Our preexisting ideas and assumptions are what actually determine what we can see, hear or otherwise observe. Our beliefs and opinions cannot be changed by stories and miraculous events alone.
Successful prayer could not come from resentment and darkness and unhappiness, as a pipeline can be clogged with roots and dirt.
Witnessing God’s specific interventions in our lives - whether to guide us, speak to us or perform saving deeds on our behalf - does not automatically clear up our confusions or straighten out the entanglements of our hearts. They may stimulate us to seek understanding; but they do not of themselves give us faith and understanding. Our understanding must grow before we can have any significant appreciation of what we are experiencing on occasions when God intervenes in our lives.
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