"Whatsoever we ask which is not for our good, He will keep it back from us. And surely in this there is no less of love than in the grantings what we desire as we ought. Will not the same love which prompts you to give a good, prompt you to keep back an evil thing? If, in our blindness, not knowing what to ask, we pray for things which would turn in our hands to sorrow and death, will not our Father, out of His very love, deny us? How awful would be our lot, if our wishes should straightway pass into realities; if we were endowed with a power to bring about all that we desire; if the inclinations of our will were followed by fulfillment of our hasty wishes, and sudden longings were always granted. One day we shall bless Him, not more for what He has granted than for what He has denied." (H.E. Manning)
Found in the book "Daily Strength for Daily Needs" P. 58
So true! I can honestly say that I'm thankful for some of the things I "thought" I couldn't live without that God has denied me.
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