We are … perplexed, but not in despair … 2 Corinthians 4:8
It’s nice to know that life didn’t make sense sometimes even to the great apostle Paul. He was perplexed and so are we at times. "Why is this happening to me?" we ask God. And usually He doesn’t answer our question. Most of the time, we don’t have the ability to understand the answer. That understanding comes later, sometimes much later.
We are perplexed, but not in despair. I remember years ago listening to the cries of a friend grieving over the suicide loss of a family member. At the time she didn’t know the Lord and, as far as we know, her departed loved one didn’t know the Lord. There was no hope, no comfort, only despair — a bottomless hole filled with grief. The suicide had taken place years earlier, but the despair remained and there was no consolation.
We are perplexed when we don’t have the answer. We are in despair when we are convinced that no answer exists.
So that is our comfort. God has the answer. And until He chooses to share it with us, we let it rest with Him.
Be encouraged!
Dwight
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