GOD ON MUTE

How am I going to get through this?

“And he said to them, ‘I am deeply grieved, even to death; remain here, and keep awake.’ … He said, ‘Abba, Father, for you all things are possible; remove this cup from me; yet, not what I want, but what you want.’” - Mark 14:34,36


Day 11: Making the Ask


Pause

“Why, Lord do you stand afrar off? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble?” - Psalm 10:1


Reflect

  • Bible: “Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth? Tell me, if you have understanding. Who determined its measurements—surely you know! Or who stretched the line upon it? On what were its bases sunk, or who laid its cornerstone when the morning stars sang together and all the heavenly beings shouted for joy? - Job 38:4-7

  • Book: “God rolls back the clouds to unveil an awesome vision that, far from diminishing Job’s expectations of His power, renders him speechless. God’s answer to Job’s archetypal cry ofo ‘Why’ is simply, ‘Look at Me’. … The book of Job is therefore both the most frustrating and enlightening treatment of unaswered prayer in the Bible, because God’s solution to so much misery is ultimately to reveal His greatness.” (p.47)

Ask

  • How small do you feel at times compared to how big you know God is?

  • Why does God not answer Job’s actual questions?

  • In what ways might God be waiting to reframe my questions instead of answering them?

  • How can focusing on God’s unlimited power instead of our limitations help us face the struggles of life?


Yield

The hymn, “When I Survey,” by Charles Weslely:

Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast,

Save in the death of Christ, my God.

All the vain things that charm me most,

I sacrifice them to His blood.

Were the whole realm of nature mine,

That were an offering far too small;

Love so amazing, so divine,

Demands my soul, my life, my all.

Amen.




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