Talking with my sis this morning about the why of unanswered prayer. Why pain and hard knocks? Why God doesn't always heal sickness, or solve all our problems? Even Paul in the Bible had a "thorn in the flesh" that God didn't take away.
We look at life from such a human perspective. Everything around us feels so real in our little human surrounded world of things and stuff, feelings and problems. This is our realm, this is what feels most real to us. Yes, God is there in the big picture, but sometimes the big picture can feel so big and less tangible, in comparison to this tangible world that we live in.
I've been thinking of the fact that who we really are is what's inside of us, the part of us that will live for ever; our eternal being. We forget that we will live forever. That fact was almost startling as I thought of it this morning. So . . . these years here on earth are only a temporary stopping place. Is it maybe a preparation place? Preparation for eternity?
This is actually encouraging in a funny way, when we think of age. We are eternal beings, so actually our age is only the number of days that we have been on this circle of dirt, so far. Kind of like taking a vacation and counting how many days you've been there, because it's a separate happening from the normal routine of life.
So, our real life is eternal. Could all of this make more sense when we look at it in that light? The problems, the unanswered prayers, the pain and things that don't make sense to us. Even the line, "If God is a good God why does He allow bad things to happen". God is more concerned about our inner being. Our inner spirit and soul. The real us that nobody else can see (with human eyes anyway).
I've come to realize that things that deepen my spirit the most and the times my roots grow deeper is through the tough times. The times of faith shaking, when every heart muscle is getting stretched to it's max. When you find yourself straining to get a hold of the only solid thing that can really be trusted, and your heart takes you back to God and confirms to the very core of you, that God really can still be trusted.
Looking at life from a human perspective, we want God to solve all our problems, make life a safe, secure and predictable place. But God is out to make spiritual warriors, hearts of faith, strong spirits that will depend only on Him. He wants souls who will believe in Him through anything, who will find Him to be their ALL in all.
I get this mental picture of all our souls entering into Heaven. Some will be healthy and strong, some will be scrawny and weak. I wonder if it will be a little like graduation. It will be the day that will reflect the years of training and preparation on earth, the life of our inner person.
. . . And God is preparing us for THAT DAY!!!
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