“Be patient towards all that is unsolved in your heart, and learn to love the questions themselves.” –Rainer Maria Rilke
Questions. I have them. Lots of them.
Some have haunted me since we moved to Boston. Some have gripped my heart in the past few months. Others have encased my soul only recently. Seems like I have more questions than I’ve ever experienced before. I’m stuck in questions. I can’t get away from them.
But, I’m realizing that I can live with these unanswered questions. These problems. These uncertainties.
Answers don’t solve problems. God does.
Quote ht: sarah markley
girl, what a neat quote…and do you think I could pull off a hat like yours? that is my question for ya
it is so hard to live in the middle of uncertainty.
possibly the scariest place on earth.
but, what a way to practice bravery.
you are courageous, ma’am. =)
I’m stuck too.
Questions keep my mind going round and round.
Annie wrote a great poem that helped me. She’s a very gifted writer.
If Only
If you only see the sunset
You will never see it rise
If you only look at Jesus’ hands
You’ll never see His eyes
If you only hear the singer
You will never hear the song
If you only think you’re right
You will never see you’re wrong
If you only want to laugh
You will never learn to cry
If you only want to live
You will never learn to die
If you only see the clouds
You will never feel the rain
If you never see a purpose
You will only feel the pain.
written by Anita McIver (now Kruse)
copyright 1994
Maybe, you should stop reading my mind friend…
(or maybe it’s my heart)
These last few posts have really really got me thinking and writing.
My beach trip today was so filled with tears and thoughts that you have brought up these past few days..
I’m glad for God…
I am glad for you for verbalizing how I feel.
I love that:)- and I love that you are so open girlie:) I understand where you are coming from SO much you don’t even know…but the quote is truly right; bible proves it:)
29 The secret things belong to the LORD our God, but the things revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may follow all the words of this law.(Deut 29:29).
This verse is a comfort to me,because it shows me that God the ALMIGHTY CREATOR, will from time to time share His secrets with us..isn’t that so amazing to even realize, or comprehend(IN THE SLIGHTEST)!!!
I mean to know we never HAD to know anything that was going to take place, or even have the idea…but He allows us to…isn’t it cool?
Keep asking questions … just make sure to be ok if the answers don’t come right away … sometimes they don’t come at all … and sometimes they come in ways we would have never dreamed… keep hanging on!
Thanks for this blog; it’s a great read. Karyn http://www.christiancupid.com/blog
I just stumbled across your blog and this post was like a slap in the face. Or, more of a reminder. I have recently gotten out of such a situation and trust me, the answers will come some how from some where and it isn’t how you would expect. Just hang in there, it all works out because God IS there, he IS watching you, and He DOES care!
“answers don’t solve problems, God does” would that i understood that much earlier in life…good word
tammy
I love that last line . . .
After a particularly devastating loss all I wanted to know was WHY.
And it took me quite some time to internalize that even if I knew why it wouldn’t hurt any less.
So, yes ma’am. God is the problem-solver. Sometimes of problems we didn’t realize we had until we started questioning for the wrong answers.
Know what else I love?
The story of Jacob wrestling with God all night.
God could have squashed him in a nanosecond but He allowed him to struggle until he had a clear understanding of who it was he was wrestling with.
I don’t think much has changed – God still allows us to struggle and wrestle with Him and we usually come out on the other side with a clearer understanding. Maybe not of the original problem but usually of Who our sparring partner is.
God wouldn’t be God if I knew the answers to all the questions.
this, my friend—”Answers don’t solve problems. God does.”—is powerful.
I eat questions for breakfast. Tip: Always answer a question with another question. Signing out. // Identity Detective
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