Thursday, September 12, 2013

Trusting God When I Don't Understand

My Utmost For His Highest
 
‘There are times in your spiritual life when there is confusion, and the way out of it is not simply to say that you should not be confused. It is not a matter of right and wrong, but a matter of God taking you through a way that you temporarily do not understand. And it is only by going through the spiritual confusion that you will come to the understanding of what God wants for you.’ CHAMBERS
 
If God’s ways are not our ways and His thoughts are higher than our thoughts … should it be surprising when we don’t always understand what God is doing in our lives?  There are times when even searching the scripture does not give you understanding.  I often quote Proverbs 3:5,6 .. I guess because it is so right on with what is our greatest tendency .. to trust ourselves more than God.  We “lean on our own understanding”  rather than believe that God has our best interests in mind.  That if He sent His Son to die for us .. which was the very best thing He could do .. do you think that He will deal with lesser things as well? Jesus said to consider the birds .. the flowers … how much more will God care for us?  Job’s response to what was happening to him is probably the best that anyone could give “The Lord gives and the Lord takes away, blessed be the name of the Lord.” (Job 1:21)
 
My understanding is not a condition for God’s provision or purpose.  I am to live by faith and not by sight.  (2 Corinthians 5:7)
 
Bondye Beni Ou (God Bless You)

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