We pray for God to show us his ways and to teach us his statutes. They are written on our hearts butGod’s teaching is by example.
As we pray for this teaching God surrounds us with examples and with opportunities to act. We read his textbook, He gives examples, and he assesses our performance, like all good teachers!
But the testing might be challenging, it it were not, we would not need the teaching! (And we always need the teaching in God’s statutes!)
So we pray to be led into challenging situations so we can bring glory to God through our actions. We are given the opportunity to be Christians, not just in word but in action.
Mark K.