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Subject: THOUGHTS FOR THE DAY
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> I asked God to take away my habit.
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> God said, No.
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> It is not for me to take away, but for you to give it
> up.
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> I asked God to make my handicapped child whole.
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> God said, No.
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> His spirit is whole, his body is only temporary
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> I asked God to grant me patience.
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> God said, No.
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> Patience is a byproduct of tribulations;
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> it isn't granted, it is learned.
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> I asked God to give me happiness.
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> God said, No.
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> I give you blessings; Happiness is up to you.
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> I asked God to spare me pain.
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> God said, No..
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> Suffering draws you apart from worldly cares
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> and brings you closer to me.
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> I asked God to make my spirit grow.
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> God said, No.
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> You must grow on your own! ,
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> but I will prune you to make you fruitful.
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> I asked God for all things that I might enjoy life.
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> God said, No.
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> I will give you life, so that you may enjoy all things.
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> I ask God to help me LOVE others, as much as He loves
> me.
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> God said...Ahhhh, finally you have the idea.

Colonel Olrik wrote:Next time a child asks the doctors to give him new arms, we'll just say: no, because we love you.

Temporary or not, not helping someone physically handicaped (the more the worse) is not a proof of love.

jegs2 wrote: I think the author was referring to a child who cannot be made whole by modern medical science.

What if said child could be made whole by modern science, but lacked money? Wouldn't "God's" answer be the same?