Sometimes there are no answers to our questions
"The secret things belong to God" - Deuteronomy 29:29 (NIV)
When I was a young girl there were times I'd inquire of my mother, why? I wasn't being sarcastic or stubborn; I just wanted to understand. However, even though I asked the question, many times my mother would respond, "Because that's the way it is."
Now, I am not disputing if my mother was wrong or right in her response. But when it comes to relating to God as my Father, I find myself still asking why some things happen.
You may have asked some of these questions, too. Why me? Why have things turned out this way instead of the way I planned? Why do I have to wait?
There is nothing wrong with sincerely asking God the question why. I think we should ask God some questions. It helps us to discover his plan for our lives. He may show us we made a choice that caused the situation to happen and we need to correct it. It could be something happened resulting from a bad choice someone else made and we need to confront it, avoid it, or simply forgive it.
Something may have happened to us as a result of an innocent attack from the devil working through another person acting out of a misguided desire of their heart.
In life we have greater questions we may never understand. A friend of mine lost her father, mother and husband within a short span. How do you explain all that loss? Why her? Because that's the way it is, as my mother might say. The reality is it's God's secret.
When the answers don't come in our way or time, and we don't understand what is happening, we need to trust in the one who does. Trusting is what God wants us to do. He has the greater plan that we can't see or understand. By trusting, we enter the emotional rest from trying to figure it all out and find a place of peace and joy.
• Annettee Budzban is a Christian author, speaker, life coach and nurse. Annettee will be speaking at the Libertyville Civic Center Friday, June 26, at 7 p.m. Reserve your seat by emailing Annetteebudzban@aol.com or calling (847) 543-8413.