I experienced a number of challenging events this week. Quite a large number as a matter of fact!
David Benner says "Asking where God might be in unwelcome circumstances is quite different from asking why they happened. That question is ultimately unanswerable. Unwelcome circumstances...are not gifts. But they may contain a gift. ...Pray that the Spirit would help you discern the gifts of God that the circumstances may contain."
I have been thinking about this quite a bit as I ask God "how can I pray?" How do I hold this before you and what should I ask for? Are my prayers for my will to be done or can I truly bear to ask Him for His will to be done? That is a scary thought sometimes. But in the end it is my prayer.
So as you fast this coming week pray for His will in those situations you hold in prayer. What we desire may be good - what He has in mind is Best.
