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Lord, I praise you. Thank you for all you bless me with.

Michael, I know why you’ve come. You’re not looking for wisdom, you’re looking for answers to ‘small’ questions. That’s not the nature of our time together. I have told you before, I will not make things easy for you. There is reason in struggle. There is maturation in overcoming challenge.

I understand. I don’t like it, but I trust you. Do you expect that I will know the difference in the future and not come to you for ‘small’ questions?

I won’t be upset at you for asking, but you won’t receive the answers you seek, and it may become an issue for you.

What do you mean?

You may become frustrated that I do not provide answers to your questions. This could lead to you thinking that you are not loved, or loved less, because you are not receiving what you think you should be.

I understand. So to protect our relationship, I should think hard about whether I’m about to ask for something I already know you will not answer?

Yes, Michael.

Do you answer these questions in other ways than prayer? I’ve heard that some people feel that they can pose a question in prayer and they just need to be sensitive to their surroundings in order to receive your answer. Is that how you answer prayer?

I speak to people in many ways, and that includes answering prayer. However, people tend to interpret that as something that it isn’t. In other words it is common for people to mistakenly attribute circumstance to my will, or my answer to their prayer. This tends to happen when the person has a selfish approach to their prayer with me – help me, give me, etc. Many people are very polite with their requests, but I do not respond to polite, I respond to the heart. Polite is social behavior, not spiritual condition.