“Many, Lord my God, are the wonders you have done, the things you planned for us. None can compare with you; were I to speak and tell of your deeds, they would be too many to declare.”
— Psalm 40:5
Think about the last mystery movie you saw or book you read. Was there a place in it where you said, maybe even out loud, “Oh, I get it!” It was probably the moment when enough things had happened that you could look back and figure out what was going to come next.
Your life is kind of like a mystery — at times you can look back and see why certain things had to happen. Maybe you didn’t want to move from your old school, but in your new one you found a best friend you never would have met otherwise. When it seems like none of your prayers are being answered and God couldn’t possibly have a plan in the middle of the chaos of your life, take a few minutes to look back at what’s happened so far. There might be tons of “Oh, I get it!” moments to declare.
More to Explore: Proverbs 19:21 and Genesis 45:1 – 8
Girl Talk: What are you struggling with right now? What are some ways that good might come out of the situation — even if they’re a long ways down the road?
God Talk: “God, sometimes I get upset when bad things happen because I don’t understand why you would let them happen. Help me to trust you. Show me — ‘Oh, I get it!’ moments from the past, so I can see how you work out things that seem bad for good. Amen.”
From That Is So Me by Nancy Rue