“Can you discover the depths of God?” Job 11:7
Most people desire a formality in dealing with God. They want a defined and rational set of rules or procedures in a relationship with Christ.
Unfortunately, God does not like to act with formality or predictability.
He wants you to be consistent in worshipping Him through praise and prayer. And, He wants you to be still and listen for His voice.
The challenge is how to deal with the various responses from God?
At times, God will be very close to you and speak with wisdom, clarity, and guidance. He wants to be your best friend!
However, God can also decide to respond to you in ways that seem confusing and makes no sense.
God can choose to be completely silent and seem very distant. At one time, He chose not to speak to anyone for a period of four hundred years.
God can act in ways that are oblivious to your immediate situation in life. For example, He can give you a dream, a vision, or speak words to you that have no context to your life.
God can allow adversity and troubles to overwhelm you which can lead to stress, anger, and fear.
God can ask you to do something which is extreme or costly and makes no sense at all. God asked Abraham to sacrifice Isaac, his son.
God tends to blindfold you from seeing into the future. He desires for you to walk by faith and live with Him one day at a time.
God is never in a hurry. Time is of no consequence to Him. This requires patience and the ability to wait upon the perfect timing of God.
God desires for you to rest in Him. The spiritual principle is not by might nor by power but by the Spirit of God. Like Josaphat stand still and see the salvation of the Lord!
God operates in ways which are impossible for you or I to understand. Inspite of God’s unusual manifestations, He wants to be a kindred spirit sharing His life with you.
God is an omnipotent spiritual being with power and authority over all things. He is a God of greatness and glory. He is omniscient and sees every detail of your future.
The spiritual approach in dealing with God is to accept Him for who He is without understanding how He thinks or acts. In other words, let God be God!
God does not need to justify His actions. He is a perfect God and our responsibility is to obey Him without any reservations or limitations.
What makes no sense to you is perfect to God!
Hal Hollister Ministry 