Occasionally I have moments of inquiry...you know the kind when you ask, "WHY?" I've been in that "mood" lately. I am a "ponderer". I ponder thoughts and ideas and questions. Many never exit my mind. Sometimes, though, you've just got to get them out. Some are rhetorical and some are not. Here's my list in no particular order:
• Why do bad things happen to good people? -- I can't, and won't, let myself fall into the "God must be trying to teach us something" or "It's God's will" trap. I simply cannot believe that a LOVING and MERCIFUL God sits up there and says, "Oh do I have something to teach HER this week.." ZAP! Nope. I think I get myself in enough trouble and HE sits there and says, "WHEN will she learn?" And/or "I can use this to teach her, if she'll listen."
• Why do I always find that no matter how short the line is in the grocery store, if I'm in it...it will become the slowest line? I've pretty much resigned myself to the fact that this simply is the way it will happen most of the time. So I relax and gaze at the magazines that I will not purchase. I guess it's all how you look at it.
• Why is it that I worry when I KNOW that God is in control? I don't know if it's a "Woman thing" or a "Control thing"...but I am a "worrier". Not that I sit and fret and have the "sky is falling" mentality. I just have a hard time having the "God is in control even in the storms" mentality that I SHOULD have!!
• Why are some people who proclaim to be "so good"...so MEAN? Passive/aggressive people make me crazy. Enough said.
• Why do we always want what we can't (or shouldn't) have? I've been really dealing with "envy" lately. I DO have a tendency to look at other people, things or situations and wonder "why can't I have...?" But, what I KNOW we all need to do is look at our own situation, and things, and say..."thanks for the blessings".
• Why is it that my children can reduce me to tears (happy or sad) in a matter of seconds? I was not a "free crier" until I had a children. And the older they get, the worse it gets. I love them and watching them grow makes me cry both happy and sad tears.
• Why do I get defensive when someone questions my actions or attitude? Couldn't it be that I need to hear the question??? It's a true friend who can give you a swift kick in the rear when you need it. I have a couple such friends and they DO help me in this area...it's just hard to hear. It takes longer than it should for me to agree that they might see something that I don't.
• Why do I let so much learning go in one ear and out the other? I learn. I read. Then I forget to put important new skills and concepts into practice.
• Why does our society allow the suffering of so many? Each morning I stand in our Parent Drop Off loop and pray for so many hurting families and children. If I think about it too hard...it makes me cry!!
• Why can't we just all "get along" and "play nice in the sandbox of life"? I know we're all different personalities and we don't all have to be bosom buddies...but I can't stand it when people are mean to each other. Civility would be a good practice, don't you think?
• Why is it that I want to control so many things that really are not my business to control? I'm trying to recover from my "control freakness"...sometimes it's just a SLOW painful process!!!!
• Why can't some people (including me) just SIT STILL and REST??? Sitting still sometimes means you have to listen. And other times it translates to "idle-ness". And it's hard to believe that this is OK sometimes.
• Why (and how) do people walk around their entire lives with horrible scowls on their faces? I always wonder if they were born like that....or if it's simply the bumps of life that cause the contortion. At any rate, there are times when I wonder just how it gets that way...and if it hurts!!
• Why does society move so fast? Enough said.
• Why isn't "the way(s) we used to do things" good enough for now? Don't get me wrong. I'm all for progress...but sometimes I long for the "good ole days". I'm sure this is a pretty good sign that I'm aging.
• Why, though, do we resist change when it's for the better? I pray that I NEVER really become a "we've-never-done-it-that-way-before" human being. I know that change is often good.
Enough of my "Why's" for the day....
Happy Wednesday, everyone!!
6 comments:
This post spoke to me. I have wondered several of the same things. And I can't imagine anyone feeling the need to give you a swift kick in the pants about an issue. Thanks for your prayers and support as I move through this flu.
Ageless questions and some very good answers. My Mr. Wonderful has a why list that he plans to ask God about in glory. For now be content that the only thing you can control is your attitude. Blessings oh inquestive one!
And just how much caffine did you have this morning??!! Great list and I'm sure you could go on for that many more. Don't change...I enjoy your reflections and questions!
LY...C
The only person that has the answers to those questions ultimately is God..We just try the best that we can here on earth. I do like the questions that you came up and I like your answers also. I sit and wonder how I would answer some of these myself. You must be in a real thinking mood. One of your questions always bothers me. I always feel bad when I just sit and do nothing. In fact, I cannot DO THAT at all. I feel so guilty. Sandy
WOW you've had a busy little mind lately! Goodness! Well, I have to agree with you 100% on the first one. I don't think God devises evil to teach us... but I DO think sometimes he does not PREVENT evil from teaching us! And sometimes what WE think of as being a "bad" thing ... He may think of as being a "good" thing. (I'm particularly thinking of the death of a child... who HE takes home to be with Him!) It about kills us... but IS IT a bad thing?
I've come to the conclusion that ALL the lines at the grocery store are the slowest... depending on who's in front of me.
We all worry from time to time... some more than others. I do find that once I REALIZE I'm worrying, my first thought IS to give it to God. I have to admit I am really GOOD at that!
But I'm really BAD about jealousy too! I just KNOW that grass is greener over there! And I always want what is jusssst out of my reach! And it's NOT that I'm not grateful for what I DO have -- I am! But I want MORE too! (especially in the grandbaby department! I have waited waaaaaaay too long...)
These are ALL excellent questions. All things that we've all wondered from time to time. And it's GOOD to voice them from time to time! Sure got ME thinkin' about things again!
8| Wow, many of those questions... hit home. I ask some of the very same ones... by God's grace all things work together for those who love HIm and are called according to His purpose.
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