God's Logic

Once again in my life, I have come to a place where we are examining God's will us and asking the question that we have all asked at one time: What is God's will? Which decision should I make? Should I go or should I stay? etc. Of course, just like all of the people who have gone before me, God's will does not always make sense to our human minds, but we sure want it to. In the last 5 years, we have had several people wonder if we are following God's will as at times it has not seemed so logical, but we have no doubt that we have been right in the middle of God's will.

While we look for the logical way to confirm what we should do in our lives, God often runs us through a path that does not always seem logical. Why? Because his ultimate aim for us is to take us to greater Faith and see that we conform to the likeness of his Son (Romans 8:29). What we want or the path we want to take does not always lead us to the goal that God has for us. He wants more for us than we want for us. He wants us to live a life of faith and risk and we want to live a life of logic and security. Not that there is anything wrong with security, obviously God gives that to us, but a lifetime of security does not cause us to wrestle with the questions that stretch our faith and lead us deeper into his character.

Here are some examples from scripture:

1. Joseph - as a 17 yr. old God tells him that he will see his entire family and the world bow before him in a dream. The path to that place was betrayal by his brothers, life of slavery, a rape accusation, and time in prison. It was only after all of these things that he got to the place God wanted him - 27 years later.

2. David - The champion is slain by the youngest, smallest and least likely person in Israel.

3. Gideon - God takes Gideon's army from 10,000 to 300 and he sees victory with the smaller number.

4. Hosea - he is told to marry a prostitute and as she continues to commit adultery against his love, God tells him to go find her and bring her home.

5. Paul - on his way to finishing the race, he experienced these things according to 2 Corinthians 11 - countless beatings, imprisonments, 40 lashes, shipwrecked 3 times and adrift at se and many other things. He ultimately wrote that he finished the race and that was his path to the finish line.

None of those are logical and a path that that would be chosen by us and that is why God needs to lead us into our future. Obviously we seek God passionately for decisions and we weigh pros and cons but we must be careful that we don't simply choose those things that make sense to us, for it always won't. This is what Isaiah says about this in 55:8, "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 have to decide what we truly want for our lives - our plan and process or he who is above the heavens and who thinks, sees, and acts in ways that we cannot even imagine. His ways are different in the way they sound and look and the seeking Him shapes us so much more into who he has designed us to be. The problem we face, is that it is honestly hard to tell what we are to do at times and we are left with no choice but to take a step from the Lions Head just like Indiana Jones. Yeah, not so easy, but at times it is our only choice.

Though the days ahead are not completely clear and there are still some unknowns, it is good to walk with a Father who knows best and does things perfectly. That is why I trust him.