You've never prayed for the "wrong" thing
and been given something better?
I think the passages involved teach us principles,
but we probably shouldn't make such categorical statements about how God answers
our prayers. The point of the stones and bread
passage is that God is at least as good as human parents. If my son asked
for candy for breakfast, I wouldn't give it to him, although he does
sometimes get candy when appropriate (so at a certain age he might have made
that honest mistake). He would still get the cereal he needs though (as
well as the little exposition about what constitutes good breakfast food).
I'm not talking about stubbornness or unbelief. I
was trying to say that I do not have to agonize about whether I am always asking
God for the "right" thing. If I ask him for something sincerely in the mistaken
belief that it is good, I can trust that he will do what is best in the
situation and will continue to take care of me. Would you agree? To make
that point I borrowed the metaphor from the passage. Whatever God does is
"bread". Let's allow ourselves a little poetry sometimes.
Debbie
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Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] The Humanity of
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>> Even if we ask for stones, he gives bread.
>
> Not true, Debbie. In fact, we can even ask for bread but lack faith, and he
> will not give it to us.
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> James 1:6-7
> (6) But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like
> a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.
> (7) For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord.
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> Peace be with you.
> David Miller.
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