Asking Why?

[Guest clancy]

I don’t believe I have ever questioned God as of to why,  I have just gone along with what he has asked me to do.

 

what I have done, is had enormous “ hissy fits” with the Lord , I can be myself with him, saying I’ve had enough, I’m not doing this anymore, I’m done, I have cried out to him many times, asking for him to help me,....I have been so adamant that I’m not doing it again, ...he is so gentle with me, he just knows how to get me back on track, ..no “ MAN” has ever been able to do this... God is the only one who in my own words, been able to tame me, I am like putty in his hands,?

[Selah7]

Isaiah 43:26

Put me in remembrance: let us plead together: declare thou, that thou mayest be justified.

(26) Put Me in remembrance . . .—The object of the verb has been differently supplied: (1) “Remind Me, if thou canst, of thy merits; plead in thine own defence for an acquittal;” and (2) “Remind Me of my promise to thee, of that electing grace which called thee to be My servant.”

What an awesome verse!  Our Father wants to discuss and reason together with His kids.  He’s just waiting for us to remind Him of His promises to us.  For example, it’s like, “Lord didn’t You say that You would take care of me because I love You?”  
 

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Psalm 91:14-16

14 “Because he has set his love upon Me, therefore I will deliver him;
I will set him on high, because he has known My name.
15 He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him;
I will be with him in trouble;
I will deliver him and honor him.
16 With long life I will satisfy him,
And show him My salvation.”

 

Edited June 22, 2021 by Selah7

[Michael37]

13 hours ago, Justin Adams said:

Try reading the Aramaic version. That is what they all spoke in those days. 

According to Albert Barnes:

Eli, Eli ... - This language is not pure Hebrew nor Syriac, but a mixture of both, called commonly “Syro-Chaldaic.” This was probably the language which the Saviour commonly spoke. 

[Arrabon]

Great topic @rainbowAlice.

I love these kind of questions we seldom hear, that gets us all to stop and really think.

I had to stop and think about your question myself, because it's been a loooong time since I asked God that question of why.

Asking why for me, as I look back, was a natural part of growing in my Christian faith, as a young child asks a parent why, in our own youthful Christian walk in many circumstances, we ask why of God, many times in the clutches of pain or heartache, or other difficult situations until for me I read;

James 1:2-4 "Consider it all joy, my brothers and sisters, when you encounter various trials, 3 knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance. 4 And let endurance have its perfect result, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing."

And then I also read;

Jeremiah 29:11-14 11 "For I know the plans that I have for you,’ declares the Lord, plans for prosperity and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope. 12 Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. 13 And you will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart. 14 I will let Myself be found by you,’ declares the Lord. ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL !!!"

1st Cor. 6:19, " Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God, and that you are not your own?

And 2nd Cor. 5:15 and, "He died for all, so that those who live would no longer live for themselves, but for Him who died and rose on their behalf."

Over the years, when I was able to, little by little, finally bring all these verses together into what God was saying to me, as many others have said to me, that difficulties are sometimes God's way of getting our attention so He can teach us to be grateful for the hardships of life as well as the good things, and to be grateful for them all, for nothing ever happens to us that God isn't aware of, and through many times of trials and tribulations over and over, I have FINALLY found, after reaching my advanced years of age, after many, many trials, not only have I found a deep abiding JOY, but I have  developed a welcoming spirit for all that God wants to bring to me, including suffering depairingly brutal body pain and emotional pain, and now I ask for wisdom for what He is going to teach me through all this pain, praise Him as I go through it, and praise Him when it's over - never ASKING WHY for many decades now, but thanking Him instead, that in my unworthiness, He finds me worthy of His continual molding me as clay by my Godly "POTTER."

My name is Arrabon

Edited June 22, 2021 by Arrabon

[rainbowAlice]

4 hours ago, David1701 said:

I've sometimes asked God "Why?" (as have many, many others).  I find that he sometimes tells me (much simplified, I'm sure) and sometimes not.  He is our loving Father and, like a human father, sometimes explains the "why" to his children and sometimes tells us simply to trust him.

I think it must just must be me. In my personal walk with Christ in faith I have found that by putting all of my emotions and expectations into, for example, "PLEASE FATHER!" followed by the Lord's Prayer, "for your Father knows what you need before you ask Him. This then is how you should pray..." Matthew 6:8-9 tends to elliminate, for me, the necessity to delve further with questions like "why".

I thank you and all the others that took the time to even read my excerpt and help broaden my understanding through personal experience and scripture. I am new and learning. Please don't stop!

6:8-9 

[rainbowAlice]

2 hours ago, Arrabon said:

Great topic @rainbowAlice.

I love these kind of questions we seldom hear, that gets us all to stop and really think.

I had to stop and think about your question myself, because it's been a loooong time since I asked God that question of why.

Asking why for me, as I look back, was a natural part of growing in my Christian faith, as a young child asks a parent why, in our own youthful Christian walk in many circumstances, we ask why of God, many times in the clutches of pain or heartache, or other difficult situations until for me I read;

James 1:2-4 "Consider it all joy, my brothers and sisters, when you encounter various trials, 3 knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance. 4 And let endurance have its perfect result, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing."

And then I also read;

Jeremiah 29:11-14 11 "For I know the plans that I have for you,’ declares the Lord, plans for prosperity and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope. 12 Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. 13 And you will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart. 14 I will let Myself be found by you,’ declares the Lord. ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL !!!"

1st Cor. 6:19, " Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God, and that you are not your own?

And 2nd Cor. 5:15 and, "He died for all, so that those who live would no longer live for themselves, but for Him who died and rose on their behalf."

Over the years, when I was able to, little by little, finally bring all these verses together into what God was saying to me, as many others have said to me, that difficulties are sometimes God's way of getting our attention so He can teach us to be grateful for the hardships of life as well as the good things, and to be grateful for them all, for nothing ever happens to us that God isn't aware of, and through many times of trials and tribulations over and over, I have FINALLY found, after reaching my advanced years of age, after many, many trials, not only have I found a deep abiding JOY, but I have  developed a welcoming spirit for all that God wants to bring to me, including suffering depairingly brutal body pain and emotional pain, and now I ask for wisdom for what He is going to teach me through all this pain, praise Him as I go through it, and praise Him when it's over - never ASKING WHY for many decades now, but thanking Him instead, that in my unworthiness, He finds me worthy of His continual molding me as clay by my Godly "POTTER."

My name is Arrabon

Your well thought out and transparent post was well received. Your words are so beautiful! I loook forward to sharing with you again. 

[rainbowAlice]

On 6/20/2021 at 8:13 PM, Michael37 said:

I am interested to know what you think about Jesus Himself asking God why, as follows . . .

Mat 27:45-46  Now from the sixth hour until the ninth hour there was darkness over all the land.  (46)  And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, "Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?" that is, "MY GOD, MY GOD, WHY HAVE YOU FORSAKEN ME?"
 

I hope you received my post in answer to your inquiry. I took time and consideration in writing a response.

[Michael37]

1 hour ago, rainbowAlice said:

I hope you received my post in answer to your inquiry. I took time and consideration in writing a response.

Yep. I responded by quoting what you wrote about the breaching. Scroll back and you will also see I referenced Psalm 22.

[Justin Adams]

8 hours ago, Michael37 said:

According to Albert Barnes:

Eli, Eli ... - This language is not pure Hebrew nor Syriac, but a mixture of both, called commonly “Syro-Chaldaic.” This was probably the language which the Saviour commonly spoke. 

Check this out. http://forum.yadayah.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=1596#post11271

It is against the current narrative of course, so many will not agree with this. But I have also known for many years about the 'camel hair' joke that Yeshua made. 

[Michael37]

21 minutes ago, Justin Adams said:

Check this out. http://forum.yadayah.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=1596#post11271

It is against the current narrative of course, so many will not agree with this. But I have also known for many years about the 'camel hair' joke that Yeshua made. 

Yes, we have passages in the Bible where one rendering is forsaken for another. . . nothing is wasted though.