"Let my cry come before you, O LORD; give me understanding according to your word." Psalm 119:169
Have we not had times in which we could not figure out what is happening in our lives? A terminal illness is pronounced upon us or we don't know why we didn't get a certain job offer?
It is in such times that we seek to make sense of what is happening to us. We may not have the vision to see clearly at the present moment why something is happening.
However, we can like the psalmist, pray to God for understanding. We can pray that even as we read Scripture, possibly we might get some clarification. The point here, is that we don't give up on God. We don't withdraw into our own shell. Rather, we are those who are willing to ask God for "understanding," hoping that the Holy Spirit will work in our minds and help us to get through what we cannot seem to comprehend.
Where many of our prayers want situations resolved (and have it done quickly), there might be a very good reason why something is happening, and that could be for our good. Are you willing to do the waiting in prayer and maybe discover why?
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- Rev. Martin W. Pauschke
- I have been pastor at Savior Divine since July 2004. Prior to my current position, I had served at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Maywood, IL, and Trinity Lutheran Church in Runnemede, NJ. I graduated from Concordia Senior College in Fort Wayne, IN, with a concentration in musicology and graduated from Concordia Seminary in Exile (Christ Seminary - Seminex) in St. Louis, MO. I received a D. Min. degree from McCormick Theological Seminary in Chicago.