We wonder if God is listening to our prayers when traumatic situations arise, and we are trying to navigate our way through them. We have brought the situation to God in prayer and are waiting for Him to give us an answer we can act on. When it looks like God is taking time to answer, we begin to wonder if He is angry about something we have done and perhaps withholding the solution we are seeking.
Has God forgotten to be merciful? Has he in anger withheld his compassion?” Then I thought, “To this I will appeal: the years when the Most High stretched out his right hand. I will remember the deeds of the Lord; yes, I will remember your miracles of long ago. I will consider all your works and meditate on all your mighty deeds.” Your ways, God, are holy. What god is as great as our God? (Psalm 77: 9-13 NIV)
If we read the Bible and get acquainted with how God works, we will learn that God honours and acts on behalf of those who have faith in what He says. God does this in His perfect way at just the right time.
Faith in God requires that we trust what God says and wait for Him to act.
Prayer: Heavenly Father, You are a God who honours Your word. Give me the wisdom to not rely on my own understanding, but to trust You and practice the principles contained in Your Word in all my affairs. Amen
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