And God just spoke about prayer. *BAM!* To me!

I wrote the previous post just before I went to wash up the kids' stuff and take my shower. After shower, my usual routine is to either read my church's devotional journal, or surf mindlessly on FB or Instagram then do the devotion. Today I went straight to the devotion. GUESS WHAT IT SAYS??

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Prosperity, Prayer and Perspective

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3 John 2-3; Psalm 1:1-6

John’s prayerful wish (“wish or pray”) for Gaius is: “in every way you may prosper and be in good health” (v. 2). In Greek, “prosper” “means literally, ‘to have a good journey’. Metaphorically, it signifies [as here] ‘to succeed’ or ‘to prosper’.” God created us as whole persons, and thus our redemption and its blessings in Christ is holistic – “in every way”. However, John prays that Gaius’ “bodily health and general prosperity may match the prosperity of his soul” – “just as your soul prospers” (v. 2), synonymous to “how you are walking in truth” (v. 3). Christians are “not automatically promised health and success. They are things to pray for, but they are dependent on a loving Heavenly Father's perfect wisdom and sovereign rule. God may or may not answer our prayerful wishes like John's. Spiritual health and strength can only get better and stronger; but not so in the physical realm, for when we grow older we become weaker, and then we die - but to eternity and immortality. 

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Can it get more zhun (accurate) than this? 

I think the main issue here is not exactly about praying for healing or good health and wondering if God would answer my prayer or when. It is instead about praying to a Heavenly Father whom I can trust fully. In His arms, in sickness and in health, I am safe. Just go to Him instead of relying on myself. MUCH. TO. LEARN. 

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Eternity beckons - when there is no more sickness and pain.