This past week, I have been praying for some very specific things to happen. Things relating not only to me, but also some of my dear friends. And every single one of those specific things occurred in the way that I had prayerfully asked them to.
Except for one. One of those prayer requests seemed to immediately be answered, but as the week progressed on, the answer turned into quite the opposite direction. To say that I was disheartened is putting it lightly- especially because this request had been about a friend of mine and her struggles.
Why does God choose to respond to some requests and not others? Why did he pick THIS request- out of all of them- to be the one that didn't turn out?
"My thoughts are nothing like your thoughts," says the LORD. "And my ways are far beyond anything you could imagine." -Isaiah 55:8
I will never understand God or the way He works. But I'm beginning to learn that God moves independently of me; He wants to use my life to spread his glory and love, but they will certainly be found by others regardless of what I do or do not do- even what I do or do not pray for. Yes, God loves giving those who follow him the desires of their hearts (Psalm 37:4-5), but He is more than my prayers sometimes limit him to.
Today God is saying to me, "My ways are far beyond anything you could imagine." Will I trust that? Will I choose to accept the fact that God is good- whether I feel it at any moment in time or not?
God, in His infinite goodness, is good independent of any prayer request or human being. God is good.
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