Saying the Wrong Thing

There are so many times that I find myself saying the wrong thing and not able to say what my heart is feeling.  Since chemo has finished and my response was wonderful many conversations  somehow always touch on this topic.  Yesterday was not any different.  A long time friend was saying how wonderful it is that God answered our prayers for healing.  I know what is meant by this type of statement, but for some reason it really bothers me.  I feel as though so many of us want to say, "praise God" when our prayers are answered the way "we" want them answered.  I know that's not what most people mean but, we shouldn't forget the world is watching.  We can't and shouldn't give praise to God only when things work out the way we had hoped.  I no longer ask God for the obvious solution, the obvious may not be what brings kingdom growth or what brings about a heart change in someone.  I have been so guilty of praying in a way that "I" thought was best, asking God to do what "I" had decided in my mind would be the solution.  "I" had become God and never gave a second thought to what weight my words really held.   My heart is now humbled in a way that I don't ask God to change our circumstances.  What blessings would we miss if we always got our way when difficulties came into our lives.  It's so hard to have a heart change when we live a trouble-free life.  The times in my own life that change has occurred have been through those trials.  I now see why God tells us to count it joy when we suffer trials.  Let's praise God for the trials and what we learn from those trials.  


Be content where you are today, thanking God for your life no matter what your circumstance are knowing He loves you more than you know!!