Abigail Reimel on Asking for and Receiving God's Help

"Have you ever heard the story of the man who prayed that God would save him in a flood?  He stood on top of his roof, praying that God would save him.  Three different rescue teams tried, and when each asked if he was okay and offered to bring him to safety, he turned them down, declaring that God would save him. Eventually he ended up drowning in the flood, and when he reached the other side he approached God unhappily, asking 'God, I trusted in you, why didn’t you save me?'.  And God looked at him in exasperation and answered 'I tried three different times to save you, but you turned down all the people I sent!'  The moral of the story: while one can pray for something all day long, if he’s not able to see the ways God is opening doors and creating opportunities because he’s waiting for God to set everything right in front of Him, he’s going to be missing out on all the ways God is trying to answer him."

In a recent commentary, writer Abigail Reimel reflected on some ways in which we can show God we are ready to receive His grace and do His will.

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