240917 Hard Questions

 Hard Questions

Help's from the Lord; what does that mean
When Divine Helper can't be seen
How can I know when aid comes through 
That Father, it has come from you

For oft times, seems I helped myself
Or aided by somebody else
How to know where credit is due
Can I take credit, or just you

If something good happens to me
Is it always done divinely
Or could it just be happenstance 
Not something God planned in advance 

For surely good can come to be
When choices made are done wisely
Perhaps there's no reason or rhyme
Just in right place at the right time

And what about when storm clouds brew
God, does that mean they come from you
For there are many trials I've had
Are you in charge of good and bad

How much of my life's predestined 
And what parts happen due to sin
For, from the start, you did instill
All human beings with free will 

Why is there such hate everywhere 
When you could stop it; don't you care
When pray for good things, sometimes though
Instead of yes, you answer no

Christ, you don't mind my questioning 
For you're an approachable king
When I question your authority 
Well, that's quite a different story

Questions are how one understands 
But they should never be demands
The expectation should not be
That all answers are owed to me

If all the world's knowledge was mine
Then I would think myself divine
Quest for knowledge of good and evil
Did not go well for first two people

Hard questioning's an okay thing
When seeking truth and understanding 
Yet, faith is built on " I don't know
But, I will trust God, even so"

God, I'll bring hard questions to you
And trust you with the answers, too
Yet, if you don't share them with me
My faith's still in you completely 

For your omniscience calms my soul
So all things, I don't need to know
Your love for me, I'll never doubt it
For there is no question about it 

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