I asked God for advice, and he said, “OK. Change.”
I replied, “No, no, there you go again misunderstanding my requests!”
Warning:
If you ask God for guidance, he’s going to tell you to change.
This is why prayer is so unpopular.
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“I will not offer to the LORD my God sacrifices that have cost me nothing.”
~2 Samuel 24:24
Mitch Teemley 
Live this.. So very very true!
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Once again, you hit thr nail on the hrad. This is so applicable in my own life. Thank you, Mitch!
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Are you sure there’s no other answer? Really sure?🙏🙏🇨🇦
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Of course there is, Gail. God offers all kinds of advice. But, for me, at least, it pretty much always includes “change.” Which, I believe, is another way of saying, “Follow Me.”
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It was a tongue-in-cheek response, as you likely guessed. We often ask God’s advice when we reach the end of our particular road. Change is clearly required, perhaps even a complete one. Repentance. Turning back to God. Somehow, I think you and I agree on all of this!
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Exactly, Gail! But, sadly, there are a lot of folks out there who don’t get what discipleship is, whose understanding of faith begins and ends with “get saved and go to church.”
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Yeah. Prayer is a presumptuous affair, for man believes he is speaking to Diety. But, Faith in the existence of God is prerequisite to prayer . . . for he who come to God in prayer believes that He Is.
(Hebrew 11:6) Thanks.
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2 samuel 49:49 samuel had engraved with his palm of his hands.
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Hmm it’s deep!
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There is an extremely elderly hymn, which used to be used as the ‘processional’ hymn on Festival Sundays. One kind springs readily to mind in connection with your shrewd post … “From glory to glory advancing; we praise thee O Lord!” … we are changed from our glory to another, eternal glory as the Spirit works within us… so yes the Creators longing advice would be ‘change’ He has the power and desire to do it, so Amen
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I’ll happily add my Amen to that.
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🙂
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I enjoy the dialogue and appreciate the warning that prayer has power.
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Yeeeaaahhh.. he’s called my bluff a couple of times..
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Me too, Hetty, more than a couple.
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True! True! In 2019 I asked for the ability to TRUST. I struggle with that. That year everything including the kitchen sink was thrown at me. If I ask why questions it is never “why me?” Like woe is me, it is always “ok, why?” Like help me figure me figure this out. At some point I had this very clear thought “in a relationship how can you TRUST if you don’t walk through some serious crap” (stronger language was used but I’ll spare you) Throughout the entire year what I learned was: I AM SAFE. I guess it was great timing and meant to prepare me for 2020! Ask and you shall receive— Be careful what you ask for, right?
God is always True: Truth sometimes hurts. Like when He says “change” ouch! But boy, isn’t it true?
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Amen, Beck. Just this morning I read Jesus’ words, “Small is the gate and narrow the way that leads to life.” Couple that with the Apostle’s teaching on the value and purpose of “perseverance” or “endurance” and it’s clear that God is out to transform us, not make us feel good. You’re on the right path!
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Well said… pursuing God is not for the faint of heart. Thank you!
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Part of the problem with the human condition is the dislike of change or being challenged to come out of one’s comfort zone. Whenever we go to God the first thing we must submit to is a new mindset, otherwise asking Him anything is like an question mark floating in the wind. Great Post! Blessings and Peace.
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“Like a question mark floating in the wind.” Love the simile, Claudia!
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Live dangerously. Pray dangerous prayers. “Thy Kingdom come; Thy will be done…”
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Exactly, Rose.
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And here I thought God was just being a little dense when he didn’t answer my prayers exactly the way I thought he should! Me, change? Why would I do that???
Seriously, though, you nailed this one!
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;>)
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Painfully true, Mitch. BTW, I watched your movie, “Healing River”… it moved me!
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I’m so glad you enjoyed Healing River, Lynn! May I encourage you, if you feel so led, to leave a brief review at Amazon? (The more reviews it gets, the more they recommend it). You can also rate it on IMDb (link below). We’re still working to counter fake ratings left by internet trolls (who haven’t even seen the movie). Thanks and blessings! ~Mitch https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5848326/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_2
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You got it right!
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