Things I Cannot Understand TGIF Today God Is First by Os Hillman August 14, 2006 Surely I spoke of things I did not understand, things too wonderful for me to know. - Job 42:3b If there was any one man on earth who had reason to question God's love, it was Job. He lost his family, his health, and his wealth-all at the same time. His friends came to his side only to question his spirituality. God had already answered the question of his integrity. Job was described in the opening verses of the book as "blameless and upright" (see Job 1:1). His calamities were not born from sin. Job acknowledged God's right to do anything in his life until one day he could take it no longer. He questioned God's motives. God answered Job, but not in the way he wanted to hear. God answered him with a series of questions that represents the most incredible discourse of correction by God to any human being. Three chapters later, Job realized that he had questioned the motives of the Author of the universe, the Author of love. He fell flat before his Creator and realized his total depravity. "Surely I spoke of things I did not understand, things too wonderful for me to know." Have you ever questioned God's activity in your life? Have you questioned His love for you based on circumstances that came your way? The cross at Calvary answers the love question. He sent His own Son in replacement for your sin. If you were the only person on earth, He would have done the same. His ways cannot always be understood or reconciled in our finite minds. That must be left for a future time when all will be understood. For now, entrust your life to Him completely. Embrace Him in the hard times and the good. Kathy/simikathy.com

I have studied this Book of Jobe extensively since it
paralells my own life in many ways.

There are still things I do not understand, but
I am sure there will come a time that I will.

God said to me one day:

"Your weaknesses will become your strengths"

And I am still trying to understand this.

Haven't we all, at some time, questioned God? I will admit to screaming at the top of my lungs, "Why are your doing this to me God?"

I have come to the conclusion that God knows what He's doing, and that is to let each of us control our own lives. God is not responsible for our troubles, we are.

Each challenge set before us is meant to teach us something. God never gives us more than we can handle either, although we often think He does.

What doesn't kill you makes you stronger. I believe that.

I believe that we are born for a reason; we experience the things we do, for a reason. It is not our place to question God's plan for us.

Thank you for sharing that Kathy.

Trina

Hi Kathy!

I hope your week has begun prosperous and your Monday morning has found you well!  :)

This is a very thought provoking post!  Loved it! 

As humans, we do not see the whole picture for God's plan for us.  THE BIG PLAN.  And yes, though each trial AND triumph there is a lesson He wants us to learn. 

We've all heard the phrase - "Live in the moment......the here and now."  Well, I'm here to say:  "NO DON'T!"  Be mindful of the future - where do you want to be 2morrow? Next week?  Next year?

We all tend to focus only on what's happening immediately around us.  These things/events tend to be how we make our decisions.  We forget the "Big Picture." 

My metaphysics friend Earl Mann sends out a weekly video to his subscribers.  In this week's video:  he just happens to touch on this very subject that we are discussing in this thread!

It's all about the big plan........and realizing that where you are, is not necessarily an indicator of where you are going.

I encourage everyone to watch this 5 min clip here:
http://www.earlmann.com/?video=34

Earl is my bud....and his insight to life is simply amazing!  *He was contacted when they were making the movie "The Secret".....but he was too busy with other obligations to participate.

God does have a plan for us......we need to trust that everything is going according to His plan.

"Trust in the Lord with all thine heart and lean not unto thine own understanding.  In all thy ways acknowledge Him, and He shall
direct thy paths."  Proverbs 3:5-6