I asked God to take away my pain
God said, No.
It is not for Me to take away, but for you to give it up.
I asked God to make my handicapped child whole.
God said, No.
His spirit is whole, his body is only temporary.
I asked God to grant me patience.
God said, No.
Patience is a by-product of tribulations; it isn't granted, it is learned.
I asked God to give me happiness.
God said, No.
I give you blessings. Happiness is up to you.
I asked God to spare me pain.
God said, No.
Suffering draws you apart from worldly cares and brings you closer to Me.
I asked God to make my spirit grow.
God said, No.
You must grow on your own, but I will prune you to make you fruitful.
I asked God for all things that I might enjoy life.
God said, No.
I will give you life, so that you may enjoy all things.
I ask God to help me LOVE others, as much as He loves me.
God said... Ahhhh, finally you have the idea.
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John 13:34 … A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.
Romans 12:10 … Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;
1 John 3:11 … For this is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.
1 John 4:7 … Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.
Galatians 5:13 … For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.
Ephesians 4:2 … With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;
1 Thessalonians 4:9 … But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another. ♥
