"For My thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways My ways," says the Lord.
Isaiah 55:8
There are some things in life that just do not make sense, such as the placebo effect, a round earth with a flat horizon, and the Bermuda Triangle. Though scientists constantly search to understand these mysteries, for the majority of us, they are so far beyond our comprehension that we just accept them as a part of the universe we will never understand.
In the same way, there are things about God that even the greatest minds will never be able to comprehend. For those that need to have the answer for everything in life, this is difficult and can be an obstacle to fully accepting God's love and authority. For others, it is comforting to know that while we may not fully understand everything, the One who holds everything in His hands does.
We cannot allow doubt to creep into our thoughts when we don't understand something; this is exactly what the enemy wants. Instead, we must ask God to help us accept that some things are perhaps hidden from our understanding for a purpose, and we must trust Him regardless.
God has wisely kept us in the dark concerning future events and reserved for Himself the knowledge of them, that He may train us up in a dependence upon Himself and a continued readiness for every event.
Matthew Henry
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Is doubt always a bad thing? If I had never doubted I would never have searched or been open to the breath of fresh air I find in God daily. It is precisely because I doubt that I am forced to search and the growth is rewarding. Perhaps you intended your statement about doubt to be limited to a certain context. Thanks for the post. Another Intentional Interim.
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