Wishful thinking is not faith. It’s a cousin of doubt. Don’t go there.
Wishful thinking is not faith. It's a cousin of doubt. Don't go there. BELIEVE with all of your heart like when you were a little kid! Wishful thinking throws something out there as if God is waiting, just waiting, for you to throw a request out and then playing a game with you to see whether or not you deserve for Him to bless you. First of all this is NOT the character and heart of the God of the Universe and secondly, He never said, “Come to me and wish that one day I would answer you.” No…. He said, “Seek me with your whole heart and if you do, you will find me.” Wishful thinking isn’t intimate, it’s distant. I’m not even sure if it’s hopeful. Wishful thinking is a cousin of [...]