my business. Don't get me wrong I forgive and I'll even apologize because forgiveness is a must but I do not reopen a door which is closed because honestly I'm too scared because God could of closed that door to save your life. Prayer is powerful and if you're not careful what you pray for may come to be then you got to pray to get you out of it. God is good and merciful, he never puts more on you than you can bear so pray for his undersranding and allow him to manifest in your life without your own two cent. For what you want so badly can sometimes bring you the most grief.
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