Isaiah 55:8, “‘For My thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways My ways,’ declares the LORD.” I should have paid more attention to those words, when I was pestering God to prove His existence (A Tale of Two Searches). He answered my prayer, but I was not prepared for His delivery.

My young mind asked Him to move a star. When He did, I would not accept the way He used to move it. Maybe, if I had, He would not have implemented such drastic measures. Dropping me into a rapidly moving river was inconceivable to me as a child, or as an adult today. Nonetheless, I am very thankful for the experience.

The moment that I asked Him to move a star, the car I was riding in hit a bump in the road. That star bounced up and down just like a rubber ball. My delight lasted for a nanosecond. I realized the car had moved, not the star. It was months later, after He revealed Himself to me in the crystal-clear water, that I accepted the bump in the road as an answered prayer.

I don’t think people realize, or can comprehend about God. When I was an innocent child, I brought Him down to my level. As I matured and studied Scripture, I realized His exceptional superiority to mankind. I have a deep respect and love for the Lord, but I also have a reverent fear and respect of His power, His holiness, His not easily predictable actions and just the wonder of His universe.

“When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon, and the stars, which thou hast ordained; what is man, that thou art mindful of him? And the son of man, that thou visitest him? For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honor.” Psalm 8:3-5

The Old Testament fascinates me. I read it because I want to know everything about my Creator. The way He treated His people for thousands of years is a window into His unfathomable ways. Story after story gives me insight into the One who revealed His ineffable love to a fourteen-year-old child searching for the truth. I am awed by His kindness and mercy to mankind.

The 38^th and 39^th chapters of Job will lift your eyebrows. God appeared to Job in a whirlwind and started firing questions at him. He let Job know, “that’s how the cow ate the cabbage.” Texans know that means God gave him a stern lecture. Spoiler…Job couldn’t answer those questions. I imagine he was humbled that his Creator appeared.

God is not going to be put in a box by mankind. We must accept that His ways are far beyond our human expectations. We can’t assume anything with the Lord. He is mysterious to the max. Remember, “His thoughts are not our thoughts. His ways are not our ways.” If He lets a child of His be harmed, He has a reason. He wants us to keep our eyes on Him and allow Him to use us.

The Father in heaven is no different today than He was with Job. God loved that man covered in boils and ashes. Job was confused about the tribulations that were allowed into his life. He was in a lot of pain, but he gave us that great statement of faith in Job 13:15, “Though He slay me, yet will I trust in Him.”

Dear Reader, I encourage you to read the book of Job. Satan threw the book at him, but the man loved his Creator. I do, too. This blog is one of my ways to witness to a world that needs Jesus, to a world reeling from too much social media and violence.  Jesus is real. The Father in heaven is real. Life with the Holy Spirit in your heart is the only way to survive.