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The tone of my reply to my son was so much harder than I wanted it to be. “Here’s how screen-time works from now on. Your answer to me is going to be my answer to you.” Have you ever felt God laugh at you? I did right then.
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I love the Bible verses on getting what you want like, [the Lord] will give you the desires of your heart, or ask whatever you wish and it will be done for you. I also love the way the bible talks about my rewards with language like, rewarded a hundredfold, or opening the floodgates of heaven.
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“What do you want?” The gentle question flooded my mind.
What do I want? James says I don’t get answers when I ask with wrong motives. Jesus, David and others say, ask with the right motives, I’ll get whatever I ask. Ask well and I get an answer with the power of heaven behind it.
I opened my mouth to answer, but lost my voice. I nodded and quickly turned away, wiping at the rush of tears. When I saw their little faces and heard their singsong voices, that gift felt like the most significant accomplishment of my life. I was proud and ashamed at the same time.
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