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Contributed by: Doug Wray on 5/4/2008

Hey there boys and girls!

Another lovely weekend day. I'm taking a short break from helping my wife with her roses (picks thorn out of glove, then takes off glove and removes thorn that pierced all the way through)... had to come in for a transfusion... (grin).

Was just thinking on the nature of faith and prayer.

I believe that God gives us three crucial attributes: free will, intelligence and hope (or faith if you will). Our free will lets us choose our path in the world, our intelligence helps us stay on that path and hope/faith helps us survive the rough spots. I'm big for hope - it's all I've had a couple times in the past decade. God's been very kind to my wife and I the past few years and we've managed to get through a very VERY rough patch - and for that I'm endlessly grateful.

What I've learned from this hard period is that it's important to hope for outcomes that are *possible*. It's fine to ask for a little help but don't expect God to go to the grocery and bring them home... usually He gives you JUST enough help... which I am completely on board with - the Big Man's got a LOT of folks on His to-do list!!

All that being said, I think there's some folks that simply don't GET IT and keep asking "Oh Lord,... won't you buy me... a Mercedes Benz...." and then crying when it doesn't show up.

So, to those people, let's keep it real folks, God's got a LOT to do - don't make Him waste time with ridiculous dreams that make no sense. Try having a dream that others share and with luck, hope and a little faith - it could happen.

Otherwise you're going to be left with sore knees and a big sense of disappointment.

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Submitted By: marilyn wray

posted on 5/7/2008 @ 9:27:39 AM

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Excellent!! Glad you are not one of those bloggers that spews hate (and we all know who those folks are). God watches all of us to see if we are naughty or nice. I am glad that you write about nice things that touches the heart. For the Crush Wrongbaughs out there... You best get nice and soon.

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