“Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your request to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:6-7
It occurs to me in reading this that one of the things I most appreciate about Paul is his distance from the “Prosperity Gospel.” There’s not a suggestion here that you “get what you ask for.” Granted, there is an “if/then” approach, but the “then” is a bit uncertain in nature – like in this passage, the “then” is “the peace of God, which transcends all understanding.” Which somehow takes me to the Stones – “But if you try sometimes, you might find, you get that you need.”
It occurs to me... 