I wrote a post a few weeks back titled - Tell me what you think.  I was trying to understand what being saved really means.   I talked about salvation - a confession of faith in Christ as Lord, that I am a sinner and that I believe that he died and rose from the dead - and that He lives and that all who believe in Him and repent of their sin will be saved - that salvation wasn't just about miracles and healings and speaking in tongues.

Now these things are gifts from God and we should be grateful for them - like Jesus said that if we have faith - we will be able to do the works that He did and even greater than those.  But I am just trying to point out that some of us when blessed with these gifts - or those in desire of them - tend to make Christianity only about the signs and wonders which it is not -  we have to kind of live right - and the greatest way to do this is to love God which is the greatest commandment for example by having the kind of faith Meshaq, Abednego and Daniel had;  they said they would not bow down to the king's idol - whether God would deliver them or not.  Note God is more than able to deliver - but it's His prerogative. Prayer is not to conform God's will to ours but rather ours to His.

We should rest assured that God loves us and hears our prayers - and He is very capable of healing us, and delivering us from all of life's afflictions - because He is God - but I want to have the kind of faith that is steadfast whether I get what I am praying for or not.  Because He is God and He is wiser than me and even if I don't have a reason or an explanation - I want to be able to submit myself to God - to be obedient and to be patient.   Because God thoughts are higher than mine.

That's what I meant.

Otherwise, God is powerful and to be used of Him as a vessel is an honor and a priviledge and like every other thing in life that He gives us let's be faithful stewards.  Exhorting each other, encouraging each other admonishing and teaching each other as children of God.   But let's remember that God is loving and nobody will ever love you like He does and will complete and fulfill you the same God that loves us so much that He gave His own son - hates sin, because He is holy, which is why He was willing to sacrifice His own son to save us from His wrath and judgement of sin.  His wrath will be an awful and terrible thing to experience, And if we run to Him during this time - He will not refuse us - His mercy is abundant and our debt is paid for already. Perhaps the best thing is to not to take  the love of God too lightly and all who come to Him, will by no means be cast out. These words are His words - He desires that none should be lost.  Make peace with God - it's the best decision you could make for yourself.  and I promise you you will never never go wrong if you let God take care of you from now on.