Psalm 86:6; “Give ear, O Lord, to my prayer; listen to my plea for grace.”
Have you ever played the game “20
Questions”? Someone thinks of something
and then the other player has to guess it by asking questions? It can be a challenge, especially if you
don’t ask the right question. When you
watch the old Perry Mason shows, we see how carefully he would word his
questions to lead the witness to give the right answer. Even when someone asks me a question, I’ll
often ask them, “Why do you want to know?”
The goal of this question is to get to the question behind the question. Why are you asking this question?
Sometimes when we pray; we don’t get what we
pray for. This can lead to a frustrating
situation. We often cry to God and ask,
“Why?” This is the wrong question. We should ask the question, “What?” What do you want for me Lord? This is what we should ask; we should ask for
direction not an explanation. We do this
by first trusting God to do what is best for us. No matter what else happens in our life; we
are always a redeemed child of God, blessed by him and carried by his
promises. Nothing can or will change
it. So, as we face prayers that seem to
be unanswered, we need to remember that our desires do not form us but God’s
mercy forms us. We may need to let go of
one desire as God may have a different one in store.
We need to ask God for guidance and
support; then we need to turn to our brothers and sisters in Christ and listen
to them for their comfort, their wisdom and their direction. God uses Christians to speak his Word to
us. Then we may need to step back a
little and see what else God is telling us.
Sometimes our focus is so narrow that we miss all God’s beauty around
us.
We then need to look at God’s gifts and see
the new dreams that he has in store for us.
It may be time for a change in your life; perhaps major perhaps not so
major but we know that, through faith, God is guiding us along. He has promised that all things work for the
good of those whom he loves.
Look forward to what God is promising. He promises us plans that will make us
prosper. He has plans that will give us
eternal life. He has a love for you to
give you what we need and what is best for us.
Trust God to hear your prayer and answer you. He has promised to never abandon you but to
always be with you. This is his promise
to you; that he will comfort you in all your pain and give you peace to trust
in his wonderful mercy. His love for you
endures forever.
Dearest Jesus, we come to you in prayer and
often ask “why?” Give us the wisdom and
faith to ask “what?” what can I do to serve you. Lead us to see that you are always in control
and that our future with you has already been determined. Give us eyes of faith to see beyond today and
to see the glory of your tomorrow. In
your precious name we pray, amen.
God’s
Peace,
Pastor
Bret
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