Asking Why

 We are all prone to want to know why everything happens to us. We can be like two year-olds who just ask, "Why, why, why about everything?" Sometimes, we get upset, and we go to the Lord and ask Him to tell us why something is going on. If you have ever done that very much, you have found out that God doesn't have to tell us why. This can be frustrating until we learn some things.

Moses had to be convinced by God to return to Egypt to ask Pharaoh to set the Hebrews free. Then, when he went, things did not start off well, at all, even though he was obedient to God's instructions. (Exodus 5:22) Then, Moses returned to the Lord and said, "Lord, why have you brought harm to this people? Why did you sever send me?" This was a cry of desperation because of the trouble that came on the people.

The first thing we need to know is that God wants us to cry out to Him, even if we are upset or depressed about something. He can take it, and He wants us to talk with Him about everything. Sometimes, venting to the Lord is what we need. However, He may not show us why things happen, so we will learn to trust Him no matter what He says and keep trusting when things go wrong.

We need to do what He has told us, and instead of asking why, we should ask, "What." God is all-wise. He told us the right thing to do, but only He knows each step of the process. We need to ask Him to show us what we need to learn through what is happening to us, though we never know why it happened that way. This increases our dependence on God, especially when we see how He causes all things to work out well in the end.

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Tomorrow, I intend to read Exodus 6-8.