Monday, May 25, 2009

Enos, again.

I read a quick few verses in Enos, because I was in a hurry and knew I needed some scripture in my brain today.
The thing that stuck out the most was that God tells Enos that He cannot lie, or He would cease to be God. He's honest with us. It made me think of when people say that God did not answer their prayers...I often wonder if they really mean that God didn't answer them the way they wanted to have them answered. I know that happens to me. Sometimes, God says no. He has to. Some things aren't really for our best interest.
I saw a tiny bit of Evan Almighty the other day at my mother's. I know, I'm out of the movie loop, since it's the first time I've seen it. The part I saw was about this very thing. Jim Carey (or the guy he plays--Evan, right?) just answers YES to everyone's prayer. And the world goes horribly wrong. It makes sense. Can you imagine giving your children everything they want? At any time?
I can, and it's not pretty.

So, at this point in time, despite the fact that sometimes I get frustrated, let me publicly say, "Thank you, God, for always being honest with me, and telling me when it just can't be."

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