WEEKLY DEVOTIONALS AND FUNNIES

​Grand rising and blessings, family. It's Monday, August 31, 2026; and this week's topic is: WHAT IF GOD ALWAYS SAID, "YES?" I watched this movie called, "Bruce Almighty" where God decides to take a vacation because "Bruce" (Jim Carrey) thinks God hates him and everything wrong going on in his life is God's doing. So God gave Bruce a chance to be God and he went on vacation. This reminded me of Job when the LORD speaks after 37 verses. "Where were you when I laid the earth's foundation?" (Job 38:4)

Bruce thought it would be a good idea to answer every prayer he received with a "yes." The consequences were things like, everyone hit the lottery but only won $14 so they started rioting. He thought it would be romantic to make the moon closer and bigger and aligned the stars as he saw fit for his girlfriend and there were disastrous global consequences. Massive tidal waves and tsunamis were the result of this sudden change in lunar activity.

C.S. Lewis said, "If God had granted all the silly prayers I've made in my life, where would I be now?" He goes on to say that he was grateful God said, "no." I agree wholeheartedly. We have to stop praying for situations to go away and start praying for ways of dealing with situations. We pray for things like, "I hope I don't have to go to the hospital and you go and they find out that you had a tumor you knew nothing about. But, God knew.

Remember Midas and everything he touched turned to Gold? He could no longer eat. I read that unanswered prayers are God's way of sparing us even more pain or even worse situations. What if two nations prayed for total destruction of the other, or if a person prayed that a love interest can only think of them. Now this person doesn't bathe, brush her teeth, has no friends, ignores her family and becomes violent if the affection is not reciprocated. Prayer could become a weapon and in a fit of rage, vengeance or envy, can result in immediate lethal consequences.

Heavenly Father, thank you for the doors you closed, the plans you delayed and the people you removed. Thank you for showing me lessons that built my character and protected me from myself or other people. In Jesus name. Amen 🙏

"For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." (Jeremiah 29:11 NIV)

Have a great week.
Blessings,
Tina