MOVING FORWARD â—½ ENCOURAGEMENT
How incredibly lonely it must have often been for Jesus while he was here on earth. So much of what he did was misunderstood until later.
An example is in John 13:7, when he washed the disciples' feet.
He said,
"You don't understand yet what I am doing, but later on you will understand."
This gives me such a depth of appreciation for his ability to keep doing what was right when he was often the only human who "got it" at the time.
I also wonder how often it's still true today that he does, or allows, the things he does and has to watch me turn to him in hurt and confusion because I just don't understand…yet.
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​Life is painful and exhausting here, and so much of what I go through doesn't seem to make any sense.
It seems that understanding would often help me to endure, but the majority of the time, understanding doesn't come - at least, not when I feel I most need it. Yet, I cling to scriptures like this to remind myself that God always knows exactly what he is doing, and it's likely that, in time, I will, too. What is best in the long run is still what is best, regardless of how I feel about it right now. I can trust his wisdom and love to bring about the best possible outcome.
He cannot be anything but good.
I'll still complain when I don't like what I'm going through, but I have made a conscious decision to stop putting God on trial just because I'm in an uncomfortable situation. I'm confident that it will all eventually make sense, and it will be worth whatever I had to endure.