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The Glory of Kings

Life full of questions? Wondering what in the world is going on? Are you clueless, like me? Do you wish you could better understand God and His work?

Sometimes I get so frustrated because I can't see everything that is going on. I just wish God would reveal everything to me now.

Then again, maybe I don't know what I'm asking for. Proverbs 25:2 says, "It is the glory of God to conceal a matter, but the glory of kings is to search out a matter."

Two things.
First, it is a part of the very nature of God that He cannot be completely known. If we could fully understand Him, why kind of a puny deity would He be? If He had no divine secrets there would be no weight to His glory.
Second, we need to be constantly digging deeper into the nature/work of God. It is not the glory of a king to know; it is the glory of a king to search out. What we know does not bear the same glory as what we do not know, and learning is greater than knowledge.

So, what does this mean? First, don't get frustrated when God is mysterious. That is just a part of His greatness; stand in awe of it. Second, don't get frustrated when You don't know what is going on. Search. Dig. Find out. Look and see. Uncover a piece of the mystery of life and God. It is in the searching that we find glory.

Road Signs and Question Marks

There are no road signs on the path to Hell because they don't want you to know where you're going. There are no mile markers on the road to Hell because they don't want you to know how far you've come.

I have often thought life would be much easier if there were road signs along the way. Why can't the directions just be right in front of us? Things would be so much simpler. But, if life has taught me one thing it is that the "simple" and the "easy" do not always match up with the GOOD.

Road signs may come in handy, but are they good? I think a great big question mark may be the best thing that God can give us sometimes. It is in those times when we don't have a clue that Faith grows. You don't need Faith to follow a road sign; you do need Faith to keep moving in the direction God has called no matter the obstacles.

So, we have to pay attention, or we may find ourselves on the wrong road. But it is that need to watch our steps, those times of wondering, that make us look deeply into Who God is. When we do this we can plainly see what He would have us to do. Who He is guides into where He wants us to be. And that is better than a road sign. Through those times we not only learn how to get to God, we learn how to walk like He walked.

The Introduction

I won't even begin to say that I have all the answers. I won't even say that I can always point you in the right direction. I openly admit that I don't have a clue most of the time, and I think we all agree that life in this world is confusing even for those wiser than us.
So, all I ask is that you come with me. Join me on my journey through life. Hopefully we will both learn something. And, hopefully, God will grow us into what He would have us to be. So, hold on; life will be bumpy. Here we go...