May I have a scorpion?

oyster67 · Jun 13, 2020

Matthew 7
7:7 Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
7:8 For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
7:9 Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone?
7:10 Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent?
7:11 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?

Matthew 7 reveals to us some of the characteristics of our Heavenly Father. Our Fathers desires to give us good things, and in His good timing, He shall.

James 4
4:1 From whence [come] wars and fightings among you? [come they] not hence, [even] of your lusts that war in your members?
4:2 Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not.
4:3 Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume [it] upon your lusts.

James 4 provides us a mirror which reveals to us our own nature, and explains why God will not give us everything we ask for whenever we ask for it.

I can think of some very foolish things I have asked God for in the past. I am so glad that He said "NO". (and no, I will never tell you what they were

.)

Nehemiah6 · Jun 13, 2020

May I have a scorpion?

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Not unless you are a Scorpio.

But you are correct. We need to be careful as to what we ask for from God.

blue_ladybug · Jun 13, 2020

Umm, NO.

Scorpions are poisonous, and we don't want you to die.

Roughsoul1991 · Jun 13, 2020

oyster67 said:

Matthew 7
7:7 Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
7:8 For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
7:9 Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone?
7:10 Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent?
7:11 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?

Matthew 7 reveals to us some of the characteristics of our Heavenly Father. Our Fathers desires to give us good things, and in His good timing, He shall.

James 4
4:1 From whence [come] wars and fightings among you? [come they] not hence, [even] of your lusts that war in your members?
4:2 Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not.
4:3 Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume [it] upon your lusts.

James 4 provides us a mirror which reveals to us our own nature, and explains why God will not give us everything we ask for whenever we ask for it.

I can think of some very foolish things I have asked God for in the past. I am so glad that He said "NO". (and no, I will never tell you what they were

.)

Yes you may have a scorpion, maybe two.

oyster67 · Jun 13, 2020

Roughsoul1991 said:

"... and then you throw out the scorpions and eat the lemon."

Blain · Jun 13, 2020

This reminds me of how before I went through my horrible ordeal with my eyes I was walking and talking to God and of course with my hunger for him feeling as if he was starving me I said to him if it means being able to truly find you then I want you to take me directly into the storm because I know at the end of the dark tunnel I will find you there. No sooner had I asked that things began to go bad for me I still have not fully healed my eyes and are sown shut to be able to heal better by 60% so I am legally blind.
Granted through this ordeal I had to learn how to purposely choose to trust him and not trust him by intinct alone and I did grow in this time as well but I wonder if what I asked for was from my own stupidity or a part of his plan

But either way I think this is a perfect example of my favorite comedian actor Jim carrey from bruce almighty- beeee careful what you wish for punk XD

blue_ladybug · Jun 13, 2020

Roughsoul1991 said:

Eeeeeeeeeeewwwwwwwwwwwww

Pardon me while I

Blain · Jun 13, 2020

Well maybe instead of eating them if their venom works the same as snakes then we can just extract it and turn it into medicine. While snakes venom is deadly it also has amazing healing properties sooooo maybe we can do that with scorpions? people do eat them though they even make chocolate covered ones or fried ones and well... eww-just eww

Gregoryp · Jun 13, 2020

I prayed for my beloved 8 years ago after watching a documentary about Soul mates, he sent her alright, a narcissist, I assumed he sent me a scorpion or an asp, now after prayer this morning I am told she is indeed the one and I am to wait on the lord, she is a work in progress. It goes to show what you sometimes pray for doesn't appear straight away, and it is not what you expected. This lady is much younger than me, I never used to be attracted to younger women, always much older. To summarise, pray fervently, and wait on the lord, his ways are not your ways.

oyster67 · Jun 13, 2020

This thread is going in some very unexpected directions, but that's ok

.

tourist · Jun 13, 2020

Roughsoul1991 said:

They look crunchy. I'd probably eat 'em. Lemon is great but I'm currently trending towards lime. Hopefully, the poison parts were removed prior to frying, preferably in extra virgin olive oil. I probably should not have mentioned that virgin word 'cause it might stir up trouble. I'm thinking stir-fry.

tourist · Jun 13, 2020

Gregoryp said:

I prayed for my beloved 8 years ago after watching a documentary about Soul mates, he sent her alright, a narcissist, I assumed he sent me a scorpion or an asp, now after prayer this morning I am told she is indeed the one and I am to wait on the lord, she is a work in progress. It goes to show what you sometimes pray for doesn't appear straight away, and it is not what you expected. This lady is much younger than me, I never used to be attracted to younger women, always much older. To summarise, pray fervently, and wait on the lord, his ways are not your ways.

That's just great Gregory. You were also right to pray about this for God to search and find the one of your heart's desire.

reneweddaybyday · Jun 13, 2020

oyster67 said:

Not a "foolish" thing we asked God for, but a good request which was granted by God:

My husband and I were married 5 years before we had children. We both loved children and wanted to have a few. When I told my husband I thought I was pregnant, we talked about whether we'd have boy or girl and both agreed that did not matter. And then we talked about wouldn't it be great if we had twins! We knew we wanted more than 1 child and we could save time, we could save me having to go through a pregnancy, etc., etc.

Long story short, what did we have??? Of course ... we had twins!!! So ... God blessed us with those twins we thought would be so great (and it was and they are!!!).

So, I'm starting to get the hang of this raising kids stuff and the boys were about 14 months old and my husband and I started thinking maybe it's time to think about having another kiddo. And next thing you know I was pregnant ... and what I thought was starting to get easy (raising twin boys) started to get a little more difficult as they got more mobile and a little more independent.

I spent my 2nd pregnancy bouncing between "oh my goodness what if I have twins again!!!" and "well, we'll deal with that if/when it happens".

In the end, we had our little girl ...

So, I do tell people "you better watch out what you ask God for ... you just might get it!!!"

Roughsoul1991 · Jun 13, 2020

tourist said:

Yep, that actually looks good. Two crispy crunchy critters. They usually cut the tips off the tale.

biker · Jun 13, 2020

I have asked God going on 10 years for something specific that would release me and set me free of the circumstances I am bound to (it's not marriage/relationship related btw).

Ironically, my situation within this circumstance over the years has grown to become more like a prison. It's like feeling the walls closing in on me. I have no idea why God has not chosen to intervene on my behalf. The benefit of this circumstance is, I have become fully dependant upon God. And He has used me in ways, that without this circumstance, I would not be able to be used. I also have no doubts that once this trial has ended, God will use me in other ways.

But this circumstance has crippled me (not physically) and has broken me and I have cried out to God for Him to intervene. I am persuaded to follow God no matter what. I am persuaded to run and finish my Race. I am tired and worn out. I somehow get up every day and find reasons how Wonderful God is even within this prison of my circumstance. I truly believe God will not put upon me what I am not able handle even with me fully dependant upon God. Both Spiritually and emotionally I have never suffered like this before. If this is God's way of keeping me in the fold, then I am grateful to Him. But the weight of my circumstance is growing unbearable. I cry myself to sleep nightly begging and asking God why won't He release me of this burden.

God has opened doors, allowed my knowledge to increase, my understanding to become hundred fold, and my Faith to reach heights that sound unrealistic. But in it all, I am still completely trapped. I very well could go to my grave one day still suffering. I don't know. I just know the pain is real, the heartache is severe, the battle has no end in sight. But I won't stop Trusting in God! I won't stop seeking God, I won't stop listening to God. I won't stop depending upon Him. I need Him more as each second passes by. And every day I awaken is another day to give Him the Praise and Glory He deserves. I really don't know how I am surviving without Him. Because this is unbearable.

reneweddaybyday · Jun 14, 2020

biker said:

Exactly.

biker said:

1 Peter 5:6-10 has been helpful to me when faced with the trials of this life. And take note that in vs 10 it says after you have suffered awhile ... doesn't specify how long ... just a while. And while we are going through our "suffering for a while", God is working in us to perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle us. So even though we think we're alone in our circumstances, God is there with us helping us through ... while we are focused on what we are going through, God is working within us so that we are more properly fitted/equipped, we are more established, we are made stronger, we are firmly grounded.

I also like 2 Cor 4:17 where we are told our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory. God tells us it is a "light affliction" and that it is "but for a moment" when to us it seems an unbearable weight that lasts too long. But when measured in light of eternity, maybe what seems to be a long time really only is but for a moment.

Nehemiah6 · Jun 14, 2020

oyster67 said:

It is never a good idea to open a can of worms. You just might discover a scorpion.

biker · Jun 14, 2020

reneweddaybyday said:

Exactly.

1 Peter 5:6-10 has been helpful to me when faced with the trials of this life. And take note that in vs 10 it says after you have suffered awhile ... doesn't specify how long ... just a while. And while we are going through our "suffering for a while", God is working in us to perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle us. So even though we think we're alone in our circumstances, God is there with us helping us through ... while we are focused on what we are going through, God is working within us so that we are more properly fitted/equipped, we are more established, we are made stronger, we are firmly grounded.

I also like 2 Cor 4:17 where we are told our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory. God tells us it is a "light affliction" and that it is "but for a moment" when to us it seems an unbearable weight that lasts too long. But when measured in light of eternity, maybe what seems to be a long time really only is but for a moment.

Thank You, Brother!

JeremiahsCup · Jun 14, 2020

oyster67 said:

Matthew 7
7:7 Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
7:8 For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
7:9 Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone?
7:10 Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent?
7:11 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?

Matthew 7 reveals to us some of the characteristics of our Heavenly Father. Our Fathers desires to give us good things, and in His good timing, He shall.

James 4
4:1 From whence [come] wars and fightings among you? [come they] not hence, [even] of your lusts that war in your members?
4:2 Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not.
4:3 Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume [it] upon your lusts.

James 4 provides us a mirror which reveals to us our own nature, and explains why God will not give us everything we ask for whenever we ask for it.

I can think of some very foolish things I have asked God for in the past. I am so glad that He said "NO". (and no, I will never tell you what they were

.)

I like this, this is a very good points and passages. Praise Jesus for he sustains the righteous and the Father knows what we really need.

Scribe · Jun 14, 2020

In Luke it says it a little different and I like the extra details.

9And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. 10For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. 11If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone? or if he ask a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent? 12Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion? 13If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?

That the asking, seeking, knocking and ultimately receiving is about the Holy Spirit. Isn't that awesome?

May I have a scorpion?

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