not a vending machine

 This passage, by any stretch of the imagination, does NOT mean that we have a vending machine God.

Mark 11

22 Then Jesus said to the disciples, 

“Have faith in God. 

23 I tell you the truth, 

you can say to this mountain, 

‘May you be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ 

and it will happen. 

But you must really believe it will happen 

and have no doubt in your heart. 

24 I tell you, 

you can pray for anything, 

and if you believe that you’ve received it, 

it will be yours. 

25 But when you are praying, 

first forgive anyone you are holding a grudge against, 

so that your Father in heaven will forgive your sins, too.”