Thank You, Lord, for not throwing up Your hands at me when I wrestle with You about my deep concerns.
I cannot understand Your mysterious ways, because You are God of all—and I am not.
I find comfort in knowing I can find hope in You, and I praise You for the help of Your Presence, come what may. You are my Strength!
With gratitude for it all, in Jesus' magnificent and eternal name, I pray, Amen.
Verses for Today:
"My thoughts are nothing like your thoughts," says the Lord. "And my ways are far beyond anything you could imagine." (Isaiah 55:8 NLT)
"Even though the fig trees have no blossoms, and there are no grapes on the vines; even though the olive crop fails, and the fields lie empty and barren; even though the flocks die in the fields, and the cattle barns are empty, yet I will rejoice in the Lord! I will be joyful in the God of my salvation! The Sovereign Lord is my strength! He makes me as surefooted as a deer, able to tread upon the heights." (Habakkuk 3:17–19 NLT) Habakkuk is the closest match to today's prayer He looked at a ruined landscape and said, in effect, I don't understand this, and I'm going to rejoice anyway.
"Yet I still belong to you; you hold my right hand." (Psalm 73:23 NLT)
"My health may fail, and my spirit may grow weak, but God remains the strength of my heart; he is mine forever." (Psalm 73:26 NLT)
"Oh, how great are God’s riches and wisdom and knowledge! How impossible it is for us to understand his decisions and his ways!" (Romans 11:33 NLT)
"Whne doubts filled my mind, your comfort gave me renewed hope and cheer." (Psalm 94:14 NLT)
