Life has a habit of sometimes dealing out bad cards to us either with health issues, marriage problems, redundancy, a breakdown in relationships with friends and/or family, etc. and during these times we can often wonder what God is up to? and asking God, where are you in all of this?
Well God is always with us. Through all the left turns that happen in our lives, we need to cling to the fact that God has an all-embracing plan that is eternal, comprehensive and invincible. And more than that we are part of His plan.
God knows everything about our circumstances, we know what we are going through – nothing surprises Him – there are no accidents that sneak in and take God by surprise as He is in total control – although sometimes it does not seem like it. But He is always there with us in our pain and struggles.
Sometimes I wish God would tell me what His plans are for me – but God doesn’t tell us everything we want to know, but He does tell us all we need to know in order for us to trust Him – and all we need to know is that He loves us dearly, we are His children.
God is not a distant and unconcerned deity. He is close by always and our circumstances are not hidden from his gentle gaze. As Psalm 139 says He knows when we sit when we rise, what we thing, where we go, where we rest, where the path we are walking goes and even the words we speak before we say them.
Oh, how I wish sometimes He would stop me from saying some of the things I say, as they can be embarrassing, hurtful, etc. and I later regret saying a lot of things and wish I could take them back.
God knows everything about us, even the little insignificant and neglected details of our lives – He knows more about us then we do and He sees deep down into our hearts and sees our pain and can comfort us when no other person can.
But the great thing is that even though God knows the best things about us, He also knows the worst about is and yet He still loves us all the same. This is such a source of immense comfort.
God is always present.
