I know you are probably thinking, "Oh no, another Thanksgiving blog post." It is true that this time of year causes us to be mindful of the things that we are most thankful for, but that really isn't the theme for this blog post. Over the last several months, I have been able to experience some of the most trying and humbling times that I have ever had to experience in my life. Yes, I wrote, "I have been able to experience" because looking back now, I am grateful for these times. I can't really say that I was ecstatic as I was going through them, but I now see that they were beneficial to my development. In Psalm 79, the psalmist writes a prayer out of deep discouragement. The Babylonians had come into to Israel, killed many of God's people, laid waste to Jerusalem and the Temple of God. It is in deep despair that he asks God, "How long?" How long is a question that I find myself often asking. I don't know
Learning to Please God with a life that doesn't always want to do just that.