being positive vs. being salvific.

YFC Area 1 Household
Nov.24, 2010


Question: What are the things that you are fervently praying for lately?


Some realizations about God and how He answer our prayers:


1) Sometimes, when we ask God for something, He doesn't answer our prayers the way we want it. If we ask for courage He doesn't give us courage but instead, He gives us the opportunity to be courageous. If we ask for strength, he doesn't give us strength but instead, He gives us the opportunity to be strong.


2) Every time God says no to our prayers we always end up with something better, thus, "NO" is not a REJECTION but a REDIRECTION.


3) Answered or unanswered prayer compels us to pray more thus it strengthens our relationship with God. He doesn't just wants us to grow, He wants us to grow with Him and in Him.


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On optimism: being positive vs. being salvific.


Positive: possible within the conscious human effort even if it is almost impossible.
Salvific: is much within the realm of impossible, God's own territorial field.


Positive: psychological.
Salvific: purely spiritual.


Positive: aims at what is good despite uncomfortable circumstances.
Salvific: aims at the best despite evil odds or diabolic obstructions.


Positive: mind and heart.
Salvific: resides in the spirit.


Positive: things may turn-out well.
Salvific: knows that everything would turn-out perfect.


Positive: hopes that the redeemer will come back to save us.
Salvific: trusts that the redeemer won't just save us but will search for us, calling us by name.


Positive: represented with a plus (+) sign.
Salvific: represented with the cross with Christ in the middle.


With that in mind, even with our unanswered prayers, let us not stop hoping, dreaming, praying... trust that God is listening... Don't think positive, think SALVIFIC!


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