My sister had to deal with some incompetent people recently in the process of selling and buying a house. It was frustrating. We all got upset and angry, vented to each other, expressed our desire to beat up the offenders, or at the very least, write a nasty letter to them. Between all this angst, we prayed too.
This pattern, of prayer on one side and angry thoughts of violence on the other side, belies our trust in God. We pray. While we wait, we get frustrated. We are not sure that God will come through for us. We react. We take matters into our own hands. We make a bigger mess. Then we sheepishly pray again.
Through this experience, we also learned that human incompetence is no match against God’s competence. Even the most unprofessional behavior can’t block God’s will. Neither can our temper tantrums. Although, I wonder if God waits for us to finish our tantrums before he takes action. That’s what I used to do with my child. A good parent would never give a child what they wanted in the midst of a tantrum!
God keeps teaching us the same lesson about trust. He is able; He is trustworthy. He is dependable. We can count on Him to come through, not on our terms, but on HIS terms.
“None of this fazes us because Jesus loves us.” (Romans 8:37 MSG)
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