"I was dumb, I opened not my mouth; because thou didst it" Psalm 39:9
These words express a fitting attitude for lovers of God. Since he makes all things work together for their good, then this act of his which has befallen me can only be for my benefit. I will yield to it, therefore, without protest, not even asking why my lot differs from the lot of others.
Only if my love is directed, not at God, but at some object I am seeking for its own sake will the good which he wishes to give me be deferred. Lack of explanation matters little. The way of knowing God is by love and not by knowledge. When I recall how the Lord Jesus said of the sparrows, "Not one of them shall fall on the ground without your Father," should I not accept in silence what comes to me from his hand, seeing the love that has planned it?
These words express a fitting attitude for lovers of God. Since he makes all things work together for their good, then this act of his which has befallen me can only be for my benefit. I will yield to it, therefore, without protest, not even asking why my lot differs from the lot of others.
Only if my love is directed, not at God, but at some object I am seeking for its own sake will the good which he wishes to give me be deferred. Lack of explanation matters little. The way of knowing God is by love and not by knowledge. When I recall how the Lord Jesus said of the sparrows, "Not one of them shall fall on the ground without your Father," should I not accept in silence what comes to me from his hand, seeing the love that has planned it?
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