Somewhere along my faith...
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Somewhere along my faith journey I heard someone say that "God punishes us by granting us our prayer requests." Although I may question the theology behind the statement, Job may have believed that the statement was true. Job, in his trials, often challenged God to meet him. When God granted the request, Job discovered that it wasn't what he'd expected it to be. Job's limited intelligence and mortality soon became apparent when God asked Job about the construction of the earth.
Maybe wisdom begins for us when we become aware that God's ways are beyond human understanding and control. In the words of an American folk hymn, maybe it's enough for us to be able to say:
He's got the whole world in His hands,
He's got the big, round world in His hands,
He's got the whole world in His hands,
He's got the whole world in His hands.
- Russell
