OUT OF SIGHT—OUT OF MIND—OUT OF YOUR MIND

It’s funny how a little play on words can take us to very different places.

I’ve been out of town a few days without access to the news or the computer.  So I don’t know what’s happening in the world, and you did not hear from me.

I suppose it’s good to put some heavy stuff of life out of mind for a time.

We must evaluate the influence of news and internet, etc., if their absence leaves us out of our mind.

WHEN GOD DOESN’T FIT

Do you ever feel like saying, “Why, God, Why?”

I can’t imagine anyone never saying it in a lifetime.

I also notice that “It’s Not Fair” is not just for kids to say.

Something is definitely wrong with this world.  Does that mean something is wrong with God?

I have listened to answers all my life, and read good books like When God Doesn’t Make Sense and When Your Rope Breaks.  Yet, it can still be very hard when life backs you into a corner and everything blows up in your face.

My personal conclusion is like this:

First, the longer I live, the more I realize how much bigger God is than I am.  He knows all, including answers to questions I don’t even know how to ask properly.  Fact is—God doesn’t fit—He doesn’t fit into our brain.  He will not change to fit the billions of different expectations of every human being, including mine.

Second, the longer I live, the more I find comfort reading the Bible.  I have graciously been given a personal relationship with the author.  I don’t deserve that relationship.  It doesn’t fit my expectations or answer all my questions.  But it is true, and it makes all the difference in the world.