Emphasis Preaching Journal
The ways of God are...
Illustration
The ways of God are beyond our knowledge; we cannot understand many things in life, but we have the assurance that his way is right.
This is illustrated by a story from the life of Amy Carmichael, a missionary to India. As a young child she very much wanted to have blue eyes like most of her friends. One night she earnestly prayed that her brown eyes might later change to blue. However, the next morning she discovered that they were still brown. She was very disappointed as she thought, "Why, God?" "I prayed. I believed. Why are my eyes still brown?"
This is illustrated by a story from the life of Amy Carmichael, a missionary to India. As a young child she very much wanted to have blue eyes like most of her friends. One night she earnestly prayed that her brown eyes might later change to blue. However, the next morning she discovered that they were still brown. She was very disappointed as she thought, "Why, God?" "I prayed. I believed. Why are my eyes still brown?"