Father, may we take solace in these verses.

In times of trouble, may the Lord answer your cry.
….May the name of the God of Jacob keep you safe from all harm. Psalm 20:1 NLT

Luke 12:13-21 (<<click here to read the passage)

This is one of those passages that I just can’t cover in one post.

First, verse 13,

Someone from the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the family inheritance with me.” AMP

The note on verse 13 from my study Bible* was enough to pull me up short. The overall note held me, but one sentence, in particular, stopped me in my tracks. “Jesus put his finger on this questioner’s heart.”

One of the things with which I struggled when I worked at Kohl’s was how some managers interacted with me. A couple really rubbed me the wrong way. Karen regularly got an earful and I probably said more than I should have to other associates while at work.

Somewhere along my journaling journey, I decided that I needed to pray for them. I reasoned that if I prayed for them, they might straighten up and my life would get easier.

Well, I prayed for them, alright, and they might have changed some but the person that really changed…was me. I don’t recall specifics of those relationships, but I do remember that God realigned my perspective of my circumstances and instead of just looking at myself, I started taking their circumstances into consideration.

Jesus put His finger on my heart.

The rest of the note from verse 13 reads as follows:

When we bring problems to God in prayer, he often responds in the same way, showing us how we need to change and grow in our attitude toward the problem. This answer is often not the one we were looking for, but it is more effective in helping us trace God’s hand in our life.

Lord Jesus, may we all be sensitive to Your touch on our hearts. You want us to come to You with all of life’s struggles, but may we resign ourselves to the fact that ofttimes than naught, Your ways will be higher than our ways.

8 “For My thoughts are not your thoughts,
….Nor are your ways My ways,” declares the Lord.
9 “For as the heavens are higher than the earth,
….So are My ways higher than your way
….And My thoughts higher than your thoughts. Isaiah 55:8-9 AMP

*Life Application Study Bible New Living Translation

July 20th, 2020, Mon, 7:17 pm