Ephesians 1:19

(1:19,20) Paul's letters make it clear that the primary ministry of the Holy Spirit to believers is to instruct them in the things of God, in order "that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God (1 Corinthians 2:12). We should easily conclude, that believers should, for the most part, stop praying for relief and consistently pray for understanding! Even when, no, especially when, the circumstance seems unfair, painful, or humanly unconscionable is it necessary for the believer to reach into inner resources of faith and trust that can only come from the life of the Lord Jesus within--faithfulness, not heroism. The Son faced His human tasks of obedience and suffering knowing that his loving heavenly Father is weaving a tapestry only viewed in its entirety from His Throne. If Jesus Christ would not interpose His own desires to recuse Himself as a victim of the most heinous act of cruelty known among angels and men, dare we suggest our own limited ideas as alternatives to the conditions we see around us? (God, give us understanding!)