Laura Story's Grammy-award winning Blessings has been on my mind ever since I first heard it about a year ago. It is such a wonderful song and it challenges the generally accepted social convention that God blesses us with only shiny, happy things.
More and more I realize the reality of Isaiah 55:8 "For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD." Our Heavenly Father has a different perspective than we do and what He does is perfect, but most time we cannot see it. When "bad" things happen to Bible-believing Christians we tend to feel a sense of injustice. But what if His blessings come through raindrops? What if the divine healing comes through tears? What if a thousand sleepless nights are what it takes to know that the Lord is near?
The convenient thing is for God to tell us what He is doing. A lot of us, myself included, tacitly demand an explanation for the things that we view as negatives in our lives. As children of God, we feel entitled to know why certain things happen because when we ask for a blessing we expect to see it come in a neat package marked "BLESSING" with a bow and pretty paper.
In Rom. 11: 33 the apostle Paul writes, "O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out!" Paul knew what a lot of us refuse to accept: the Almighty God needs no counselor and does not have to answer to us. Paul knew that the best thing to do is trust Him because we, as finite human beings, will never understand the ways of the Lord.
His ways are past finding out!
Lord, forgive us for demanding an explanation of Your works. We accept that You are the Almighty and that Your thoughts and ways are much higher than ours. Only give us grace to trust You more and the patience to wait on You. And renew our minds through Your word, so that we can begin to see things as You see them. In the name of Jesus we pray. Amen.
More and more I realize the reality of Isaiah 55:8 "For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD." Our Heavenly Father has a different perspective than we do and what He does is perfect, but most time we cannot see it. When "bad" things happen to Bible-believing Christians we tend to feel a sense of injustice. But what if His blessings come through raindrops? What if the divine healing comes through tears? What if a thousand sleepless nights are what it takes to know that the Lord is near?
The convenient thing is for God to tell us what He is doing. A lot of us, myself included, tacitly demand an explanation for the things that we view as negatives in our lives. As children of God, we feel entitled to know why certain things happen because when we ask for a blessing we expect to see it come in a neat package marked "BLESSING" with a bow and pretty paper.
In Rom. 11: 33 the apostle Paul writes, "O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out!" Paul knew what a lot of us refuse to accept: the Almighty God needs no counselor and does not have to answer to us. Paul knew that the best thing to do is trust Him because we, as finite human beings, will never understand the ways of the Lord.
His ways are past finding out!
Lord, forgive us for demanding an explanation of Your works. We accept that You are the Almighty and that Your thoughts and ways are much higher than ours. Only give us grace to trust You more and the patience to wait on You. And renew our minds through Your word, so that we can begin to see things as You see them. In the name of Jesus we pray. Amen.
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