Psalm 91
I believe that some Psalms speak truth, some Psalms seek truth, and some Psalms hope that they are true. I guess that it all comes down to what it means to be protected, what does it mean to be blessed, what does it mean to be heard, what does it mean to be answered? Some times I think we expect God in our relationships the way that we work in our other relationships. For instance, if my wife asks a question I give an answer, sometimes she doesn't really want one, but I give it anyway, I wonder if sometimes God doesn't answer us because we don't really want to know the answer, or at the very least the answer wouldn't help us along our path.
Then I sometimes wonder if we take our safety to be protection. For instance if you are driving down the road and there is an accident around you, or perhaps you slam on the brakes and are just stopped before you have an accident, did God protect you or did you hit those brakes at the right time, or are you just lucky? Lucky, there are some Christians who say that we shouldn't believe in luck, that what we see as luck is what is actually God working things out, but then why doesn't God work things out for everyone? If not everyone why doesn't God at least work things our for Christians? Or Jews, they came first after all? So maybe it is just a mystery, or maybe part of it is luck, or good timing, or bad decisions, or what ever you want to call it. Because good things happen to bad people and bad things happen to good people and aren't we all somewhere in the middle of good and bad anyway and aren't all things also somewhere in the middle of being good or bad and maybe its all just a matter of perspective anyway.
I believe that some Psalms speak truth, some Psalms seek truth, and some Psalms hope that they are true, and I believe that the same is true about each of us as well.
+ How is your relationship with God similar and dissimilar to your other relationships?
+ Do you believe that God is behind all things at all times, some things at some times, no thing at no time?
The Bible “somewhere” says it rains on the just and the injust. Another thing is I have had my share of car wrecks so I pray almost every time I head out that God will protect me from wrecks, running over someone, and thieves, etc. I have faith that he will do this for me. That is the way I was brought up to believe in prayer. Now there are other things I struggle with as I have made mention before but sometimes it is so hard to trust. It has been brought to my attention why does God provide for some especially in this country and not as much for people in other countries. I don’t know the answer to that.
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