So I was talking with my friend Sylvia, and she was so excited about my advice to her the previous day. According to her, she had told me she was praying for an answer to a problem and getting no answer, and I had said, "Pray harder."
If I ever thought praying harder was a viable solution, it has not been in years...and years. My only prayer for a way long time now is and has been, "Thank you." Thank you for anything and everything that is appearing before my eyes or only in my head covers it, according to me.
It is written, and I do believe, "The Father knows your needs." That being my truth, all I need remember is that I'd rather have God's will done in my life than my will done in my life. Ergo, my prayer can only be "thank you." I sometimes pray, "Thank you for my life just as it is right this very minute," but that's for me, not God.
To go back to Sylvia...that's such a clean-cut example of what we hear is what we hear, not necessarily what was said. As a matter of fact, what we hear is seldom what was said, because as we hear, we interpret.
Sylvia is a new friend and has not heard me talk about my only prayer. I'm guessing she interpreted what I said based on what she was thinking she needed to do...i.e., pray harder. And, hearing that from another pleased her beyond the beyond...she was sharing my advice with all her friends, she said.
I made listening noises and realized that now was not the time to "correct" her. My feeling is when someone is obviously tickled with what they heard, unless it will do a harm to them or others, let it stand. God will lead us both to whatever and whenever a correction is needed. [Sidebar: I cannot emphasize enough how greatly my ego disagrees: "Others will know that advice is puny...and with my name on it!"]
Thank you.
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