My five year old has a very bad habit of asking the same question three or four times. Even after I have said "no" at least once. She will continue until I am so frustrated with her, I send her to her room. The thing is, how many times do we do this to God? Ask Him for the same thing over and over and over again when He has already said "No!"
This has been a constant battle with me lately. It seems like I keep asking for things which God has already told me "no." Why are we continually drawn back into the same pattern, even when we think that this time is different?
Why do we think that if we just ask in a different way maybe God will say "Yes" to our request? Or if we ask the same question over and over and over again, do we think God is going to "change His mind" and grant our request?
I am having a red herring moment. I have been challenged recently with scripture recall. I am so sure of a verse or a story that I am positive is in the bible, and when I sit down to find it, it is not there. This is such a hurdle! I know it comes in part from my Mormon background and the extra "scriptures" that I studied until I could recite most of the contents. There are times when I remember a passage that I realize later was in the Book of Mormon.
The reason I am bringing this up is that I just had one of those moments. I was trying to find a passage in the bible regarding a king who asked a prophet to ask God for something and when God said "no," the king asked the prophet to go back and ask again, this continued until God said "go ahead" which of course was against God's will and the king was defeated. Since I can't find this in the Bible, I am assuming it is from the Book of Mormon.
Why am I sharing this with you? I want to make sure that if you are reading my blog you understand that you need to check everything I say against the Bible for accuracy. I am fallible and will remember things from my Mormon past which seem right, but are not Biblical. I also need to know when something I am saying is not biblical so that I can discern between the truth and the false teachings that I was raised on.
For this reason I will close this post with a request for you to be as the Bereans: "Now the Bereans were of more noble character than the Thessalonians, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if what Paul said was true." Acts 17:11
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EXCELLENT point. What I fear most is that Christians in mainstream churches are accepting everything the pastor says as 'Scriptural Truth.' There are many infallible pastors out there and more than a few false prophets! EVERY Christian has a duty to the LORD GOD and themselves to study and know the Scripture Truth for themselves!
btw... The story of Saul and the spiritist of Endor sounds like the passage you might be thinking of... I Samuel 28. Maybe not
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God BLESS you and the Question-Crazy five year old!
I have a five & six year old who NEVER stop asking questions too.
ARGHH!!!
Terry,
I couldn't say what The Book of Mormon says (But I do intend to study a little about it soon.) But I think you may have just done what we all tend to do. Combined separate Bible incidents into one.
Balaam ~ Numbers 22-24 a king asks Balaam four times to pronounce a curse on Israel.
Elisha ~ 2 Kings 8:1-15 The king sends to find out if he will recover. Elisha says yes, but that he really wouldn't; the messenger would actually kill the king.
Persistent Widow ~ Luke 18:1-8 A widow persists in petitioning an unrighteous judge for justice, he eventually gives in. Yet God says will He not do justly for His elect.
If none of these are the incident you are speaking of maybe they will help you remember the source. :)
Berean Wife
Wonderful challenge, Teri. We should be as the Bereans and test everything against God's inerrent word.
God bless you!!!!
Gloria
a former mormon now sold out for Christ!
Hello Teri, Let me tell you something...I just want to show you a verse. Psalms 106:15 And he gave them their request; but sent leanness into their soul. - I think it is possible with us too. When we keep pestering God. May you be lead by the word. Greetings from England. Joseph
Not being racist but Islam has more answers!
i know im only 14 soon but luckily i got to chose my religion Islam makes so much sense depends if you give it a chance TRUST ME
it has answers beyond your imagination things that when judgment day comes you will still be confused about so whilst im saying this please listen to me try to understand how Islam works ( and No it has nothing to do with terrorism)
You make a good point.m
I have tried to remember the passage and where it came from for a while now to no avail. I suppose if it becomes important, I will remember it. However, till then, I will continue to test everything against the Bible.
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