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> IT seems to me that we can trust that GOd
> will do whatever is best for us (including
> miracles)because He is God, because of Who
> He is, not because we have 'enough faith'

> WDYT?

The expression, "that we can trust" is more or less like saying, " that we can have faith".

I believe (I think so, anyway?) TRUST and FAITH are pretty much the same value but expressed as different currency perhaps.

The expression, "whatever is best for us (including miracles)" is like saying, "ALL THINGS THROUGH CHRIST".

"Through Christ" is certainly through LOVE, in other words, through GOD! That's the "who" in GOD: LOVE!

Love is STRENGTHENING.

Maybe that's why it takes LOVE to have FAITH?

In order to make FAITH stick, it has to be STICKY!

That takes STRENGTH!

I hear its about 413 pounds of pressure per micro-inch to make a STAMP stick to a letter!

It's amazing too, miraculously speaking, how GOD has put all that "sticking power" in our TONGUE; one little lick of a stamp is all it takes! g!

Philippians 4:13 I can do all {things} through {Christ} which strengtheneth me.

Matthew 17:20 And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.

The "what" in GOD, in other words, WHAT does GOD DO, HOW does GOD work miracles, When are prayers answered, when does healing happen etc., is ""ALL THINGS THROUGH CHRIST"!

Every prayer delivered from GOD is like a package delivered through the mail. You'll KNOW it's FROM GOD because prayers, healings and miracles have GOD's STAMP on 'em, ALWAYS!

One Christmas Season, I got three large parcels, over a time period of about one week, each about $18.00 worth of stamps on each package, and every stamp had not been cancelled with any postmark from the postal service delivery. All the stamps were still valid.

All of them must have added up toat least $53.05!

;-)

Hey, just like that Bible reference from the Book of Isaiah, reference 53:5!

;-)~

I can't really remember how much VALUE the stamps were WORTH(y), but the story is true. I had received 3 parcels delivered and none of the stamps cancelled by the post office post MARK that cancels the VALUE that ultimately "commands" delivery, in a sense.

Just my fifty-three and a half sense worth!

Isaiah 53:5 But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.