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| The Holy Spirit depicted as a dove, surrounded by angels, by Giaquinto, 1750s. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
“For My thoughts are not your thoughts,
Nor are your ways My ways,” says the Lord.
“For as the heavens are higher than the earth,
So are My ways higher than your ways,
And My thoughts than your thoughts.
Isaiah 55:8-9
New King James Version (NKJV)
Any parent is probably well aware of the easy answer we give to our children when they ask us a question that we can't answer or perhaps aren't ready to answer. "Because" is an easy out that rarely appeases and usually just leads to more questions.
Sometimes we can look up the answers to provide a learning experience for ourselves as well as the child who has asked the question. This is a good opportunity for education. At other times the child is too young to understand the answer so we simplify it with "because". Or the child might be too stubborn to accept the answer so we eventually end the discussion with "because"and hope that will appease the child for a while at least.
We are God's children and he is our Father in Heaven. He is infinite and all-knowing. We can never expect to know all of His ways or be Him, but we can certainly strive to be more like Him and know what He puts out there for us to know. We have the Holy Bible which can provide many of the answers to the questions we might have. Through prayer and listening for answers that he provides through the movement of the Holy Spirit in our lives we can continue to learn. Then sometimes we need to remain in wondering and wait for an answer that may never come in this life.
Why do some things happen in this world that we can't understand or why does God work in the way He does? Sometimes the best answer is "because".
Sometimes we can look up the answers to provide a learning experience for ourselves as well as the child who has asked the question. This is a good opportunity for education. At other times the child is too young to understand the answer so we simplify it with "because". Or the child might be too stubborn to accept the answer so we eventually end the discussion with "because"and hope that will appease the child for a while at least.
We are God's children and he is our Father in Heaven. He is infinite and all-knowing. We can never expect to know all of His ways or be Him, but we can certainly strive to be more like Him and know what He puts out there for us to know. We have the Holy Bible which can provide many of the answers to the questions we might have. Through prayer and listening for answers that he provides through the movement of the Holy Spirit in our lives we can continue to learn. Then sometimes we need to remain in wondering and wait for an answer that may never come in this life.
Why do some things happen in this world that we can't understand or why does God work in the way He does? Sometimes the best answer is "because".
Romans 9:20
New International Version - UK (NIVUK)
