Not
one of all the Lord's good promises to the house of
What
a testimony! And yet, could we claim any different?
Usually
if I think God isn't coming through, it's because I've gotten impatient. If God
doesn't do what I think he should do when I think he should do it, that doesn't
mean he isn't working. It means something else is going on.
Another
reason I might think I've come up short with God is that sometimes I put words
in his mouth. Let's face it; God didn't promise me a vintage Jaguar XKE
(although I think we all know how great I'd look driving one down the street).
It's amazing how the frills of life can get labeled as necessities.
And
other times it's because I don't recognize God's hand of mercy. Sometimes God
shows his mercy by saying, "No." I'd probably get all sorts of
speeding tickets in that Jaguar, although they do look really cool cruising
along nice and slow – not that I've thought about it all that much.
The
bottom line is that God answers prayer in accordance with his will, and his
will for me is always better than my selfish yearnings or best laid – though naïve
– plans. We struggle against his will, not realizing doing so means we are
settling for less than God’s best.
When's
the last time you looked back and were gently surprised at God's faithfulness?
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