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From Connecting With God: The Lord’s Prayer<\/a><\/p>\n\u201cSurrender yourself to the LORD, and wait patiently for him.”<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Psalm 37:7 (GW)<\/strong><\/p>\n Sometimes God doesn\u2019t tell you why because he\u2019s testing you. He wants to see if you will let go of control and learn to be content, whether or not he explains why something happens in your life.<\/p>\n God doesn\u2019t owe you an explanation for anything. You\u2019re not going to know why most things happen until you get to heaven.<\/p>\n When I was a little kid, the only time our school classroom was quiet was during a test. The teacher would say, \u201cNo talking! Take your pencils and fill out your tests.\u201d Even the teacher would be silent.<\/p>\n When God is silent in your life\u2014when you don\u2019t hear him, and he feels like he\u2019s a million miles away\u2014that is a test!<\/p>\n The teacher is always silent when the students take a test\u2014but the teacher is still present with the students. When God is silent in your life, your faith is being tested\u2014but God is still with you.<\/p>\n In that test, will you let go of control, or will you grab on more tightly? Will you learn to be content?<\/p>\n The Bible says, \u201cSurrender yourself to the Lord, and wait patiently for him\u201d<\/em> (Psalm 37:7 GW).<\/p>\n When you go through pain next week or next month or this year, you don\u2019t really need God\u2019s explanation. You need God\u2019s presence. Let go of control and surrender yourself to him.<\/p>\n\n
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