He isn’t. This is one of the biggest hurdles I had to overcome in the last however many years since I’ve been walking with the Lord. Quite honestly, I’ve only recently overcome it, too.
Have you ever thought that way? Thought that God was always tricking you? I did. When I would say a prayer like, “God, I hope that you heal my friend,” I thought that sometimes God would be tricky and my friend might pass away instead. When I would approach God about it, I feared that He would say, “well… you said you wanted Me to heal them. You didn’t say I couldn’t take their life.”
A bit extreme, yes, but God isn’t like that.
God doesn’t want you to say “yes” to Him so that He can take advantage of your life. He does want you to follow Him so that He can lead you off of a cliff. He doesn’t precariously examine all of the words that you pray in such a way that He can twist them to fit His plans. No. God isn’t like that.
The biggest battle we fight in our lives, I think, rages between our ears. It’s a battle for our minds. That’s why it’s so important to continuously renew our minds, to constantly dwell on our identity in Christ and what He’s doing in the Kingdom. The more we focus on that kind of stuff, the less we have to worry about God twisting our words.
The devil’s a trickster. God loves us and desires the best for us. He’s far from confusing although the way He operates is still oftentimes a mystery. He knows how to give good gifts. Rest at peace in that. I finally do.
