Sometimes, as believers, we pray asking God to take care of a situation and we feel like our prayers are hitting a brick wall and bouncing back to us. We feel like there is no change in the situation and God isn’t there.
Other times, we see God answer our prayers. We see the amazing way he works things out.
But today, it’s the times we don’t see the answer that I’m thinking about. In these times, it might be that victory comes in getting to the point that we can give it completely to God. To rest. To trust Him. To know that he will have his way and his ways are good.
Sometimes the trials bring us closer to God. We don’t choose them, but we can look back and see God’s hand in them.
God always has a reason for the struggle; the trial. We aren’t promised tomorrow and we aren’t promised a life without trouble. However, we are promised that he will never leave or forsake us (Hebrews 13:5), He knows the plans he has for us, to give us a future and a hope (Jeremiah 29:11), that if we pray about everything the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard our hearts and minds (Philippians 4: 7), that we can do all things through Christ who strengthens us (Philippians 4:13) and so much more…
What if trials of this life are Your mercies in disguise?
