Does God answer our prayers?
When I was seven years old I would walk to school on my own. The walks were boring and uneventful. One day I had an exciting idea. In order to pass the time I would pretend to be the genie from Aladdin. At the time Aladdin was my favourite show. I just loved how the genie had so many magical powers and he was able grant wishes instantly. All Aladdin had to do was rub a shiny golden lantern and out of it came the blue genie offering to grant any wish.
I walked to school pretending I had amazing powers. I saved people from distress, convinced people to do my bidding, and turned animals into toys.
Giving Up
Can it be that sometimes we treat God as the genie from Aladdin? A mystical entity that grants our wish whenever we call on him.
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