Davalynn Spencer @davalynnspencer
Now what?
Have you ever wondered what happens next?
In my upcoming Christmas novella, the heroine finds herself asking, “What now, Lord?”
The hero is no different: “Now what, God?”
Both are in prickly situations.
This question is an age-old query. Something happens that changes everything, and we don’t know what to do.
Forces outside our control cause problems. Our own choices cause problems—something we did that wasn’t the right thing. Or something we said for the wrong reason.
Maybe we don’t do or say something we should have, and we miss our opportunity.
“Now what, Lord?”
Typically, we want God to get us out of the mess, fix things. People at one time called that kind of request a “fox-hole prayer,” panic-pleas from soldiers hunkered down under fire and promising, “If you get me out of this, God, I’ll be a priest—” or whatever the offer may be. A few soldiers meant it, many did not.
My Christmas novella, A Thorn In Winter’s Grasp, depicts characters in circumstances beyond their control as well as situations caused by their own choices.
Now what?
You’ll have to read the book for the answers. But until then, you’ll find an interesting story in 2 Chronicles 20 of the Old Testament. Jehoshaphat, a king in ancient Judah, faced an impossible situation outside his capacity to fix. But he went to God humbly with a perfect prayer for troubled times:
“We have no power … nor do we know what to do, but our eyes are upon You” (2 Chronicles 20:12).
Jehoshaphat’s prayer was his answer: “Our eyes are upon You.”
God had been Jehoshaphat’s focus for years. The king knew God and His faithfulness. His was not a fox-hole prayer.
He also knew the wisdom of keeping his eyes fixed on the answer, not the problem. He didn’t know what God was going to do, but He knew God was faithful.
Does God get us out of messes we’ve created ourselves? Yes—it’s called grace. Yet He has set into motion the principle of harvesting what one plants, so he often helps us through the situation, rather than out of it.
The bottom line: God is good. He doesn’t leave us wallowing in the muck of our messes if we cry out to Him believing that He hears us. If we follow Him. Love Him. Obey Him.
Get to know Him like Jehoshaphat did. Read His answers in the Bible. It’s not too late.
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That story in 2 Chronicles 20 is one of my favorites. I have preached on it many times. I love that it says “When they began to praise” God set ambushments for the enemy. It is not always easy to praise Him when we don’t know what is next, but as you said He is faithful. I look forward to reading this next book.
Blessings to you.
Yes, Elaine. I love that ambush-the-enemy part! Our praise is more important and more powerful than we think. Blessings to you.