round 2

Tomorrow, Brian and I start the Daniel Fast. It is basically a fast where you eat only fruits, vegetables and whole grains, and spend extra time in prayer. We did this fast last October. It was such a positive thing that we felt like we should do it again. We will be doing the fast for the next 10 days. The thing that really stands out to me about doing this fast 2 years in a row is that although God has really done some amazing things this year and answered prayers far above what we could have thought to ask, two of our major prayer requests remain unanswered. By unanswered, I mean that we obviously do not see any answer yet. We are doing another round of praying about these very important issues. Here we go again.

Tonight in our J Group with the freshmen (we had 49 including leaders!) the lesson was about Job and the trials he went through. When Job questions God, God responds with this huge list of things that He has done and the power that He displays. God, in other words, says, "Job, have you seen the place where I store all of the snow? Have you ever tamed a wild hippo? Do you know the paths for the thunderstorms? Were you there when the world was being created?" And the answer is NO. Job concludes that because God is so powerful and knowledgeable, he will choose to trust Him, and put his hand over his mouth when he is tempted to question God's goodness or ability.

I love what Brian said on Sunday. God is often times doing His greatest work when He appears to be silent, and waiting is a way for us to worship God. Yes! We can trust Him even when we can't see what is going on. So we can do round 2 because He has never failed us yet!