Faith Through the Journey

For all of us, there are times in our lives when we want to know “Why?” We think that if we can just have that question answered, we might be able to better understand what is going on in a given situation. I have asked that very question a number of times during the last 38 years, and to my dismay, the answer has not come.

At one time a number of years ago, someone wiser than I has said that if God hasn’t answered my why questions, I may be asking the wrong question. We can make our lives miserable with seeking a meaningful answer, and in so doing we can become bitter and angry if the answer does not come in the way we think it should. The real question that we need to pose to our Creator is this: What do You want me to learn from this difficulty? Are You going for something in my life or the lives of others through my present trials?  God always answers our prayers, even when we may not  like His answers!

This concept was very liberating to me…I just need to ask God the “what” question and leave the “why” with Him. I may never know those answers this side of heaven, but whether or not God chooses to show me, I will seek to live one day at a time and be grateful that He has given me another day of life.