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“Do you like my pad, Wilde?”
“It’s not bad. I mean, it’s better than any home on earth, and certainly bigger,” I said.
“A man’s home should be his castle, Buddy.”
We stepped off the elevator into a huge entryway with walls made of glass, floor to ceiling. The view of the city lights was breathtaking.
“This is very nice, God. You can see everything from up here, but it’s no place to be in a tornado.”
“Not to worry, my child, you’re safe with me.”
“Is that so? You could have had me fooled when I was going through Life Review.”
“What was wrong with that, Buddy?”
“Are you serious? When the room you’re in starts bucking back and forth like a wild bull ride, and the roof caves in, followed by balls of fire – that, to me, is not safe. I …show more content…

“What did Jesus tell his disciples when they asked him about his ability to create miracles?”
“I don’t remember. To get lost?” I was tired and in a sarcastic mood.
“No, he said unto them, ‘These things, and even greater things shall you do.’ I gave the same power to man that I gave to Christ, but they killed the messenger before he could share the message with the masses, fearing that he would empower others with the same ability as himself.”
“I wish I’d have known about that while I was still on earth.”
“You did,” he said, “but there was doubt attached, just like when you prayed, and I can’t bless anything that is delivered to me wrapped in uncertainty.”
“I believed in the prayers I spoke, God.”
“Try your drink,” he said, somewhat irritated, “then I’ll show you something.” I took a big gulp,“Umm…”
“How is it?” he asked.
“Better than my prayer life.”
“Put that down and come over here, Wilde!”
I set my drink on the bar and followed God over to the window.
“You see that building down there,” he said. “That’s Prayer Central, the clearinghouse for every little request a human being could ever make.”
“That’s a big place,” I remarked. It looked like an office building about fifty stories high and it encompassed a full city block.
“Yes, it is. Processes over one billion prayer requests each day—and not a single one has ever gone unanswered.”
IF GOD IS SAYING NO TO 30% OF THE PRAYERS, HOW ARE THOSE PRAYERS BEING ANSWERED AS

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