Bible Discussion Thread

Is it offensive to Jesus and god for me to pray for something I want in life? For example, I prayed to Jesus for A nice bible of my own, and for a job, and I've asked to have a good woman that I can love and marry to be placed in my life. I am reading the bible each day and follow its teachings without deviation or interpretation. But I haven't figured out what I shouldn't ask from Jesus, I don't want to pervert the word of god or the love of Jesus by asking for material things, I will never ask for something shallow and meaningless like cars or wealth. But I want to stay connected to the lord and the world, I want to earn my place in life and in heaven, I can't tell if its wrong to ask the lord for help with finding work, a woman to love, and a bible.

Jesus SAID concerning THINGS -- seek ye FIRST - THE KINGDOM OF GOD and all THESE THINGS will be added UNTO you. ALSO for your Father knows what things you need before you ask. (( ALSO in proverbs it says " he that finds a wife finds a Good thing and obtains favor from the Lord.)) I know FROM past experiences AND FROM HIS word AND BEING denied MANY MANY MANY thing's AND needs, IT made me MORE grateful for the little THINGS and extremely grateful for God who provides them. If anything is taking more of your heart mind soul--and strength, it's not good for you. Now don't think FOR a second I'm giving my opinion. I'm sure your relationship with God is MORE agreeable than my own right now. FOR I need prayers for My overwhelmingly oppressive circumstances myself. BUT God bless you and keep you and I hope you hear THESE words. FOR God desires to delight in you. But he cannot do so unless you are in Right relationship with him

Hi James.

I would like to add to what has been shared by Jema and Richard.

Here is a scripture that may adress your concerns on knowing what or whether you should ask for particular things.

Romans 8:26-27.

Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.

And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God.

Commit yourself to the Lord and he will line your heart up with his will.

I hope this helps.

God bless.

You cannot earn your place in the Kingdom of God . Faith is the key , you must trust in God all through your life , in the good times and in the bad . That's all He wants from you , that you will love Him and trust Him enough to put yourself in His hands and let Him guide you through this life into the next .

Hello , I don't believe that you are asking for anything that might be considered sinful . A Bible is a Bible and as long as it's a KJV you can't go wrong . In the Lord's prayer , Jesus tells us to ask Our Heavenly Father for our daily bread , so asking for a job in order to eat seems ok to me and I do think that God brings people into our lives so asking for a wife also seems fine to me . Remember though that you may have to wait quite a while before your prayers are answered , I didn't meet my husband until I was in my early thirties so I had waited a long time for him . Be patient and thank God every day for all the things that you do have . Read your Bible and learn what your God expects from you and do your best to follow the example that your Saviour set for you . You have a lot to look forward to as a Christian , in this life you may have troubles but if you stick with God He will bring you through them all . In the next life , we can't even begin to imagine the things that God has lined up for us , we shall just have to wait and see ! :) .

I personally have seen prayer answered a couple times for someone to find a spouse; the most dramatic was within a few days of a brother's prayer request when he met the woman he was to marry a year or so later.

I also happened to get a copy of a Dake's Bible that someone left on top of a compactor at work. I couldn't locate the person with the name on the front; it ended with Smith a rather common name. I have a few issues with it; but with over 100,000 cross references it is a valuable asset in my collection. A couple years back I helped a woman in church who was consolidating and getting rid of stuff and she offered me her collection of about a half dozen Bibles (one of which has 4 translations simultaneously in it). Eventually; my original Bible in high school started fraying something fierce (wasn't preserved well either in hot storage spaces; etc).

As to work; we are commanded to work or not eat. That comes sometimes after months of effort; but again I was able to start after leaving my workplace with full time work and extra projects in Pittsburgh when I needed to help with care for my elderly parents in the Philly area. I spent several months searching and with fruitless efforts trying to get notary work but have worked since January 2022 in my current position in Food Service.

I wouldn't even say a car is worthless. I had a 1997 Honda or thereabouts which was a trade in for a much nicer 2014 car that I gave to my former roommate in need. It wouldn't pass inspection when I got here and since my dad really can't drive anymore the ownership of his car (which was a 2004 but with very low mileage; less than the one I had from 2014) was transferred to me.

As for money; I also have seen evidences of quick answered prayer needed for missionary efforts which I mentioned somewhere last year in a comment. Remember it is the love of money which is the root of all evil not money itself. Earthly things are a test of loyalty for heavenly ones