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Spiritual Dejection by Oswald Chambers

We were hoping that it was He who was going to redeem Israel. Indeed, besides all this, today is the third day since these things happened —Luke 24:21

Every fact that the disciples stated was right, but the conclusions they drew from those facts were wrong. Anything that has even a hint of dejection spiritually is always wrong. If I am depressed or burdened, I am to blame, not God or anyone else. Dejection stems from one of two sources— I have either satisfied a lust or I have not had it satisfied. In either case, dejection is the result. Lust means "I must have it at once." Spiritual lust causes me to demand an answer from God, instead of seeking God Himself who gives the answer. What have I been hoping or trusting God would do? Is today "the third day" and He has still not done what I expected? Am I therefore justified in being dejected and in blaming God? Whenever we insist that God should give us an answer to prayer we are off track. The purpose of prayer is that we get ahold of God, not of the answer. It is impossible to be well physically and to be dejected, because dejection is a sign of sickness. This is also true spiritually. Dejection spiritually is wrong, and we are always to blame for it.
We look for visions from heaven and for earth-shaking events to see God’s power. Even the fact that we are dejected is proof that we do this. Yet we never realize that all the time God is at work in our everyday events and in the people around us. If we will only obey, and do the task that He has placed closest to us, we will see Him. One of the most amazing revelations of God comes to us when we learn that it is in the everyday things of life that we realize the magnificent deity of Jesus Christ.

"Whoa" is all I could say after I read this. How often do we sit before God and demand He give us an answer?!? Is it right for me to think that He owes me that, or I deserve that? Everything I attain in life, I have because of Him, physical or not. One thing I have recently been learning, is that the only thing in life that I can be completely certain of is my Lord, Jesus Christ. Everything else in this world will fade or change or grow weary and faint; but the Lord will never fade, he will never change. He is the Alpha, Omega, beginning and the end. He will not grow weary or faint...He is the constant. Everything else is temporary. Even answers. They last for a while...until something else comes along...then we want me. But if we are always seeking God instead, then answers will come without worry or haste. And our peace that is found only in Him will be constant. So from now on...I'm going to seek God...not answers.