God's Wisdom and Ways

 

Daily Gratitude Year 12 - Day 138: Today, I am grateful for God's wisdom and ways. 

I know in the military and intelligence there is a "need to know" category.  There are times the information given is directly important for a task or an assignment, but it is not the whole story or the big picture.  

Personally, I like to have a little more information. In fact, I believe I operate better when well informed. I am curious. I like to know things. 

I need to be reminded that although made "in His image," He still holds the keys to the universe. This usually happens in the pauses, the hallways, and other waiting spaces in my life. 

"Oh, how great are God’s riches and wisdom and knowledge! How impossible it is for us to understand his decisions and his ways!" -Romans 11:33 NLT

Yesterday's verse is still resonating with my soul, "With his love, he will calm all your fears."

I forget there are times we are spared anxiety because we choose to trust His heart, even when his ways are hard to understand. We only see a small piece of the puzzle from the vantage point we know as "today." 

I was reminded by a friend this week of God's conversation with Job. I have always thought it was as close to sarcasm as I have seen in the Bible. Perhaps, it is just a simple line of questioning to establish who is God, and who is not. 

" Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell me, if you know so much. Who determined its dimensions    and stretched out the surveying line? What supports its foundations,    and who laid its cornerstone as the morning stars sang together  and all the angels[a] shouted for joy? -Job 38:4-7

God loved Job deeply, yet allowed suffering. In that suffering, their relationship strengthened and deepened. The intimacy and trust deepened, even when there was pain, discomfort, and suffering. 

I would like to say I am an equally engaged student when things are going well. I am honest enough to confess that I am not, but that is my goal. I have often said, "I would not sign up for the trials, but I would not want to give back what I have learned in the valleys." 

I do not understand His ways. I do trust His heart. 

 Today, I am grateful for God's wisdom and ways.