You’ve probably heard the age-old question: “Which came first, the chicken or the egg?” This ancient riddle, pondered by philosophers from Aristotle to Plutarch, speaks to something deeper than barnyard biology — it addresses the mysterious order of events in our lives and the challenge of understanding cause and effect in our human experience.

The question of sequence matters because we are inherently linear creatures, moving from one moment to the next, trying to make sense of life’s unpredictable rhythms. We see this reality coming out in the words attributed to King David in Psalm 40, where we find insight into how we navigate life’s inevitable ups and downs.

This psalm begins with David voicing profound gratitude. He reflects on a season of patient waiting where God intervened power

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