1 Corinthians 2:11

1 Corinthians 2:11

So also no one comprehends the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God.

For some reason, we humans have a need to logically understand everything. Things have to make sense to us…we have to be able to logically tie A to B…and when we are unable to make that logical connection and rationally explain why something happened, or why something is the way that it is, we get bothered. We don’t like the idea of not being able to take our human intellect and explain why something happened…or didn’t happen. When we reach these roadblocks, we can lose hope, we can abandon a previous belief, and we can even get angry and rage against the situation that we are facing. As followers of Christ, we are often called to believe without seeing…in fact, our very faith is rooted in this realization, seen in Hebrews 11:1, “Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.” We can’t see Jesus, but we know he lives…we can’t see the Holy Spirit but we can feel him at work in our lives…we can’t see God sitting on some cloud in the heavens, but we know without a second thought that He is most certainly present in our lives. We aren’t meant to understand what God is thinking or why he has allowed certain things to play out in our lives. God’s calling the shots…the perfectly loving, gets it right every time, never misses the mark, God. And thankfully, we have been created to follow this perfect God. We have been created to trust Him without the shadow of a doubt and know that he is working for what is best in our lives (Jeremiah 29:11). So don’t worry today…don’t fret the current situation or what you see lurking on the horizon. Like that well-known children’s song says, He holds you perfectly in the palm of his hand. There is simply no better place to be. Rain or shine, he will carry you through whatever burden you bear this day. Trust Him…and never, never lose your faith in Him. It’s hands down the most important and valuable thing you have in this life. Peace.