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The most beautiful woman in the world made a statement<\/a> on M* that brings up an important point.<\/p>\n

…another comment that bothers me is when people say ” The Lord knows we wanted a child, or we wanted many children and has blessed us because of this desire”. Well if desire was all it took I would have at least 5 by now. I have always desired to have many children.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Which raises the question, what does God use as a basis for blessings?<\/p>\n

Already, Mary has shown us that it cannot be our desire for that blessing. Many people who desire a certain blessing yet never receive it. Alternatively, many people who do desire the same blessing still receive it.<\/p>\n

What about obedience? Does a person?\u00a2\u201a\u00c7\u00a8\u201a\u00d1\u00a2s obedience to the commandments affect the likelihood of receiving a blessing? Back to the fertility example: there are many obedient people who never get pregnant, and many disobedient ones who do. Therefore, that cannot be it.<\/p>\n

What about prayer? Same thing. Many people pray for it and never get it. Many people never pray for it and still get it.<\/p>\n

Certainly, God does not just arbitrarily pick blessings to send to us. Or does he?<\/p>\n

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