Trust through Disappointment
Posted By Amazing Moments Staff on April 20, 2012
By Amazing Moments Staff
John 11:25-26 (ESV) – 25 Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, 26 and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?”
Thoughts and Reflections
When King David’s newborn child was sick and near death, David prayed night and day, believing that God could heal his child. (2Sam 12:1-25)He wouldn’t eat or drink; he didn’t shave or shower.. He didn’t attend to any business. He wouldn’t do anything but pray, crying out to God.
Despite David’s passionate prayers, on the seventh day the child died. David’s servants worried how they would tell the king his baby was dead. They knew he would be devastated, but when he figured out his child was gone, his servants were surprised to see him clean his face and put on fresh clothes. When he asked his servants to bring him some food, they were confused. They said, “David, when your child was alive, you fasted and prayed. Now that he’s gone, you act as though nothing is wrong.”
David answered, “Yes, I fasted and prayed when my son was sick, thinking God may heal him. Now that he is gone, I cannot bring him back. He will not return to me, but I will go to be with him.” Notice David’s attitude. He didn’t get bitter or question God. He could have asked the LORD, “Why didn’t you answer my prayers? Don’t you love me?”, but he didn’t. He trusted God in the midst of great disappointment.
We must learn to do the same thing in our lives. When our prayers are not answered the way we would like, we must not become bitter. We must choose to move on rather than allow a root of bitterness to take hold. Bitterness can run deep in our heart and cause us to make poor decisions. Holding a grudge against God or man is like holding a hot coal in our hand, waiting for the right moment to throw it at who we think has wronged us. The thought of revenge can be enticing, but the whole time we are the one’s getting burned.
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