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I am sitting here in bed miserable. My
mouth and ear are in pain from a
toothache that won't go away after three
days. I finally couldn’t take it anymore,
and tonight I broke down. The funny
thing is, the pain is not the only reason
for my breakdown.
You may ask yourself, "Okay, why is she
getting so personal?” I would encourage
you to hold on for a bit. I have something
important to say. I will try to put it into
words.
God is good. I've been caught up in so
much, and I’ve been trying to understand
so much that my head sometimes feels
like a murky mud puddle too dense to
make sense of anything. There are so
many different viewpoints presented to
me as well as different opinions, beliefs,
dress codes, and more. In the middle of it
all, I have been presented with an
impossible situation with seemingly
impossible decisions threatening to drive
me mad (I may possibly have created a
mountain out of a mole hill, but to me, it
is that bad).
My faith has been tested to the maximum
degree. I have tried hard to find realistic
and factual explanations for everything in
my life. I realize that there are answers to
my questions; however, the only way to
know ALL of the answers ALL of the
time is to know everything there is to
know, which is, of course, impossible.
Tonight, I accept the fact that my brain is
too small to know everything, so I will
simply trust in the One who does know
everything. When God's ways don't make
sense to me, I know—I KNOW, it is
simply due to my limited intelligence.
How do I know this to be true? From
experience. A tiny little *plink* of
truthful knowledge dropped into my head
would be enough, time and time again, to
dissolve my sincere accusations. In the
end, I would simply always respond with:
"Oh...........ok."
This is where I'm at right now at 12:18
a.m.,
sitting
here
physically
uncomfortable. I am sure of one thing
from the very core of my being: God is a
good God. He is holy and just in every
way. I look at everybody. I look at
myself. There is always some form of
disappointment, because we're not
perfect; but as I look at God, I see that He
is perfect. He is good, through and
through. There is no smudge, no
shameful imperfection, nothing but
pureness and goodness. This is the kind
of God I am able to trust with my soul,
my family, and my life. This is the God I
worship in spirit and in truth (John 4:24).
This is the God I will follow through the
twists and turns in the maze of life, which
has many fine lines that are hard to
distinguish.
I don't need all the answers. I don't need
to be able to point at a group of
professing Christians and tell myself
which one is right and which one is
wrong. I only need God, and I only need
to worship Him in spirit and in truth. He
will then show me the truth I need to
know. I could go on forever with more
things I have learned, but this is already
too long, and I'd get off subject, so I will
leave you with this verse:
O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is
good: for his mercy endureth for ever.
Psalm 136:1
All I Need
—By Anna Schrock
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