A God of Your Own Choosing
There is a segment of Christianity that seems to think that if you speak it, it will happen. You want more money? Just speak it into existence. You want healing? Just say, "I am healed of my_______" (whatever illness you have), and it will go away. You want a new job? Just make the claim, "I have that new job!!" and it will happen. Unfortunately, that's not the case. Our words don't have that kind of power. The only One who can and DID speak things into existence is God Himself. See, these people believe that God is a genie in a bottle who's just sitting around waiting to be at our beck and call. God doesn't "obey" us, we "obey" God. We are given the privilege as His children to come to Him with our requests, but God answers according to HIS will, not ours. This is why in the Model Prayer Jesus said we are to pray, "Your kingdom come, YOUR will be done". He always, ALWAYS acts according to His own will and good ...
