What?

Every once in a while my wife will say something that I do not understand at all. Most of the time this happens after we have been quiet for a while. Then she will speak about a subject that we haven’t discussed, at least not recently. You see before she has spoken, she has been thinking about this subject. I haven’t, but she thinks that I was in on the discussion in her mind. I hear her words, but don’t understand her meaning. Her thoughts were not my thoughts.

Sometimes we don’t understand what God is saying to us either. We hear the words but don’t comprehend the meaning. We can be assured that God has considered all the aspects and consequences of what He is saying to us. Nothing will surprise Him. The thing is we don’t have to understand the ramifications of what He tells us, we just have to trust and obey. You see, He knows all things and we don’t. Our minds and understanding are limited.

God puts it this way in Isaiah 55:8-9; “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.” We may not always understand God’s thoughts. In fact, we may even disagree with Him. It is our responsibility to listen, trust and obey. If we just follow Him, everything will work out for our good. If we don’t follow Him, we will encounter difficulties and troubles.