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38DAY 18Surprise“And we know that in all things God works forthe good of those who love him, who[a] havebeen called according to his purpose.”ROMANS 8:28I don’t know about you, but I like surprises, especially when they comefrom people I can trust, who I know are looking out for my well-beingin all situations. If a close friend says they have a surprise for me, I getexcited. If someone I don’t really know says that they have a surprise forme, I tend to be a little nervous about what it might be. When it comes toGod, He has the freedom to surprise me any time He wants to. Honestly,I am always surprised by His grace, compassion, and work. But how oftendo we ask God to surprise us? Sure, if He does it on His own, we are okaywith that. However, what if we actually took a few moments and reallyprayed for God to surprise us.I know it’s terrifying because we are truly abandoning our own agendasand trusting God to work in our lives. We already know that He does allthings for the good of those who love Him and are called according toHis purpose (Romans 8:28), so we know we can trust Him. But we aretruly making ourselves vulnerable and showing complete trust when weask Him to surprise us. We are telling God that He has the freedom toinvade our lives in any way that He wants to, and we will gladly receivethat surprise.However, we can also recognize that when we pray that prayer, we havea genuine desire to see God do something that we never thought was
In the Quiet: Developing Trust and Finding Strength 39possible. We are trusting Him to work beyond our own ideas and visions.We really want God to do something that is beyond our physical ability.I was reading the other day, and the author made such an amazing point.He stated that “in the midst of God’s omniscience and omnipotence, Godhas determined there are some things that He will only do in response toprayer.” Are you willing to pray that prayer today and invite God into theeveryday aspect of your life, to surprise you in ways that you never evenimagined?So, for a few minutes today, simply sit in God’s presence. Take a deepbreath. Close your eyes and imagine the hand of Abba coming downupon your head reminding you that you do not need to do anything rightnow. Embrace those few minutes. Trust Him in those few minutes thatHe is recharging you, refreshing you, and working through you. Then,spend the next few minutes asking God to surprise you. Abandon yourfear and trust God to do what He does best – and that is run your life andlead you! I know it will be hard. I know it will be terrifying, but I knowthat it will be well worth it! Ask Him to surprise you today!Question: Would you be excited to experience a surprise from God?
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