Once again, I am challenged by thoughts from Rose from Brier by Amy Carmichael. Today I was reading about a series of events that led to her fall in a pit and caused her to be bedridden with pain for months on end. If just one link in a seemingly insignificant chain or events had not happened, the accident would have been avoided. "If this had not been, this had not followed."
How often do we think about that in life? If only I had waited two minutes more... If only I had watched my step... If only... (You fill in the blank!)
Yet, God certainly does set limits to our suffering. And nurturing the "If Only" thoughts, as Carmichael puts it, "can be vinegar upon niter." (Whatever niter is!!")
Many times we can see the limits God has put on the hand of the enemy, and we rejoice in that. As we Minnesotans say, "It could have been worse." But, what if it was worse? Would that mean that prayers were not answered?
Good question. I sure don't have all the answers. "It is a petty view of our Father's love and wisdom which demands or expects an answer according to our desires, apart from His wisdom."
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I have tried a few times before and now I have just clicked "comments" and here we are. Do you suppose this is going to work?
"What if" and "Why" are cousins. God has the veto power. What if all our prayers were answered? We would be standing in line at th foot of the Mt. of Transfiguration, waiting for an audience.Bob
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