When God doesn't give all the answers - 3 verses, 2 songs, 1 book

Oh, we have so many questions.  We cry out to God asking why? how? when? We want healing, breakthrough, answers.  We see these questions asked over and over in the Bible; we are not alone in our questioning.  Moses and Gideon had these same questions.  Moses even begged God to choose someone else to lead the Israelites out of Egypt. Three times we see the questions asked and in each of these places God gives the same answer:

"But I will be with you..." Exodus 3:12

"My presence will go with you, and I will give you rest." Exodus 33:14

"But I will be with you..." Judges 6:16

 Do we trust God enough to let His presence be enough?

 I struggle with this.  I know that my perspective is so skewed and that my view of God's greatness can be so limited.  I want answers; God is El Roi; the God who sees me.  He is El Shama, the God who hears me.   So why doesn't he fix it? Ah, but then I read that he is also Adonai, Sovereign God Most High.  He is El De'ot the God of knowledge and wisdom, All-Knowing, Omniscient.  

Do we trust His knowing is enough to rest in His presence?

 

Remind Me You're Here

 

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My oldest daughter gifted me a book from my to-read list.  It's a beautiful book by Lisa Whittle titled God Knows: when your worries and whys need more than temporary relief. It is a book full of reminders that God sees, He knows and He can be fully trusted.  One of the final thoughts she shares is this:

"I've learned not to underestimate God's powerful hand 

in His quiet and still presence.  Just because we cannot see or 

understand does not mean things aren't being done....God is not

far, unaware, unfeeling." 

 

 

"God's intimate knowledge of our lives, combined with His deep

abiding love for us, means that sometimes He chooses to keep things

from us."