Father, I Don’t Understand

“Father, I don’t understand,” I told the Lord regarding something He had made clear He wanted me to do.

“You don’t need to, do you?” He replied. “You simply need to obey.”

In our pride, sometimes we want the Lord to explain Himself before we decide whether or not to obey Him. Or even if we plan to obey Him, we still want an explanation first. As though He owes it to us to explain Himself. As though our obedience should be contingent on getting the answers we want. Or on agreeing with whatever th...