Wish-Prayer-Gennie and God

Note - "God" in the title and the subsequent post does not refer to any particular religion or name you may address almighty as. I have used God and Almighty in the writing below, which can be read as, God, Bhagwan, Eshwar, Buddha, Allah, Waheguru, and any other name or form you refer the Almighty with. So preemptive apology if I, unknowingly offended anyone.

Your wish is my command followed by a smokey poof and then your wishes are fulfilled. This is a typical scene from a story that we have read in books and scene in movies like Aladdin. The one fulfilling your wishes is your friendly neighborhood Genie 

The story of Aladdin and the lamp has been shared and enjoyed by many generations.  The Gennie is a central piece and a symbol of positive results in one's hand.

Lately I saw in many public forums people referring to Almighty working on answering everybody's prayers. That stirred a thought, are we, intentionally or unintentionally, confusing the Almighty with the genie? 

God does not Grant all the wishes. God is the father, the mother, the parent, the Creator and the preserver, and when needed the Destroyer. It can be very wrong to see God as a wish granting genie that you can rub out of a lamp. However keeping a notion that, God is delivering on everything you ask for is nothing different than confusing God with Genie. 

Remember that Genie has no moral compass. Genies deeds are just a reflection of it's Master's conscience. “your wish is my command!” (right or wrong is on you master; Gennie whispers that under the breath, may be as no one ever heard about that.

 Almighty makes the world go round. I, by no mean, am challenging the power of praying. Prayers can get you to a much better place, but not always exactly what you're looking for. When God listens to your prayers, (which is 100% of the times you pray), God knows what is right to grant and what is not. Your wish is never God's command. Rather God’s will is your Gift. The beauty is in accepting what God gives you irrespective of how different it is from what you have prayed for. In many religions and spiritual discussions this is termed as the concept of surrender. Surrender is expected to bring peace and fullness to the being. Hinduism strongly supports the theory of karma. Simplistically stated, is all what you receive is a direct result of your actions. Praying indeed is a positive action, and certainly earns you some good karma, but still your prayers are not always granted as is. Because what you ask for in your prayers might not be aligned with your karmic path. Or your prayers might not be aligned with the overall balance of the world around you. Almighty the preserver has A keen interest in keeping the world balanced for your own good. (A kid demanding infinite stash of candy from parents does not always gets that, doesn’t make the parent any lesser, but ensures parents know more than to just fulfil the wish, unlike Gennie.)

 It sure should bring peace to the hearts knowing that God is not your genie. Once we have prayed, we should be grateful for what we receive or don't as that is our gift. This is how we prepare ourselves to receive more. Certainly, receive more Peace, joy and fulfillment.

Some Quotes from different religions on how the wishes are granted based on deeds/ actions/ Karma

Karman-ye-vadhikarste, Ma faleshu-kadachana	You have right to perform your karma but never the right on its results (the results are granted by the Almighty, as a gift and not as a right)
Tera Bhana Meetha lage	What ever you give (oh God) is sweet (Good) for me
Kiffarah	What you give, you will get back
Proverbs 14:14-26:	"Bad people will get what they deserve. Good people will be rewarded for their deeds"

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Santa Clause explains theory of Karma simplistically by creating a Naughty or Nice list. Although Santa gives so many gifts each Christmas, but Santa is no Gennie so one gets the right gift only when one has been on the 'Nice' list!!There is always time to be 'Nice' if you have been 'Naughty.' 

Many religions teach, that the Karma stays with you even in afterlife; So don’t be fooled if you get the Lamp, which when rubbed created the Smoke and an imposing figure came out of smoke saying, “Your Wish is my Command !”, wish wisely. Don't rub random lamps anymore, instead light the candle of Hope in your heart, pray, and know that you will be granted what you deserve. Know that what ever you get is still a gift that you should cherish and rejoice in. Above all know that God is on your side. And you're way better off than having the Genie in the lamp.