Is it wrong to ask God for a fleece?
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God wants you to ask Him for your daily wants. It's never wrong. Asking God, shows him that you are including him in your live and this is what he wants.
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I would ask God to please change the way that humans have come to think and believe. To help people change thier heart to believe that it is okay to help one another. To break bread. I would ask him to stregthen families and take all suffering away. I would not ask that he take all of our problems away because then we woud not know what good times are. Last but not least I would ask that he once again take away our sins and accept a worldwide repentence. No more AIDS, cancer, kidney disease and oh by the way if you are still taking request I could use a little financial help over here. Thank you for allowing me to live in this beautiful yet complicated world and I thank you for all of your sacrifices. I will continue to make you proud in my work.
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When it's a perfect stranger who knows nothing of me, yes I do.  Usually that's because it's "I'll pray you find Jesus" which irritates me to no end.  If it's a friend or family member, then they usually ask "Do you mind if I pray for you" and that's ok.   \n\nImagine it this way.  If I came up to someone of a different belief and said "I'll light a candle to Cerridwen or Odin for you", they would be offended and angry.  If I said "I'll cast a spell for you", they'd be offended and angry.  But, I'm supposed to be fine with people I don't know telling me they'll pray for me.   No, I don't like it.  Worry about the people who sleep in the streets with no food or warm clothing. They need your prayer way more than I do.
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I grew up (in the US) in a very strict Christian church, where women didn't wear pants, men didn't have beards or mustaches, and all elbows/knees were expected to be covered.\n\nThis was based on a couple of things (based on my opinions, mind you, I'm no theologian). General modesty, and the Biblical passage stating 'a woman shall not wear that which pertains to a man.'\n\nNow, while I respect the intent of these teachings and the people I've known that teach them, I don't feel that the Biblical passage in question necessitates that women should not wear pants. The passage clearly pre-dates the clothes we wear today, and I simply don't believe that God expects us to live at the whim of the times. Taken to its logical conclusion, the idea that women can't wear pants simply because it is the fashion for men to wear them suggests that if all men were suddenly to begin wearing dresses, women by necessity would have to start wearing pants. I don't believe God expects us to live at society's whims like that.\n\nHowever, clothing is a very personal choice. If there is one thing I learned from growing up in that kind of church, it is that I am in no position to impose my own religious convictions upon another person.\n\nI don't believe it is a sin for a woman to wear pants, but when in doubt, I rely upon James 4:17 "Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin." If you believe something, based upon what you have read and what you have been taught and upon your own relationship with God, that is what is right or wrong for you. No one else's personal beliefs or experiences take the place of that.
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There are a few ingredients to the "prayer formula".  There is agreement:  Matthew 18:19 "Again I say to you, if two of you agree on earth about anything they ask, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven."  There is asking, and asking with the correct motives in mind:  James 4:2-3 "2 You desire and do not have, so you murder. You covet and cannot obtain, so you fight and quarrel. You do not have, because you do not ask. 3 You ask and do not receive, because you ask wrongly, to spend it on your passions."  Faith is the final key.  If you truly expect to receive what you ask, chances are you will.  God is not so callous as to reject your pleas entirely.  A.)  God never piles on more than we can handle, and B.)  God's will is a mystery we may hope to someday unravel, but right now have to deal with what we DO know.  Matthew 7:7 "Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you."
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It is not against God to do such a thing. However, it is NOT the best thing for your children. It is appointed to the parent to train up a child in how they should live, not someone else.\n\nIf you are having financial troubles, make sure you are tithing out of obediance and ask God to take up the slack of the finances for you to stay home. If God wants you to stay home, He will provide.
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No, its not a bogof offer and its not buy one get two free - regardless of you buying the reality of God, the son and the spirit it is just that, reality! You have to decide if you want to see it as anything else, but unfortunately it will make you spiritualy a lot poorer!\n\nHope you find the way - through Jesus
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What would you be asking for? God to let you into heaven even though you don't care about what he wants (a pure life)? \nChange your prayer to..."Dear God, I know adultery is wrong, but I keep wanting to... I realize this is wrong. Will you please change me, so I'll want what you want. Thank you. Amen."\n\nThen, God will bless that prayer, and help you to do what's right AND enjoy doing it!
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i have actually thought some of those things myself. I do feel selfish sometimes when it slips out when i ask God for petty things. i try to remember that God already knows what i need so theres no point in asking;   but i always pray for all the Mom's and babies in the world every day. and i always thank God for everything he has given me and my family. I hope that makes sense. I try to keep my prayers beyond winning the game etc. but i commonly ask God just to 'help' me or others just in general if they just need a boost.
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Brittani\nYou can wear what ever you want. If you want to give meaning to it that's fine too. You didn't say if you were trusting Jesus for your salvation, are you? People often get confused when God isn't their anchor. I think you need to stop take a look around your spiritual life. If you don't find Christ there you are indeed lost. Come back to your roots and find out who Jesus is then either reject His or become His through faith in Him...  Jim
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Yes, if asked sincerely. It's not provoked. Pray. Ask and the Holy Spirit does the rest.
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Sometimes God does speak to an individual's situation using a verse that answers them (even though it is not in context).\nFor example, if a person is praying about buying a store and suddenly feels compelled to open the Bible to Proverbs 31:16 "She considers a field and buys it; out of her earnings she plants a vineyard."\nThen it is just possible that God is saying for them to go ahead and make the purchase.\nMaybe you're contemplating getting a nose ring and you feel compelled to look up Genesis 24:47 - That could be God saying "Go ahead".\nSuppose you were wanting to make a bussiness deal and you read Proverbs 7:26 "For she has brought many down to death;\nher victims are countless."\nThat's probably God saying "No, you fool, don't do it!" \n\nThe reason this is so controversial is that all too often, this type of "leading" is simply mis-leading, not God leading. The way to test it though, is just like Jesus did when Saten tempted Him by quoting (out of context) Scripture in the desert - Ask yourself the question, "Does this answer glorify God? Will this answer lead me to do anything that God has said not to do? Will this answer cause me to sin against my fellow-man? Is this a wise and loving solution?"
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You need to consider something.  When you ask God for something, His answer is either yes, no, or later.  If what you want is not what's best for you, then you need to take His word on it.
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In Gods own time, there is a time and a season for all things. you request are like seeds, it takes time to manifest. Keep believing and you will recieve...for God cannot lie, i only hope that you have not ask for something that is frugal.
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Continue to pray, but be prepared that when we ASK things of God, sometimes the answer is "no."  It is always for our own good, for what we want and desire is often not what we truly need.\nPray.  Ask.  Seek.  If the answer is "Yes," then bless you both.  If the answer is "No," however, have faith and move on.
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It shouldn't matter what clothes anybody have on, but I know stuff like this happens all the time.  If you don't see the point in getting a new outfit, then don't!  It's not that serious.  You might want to go out shopping though.  Shopping for a new church that is!
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You weren't wrong, and you weren't right.\n\nHere's the deal: With people who are deliberately leading lifestyles that are directly opposed to the will of God, you can carry the message to them that God can and will change their lives if they ask him. If the people want to know more, you can tell them. If they ask you to butt out, you need to butt out.\n\nIt is one thing to try to help someone. It is another to offer unsolicited advice. People who are not looking for solutions to their lives are not soliciting your help, at all, and so most times any efforts to help them fail and end up making the people resentful.\n\nIt is a process and a discipline learning how and when to help, and how and when to butt out.\n\nWhile your judgments about this man may indeed be accurate, you may not be helping him by sharing your judgments. This is because when people feel judged, they tend to "hate" the one who passes the judgment. People have many defensive mechanisms in place, in general, and so instead of assessing their own lives to see if what you're saying is right, they end up assessing YOUR life and deciding that you're wrong. It is a common defense mechanism. Nothing personal. But someone who wants to defend a Godless lifestyle of coke snorting isn't generally very open to being told that his path is a dangerous and immoral one.\n\nAnd when it comes down to it, everybody has choices. He is allowed to throw his life in the toilet, if he so desires. Your desire that he not throw his life in the toilet will most likely be of no use unless he comes to you seeking your aid. Until then, he won't be willing to listen to what you have to say.\n\nThere are choices that you have, too. This is where you open the door into the room of hard stuff. For example, not only is what this man doing immoral, but it's illegal. If you're around it, you're part of the problem. You may need to disengage completely. And you could also consider alerting the law to this particular lawbreaker. Or not. It's up to you.\n\nAnd the bottom-line, most important thing I want to say is that if your own relationship with God is right, all the answers will become clear to you. You will learn who to try to reach and who to leave be. You will learn how to work on your own spiritual development so that you don't go around passing judgment on people's souls. You will retain the ability to discern--that is, judge their actions and see the consequences of such actions in their lives--but you won't approach them in judgment but in compassion. Moreover, God will teach you who you really are and what you really stand for--not who you think you are and not what you fancy yourself to stand for.\n\nI would recommend if you don't have a living relationship with God that you seek him.