Encouragement For Today I Want all the Answers Now Then they believed his promises and sang his praise. But they soon forgot what he had done and did not wait for his plan to unfold. Psalm 106:12-13 (NIV) My son Mitchell was a curious child. When he first learned to talk he often repeated the same three phrases to his dad and me: Why? How? and When? His sparkly green eyes were often wide with wonder. As I cooked, he would drag a kitchen chair over to the stove and stand on it next to me. His inquiring mind needed to know the reason behind every ingredient I tossed in the pot. Why was I using brown eggs and not white ones? Why was I adding potatoes but not carrots? And speaking of carrots, why were they orange and not blue? Even when playing alone, he had questions. He wanted to know how his toys were made. What did the factory look like that made them? Who invented the toy and why? During the rare times he was quiet, he was still deep in wonder. If I asked him a question, he often replied, Not now. Im figuring. As he grew older, the questions continued. Soon after his feet hit the floor each morning, he wanted to know how the day would unfold. If we had planned an outing as a family, he wanted all the details. If we were planning a picnic for our church small group, then who would host it? What would they have to eat? Would they play flag football? Would they let him be the quarterback? I couldnt possibly answer all his questions. All I could do was remind him he always had fun, no matter how the events unfolded. He just needed to trust that we had planned pleasant things for him to do. I didnt want to squelch his inquisitive spirit, but sometimes I wished hed just relax and enjoy the ride instead of always having to know all the details of that day. Sometimes I am no different when it comes to my own life. I want God to tell me whats going to happen next. Explain how my life will unfold. Id love it if Hed spiritually skywrite the answers to all my whys, hows and whens. The ancient Israelites had this same mindset. Sometimes they trusted the Lord and stood on His promises. But they often wobbled and lost their footing. They had to know how. And when. And — most importantly — why? As todays key verse tells us Then they believed his promises and sang his praise. But they soon forgot what he had done and did not wait for his plan to unfold (Psalm 106:12-13). Scripture teaches us to believe the promises of God. He is faithful. He has a future full of hope planned for us. He will protect us and provide for us. He knows what He is doing even if at times we are certain He does not. And yes, even at the times when He seems to be silent. Psalm 145:13b says throughout all generations, The LORD is trustworthy in all he promises and faithful in all he does (NIV). It doesnt say that Hell always let us in on the play-by-play. We arent promised detailed descriptions, only that the final outcome will be for our good and His glory. By God not giving us explanations at each turn, it builds our faith. We can go to Him in prayer asking Him to calm our anxious hearts. We can ask Him to increase our faith so we arent consumed by the questions, and help us trust that He — the ever-wise parent — has good in mind for us. It is Gods job to unfold our future. It is our job to trust and glorify Him as He does. Lets stop asking Him to spiritually skywrite all the answers and lets write His promises on our hearts instead. And then? Lets live like we believe them.
Posted on: Fri, 22 Aug 2014 10:37:44 +0000
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