Day #12

"All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness..." 2 Timothy 3:16 (NASB)

So much our prayer life is wrapped up in our longing for God to reveal Himself to us in a specific way. In our prayers we search for God to reveal an answer to our specific situation; we want to know how to deal with this problem at work, we're unsure how to deal with our kids, we're unclear on how to move forward in our future plans. We spend our entire time with God asking for clarity and direction. It feels like the correct way to handle life, ask God for answers to our problems and then wait on God. But what happens when we feel like we don't hear a response? Likely we get discouraged and start to question whether or not this approach is the correct approach.

Allow me to suggest today that perhaps God is sometimes silent because He's already spoken the answer to our problems through His Word. Perhaps His silence isn't silence at all, perhaps it's a quiet reminder to look to His Word. God's Word is packed full of answers, truth, direction, clarity and insight for our everyday lives and relationships. We spend so much time begging God for His specific revelation while we ignore His general revelation that we've already been given.

Let's make a commitment today to get into His Word and shift our prayer focus from "God what should I do?" to "God now that I know what to do, help me do it." Be encouraged and keep moving forward.