STOP WHY-ING (WHINING) AND START TRUSTING!

(Matt. 13:10) "And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?"
(Prov. 3:5-6) Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths."

WHY - a word used to generate an answer to a question asked to define the purpose or reason for doing something.
TRUST - Dependence upon something or someone; something committed or entrusted to be cared for.

          As human beings, we constantly use this term in order for us to bring closure or understanding to questions we have. There are times when we don't understand things that happen in our lives, our family, society, church, etc., so we ask, "Why"? As we endeavor to understand and seek answers, we find after the answer is given that it will sometimes bring ease and relief. To others it may bring resentment, bitterness and discontent.

          There have been times in my own personal encounters that I have asked, "Why? " It amazes me how often God returned the answer back to me and replied, "Why not?" For example, when my dad and my sister was taken from us, there was a question of Why? Why them? Why now? Why God? When we ask the question "Why?" we may not always be prepared to accept the answer God or others respond to us. As a child growing up when our parents told us to do certain things we would reply, "Why"? Most of our parents simply replied, "Because I said so!" Even though they didn't explain, it was clear to us that our only response was to obey.

           God's only desire for us as His children is for us to obey and trust Him even when we don't understand, "Why"? It is our nature to question, yet we must understand that if God allowed it, He already knows what was best. Even when there are situations where we may feel we shouldn't be, or encounters we feel are not ours, we must trust and obey God. If He has brought us to it, He knows how to take us through it. I have a saying I used to answer questions in my life and it is, "When you don't understand, PRAY-When you understand, PRAY". By doing this, it eliminates any doubts, fears, WHYs, and personal inputs one may have in order to trust God.

          Let us be willing to allow God to answer our "WHYs" in His own way so we can be ready to respond, WHY NOT, God! Let's turn our Why-ings (whinings)  into Trusting Him!