I say it all of the time. "I was just asking for trouble!" This phrase seems to occur mostly when my parenting skills backfire. I did not think through something with my boys and everything falls apart; too quickly to recover.
Travis Cottrell wrote this song called, "Refine Me". One of the phrases in the song always gets stuck in my throat..."Do what you need to. Help me to trust you. Even if your love brings me suffering." Now, that is just asking for trouble. Who says stuff like that to God?
In Psalm 26:2, David said, "Test me, O LORD, and try me, examine my heart and my mind." Testing. Purifying. Refining. Coming before the Lord and asking him to examine you heart and mind. This should not be taken lightly. When you go before the Lord this way, I believe God will answer you prayer. He will move in your life. It won't be easy, but God also rewards.
If what he has built, survives, he will receive his reward. 1 Corinthians 3:14
HAVE YOU EVER...asked to be refined?
Isaiah 48:10, 2 Corinthians 13:5
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