“why?”
that’s the question that is heard CONSTANTLY around here. when it is asked by the four-year-old, sometimes the two-year-old responds with “because that’s why.”
and i have found myself constantly asking that question too.
“why am i here?” “what is the purpose of me being here?”
ever since the first day here, i have asked God that question. and to be honest, He hasn’t answered how i thought He would...
...i wanted the answer to be something like i am here to change someone’s life. or i am here to bring someone to know God. or i am here to encourage someone.
God is the only Person who can change someone's life. God is the only Person who can bring someone to know who He is. God is the only Person who can bring real encouragement to someone.
sure, God might use me for some of those things but that shouldn’t be the main purpose of my life. nor should it be the main purpose of my trip. so this leads me back to the “why” question...
and slowly but surely God is showing me that sometimes you don’t have to know why. for example, He led Abraham into a new land and Abraham didn't see the fulfillment of the promises and he probably asked "why" a thousand times but kept on believing.
Joseph didn't know why his brothers sold him into slavery, he didn't know why he was unjustly thrown in prison, he didn't know why he was forgotten for so long in prison but he kept on believing.
there are so many other people in the Bible who didn't know why something was happening to them but they kept on believing...I want to be like that. I want to “live by faith, not by sight...” (2 corinthians 4:7)
next time you wonder "why" just remember, in the words of the two-year-old "because that's why...because that's how God wants it to be in your life...He is using it for your good."
because that's why.
...i wanted the answer to be something like i am here to change someone’s life. or i am here to bring someone to know God. or i am here to encourage someone.
and then i realized that all those begin with “i am...” and instead they should be “God is...”
God is the only Person who can change someone's life. God is the only Person who can bring someone to know who He is. God is the only Person who can bring real encouragement to someone.
and slowly but surely God is showing me that sometimes you don’t have to know why. for example, He led Abraham into a new land and Abraham didn't see the fulfillment of the promises and he probably asked "why" a thousand times but kept on believing.
Joseph didn't know why his brothers sold him into slavery, he didn't know why he was unjustly thrown in prison, he didn't know why he was forgotten for so long in prison but he kept on believing. there are so many other people in the Bible who didn't know why something was happening to them but they kept on believing...I want to be like that. I want to “live by faith, not by sight...” (2 corinthians 4:7)
next time you wonder "why" just remember, in the words of the two-year-old "because that's why...because that's how God wants it to be in your life...He is using it for your good."because that's why.
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