Ask Pastor John The Prayer You Don’t Want Answered
May 9, 2024
Exploring the complexities of prayer, delving into God's responses to sinful requests, teaching trust and obedience through biblical stories, and highlighting the transformative power of God's providence in response to sinful prayers.
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Hiking Lesson About Tough Love
- John shares a personal hiking story about choosing a short, steep trail versus a longer, manageable one with a hypothetical nine-year-old son.
- The story illustrates two ways a parent might teach trust: refuse the risky choice or allow it and let the child learn through hardship.
Sinful Requests Can Be Discipline
- Piper explains Israel's craving for meat was a skeptical, angry demand, not humble trust, which made their request sinful.
- He highlights that God could refuse or grant such requests, and granting can serve as discipline to teach dependence on Him.
Don't Demand; Repent If You Do
- Avoid forgetting God's past faithfulness and demanding what you think is best without waiting for his counsel.
- If you ask wrongly and receive it, repent, accept responsibility, and seek Christ's mercy to turn the outcome into good.
