God does not make mistakes!
That is the Truth and Truth it is. The catch is whether we believe it or not. Not believe it being the Truth but believe Truth (who is God) about Himself.
So, we all believe in God and as Jesus so poignantly said- Even the demons believe in God.
They just don't trust Him.
And so, when one does introspect, "Do I believe that God does not make mistakes?", it is the simplified version of, "Do I trust God never to mess up even after all the mess I created for myself?"
This 'Parent' question spawns numerous off-springs like, why does God allow children to suffer from cancer? Why are there so many wars? Or closer home- Why me, Lord?
...a dim echo of, 'Could God have made a mistake?'
Your really don't have to search your memory to recall instances of people asking you this question in retrospection They pose it as a rhetoric and they really don't expect an answer. There isn't one, they think; seeing the situation they are locked in.
And what about the many times we have whispered it to ourselves in the secret recesses of our soul?
My times-of-distress teaser was a simple- Lord, where are you?
I never expected an answer... because I believed He did NOT have an answer.
Then something happened that made me wonder...
The week that was, was a roller-coaster. A high and a low and a low. It was a difficult, difficult time, especially for a person like me who does not like change or a disturbance in my daily rhythm. I don't remember if I threw one of my posers at God but I definitely was wondering what on earth was happening. Somewhere in the middle of the week, I received a card from a close friend in Canada. It was posted weeks ago to a common friend and was waiting to be received. I just didn't have the time to collect it. It finally found its way to my hands through a fellow choir member and I opened it...
It was small-ish, simple card, with a caricature on the cover. On the inside was my pals' neat, tidy handwriting on the two facing sides. Then there, right at the bottom of card was this printed verse from Daniel...
"God loves you very much."
I nearly wept...
In all the Bible, that was my favourite verse. I never told it to anyone. I loved that verse before I even knew how to read the Bible. It called to me as no other verse ever did. My favourite Bible meditation was to imagine myself in Daniel's shoes and hear the salutation, 'Daniel! God loves you' over and over and over again.
Fear not! God loves you...
He knew my soul even before that week arrived. He timed it to reach my hands at the opportune time. He sent his Spirit to remind me... He does not make mistakes.
Though it is not quite the correct response to my, 'Lord, where are you?' cry; it is the best One.
What I am going through, is well and foreseen. Even in the midst of the chaos I created for myself and for others, He does not make mistakes. There are no wrong judgement calls and there is disaster-recovery for Him.
The Light has shone in the darkness and the darkness has not overcome it.
The Light has shone in the darkness and the darkness has not overcome it.
