It starts with a dude named Zacharias going into a temple to burn incense. I was explaining to my daughter how incense represented prayer. And how God was going to answer Zacharias' prayer regardless what what seemed impossible. The discussion took us many places one that I thought had been burried long ago when she lost a little skirt to a super tiny Elsa Doll years ago. She had been praying because She had been taught to do that and believed enough to act accordingly and when she did not find It still, she did not decide that God did not hear or answer prayers but came and asked me to help. So, I prayed almost the most earnestly I had in my entire life. But, we never found the skirt. It did not shake our testimonies in the least. I just rationalized that it was such a petty thing that God was not giving us a solution because he has to draw the line somewhere and that really did not require Heavenly aide. But, I was nagged to go revisit my prayer. Upon doing so I realized that it had been answered!! My prayer was that her testimony would be increased and that through that experience she might be blessed to know that her father in Heaven loves her. Check, check. It was pretty much that she wasn't answered as is typical that caused the situation to stand out in my mind and call for a better explination.
Another example that I used was of the Island Princess Moana. On shore she set out sailing to find Maui. Because she did not know anything about sailing her situation was in danger...serious, danger. She asked for supernatural aid and was shipwrecked as a result. Her first comment is alot like Zacharias not appreciative because it was terribly misunderstood. She said, "Um, not helping." She was capsized in the ocean, then a huge storm came to her "aid".She was sailing with the intent of finding Maui and ended up on his disserted island! Maybe, that is alot how things work for all of us.
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