My God is limitless. Sometimes I forget this, and place Him into boxes that I can understand and wrap my head around.
God, if you bring about that answer or do this, I'll be able to make sense of the results. Ill be able to connect the dots and see where we're going. I can predict the next step and mentally prepare.
But He doesn't work that way. In fact, the path of predictability is displeasing to the Lord. In Hebrews 11:6, the Bible says the "without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him."
Faith is believing that God is bigger than my boxes. If I'm angry, my vengeful prayers that ask for the answers I think make sense are completely lacking in faith. I rob myself of the joy of knowing a phenomenally huge God, bigger than I can possibly imagine and richer in love than I could ever understand. If I'm desperate and don't understand the path I'm on, it lacks faith to come to God and demand a way out that would fit into a comfortable life. It lacks faith to pray for the sensible, human option. And even if I think my heart is in the right place, if I'm coming to God with a request for something I made up for myself, it does not please God that I think my option could serve me better than His plans.
My God does exist. He reigns today and is just as powerful to save as He was all that time ago. He knows what's best. He knows the difference between selfish prayers and those prayed in faith.
God is bigger than my boxes.
