“Then the Lord said to Job, Do you still want to argue with the Almighty? You are God’s critic, but do you have the answers?” (Job 40:1 NLT).
I’ll go ahead and say it for all of us, Lord—Ouch!
Father, You could be asking me the exact same question. You could be pointing Your finger directly at me. You could have me in the witness stand facing this barrage.
I question You.
It looks worse in print than it sounded in my head. But I do—I question You.
The Maker of the universe? The Creator? The great I Am? The Alpha and Omega?
Who am I to be doubting Your timing? Who am I to be hurrying You along? Who am I to be questioning all that You do for me?
Do I want to argue with You? My first reaction would be to yell a hearty, No! But when I think about it…When I swallow the yucky tasting pill you’ve given me this morning. When I look over the notes of past prayers, petitions and complaints. When I think about it more clearly…that’s just what I do. I argue with You.
Do I want to? No. But as we both know, that’s not the only part of me that I cannot control, now is it? I’m in the same boat as Paul who said, “What I want to do, I don’t and what I don’t want to do, I find myself doing.”
But arguing with You?
I’m sorry, Lord. Very sorry.
Malinda Edgell
Illinois
PRAY TOGETHER: Married? Do you and your spouse pray together—other than at meal times—in daily family devotions? Make this a matter of prayer.
