The God Who Bothers
I don’t understand God. I’m confident he’s working in the world, but I just don’t get why he seems to do some things and doesn’t do others. I believe in answered prayer. I believe in providence. What really throws me for a loop though is the why, when, where, and how of things. Even so, the fact that I don’t understand God doesn't surprise me. If fact, if I did understand God then what kind of God would he be? If God did everything I suggested, that would surprise me. I’m not surprised, but I am bothered. It bothers me that God doesn’t consult me when he needs advice. It bothers me when God doesn’t do the things that I think God should do. It bothers me that God is silent when I think he should speak, and he speaks when I think he should be silent. God is bothersome, and I’m not the only one who thinks so. David, the great king of Israel and author of many Psalms, wrote this: “How long, Lord ? Will you forget me for...