Because God is God--He isn't obligated to answer my prayers.
He told me He hears me, He listens my cries, He hears my prayers.
But if God was quiet, would I still trust Him? Is my faith merely in a God who is a genie in a bottle?
Or is my faith in a God who controls the universe, time, and space, who choses to call me His own, who is good and just beyond my understanding, who is sovereign over all creation, who can't love me anymore than He does right now?
A challenging thing to remember.
ReplyDeleteOr maybe we just need to step out of the boat, on either side, and let Him lead us?
ReplyDeleteI heard once that God is silent sometimes not because He's distant, but because He's preparing our destinies. The example given was God's 'silence' as He put Adam to sleep and created Eve. While this may be encouraging in times of apparent silence, it doesn't change the fact that we should love Him without expectations. Your post was very convicting.
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