Thursday, January 17, 2013

Why and When - What good asking for why and when is for us


Why and When
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Why and when
are these not the questions
we most frequently ask God?
God why did you allow this?
God when will that happen?
Aren’t we frustrated and angry
when we do not get
an immediate answer to them?
Even when unjust things happen
God has a way.
Even when things take a long time
God has a plan.
In God’s timing
there is no too early or too late.
It’s not about God focusing on us
but us focusing on God.
We do not experience
his strength and power
when he does what we want
but when we do what he wants.
Can we believe in his leadership
even in difficult times?
Do we still know that he is good
when he allows bad things to happen?
Much of what God prepares us for
has to be learned
through hard experiences
because we would never learn it otherwise.
Without having gone
through hard times ourselves
we cannot really understand
others who have a hard time.
Without deprivation
and long times of waiting
we don’t learn patience.
When we stay impatient,
we then give ourselves
and others a hard time.
Why and when
are two unnecessary questions
when it comes to
understanding God better
because they show
that we mistrust God’s
all-knowingness and his goodness.
God does not need our understanding
for what he does and allows
but our complete trust.
He has the whole plan.
He knows the entire timeline.
He teaches and guides
every single one of us
in an individual way.
He knows what he is doing.
Isn’t it time
we leave the why and when
in his hands?
Then life is much easier.


Theme:   What good asking for why and when is for us

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