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Jackie Lee:
I sometimes wonder if God works this way for instance when I was in church a guy wanted his wife back they had been divorced.
He prayed and requested prayer to get her back they got back together and he wasn't happy so they divorced again.
If we constantly pursue God for something does he at some point give us what we want regardless knowing it is not going to create happiness?
The thing is about jobs we do have to be able to pay our bills, Sandy praying God finds something more suitable for survival.

DWIGHT:
Hi Jackie Lee,

I'm afraid you're right, listen to this verse...

Psalm 106:15
And he gave them their request; but sent leanness into their soul.

This happened to the Israelites in the wilderness...

Psalm 106:14-15
But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, and tempted God in the desert.  And he gave them their request; but sent leanness into their soul.

We have to be careful not to tempt God with lustful and selfish prayers...God give me this or God give me that...like the prosperity gospel that teaches to pray for wealth.  God may give them what they want, but at what cost?

I'm not saying that God won't give us these things, and if we do get these things, as long as it's His will, it's fine.  It's when we lust after them, that's when we get into trouble.

In Him,

Dwight

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