{"id":14481,"date":"2026-04-15T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/?p=14481"},"modified":"2026-03-04T06:48:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T11:48:35","slug":"higher-than-my-thoughts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/2026\/04\/15\/higher-than-my-thoughts\/","title":{"rendered":"Higher Than My Thoughts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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God doesn\u2019t think as we do, and we shouldn\u2019t expect Him to. Can you imagine if the world ran the way we thought it should? So many things in this world make no sense to me, but in hindsight, I see the Lord\u2019s hand. History tells the tale of the Creator\u2019s work throughout time. Like the Bible, written over 1500 years, by 40 different authors, it all works together to create the most powerful book ever written. Only intelligent design could make that happen; our sovereign God planned it all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We only see a small piece of the story; God sees the whole picture. Several situations in my life make no sense. People suffering, heartache abounding, none of it makes sense to me. The age-old question, \u201cWhy do bad things happen to good people?\u201d rears its ugly head in so many life circumstances. Often, we don\u2019t get answers to our \u201cwhys?\u201d We must trust the Creator\u2019s plan and wait for it to unfold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThen the Lord spoke to Job out of the storm. He said, \u201cWho is this that obscures my plans with words without knowledge? Brace yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall answer me.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhere were you when I laid the earth\u2019s foundation? Tell me, if you understand.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Job 38:1-4<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

When Job loses his children, his flocks, and his health, he waits for 38 chapters before God speaks. And when the Lord answers, He doesn\u2019t say why. Instead, the Lord asks Job, \u201cWhere were you when I laid the earth\u2019s foundation?\u201d Job couldn\u2019t answer that question, and neither can we. The Lord\u2019s thoughts and ways differ from ours, and when we don\u2019t understand why, we must trust.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Remembering we only see a small part of the long story of eternity helps us trust the Lord\u2019s plan. We know what happened when Jesus died on the cross, and how He walked out of the tomb three days later. Even if we don\u2019t understand all the details, we know the Savior\u2019s actions gave us undeserved grace that gives us new life in Him. Transformation happens when we follow Christ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Only God has all the answers; no one else does. We can\u2019t understand His thoughts and don\u2019t always understand His ways, but we can trust that everything will unfold as the Creator desires, with purpose. Trust in the Savior. Follow Him. And when life doesn\u2019t make sense, trust that it does to the Lord.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Journal Questions:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

What doesn\u2019t make sense to you today?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How can trusting God help you deal with the situation?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In what ways does surrendering to the Lord help you let go of the \u201cwhy\u201d questions?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Application:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Surrender your timeline.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Two-minute read. God doesn\u2019t think as we do, and we shouldn\u2019t expect Him to. Can you imagine if the world ran the way we thought it should? So many things in this world make no sense to me, but in hindsight, I see the Lord\u2019s hand. History tells the tale of the Creator\u2019s work throughout… Continue reading Higher Than My Thoughts<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14481","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","without-featured-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14481","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14481"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14481\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14487,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14481\/revisions\/14487"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14481"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14481"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14481"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}