No gain in the pleading..

Yesterday late at night as I sat on my bed, after a good few minutes of journaling (I like to journal as some things are just too painful and who best to speak about them then God?) So.. As I read through some of the prayers I have made in my journals and found one very different journal entry from the rest. In this specific entry, I was pleading so much with God to bless me just as he did Jacob and Hannah.. I pleaded Jer. 29:11 and 2Thes 3:3, the funny thing was that that specific prayer was not answered and I know that it will never be answered.

My begging and pleading reminded me of how Althea had gotten into the habit of saying “Mommy Pleaseee?” And my response would be “no” especially if I know what she is asking for is not good for her, secondly, I do not want her to develop a begging habit...Imagine her knowing that in-order to something, she only needs to say “pleaseee” and I will say yes.

Is this not how God perhaps works?? We plead and he says “no” because what we are pleading for is against his will and it is not good for us? But we dive in even further with His word to manipulate him into answering our petitions. Knowing little that we cant manipulate him and that he says in Mal. 3:6 .. He changes not. How amazing it is to know that we need not plead with him because all his promises are Yes and Amen...