SOMETIMES, WE DO NOT KNOW HOW TO UNDERSTAND
Life does not make sense for any of us, especially your children.
If you have children, the following story will help you to grasp this concept. One Sunday morning, our youngest daughter Katherine began to have pain in her side. We took her to the emergency room, where we waited for over twelve hours before the doctor could see her.
Katherine was in extreme pain. Watching your children suffer is almost unbearable, and we would do anything to take away her pain. At about eleven p.m., we finally got to see a doctor, and he began running tests. By this time, Katherine was in excruciating pain and did not understand what was happening to her.
We watched and listened as the doctor began to examine her.
We told Katherine not to be scared. The doctor’s explanation of trying to figure out what was causing her pain did not comfort her. As he pressed on her stomach, she screamed in pain. The pain was so intense that she almost came off the table.
She looked up at us with eyes of fear. She looked at us as if asking, why are you allowing this doctor to push on my stomach and hurt me? We tried to explain the process, but our words made no sense to her. The diagnosis was acute appendicitis.
An intelligent young lady, Katherine could not understand what our words meant. With all of her trust in us, she was still afraid.
She knew we would not allow the doctor to hurt her, but she was still scared. Watching your child go through pain is something no parent wants to face.
We knew she would feel better once the hurt was over, but sometimes, we did not know how to understand.
After successful emergency surgery, Katherine was fine.
Still, having the knowledge but not sharing it with our precious daughter was frustrating because of her lack of understanding.
Our Heavenly Father must feel the same way with us. He watches us go through trials and tribulations daily, and we look to Him and ask, “Why are you allowing us to experience this pain?”
He looks at us in sadness, as our parent watching his child in pain and wanting to explain it, yet we cannot understand or comprehend his explanation. What God says to us is, “Trust me.” Unlike when we told Katherine to trust us in faith, God has the unlimited power to win the fight. God, the Creator of everything, gently says to us,
“Do not worry, for I am in control. Be still, have faith, and know that I am God, for I can do everything for your good and glory.” God has an explanation for all our troubles, but the answer is sometimes beyond our comprehension. When we do not understand, this is where faith is necessary.