I'll Never Wonder Why
Posted: Saturday, September 12, 2009
by Susan Thom
Oh, I ask the dear Lord on occasion, "Why?" but only time and circumstances can reveal the why. If we smash up our new sports car, and weren't hurt, our feelings are still hurt. What we don't know is why? Why did that happen? Was it obvious such as a DWI, or taking your eyes off the road?
Was it to deter you from drinking again, and save a person, a marriage, a family, and a home? Or was it God's way of protecting you from a later situation of a ball bearing that was loose, from coming off at 70 miles an hour, leaving you paralyzed and three others dead from the car you hit? We don't know, that's why I'll never wonder why-there are no answers. Not to certain things. There are answers to math and science and many other things I don't even know about.
Maybe a talent you have will affect many people, paving the way for the next generation. When hurtful things happen like our trusted dog friend dies, or a loved one passes, the answer to our whys is not going to drop from the sky. God is not going to tell you why. That's what Faith is all about. Faith that what was supposed to happen, happened. And if it didn't, and you can do something to improve it, then you do so. Otherwise, we have to accept God's plan and move on.
We are but specks of sand, and yet we try to hurt each other at every chance we get. If countries can't come to an agreement, then there's a war. A war my 2 kids are going to be a part of. Six billion plus people can't figure out what to do about the animosity between people and countries? Are we that stupid? Or do we just not care? No answers. "I don't agree with you, so my military will blow you up." "You won't give us what we want, so we'll nuke you and all your people?" Is this not insane? No answer.
I'll never wonder why because I believe God is a loving God and created us to be happy, or to figure out how to be. He gave us everything to do that with. We destroyed most of whatever He gave us. We destroy ourselves when we can't get along with another human being. He gave us minds that think and bodies that move and souls that shouldn't be wanting to maim and kill.
We need to use those minds to treat people properly, and to treat ourselves well. Give back to creation what it gives to us every minute. I'll never wonder why because I have had enough experiences when I knew God was with me, it just wasn't my time. Why question the fact that I slid on the ice, going 45 miles an hour? I was heading straight for a tree, and was prepared for impact and death, when the SUV suddenly swerved, and when I opened my eyes, I was past the pole. I don't believe in coincidences, I believe there are actions in which God prefers to remain anonymous. Nonetheless, something saved me.
I'll never wonder why a hummingbird can seem to be still, in the middle of the air, until you see it's little wings flapping. I'll never wonder why the cardinal is such a brilliant red, or the sky can be pink, blue and purple, or that those tiny lights are suspended, and aren't falling on our heads. I'll never wonder why because I am quite confident in God's plans, and in His hopes for me, and I am comfortable knowing He is in charge.
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Top-level comments on this article: (10 total)Ditto!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! love, tPlease log in to respond to this comment.
hi t,thank you.i appreciate your reading and commenting,my best to you,suePlease log in to respond to this comment.
The big question WHY? when we are young we keep asking why, as we grow older we realize that there is a power higher than we are who has all the answers only we are expected to take life as it is.Please log in to respond to this comment.exactly david.why bother with why when you can just do the right thing?thanks for reading and commenting,my best to you,suePlease log in to respond to this comment.
I think that "Why" is more important than "What."I ask God "why" all the time. He doesn't seem to mind.Great article, Sue. Thank you.Please log in to respond to this comment.hi ken,i actually ask God why all the time as well, that's what made me think of this article....the hundreds of times a day i ask why....sometimes, i just have to have faith and do what i think is right and leave the whys up to God.can you imagne 6 billion plus people asking why every minute of every day? oh, i wouldn't want that job! i remember the age of "Why?" coming from 3 kids, round the clock. it can cause an overload :)take care of yourself,my best to you,suePlease log in to respond to this comment.
Hi Susan,I absolutely agree about not asking why anymore. As you said, the good Lord already knows and has His reason. Miss you friend.Love, hugs and blessings,MichellePlease log in to respond to this comment.hi michelle,i miss you, too.come back little sheba :)it's good to hear from you.i am e mailing you so look for it.my best to you,suePlease log in to respond to this comment.
Since there is no proof of God(s), so the questions are useless....Anytime a person answers their own questions it's only to satisfy their personal beliefs....In the end it means nothing.
Things are what they are and we may never know why, but that doesn't mean there is a God and the "plan" is a perfect one....What about the people who are born deformed or mentally challenged?Please log in to respond to this comment.hi kenny,i believe there is a higher purpose for everything, and it's not up to us to know why, unless some of us are smart enough to figure it out and become a person of compassion, and one who helps others. as far as deformed or mentally challenged-they have a mission to complete. maybe their parents lives will turn around. maybe they'll be the sacrifice for a foundation to raise money for a cure of whatever they had. look at ryan white-this poor kid died of aids, something he had no control over, and he stimulated the growth of talk of this insidious disease, and the push for a cure. we close our minds when we don't acknowledge the fact that if we think about it, thngs happened in our lives that led to other things, and then others.thank you for reading and comment,best regards,suePlease log in to respond to this comment.
I really enjoyed reading this article. Maybe someday we will know some of the "whys". In the meantime, it is a comfort to know Him who is able to have it figured out and rest in the fact that we don't have to figure it all out BUT can certainly trust in Him. Marijo (pronounced Mary Jo)Please log in to respond to this comment.hi marijo,i appreciate your reading and responding, and i'm glad you enjoyed this article. i fnd that the answers to the whys come when we least expect it, and sometimes years from the initial question.my best regards,suePlease log in to respond to this comment.
"i believe there is a higher purpose for everything"*** Like I said it's just your personal belief."...as far as deformed or mentally challenged-they have a mission to complete." "*** How do you know that? What mission? What proof do you have to back that statement up?"maybe their parents lives will turn around. maybe they'll be..."MAYBE, is just a word to describe that you're unsure! Maybe has about as much significance to it as the word BELIEVE."look at ryan white-this poor kid died of aids, something he had no control over, and he stimulated the growth of talk of this insidious disease, and the push for a cure."*** So your telling me Ryan White died for the benefit of others? Why was his life taken for MAYBE an ingrateful person who was cured of aids, but then MAYBE did harm to others, cheated on their spouse, stole, or MAYBE even overdosed on heroin some time later? It makes no sense. If Ryan White were my son I'd rather have him alive, than to hear of a cure after his death that he made possible for the sake and benefit of others..."we close our minds when we don't acknowledge the fact that if we think about it, thngs happened in our lives that led to other things, and then others."*** Not for Ryan White...His death didn't lead to other things for HIM!thank you for reading and comment,*** Ditto!Please log in to respond to this comment.
hi kenny,we all have our own beliefs, and none are usually proven facts.yes, i do believe everything happens for a reason, and that there is another dimension we will go to when we leave this earth. i have no proof-only a belief. i always say to myself, if you're wrong, you'll find out, but until then, i'll continue to believe the way i do.thanks for coming back,my best regards,suePlease log in to respond to this comment.
"we all have our own beliefs, and none are usually proven facts."*** I don't have any beliefs...You somehow feel you speak for everyone. Also a belief can't be proven...If a belief was proven, then it wouldn't be a belief - it would be a FACT."yes, i do believe everything happens for a reason, and that there is another dimension we will go to when we leave this earth. i have no proof-only a belief. i always say to myself, if you're wrong, you'll find out, but until then, i'll continue to believe the way i do."*** But it's NOT okay to believe and "find out later"...There are too many innocent children left behind where people like you pass on such foolish superstition...They come into the world unknowing and relying on adults for the truth - and to deny them that simple need is a major reason why the world is the way it is.*** How about Hitler's BELIEF that the blond-haired blue eyed race was superior?...How about the Jonestown massacres in the name of belief?...How about that woman some years ago who drove her car into the river drowning her kids because GOD told her to do it...How about the Salem witch hunts, or the Spanish inquisition?...How about the Middle East?...Sorry hon, but beliefs are a mental illness when taken too seriously.Please log in to respond to this comment.when i write, i write about what i know, and that isn't necessarily fact, but it is my fact. i don't hurt others, i am honest, i help whenever and wherever i can, i am fair, i believe i am humble, i don't hold myself in any higher regard, i just share what i have learned through my experience in reading spiritual books, near death experience books, and going through the twelve steps. i understand everything you're saying, i question why i believe myself, sometimes, but too many "coincidences' have happened to me in my life for me not to think the way i do.now i have to add another disease to my list. unless i can put mental illness under depression.thanks for your thoughts,best regards,suePlease log in to respond to this comment.
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