God, Where Are You?

I’ve been a believer since I was a little girl, growing up in the church and all. I don’t remember a time when I didn’t know  that ‘Jesus loves me, this I know, for the Bible tells me so’. You’d think after 40 something years, I would know how God works and trust Him to solve all my problems and those of my friends and family around me. Not how it works, apparently. I still have questions and doubts. And I look around at events that happen around me and wonder, God, where are You? How do you fit into the solution to this problem? How are you going to do it?

We are supposed to be different in how we see things and how we respond to difficulties in our lives. I know we Christians struggle with the same issues that our friends and neighbours who don’t know God do. But if God is so powerful, then why do we still end up doing and responding the same way as everyone else? How are we different, really? The Bible tells us that with the power of Jesus in our lives, we can overcome.  I believe in miracles that change peoples’ lives. In the midst of pain, peace that passes understanding is promised. I just wish I could see it more. I’m not blaming God by any means. I’m really just wondering how it really all works. I realize we are all works in progress, and if we look back at Bible characters, we see a lot of mistakes made by them. Nothing new under the sun.

How are we really different? I know we are saved by grace and only by grace and we are new creations, but how does that look, practically speaking? Thankfully God forgives and forgives and forgives again. Where would be be without that?

I’ve been reading a book called Disappointment With God by Philip Yancey. It has been really good. I still have questions, but hey, I’m not alone. It’s okay to have questions. In fact, they are welcomed. That’s what I love about knowing the Truth. We are welcome to question everything. If it’s Truth, it doesn’t break down at some point.

Anyway, just a little Wordful Wednesday.

Peace to all. :)