I know, here we go again ... a question that has so many answers ... depending on the details that have to be pulled out of the one doing the asking.
I always have a tendency to be like the child impatiently tugging at his parents, and all the while he keeps coaching them on with the phrase: "Hurry up or we are going to miss it!"
Funny thing, he has never been there before, and he has no idea what is around the corner, but every fiber of his being is expecting a surprise. I ache so many times when I realize that the child has been ripped from so many lives by life's inevitable but unexpected events. So many of these events would be easier to work through if there weren't so many "naysayers" throwing doubt in the mix (most of these were previously sucker punched by the "dream hater"). Satan is such a marketing master when comes to feeding God's highest creation (humans) false accusations about their loving Creator.
The Devil's billboard always throws a magnificent doubt into the face of those who God truly loves with an everlasting love. Satan boldly splashes on the brightest colors and the boldest lettering to push on the obvious bruised area of our deceitful hearts:
...If God really cared...
Then there would be no ______________: just fill in the blank with whatever has disappointed you about God or whatever you want to blame Him for ... add a good dose of anger and self-pity, and there you have it:
You have killed the little child in you and you stand there all by yourself.
And what do you do when it is just you?
Rest your next step confidently on the truth of God that never changes ... it can't because He doesn't lie.
1. There is no "IF" with God.
2. The "IF" is always with us.
3. God Really Cares.
Even when we have no ability to go any further, and we have come to the end of ourselves " He never turns His back on us.
What should I do if it is just me and I have bought into the doubt?
Psalm 97:12 - Rejoice in the LORD, ye righteous; and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness.
Be Glad! - Give thanks and remember how sacred and set apart God's love is for you.
Jesus set aside all eternity to take care of yours ... He is definitely committed to you until you are safely with Him. Rest! No event whether expected or not can separate you from His love. BUT when the impact of the event takes place, You have a choice ... choose to trust Him and enjoy the journey with him (don’t be left with just you).
HLFA,
Jeff
"Res Judicata" - eternally; Rest.