It does not make sense!

I have been through some experiences for the last few weeks that did not make sense to me, I got some sort of food poisoning then the medicine brought further complications with my liver. It did not make sense at all that my liver would have any problems, I mean I exercise, I drink a lot of water, I try to eat healthy and I do  not take alcohol so why??? It made me stay indoors for almost two weeks...
Then, my cousin passed away this week and it is the most devastating news I have heard for a very long time, at the age of 24 her life was cut short and to me it did not make sense as to why would she go when she was just starting to build her life.
A lot of things happen to us that do not make a whole lot of sense no matter how many times you will try to look at the situation.

It does not make sense when after you have prayed for work for a long time and you get fired within a short time without doing anything wrong.
It does not make sense when the person who you thought was the "one" walks out on you and does not look back.
It does not make sense when you lose your loved one whether young or old.
It does not make sense when you planned out your business plan so well and prayed about it then a few months later it collapses and you are left with debts.
It does not make sense when you work so hard in school and end up failing your exams.

In short....a lot of things that happen do not make sense to us, because we do not get  the expected results after mixing all the right formulas.

I learned/ I am learning a few things during this time, indulge me for a few minutes and read:


1.God is still in control

Just because we FEEL like God is not present does not mean He is not there. God is always there, there is nothing that happens to us without His knowledge. Our emotions are not a determinant of His presence. God in His unlimited knowledge knows why certain things happen in our lives and we might not get the answer at all or we might get the answer after sometime.
He says in His word that He will NEVER leave us nor forsake us, meaning in the good and bad times He is still present , when things seem to be out of control, He is still there.

Deuteronomy 31: 8 It is the Lord who goes before you. He will be with you; he will not leave you or forsake you. Do not fear or be dismayed.” 

Deuteronomy 31: 6

Be strong and courageous. Do not fear or be in dread of them, for it is the Lord your God who goes with you. He will not leave you or forsake you.” 

You can have confidence during this time that God is right there with you, holding your hand so you can go through these trying times.

2. God has a purpose

I had become so busy, working two jobs, I would rush every morning without spending time with God as I used to. When I fell sick I had all this time in the world to just sit in His presence and learn from Him, and during this time I felt God's love in a whole special way I had not before. He is my healer, comforter, my strength and pillar. I was reminded why I would take time every morning to pray and read His word.

He has a great and mighty plan for us, going through these tough times never means that God no longer has those plans for us. He has a purpose for everything He does, He has planned your life from beginning to end even before you were formed in your mother's womb.
How amazing is that? that God already set out things in motion so you would have this great future that you cannot imagine and at times these hard times are part of those plans for God to get you to where He wants you, where you losing that job was His way of bringing you to a better one, where that person walking away was His way of Him connecting you to the love of your life.

Jeremiah 29:11-14 :For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope. Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will hear you. You will seek me and find me, when you seek me with all your heart. I will be found by you, declares the Lord, and I will restore your fortunes and gather you from all the nations and all the places where I have driven you, declares the Lord, and I will bring you back to the place from which I sent you into exile.

 

Jeremiah 1:5 “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you; I appointed you a prophet to the nations.” 

 

3. God is constant

 We are familiar with the greeting ; "God is good ALL the time" ALL meaning in the good and bad times, God is good. When we have plenty or nothing God is good, when we are healthy or unwell God is good. God remains good and faithful ALL the time, He cannot change, He is the same yesterday today and forever. Being good and faithful is what He is.

So no matter what you are facing God is good ALL the time.

Hebrews 13:8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. 

Malachi 3:6  “For I the Lord do not change; therefore you, O children of Jacob, are not consumed. 

 

Revelation 1:8“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.” 

 

My prayer is that even when things do not make sense, we will have hope in the fact that for every heartache that touches our lives goes through His hand and He will never give us anything that we cannot withstand. That during these days we will be confident and trust in the one who knows it all.

So when it does not make sense trust in the one who is able to do ALL things and will give you the strength to do ALL things.