Anytime my kids don't like something that I’ve said, or something that is happening, or something that needs to happen — they ask me "why??!!" and demand an explanation. Sometimes the answers are easy — Such as, you need to eat your vegetables to have a healthy body. Other times, the answers are too complex. In those times, when I can't answer their "why", I ask them to remember who I am. That I care for them deeply, that I've never lied to them, that I've always kept my promises. I ask for their trust in navigating the unknown, by reminding them of what they do know, of me.
And I thought today about how God does the same thing. We fail to grasp something, and God simply can't always explain it to us in human terms. So he sends us reminders of who He is. He shows us His glory in the form of a gorgeous sunset. He shows us his Joy in the form of some playful children. He shows us his provision in the form of some unexpected funds or perhaps an unexpected discount on necessities. I believe, that every time God has not answered my "why?!!" with an explanation, his answer is simply "remember who I am, remember what I have done, and trust me." I never really understood this, until I realized I do the same thing as a loving parent.
For I am the Lord your God
who takes hold of your right hand
and says to you, Do not fear;
I will help you.- Isaiah 41:13
