Tuesday Prayer: Beyond My Formulas

Father, I confess I've been trying to reduce you to a formula - follow these steps, get these results. When you don't behave according to my expectations, I question your character instead of questioning my limited understanding. Forgive me for demanding that you be predictable when you've promised to be faithful.

Your character never changes, but your methods often surprise me. You heal one way today, another way tomorrow. You provide here, withhold there. You intervene dramatically sometimes and seem silent other times. I don't understand your ways, but help me trust your heart.

When your actions confuse me, anchor me in your character. You are good even when life isn't. You are faithful even when circumstances feel chaotic. You are wise even when your ways make no sense to me. I don't need to understand your methods to trust your heart. You are unchanging in all the ways that matter.