Interpreting circumstances is a dangerous endeavor, especially when they are our own. It is a fairly common practice in Christendom to try to interpret those things taking place around us. We hear things about God doing this or that or not doing such and such, for some reason. But the problem is our own extreme limitations, and our tendency to be selfish. The human life is such short period of time, our own experiences and understanding of history is so incredibly limited and our overall vision of the current state of all things puts us in a position where we really cannot speak with any authority or understanding, when interpreting how circumstances appear or ought to be.
In most situations, we simply do not have enough wisdom or understanding to be able to say, “X is best” or “Y should have gone like such and such.” But this is not about being fatalistic. Because the very foundation of who we are is built on love of God and love of neighbor, we must strive to live out that command to love, in the best way that can. Our understanding may be limited, but we must still act according to principle and conscience. And when things don’t go the way that we think they should, we must have faith in the love and direction of God. We are never assured of understanding any particular circumstance.
We are required to have faith.
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