rainbowAlice

Someone asked me "It says in the Bible that when you ask for something God will give it to you. I asked and I did not receive." Does this mean that the Bible is wrong? I told her tht I did not have any insight to share at that time on the matter but that I would meditate and share what I found. Well, it has been sometime but about a week ago I felt like I had a revelation. The verse is John 14:12-14. And I quote: "I tell you the truth, anyone who has faith in me will do what I have been doing. He will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father and I will do whatever you ask in my name so that the Son may bring glory to the Father. You may ask anything in my name, and I will do it." Well, let's look at an example: You are telling someone how to unlock and open the door. You tell them how to unlock the lock and you tell them how to use the handle and lastly you tell them not to pull back too fast because the door may catch on the carpet. Then as an aside you say, "Yea, don't forget about the carpet." You did not explain the whole process again, just a brief aside. Same as the Bible verse. The last line is just a summary. The details have already been described. It is a commonly misquoted and misunderstood, I believe, and taken out of context sentenance. The statement of, "You may ask anything in my name, and I will do it", I believe is just an aside/summary. Please share input.

I hope you received my post in answer to your inquiry. I took time and consideration in writing a response.

Your well thought out and transparent post was well received. Your words are so beautiful! I loook forward to sharing with you again.

I think it must just must be me. In my personal walk with Christ in faith I have found that by putting all of my emotions and expectations into, for example, "PLEASE FATHER!" followed by the Lord's Prayer, "for your Father knows what you need before you ask Him. This then is how you should pray..." Matthew 6:8-9 tends to elliminate, for me, the necessity to delve further with questions like "why". I thank you and all the others that took the time to even read my excerpt and help broaden my understanding through personal experience and scripture. I am new and learning. Please don't stop! 6:8-9

Only recently have I taken the time to ponder this verse in scripture. My answer will surely be immature, but out of respect for your inquiry, I will share. God and Christ existed in relationship together before time. A relationship not human realizable. The difference between our relationship between ouselves and Christ, and Christ and God I believe is stated in the scripture "If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love; as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in His love". John 15:10. There appears to be a oneness shared by Christ and the Father outside of their relationship with us. A relationship so pure that there was no "decision" on Christ's part to become incarnate and made man. Christ's relationship with man was a relationship between a man, Christ, with the heart of God, and mankind. When Christ went to the cross He took with Him the breach in reality that occurred when Adam and Eve sinned. The new reality, they were naked, and in darkness, separate from of God. In order to shift the reality to one of resurrection, Christ had to repair the breach. Christ entered into the sin at which point He was fully human without God. The relationship was breached and so Christ cried out to His Father, MY GOD, MY GOD, WHY HAVE YOU FORSAKEN ME? I would like to extrapolate a bit further but a new day awaits and I need some sleep. Thank you.

still waters run deep... Thank you for the meaningful response. My perspective has broadened.

A question that I have encoutered frequently, as it relates to out relationship to God, is whether or not it is acceptible to question God. Specifically, to ask God, Why? My answer is "no" and this is my reasoning... "Why" is a control question. We want the answer, typically during difficult circumstances, in order to regain control over our environment. For example: When you ask, "why did this person have to die" aren't you really saying, "please give me the answer to my suffering and confusion" which would in turn, if God chose to answer the question, would give you "control over your situation and alleviate the discomfort". Another example: 'why did I have to get laid off? I have a wife and kids at home that count on me." Aren't you really saying, "please tell me why this happened so that I can alleviate this discomfort." "I am scared." "Please rid me of this unknowingness in order for me to gain back control over my circumstances." We are asking"Why" to regain control of our lives during, usually, emotionally difficult situations. God is not in the business of giving us control," ...for the righteousness shall live by faith". Galatians 3:11 It is during times of uncertainity that we are given the opportunity to receive the continued blessing of relying on God and His control while enriching our faith! Life is a series of processess. When you are in one, there appears to be no end in sight. We want control, we want to ask "Why?" It is relying on God's "sight"; Jeremiah 29:11 "For I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord. They are plans for good and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope." And the Lord says, "I will never leave thee or forsake thee." Hebrews 13:5 For it is in His name we pray, Blessings.

For me this verse is of a similiar context: A horse is prepared for the day of battle, but deliverence is of the Lord. Proverbs 21:31

The Lord will fight for you; You need only to be still. Exodus 14:14

"I am my beloved's and His desire is toward me". Song of Solomon 7:10 KJV