I definitely relate with Balak in this passage. If I don't get what I want the first time, I try again differently the next, and again and again until I get what I want.. =) I do this with the people I interact with for sure. BUT what strikes me most after doing my QT is not what I read in this passage but from my own reflection--I don't ask God for things much. Of course my prayers shouldn't consist of just requests and no thanksgiving, but I really don't ask much of God.. I don't fully give my life and my desires up to God enough to even feel like I pester Him. Of course, I shouldn't be pestering Him like Balak does (and like I pester other people) but I want to be at that intimacy level where I can freely ask God for things and be content that He is in control. Of course, God's ways are above my own.. so I also need to be content when His mind is set, even if it's not what I want, because it is set with good reason.
I don't know if I'm making much sense. But basically, I want to have more hope. I need to pray more and have hope because He hears my prayers and know that if it's pleasing to Him, He'll answer them. Not only is our God a God that listens, but He's a God that interacts! I want to set some topics that I can consistently pray for, and I want to be able to see God moving in my life through those prayers, whether it's to tell me yes, no or to wait.
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