Verse from Mark

耶稣说：「嗳！不信的世代啊，我在你们这里要到几时呢？我忍耐你们要到几时呢？把他带到我这里来吧。」(马可福音 9:19)

“You unbelieving generation,” Jesus replied, “how long shall I stay with you? How long shall I put up with you? Bring the boy to me.” (Mark 9:19)

"I don’t believe in God and I won’t go,” Mark said.

Amy struggled to swallow the lump in her throat. Her son had changed from a happy boy to a surly and uncooperative young man. Life was a battleground, and Sunday had become a day to dread, as Mark refused to go to church with the family. Finally his despairing parents consulted a counselor, who said: “Mark must make his own faith journey. You can’t force him into the kingdom. Give God space to work. Keep praying, and wait.”

Do we experience this kind of situation in our lives as well? When we pray and God seems silent or doesn't seem to answer in our ways, it's tempting and seem easier to take the matters into our hands and do it our way. But in doing so, we are telling God that we don't trust in Him and His ways. 

How much faith do you have in Him to work things out for you in His own time, in His own and in His own time? 

Prayer is the voice of faith trusting that God knows and cares.