In 1 Corinthians 13:9, 12, I read, “We don’t know everything, and our prophecies are not complete . . . Now all we can see of God is like a cloudy picture in a mirror. Later we will see him face to face. We don’t know everything, but then we will, just as God completely understands us." (CEV)
In his pain and despair, Job asked a lot of legitimate questions: “Why let people go on living in misery? Why give light to those in grief” (Job 3:20 GNT).
The “why” questions are human nature, and we all ask it. I have this misconception that if I understand the reason behind my pain, then it will make the pain easier.
The truth is, I don’t need an explanation; I need strength. I don’t need an explanation; I need a Savior. I don’t need an explanation; I need comfort and support.
But I always want an explanation. I ask: Why did that person walk out of my life? Why did he make a promise to me and then break it? Why did he hurt me? Why did I lose my job? Why did she die? Why did I get sick?
Friends, I’ve been studying the “why” question for years, and here’s my educated answer: I don’t know. And I’m never going to know because I’m not God. And neither are you! We’re just never going to understand some things until we get to heaven. Then it’s all going to become clear.
Only God knows the answer to my “why.” And if I don’t get his answer right off the bat, I might as well stop asking because I’m simply prolonging the pain.
Proverbs 25:2 says, “It is God’s privilege to conceal things” (TLB). God is a God of revelation. He reveals himself through nature, circumstances, and Scripture. The only reason I know anything about God is because he has chosen to reveal himself.
But the Bible says God doesn’t only reveal; God also conceals. And sometimes God intentionally hides his face from me. Why? So I’ll learn to trust him and to live by faith rather than by my feelings.
God doesn’t owe me an explanation for anything. God doesn’t have to check in with me before he does something. God doesn’t have to get my permission before he allows things to happen in life. God is God, and I’m not always going to understand why some things happen.
The Bible says, “We don’t know everything, and our prophecies are not complete . . . Now all we can see of God is like a cloudy picture in a mirror. Later we will see him face to face. We don’t know everything, but then we will, just as God completely understands us” (1 Corinthians 13:9, 12 CEV).
One day, everything will be made clear and will make sense. I’ll be able to say, “So that’s why God allowed that in my life!” Until then, God wants me to trust him.
In summary, I don’t know everything, all I can see of God is like a cloudy picture in a mirror. Later I will see him face to face. Job asked a lot of legitimate questions: “Why let people go on living in misery? Why give light to those in grief”. The “why” questions are human nature. I have this misconception that if I understand the reason, then it will make the pain easier. The truth is, I don’t need an explanation; I need strength, a Savior, comfort and support. I’m never going to know because I’m not God. I’m never going to understand some things until I get to heaven. Then it’s all going to become clear. For only God knows the answer to my “why.” And if I don’t get his answer right off, I might as well stop asking. It is God’s privilege to conceal things. God is a God of revelation. He reveals himself through nature, circumstances, and Scripture. God doesn’t only reveal; God also conceals. And sometimes God intentionally hides his face from me. Why? So I’ll learn to trust him and to live by faith rather than by my feelings. God doesn’t owe me an explanation for anything. God doesn’t have to check in with me before he does something. God doesn’t have to get my permission before he allows things to happen in life. God is God, and I’m not always going to understand why some things happen. One day, everything will be made clear and will make sense. I’ll be able to say, “So that’s why God allowed that in my life!” Until then, God wants me to trust him.
I will never know everything about my future and what I know of God is also not complete. Later I will see him face to face, and then I will understand it. There are times when I can't see or feel God. He does this so that I will learn to trust him and live by faith, rather than by my feelings. Often I think if I understand the reasons for it, it will lessen or make it easier to endure. But there are some things I'll never understand until I'm in heaven. God doesn't owe me an explanation for anything, nor, does he need to check in with me before he does something. God is God, and I will not always understand why some things happen. One day it will become clear. So trust him in the meantime.
Father, thank you for Your Word and Jesus as my savior and example. You want me and I need you in my life. Please give me Your strength for today and remind me in little ways that I can always believe in, have faith in and can trust you in everything. This includes being the authority for my life, the source of my self-worth and my hope for the future. You have my best interests in mind. So I ask you to help me to embrace the way you’ve made me; my gifting and passions. Help me to serve and fulfill the mission you have in mind for me.
Today, I ask you for wisdom and guidance for my day, my work, my leadership, my interactions with others, doing well and making a difference in others lives. I pray all these things through your Son Jesus’ name, Amen.
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