... but it's always perfect. Take a look at two stories from the book of Judges. In the first one, Ehud kills Eglon, king of Moab to rescue Israel from his rule. In this case, Eglon is so fat that the handle of Ehud's dagger disappears in Eglon's belly. In the second story, a woman named Jael kills an army commander named Sisera with a tent stake. Neither of these stories is really how we, as 21st century, civilized Christians, would prefer God's story of salvation to go. But, in both cases, they are answers to prayer. Before each of these stories, the bible tells us, "Israel cried out to The Lord for help." And, in both cases, The Lord helped.
Sure, it's messy. It's ugly. And, worst of all, it's not at all how we would have wanted God to answer our prayers. But then again, we don't get to choose, do we?
God is all-seeing, all-knowing, omni-present. We see only what's in our limited sphere, we know so little about God's plans, and we only live in the here and now. We sometimes just need to trust that God knows the best way to answer our prayers.
People often ask, "When you meet God, what will your first question be." I usually answer, "I won't ask anything. I'll either understand it all then, or it won't matter anymore."
Peace.
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