This is a very reasonable question; one I'd asked myself in the past when I was learning about Him..and I will not say that I know everything, and I never will know that.
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Pardon my ignorance in this, but what can you ask for? I'm not certain I believe in the God you are referring to, but I do believe there is a higher spirit at work in our lives. I refer to it as "great spirit" only because that label resonates with me.
I have asked that the GS change what is in H's and OW's heart so they release each other to enable H to continue in his journey and not get stuck in Replay... Is this wrong? I'm not sure what to ask really when it comes to MLC other than allowing me the freedom from pain when thinking of H so that I can work on myself. That seems to help as well...
I don't see your question as "ignorance" only as the desire to expand your knowledge. I, too, was "ignorant" until I asked questions and began to learn things.
What you about said about asking GS(I see Him as the Lord God Almighty; actually the INDIANS referred to Him as The Great Spirit), to work within OW and your MLC'er's heart was actually on the money, and it's NOT wrong to ask that. Usually what is in the heart, the mind will follow. If it's His Will, this will be done; everything happens for a reason, and things go the way they go for a reason.
He may answer the prayer by "inserting" certain things within your MLC'er's heart, and time will do the rest of the work.
I remembered asking Him to work within my husband's heart, but it was a long time later, before I saw the results of those workings. It took faith on my part to be able to continue to pray, then let it go into His Hands; and I believed with all of my heart that His Will would be done in my life. I found out later on, when my husband was talking, that dreams were sent to him; and his heart was touched by those dreams.
The Lord uses whatever is at His disposal to make things happen in response to an earnest prayer; this I knew then, and I know this now.
Many people seem to think the Lord will change people's minds, but that would be tampering with free will that He gave all man as a gift.
Yet, regarding "heart workings" the Bible has many places where it speaks of the Lord working within people's hearts. One example: the hardening of Pharoah's heart against Moses, when he refused to release the Israelites, that was the LORD doing that to show His glory in the situation.
We can also ask Him to work within OUR hearts to help us let go, allowing Him to work within our situations, to help us along our journey, to be with us each day; and to guide us through. We can even ask Him to help us to speak, and be open to Him.
He can be a huge part of our journey, if we allow Him to be. He doesn't just sit up there and laugh at us, He is very interested in what we do and how we do it..hurts when we hurt; knows how we feel, and He takes care of us...even if things don't look right.
We can ask for anything we want to ask for, as the Bible says we have not because we ask not..but, there are some things He won't answer/give us, and in THAT case, it is for our protection, especially if we ask for something that would be harmful to us in the long run, and we don't see it. But, He sees ALL things.
He doesn't always answer the way we think He should, because HE sees a bigger picture, and knows all; we don't.
You seem to asking for the right things, and you're unselfish enough to ask these things so your husband can move on in his journey even if you're not there...and that is a true letting go.
Many things happened to me along the way that I didn't understand, but understood that HE did, and was, in time, able to let it go.
Hope this helps answer what you're asking, even if our views of God are different. Each person is on a path toward spiritual growth, and there are some interesting deviations in that path.
I've known many with "mixed" beliefs, but I have come to the understanding that I would be wrong to try and direct them another way.
God loves all people, and I've been sent to many in all walks of life; not to try and change them(that would "other control" which I don't have nor have a right to), but to love them, and help them.
Have a great weekend.
Remember, as each person is different, every MLC/Transition is different..what works for one may not work for another. Most of the time it is trial and error for ALL involved.
