Accept Things From God - Ecclesiastes 7

S - Ecclesiastes 7:¹³ Accept the way God does things,
    for who can straighten what he has made crooked?
O - The written makes the statement to accept what God does because man doesn't have the ability to fix something that God did for a reason.  Because God is all powerful, no matter how hard we may try, we are unable to change what He did.
A - This is sound advice that is simple to understand but sometimes hard to implement.  Especially for someone like me that wants to be in control of the situation, I need to step back for a moment and hear God's voice to understand why a situation is like it is.  If God says that He did it this way I need to understand why and accept this.  Even when God allows trials to come my way that I need to work through I need to understand that God allowed this and accept it.  Then I can ask for His help and guidance to fix the situation.  This reminds me of the serenity prayer, "God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know the difference".
P - God, I truly pray this prayer today.  Help me to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can and the wisdom to know the difference!  I understand and acknowledge that I do not know all that you do and those things that you have placed in my life, I accept.  I ask for your help and guidance to change those things that are in my life to help build character.  Help me to teach and show an example to my children so that they to look to you for their guidance.  Bless, protect and heal my family and me today and everyday.